OCEANSIDE — Dredging at Oceanside Harbor will add a second operation this fall as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city prepare to transition to a fall schedule.
Dredging began on April 6, according to Jayme Timberlake, the city’s Coastal Zone Administrator, who said the project was delayed for several days due to recent storms and dangerous conditions. She said the move to a fall schedule was in the works for years and has the support of the ACE.
The transition is aided by $8.2 million in federal funding from Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), which covers the April dredging and another operation from September (after Labor Day) to mid-October. Once the fall project is completed, the next dredging will be in fall 2027, Timberlake said.
She said the reasoning is to avoid the southern summer swells, which push sand north. In the fall and winter, northwest swells push the current south, so the hope is that more sand will stay on Oceanside beaches or others in North County.
