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1 Coastal Environments Oceanographic and Engineering Expertise Coastal Environments La Jolla, CA 14 May 2004 CE Ref. No EcoSystems Management Associates, Inc. Carlsbad, CA

2 Services and Resources Southern California and Worldwide Oceanographic services Coastal processes and beaches Wetlands enhancement and restoration

3 Coastal Environments Oceanographic and coastal engineering services Physical oceanography Coastal processes and engineering Biological monitoring Geology, geophysics, hydrography Cultural resources, marine archaeology Data analysis, numerical modeling Oceanographic equipment, instrumentation

4 Coastal Environments Subsidiaries EcoSystems Management Associates, Inc. Oceanographic field measurements Currents, waves, winds, water quality Bathymetry, side-scan, sub-bottom, magnetometer, geophysical surveys, cruises Delta H Engineers Coastal and structural defects, forensic studies Expert consultant, witness services

5 Selected Expertise Oceanographic monitoring, impacts San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Effect of kelp on beaches King Harbor in Redondo Beach Lagoon restoration, enhancement San Elijo, San Dieguito, Los Peñasquitos, Tijuana Beaches and coastal development Crystal Cove

6 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Sand pad & beach width changes Cooling system Plume monitoring Ambient currents

7 SONGS Cooling System Offshore Circulating Water System

8 SONGS Cooling System

9 Effect of SONGS on Ambient Current North Current Weak Current South Current

10 Effect of Kelp on Beaches Wave attenuation? No measurable effect

11 King Harbor Redondo Beach Wave Damage and Subsidence Large wave-storm of 17 January 1988 Redondo Canyon focused waves on breakwater Breakwater subsided 2 ft? $80 million damage Whose fault?

12 King Harbor Redondo Beach Wave Damage and Subsidence Breakwater had settled Overtopping was a freak accident

13 Southern California Lagoons Small Estuarine, at lower ends of rivers, creeks Narrow, long inlets Shallow basins

14 Lagoon Issues Too small to maintain open inlet Sedimentation Summer low flow Impacts of artificial inlet openings on the beach Lack biological diversity Pollutant input: storm drains, runoff, sewage spills Invasive species

15 Southern California Lagoons Green > 2 ft NGVD San Dieguito San Elijo

16 San Dieguito Lagoon Restored River berms Restoration: - Channels -Basins - Four Nesting Sites SCE credits: acres restoration - 15 acres open inlet Off-channel basin

17 Southern California Lagoons Grass Riparian Goat Canyon Los Peñasquitos Tijuana Estuary

18 Beaches Risks, damages from storm waves, flooding, erosion Waves, tides, sea level, run-up Bathymetry, topography Beach changes: profiles, shorelines Sediment transport, budgets

19 46 cottages survived 75 years of Pacific waves! Crystal Cove State Park Historic Rehabilitation

20 Crystal Cove State Park Nearshore Topography Beach Ranges and Details of Outcroppings

21 International Projects Puerto Ameca Harbor, Mexico Isla de Margarita Lagoon, Venezuela Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt Tastiota Lagoon, Mexico Laguna Del Mar, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico Abu Soma, Egypt Venice Lagoon, Italy Wave Climate, Sound Channels, Egypt

22 Puerto Ameca Harbor, Mexico Feasibility, site selection Coastal oceanography River diversion, flood plan Flow analysis Channel configuration

23 Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Resort Hotel Lagoon Water, sediment quality Biological inventory Channel design Maintenance plan Monitoring program Venezuela Atlantic Ocean Isla de Margarita Atlantic Ocean Equatorial Circulation

24 Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt Hydrodynamics Inlet design 2-D numerical model

25 Venice Lagoon, Italy Contaminated sediment Sediment movement Dredge spoil

26 Waves Are the Biggest Source of Energy on California Coast Flooding Sand Motion Surfing Santa Barbara, Feb 1980

27 CDIP Real-Time 110,000 Hits 8 Nov Million Served Since 1996

28 Tide+Storm Surge High tide, waves coincidence crucial for coastal flooding, damages

29 Friday Harbor WA 4 Cherry Point WA -5 Seattle WA 1 Neah Bay WA 3 Astoria OR 19 Yaquina OR 3 Coos Bay OR 11 West Coast Tide Range cm/century Crescent City CA Port Chicago CA Point Reyes CA Alameda CA MSL mm/100yrs San Francisco CA 6 Monterey CA -19 Port San Luis CA -6 Santa Monica CA Los Angeles CA La Jolla CA San Diego CA -4

30 Coastal Environments Oceanographic and coastal engineering services Physical oceanography Coastal processes and engineering Biological monitoring Geology, geophysics, hydrography Cultural resources, marine archaeology Data analysis, numerical modeling Oceanographic equipment, instrumentation

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