COUNTY DIGS IN TO GUARD BEACH AGAINST SURF.Byline: Deborah Sullivan Daily News Staff Writer In an effort to bolster Silver Strand Beach Silverstrand Beach is an isolated beach neighborhood located in the city of Oxnard, California. It is bounded on the south/southwest by the Pacific Ocean and the waters of the Channel Islands Harbor; on the east by the United States Navy Base at Port Hueneme and on the north by against the surf that threatens to erode Erode (ĕrōd`), city (1991 urban agglomeration pop. 361,755), Tamil Nadu state, S India, on the Kaveri River. The city is located in a cotton-growing region, and its industries include cotton ginning and the manufacture of transport equipment. its sands, the county Harbor Department is constructing a low sand berm berm: see beach. to break the impact of waves on the shore. ``We started building it in anticipation of the heavy wave surge we are expecting this week which is a normal thing for this time of year,'' said Deputy Director Ruth Schepler. ``What we're trying to do is prevent any more erosion this week.'' The two- to three-foot-high berm, under construction over the weekend and Monday, will stretch about six blocks along the beachfront beach·front n. A strip of land facing or running along a beach. adj. Situated along or having direct access to a beach: beachfront hotels; beachfront property. Noun 1. , Schepler said. As the waves lap over the berm, they will settle in the sand, rather than rushing back and dragging sand with them. The $2,000 to $3,000 project is intended to stabilize the beach for the next month or so, she said. By averting a·vert tr.v. a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts 1. To turn away: avert one's eyes. 2. erosion now, the department hopes to retain enough sand on the beach to build a larger berm in December, when El Nino storms with their fierce waves are expected to begin in earnest. ``We're building a small berm now so we can save sand to build a larger berm later,'' she said. The later berm will be about twice as tall, and designed to withstand bigger waves, she said. Neighbors have expressed mixed views about the berm, which both protects their property and hinders their view, she said. ``Half the people on the beach want the berm,'' she said. ``The other half don't want it to block their view. . . . Our position is that we just need to make a judgment call as to when the berm needs to go up in order to stop erosion on the beach.'' Darryl Matsui, 31, a Silver Strand Silver Strand is a name used for some beaches:
``I think it's good,'' he said. ``If the waves get bigger it's going to come over it anyway, but at least it's trying to protect the front homes.'' He said it's worth putting up with the obstructed ob·struct tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs 1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block. 2. seascape to ensure his home is safe. ``If it can protect the house, forget the view for the winter,'' he said. ``You can get it back. It's not permanent. (You'd have) one hell of a view if it washes your house away.'' |
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