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| The new sand dune at 2nd parking lot |
Greetings Sloat
Restorationists,
The sand replenishment
work at the south parking lot is complete. According to SFPUC 30,000 cubic
yards of sand were used at a cost of $400,000. Work to stabilize the
sand from the wind is slated to occur in the near future.
The
Surfrider Foundation would like to emphasize that the current project is not
the long term, sustainable solution for Sloat area erosion. That
plan is currently under design by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research
(SPUR)’s Ocean Beach Master Plan.
However,
the action will bring important benefits. Chiefly, the sand will
create temporary safe access to the beach for the southern parking lot. Presently,
the only way to get to the beach at the south lot is to scale down an eroding
mixture of rock and concrete debris. Temporary improvements such as
this are welcome since it will be several years until a long term sustainable
plan can be constructed.
