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Channel Islands Harbor gets $7.9 million in federal funds for dredging project
File: A National Parks Service boat transports staffers to and from the Channel Islands and Ventura Harbor.
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Federal funds totaling $7.9 million have been allocated to assist in an every-other-year dredging program to re-nourish the beaches off Port Hueneme, according to Lyn Krieger, director of the Ventura County Harbor Department for the Channel Islands Harbor.
Two years ago, a major dredging project was undertaken to move 2.25 million cubic yards of sand from the harbor to the rest of the beaches, Krieger said.
She said this came after almost the entire beach in the city of Port Hueneme eroded away, which put the city's infrastructure and port in danger of pounding waves.
"There are a number of places that would be damaged if it didn't happen," Krieger told KPCC.
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The Navy also contributes funds to assist the operation, which protects beaches from eroding and causing problems for the surrounding cities, Krieger said.
She said that the Channel Islands Harbor is built as a sand trap, and that is where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulls the sand from that then makes its way down the coast to replenish the beaches.
This year's dredging project gets underway in October and will move an additional million cubic yards of sand.
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