Division of Boating and Waterways Shoreline Erosion Control Program FY21

Overview

To study problems of beach erosion and to construct projects to stabilize beaches and shoreline areas either through the strategic placement of sand or via hard structures like seawalls, groins, and rock revetments in concentrated areas to protect vital public infrastructure. The authority for the Shoreline Erosion Control Grant Program (Harbors and Navigation Code 65-67.4) was part of the legislation that created the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, the predecessor agency to the Department of Boating and Waterways. Many projects in this program are funded 50% by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the State paying up to 50% of the cost of the local sponsor’s required 50% project cost share for construction.