Posted on June 19, 2018
By Matt Fountain, The Tribune
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will inject $4.9 million into a project to rehabilitate the failing breakwater outside Port San Luis Harbor, which the harbor district says is in very poor condition and could lead to “catastrophic breaching” if not repaired soon.
Port San Luis Harbor District General Manager Andrea Lueker said Tuesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2015 identified several areas in the breakwater that were in need of work, including approximately 600 to 1,200 feet between Whalers Island and the head section that are badly damaged from the elements.
The breakwater includes several low spots and voids, and in some places, the seaward slope has virtually collapsed, she said.
Lueker said the current breakwater conditions do not pose an immediate danger, but if not improved, catastrophic breaching could have serious impacts on public safety, commercial fishing, port commerce, emergency preparedness and response, and recreational boating.
Source: The Tribune
