Emergency Dredging Operations Scheduled for Santa Barbara Waterfront

By the City of Santa Barbara, Waterfront Department

POST STORM UPDATE: The harbor entrance remains extremely impacted & hazardous to navigate. The Waterfront Dept is working with the Army Corps of Engineers on scheduling emergency dredging operations ASAP.

An Army Corps vessel is conducting a survey of the Federal Channel and other impacted areas. Cleanup efforts are wrapping up in the harbor, parking lots, and surrounding areas.

The Yacht Club all Waterfront businesses are back to business as usual.

The Waterfront Dept is working under an emergency repair permit with CA Coastal Commission to install rock revetment between the yacht club parking lot & Harbor West parking lot to protect against further erosion and property damage. This work will take about 2-weeks.