Library
This page provides links to documents relevant to CSMW's mission. Please check back for updates.
CSMW Reports:
- California Coastal Sediment Management Master Plan Workplan
- Initial Report of the CSMW
- Sediment Master Plan Baseline Report 2006
- Sediment Master Plan Status Report 2008
- California Beach Erosion Assessment Survey 2010
- Coastal Sediment References 2004
- Drafts
Coastal Erosion:
- CA Resources Agency Shoreline Erosion Protection Policy 1978
- Coastal Change - Beaches and Cliffs
- Dept. of Parks and Recreation Memo 1999
Coastal Engineering:
- SLC Shoreline Protective Structures
- USACE Coastal Engineering Manual
- California Sand Retention Structure Impacts
- California Sand Retention Structure Impacts - Appendix A
Economic Studies:
- Economic Costs of Sea-Level Rise to California Beach Communities, The
- Economics of RSM
- Economic Losses from failure to maintain California's Beaches
- Fiscal Impacts of Beaches in California
- Beach Spending/Recreational Benefits, City of San Clemente
- Beach Spending/Recreational Benefits, City of Carpinteria
- Overcrowding & Demand for Beaches, Southern California
Environmental
- DRAFT Biological Impacts Analysis
- CEQA Statues and Guidelines
- SCOUP Pilot Project MND
- San Diego CRSMP- Proposed Actions & Alternatives
Outreach / Public Information
- Beach Restoration Regulatory Guide
- California Coastal Sediment Master Plan Informational Brochure
- Coastal Sediment References
- Explore the California Coast
- How Beach Nourishment Works
- Littoral Cells, Sand Budgets and Beaches
- NOAA Guide to Beach Nourishment
GeoSpatial Data Websites:
- Cal-Atlas Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
- CSMW's "WebMapper"
- This "WebMapper" / GIS product is funded in part with qualified outer continental shelf oil and gas revenues by the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- CDF&G's Marine Map DST
- San Diego Nearshore Program
- USDAs Natural Resources Data Gateway
- USGS Coastal and Marine IMS
- USGS's usSEABED
Planning and Policy
- Regional General Permit for Beach Nourishment
- Ocean Protection Council Strategic Plan
- West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health - Action Plan
- Florida's Beach Restoration Program
- Texas's Beach Restoration Program
Regional Sediment Management:
- ASCE Policy Supporting RSM
- Coastal RSM Plan for Southern Monterey Bay
- Coastal RSM Plan Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu
- Coastal RSM Plan for the San Diego Region
- RSM Informational Bulletins
- RSM Primer
- Sand Compatibility and Opportunitistic Use Program (SCOUP)
- Sandshed Management
Sea Level Rise
- California Coastal Erosion Response to Sea Level Rise
- Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast
- USACE Policy on Sea Level Rise
Sediment Assessments:
- California Beach Restoration Study 2002
- Cumulative Loss of Sand to the California Coast by Dams
- Development of Sand Budgets for California Major Littoral Cells
- Effects on Turbidity from Dredging Operations - CSTF Review
- Offshore Canyon Sand Capture
- Reservoir Sedimentation Database (RESSED)
- Sources, Disperal and Fate of Fine Sediment Supplied to Coastal California
Miscellaneous:
- USACE Digest H2O Resources Policies and Authorities
- USACE Publications
- MMS Publications
- Process Based Landslide Prediction
- Pressure Equalizing Modules (PEMs) Reports