BEACH EROSION STUDIES 
Beach erosion control studies of specific localities are usually made 
by the Corps of Engineers in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the 
various States by authority of Section 2 of the River and Harbor Act ap- 
proved 3 July 1930. By executive ruling the costs of these studies are divided 
equally between the United States and the cooperating agencies. Informtion 
concerning the initiation of a cooperative study may be obtained from any 
District or Division Engineer of the Corps of Engineers. After a report on 
a cooperative study has been transmitted to Uongress, a summary thereof is 
included in the next issue of this bulletin. A summary of reports trans- 
mitted to Congress since the last jssue of the Bulletin and list of 
authorized cooperative studies follow: 
SUMMARIES OF REPORTS TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS 
CALIFORNIA, CARPINTERIA TO POINT MUGU 
The area studied comprises the Pacific Ocean shore line of California 
from Sand Point to Point Mugu, a length of 38.5 miles. This stretch of 
shore lies in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. The principal communities 
along this shore are Ventura and Port Hueneme, both in Ventural County, and 
their populations are about 16,500 and 3,000 respectively, with increases of 
10 to 20% during the summer. The population of Ventura and Santa Barbara 
Counties is about 211,000. The San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County 
within about 50 miles of the Ventura beaches and having a population of 
nearly 1/2 million contributes considerably to beach use in the area. 
The terrain adjacent to the shore suggested division of the study area 
into two major subdivisions as follows: 
a. Sand Point to Ventura River - This portion of the study area com- 
prises about 17 miles of generally rugged shore extending in a general 
northwest-southeast direction along the foot of the Santa Ynez Mountains. 
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