• REF120051

Carmel River State Beach

Scenic Road/Carmello Street, Carmel

• 009-472-001-000; 009-481-004-000; 009-491-001-000

• Carmel Area

• Shandy Carroll, Management Analyst III, (831) 784-5643, CarrollS@countyofmonterey.gov.

• EIR Approved on September 10, 2024

• On September 10, 2024 the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey approved the certification of the Carmel Lagoon Scenic Road Protective Structure (SRPS), Ecosystem Protection Barrier (EPB), and Interim Sandbar Management Plan (ISMP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

As part of the Boards action, they approved the selection of the Scenic Road Protective Structure at the Mid Slope Wall (alternative 5.3.2.5 of the FEIR) and Sandbar Management Plan (No EPB) (alternative 5.3.3.2 of the FEIR), with the potential for individual garden walls along the property lines (alternative 5.3.2.4 of the FEIR), and the potential long-term solution to the Sandbar Management Plan being a Home Elevation Program (alternative 5.3.2.3 of the FEIR) as the preferred project.

The Board directed staff to seek funding for the design, permitting, construction, and ongoing maintenance of a SRPS, a home elevation program, and interim sandbar management.

The Project is included in the County’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) but is currently unfunded. 

Key Resources:

• Carmel Lagoon Water Levels
• Current and forecasted flow at Robles Del Rio Bridge, Carmel River
• Wave height at Carmel River Beach

• 09/10/2024 EIR Approved 
• 02/02/2024 - 03/20/2024 Public Review period for the 2024 RDEIR
• 03/10/2023 Agency and Stakeholder Technical Study Meeting on Interim EPB on Property Line Drainage Analysis
• 07/28/2022 Carmel Lagoon Stakeholder/Agency Meeting Technical Study and update meeting
• 03/03/2022 Carmel Lagoon Stakeholder/Agency Meeting Technical Study and update meeting
• 10/20/2021 Winter Preparedness and EIR update meeting
• 6/2/2021 Technical Studies meeting with Community
• 5/27/2021 Technical Studies meeting with Agencies, Stakeholders and Technical Advisory Committee meeting
• 10/19/2020 Winter Preparedness and EIR update meeting
• 12/02/16 – 1/31/17, Public Review Period for Draft DEIR

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• Carmel Lagoon Final EIR

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