Sunset Beach-Surfside sand replenishment project

A Sunset Beach-Surfside sand replenishment project aimed at providing a needed supply to north Orange County’s eroding beaches came up short, providing about a third less sand than expected.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that kicked off in mid-December was able to deliver only 811,000 cubic yards of the 1.1 million cubic yards of expected sand, U.S Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Dena O’Dell said in an email.

The $23 million project was spearheaded by the federal government, which provided 67%, or $15.5 million, of the cost of the project, but was also a collaboration between local cities, the county, the state and the Surfside Storm Water Tax District, which combined funds to pay for the rest.