John Kriss News Today

Stage 13 of the project will replenish sand in Seal Beach, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to provide a protective natural barrier.

Dredging for the 1.2 million cubic yards of sand that will be deposited off the coast of Surfside and Sunset beaches began on Monday.

Sand projects are gearing up for Surfside-Sunset, Newport Beach and San Clemente, giving needed relief to the chronically-shrinking coastline.

After years of zero sand replenishment projects, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deposit about 1.2 million cubic yards along a stretch of beach near the Seal Beach naval station.

Colby, Kansas, 1933, America is beginning to recover from the Great Depression but while recovery is beginning, the Great Plains, from the panhandle of Texas to western Nebraska is battling an even greater foe and much less forgiving one; nature. Rising out of the dust came two men, Ray Garvey and John Kriss, who saw that the ground in western Kansas and eastern Colorado was fertile and capable of raising wheat and did so conquering the odds, all at a time when the world needed more than just fo...

The effort to request federal funding to counteract erosion was spearheaded by U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel, who currently represents California's 48th District.

$15.5 million in funding for the much-needed project was approved by Congress and signed into law in March.

A press conference announcing the progress was attended by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Surfside), members of the Army Corps of Engineers and other local dignitaries including mayors from Newport and Huntington Beach.

Last week’s funding bill included $15.5 million for the Surfside-Sunset and Newport Beach Replenishment Project.