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santa Barbara has a problem of sand blocking the enterance to their harbor. What

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Question

santa Barbara has a problem of sand blocking the enterance to their harbor. What was the solution used to control the growth of the sandbar accross much of the harbor?

a. They constructed a 3rd seawall to block the sands movement accross the mouth of the harbor

b. the installed water turbines on the floor of the harbor. The stream of water they create keeps the harbor clear of sand

c. they employed a dredge to remove the sand and pump it down the shoreline

d. they constructed groins along the coastline to capture the sand before it reached the harbor

Explanation / Answer

a. They constructed a 3rd seawall to block the sands movement accross the mouth of the harbor