Long Beach California is a beautiful place with a beach that is the boast of the Long Beach residents as a point for tourists who come and relax in the beaches during sunny days. One  problem that emerged in the Long beach California is the  breakwater that was constructed 1949 to serve marine army purposes. This is the largest man made break water in the United States that is 8 miles long built in front of Long beach residential beaches and rises to about 50 feet from the ground.

There is also a potential major financial benefit to the city of Long Beach if surf culture came back. Some estimates put the estimate of revenue at $52 million annually in local spending and economic activity, and about $7 million from taxes and parking fees as a result of removing the breakwater. The benefits of removing the Long Beach Weak breaker is restoring Long Beach’s aquatic ecosystem is a primary goal of the movement to remove the breakwater and returning natural circulation into the waters of Long Beach Harbor would help improve water quality along the entire shoreline. The breakwater currently blocks ocean currents that would help remove the pollutants from the Los Angeles River.

The Army Corps Of Engineers’ wants it to be removed and Ultimately, the breakwater belongs to the Army Corps, so they get the final say. Tang  has been working with the Army Corps  to make the beachfront as useful and welcoming to as many people as possible. Redirecting the mouth of Los Angeles River (Drawbacks)Drawbacks of the  proposed for the Long Beach controversy is numerated as under. Congress has denied earlier requests to have the Army Corps of Engineers removal the breakwater. In my opinion complete removal will have a greater cost impact on the oil island and the port of Long Beach  In order to avoid all these drawbacks. We should just leave it place. On September 25,2018 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is  in collaboration with the city to  developed a six option plan to restore and improve the ecosystem along the Long Beach coastline.

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