SANTA BARBARA — Over a week ago, the winter storm that struck California’s coast left Santa Barbara Harbor full of sand bars and shallow waters. By Saturday, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were dredging the excess sand out of the waterfront, but their electric dredge broke down later that day.
“The electronic modules failed – it’s an electric so it’s a little different than the diesel,” said Karl Trieberg, waterfront facilities manager for Santa Barbara Harbor. “It’s a specialized part that had to go in for repair in Houston, Texas; it’s being repaired as we speak. If they can repair it today, it’ll be sent back by tomorrow.” T
he Air Resources Board adopted a rule banning diesel dredging in the city in the 1980s.
Harbor operatives estimate that they will have the dredge up and running by Thursday, March 13, Treiberg said.
After working for at least two days, the facilities manager hopes the harbor will be running at full capacity by the end of this weekend. Though the harbor is not technically closed at the moment, officials are asking that boaters refrain from moving in and out of the harbor as much as possible.
“The excess sand has been very restrictive when...
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