From: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/fil ... 1_1064.pdf
The proper design of improvements at the Dockweiler State Beach requires a review
of the coastal processes for the site to determine the potential wave run-up that could
affect the project. The processes that need to be analyzed are the tidal fluctuations
and rising seal level water level, and ocean waves. A Coastal Engineering Analysis
and Wave Run-Up Study was completed for Dockweiler State Beach on June 23,
2000, and a supplement was completed on May 22, 2001. Both studies determined
that under a certain set of combined circumstances such as wind, storm direction,
rain velocity, and so on, wave energy could possibly reach the site ofthe constructed
improvements and cause damage. The reports also noted that the strongest of these
circumstances occurred in Spring 1982, with no damage recorded to the subject site,
and no damage recorded in the last thirty 30 years.
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Southern California is known for its periodic earthquake and new development must
always consider the potential for liquefaction. Dockweiler State Beach was leased to
the City of Los Angeles for beach operations in 1976. It can be said that the area has
undergone a number of earthquakes in recent history. The most severe of these may
have been in 1994. Neither a review of historical records or personal interviews
show any indication of any damage to the facilities at Dockweiler State Beach due to
seismic activities.
