riprap

The initial work will restore rock reinforcements, known as riprap, along the tracks that have degraded due to wave damage and beach erosion, the agency said.

DWP recovery efforts included repairing roads, adding riprap armor to 14 miles of berm slopes, removing critical electrical equipment threatened by corrosive floodwaters, and installing monitoring stations and cameras to track flooding in real time.

“But what do we do about the future? We’re not just talking about riprap and wharfs, we’re talking about being ready in many ways.”

Soon, a train hauling 24 gondolas and groaning with tons of riprap inched toward us.

Today, with much of Puget Sound “armored” by seawalls, riprap and hard surfaces, natural beach formation has been significantly disrupted.