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October 29, 2009

Feds keep an eye on weakened Columbia jetties

  • The Corps of Engineers next month is expected to unveil a rehabilitation plan for the Columbia River jetties that involves placing 1 million tons of boulders. The repairs would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • By ERIK ROBINSON
    The Columbian

    ASTORIA, Ore. — It's a mild October morning on the Oregon Coast.

    Yet, even on a windless day with the ocean glassy smooth, it's a rough ride at the point where the Columbia River smashes into the Pacific Ocean. A 60-ton boat, designed to ferry elite pilots to ships waiting offshore, heaves atop 6-foot swells like a rubber duck in a bathtub.

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