The Huntington Beach City Council March 21 approved a proposal, in conjunction with the state’s Division of Boating and Waterways, to begin a long-overdue sand replenishing project stretching from Anaheim Bay Harbor to Newport Bay in Orange County.
The work—known as the Orange County Beach Erosion Control Project—includes replenishing Surfside-Sunset Beach with 1.75 million cubic yards of sand  and 100,000 cubic yards for the city of Newport Beach.
Most of the sand will be deposited on Surfside Beach, according to Huntington Beach officials, and waves and currents will disperse it up to 12 miles, stretching down to the southern edge of Newport Beach….