San Marcos officials announced May 10 that the dog beach will be closed until July for repair and maintenance work to protect against erosion. The closure will go about a third of the width of the river adjacent to the dog beach. Dog beach and Rio Vista Falls maintenance repairs were both set to be completed by May, but challenges delayed both, as previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper.

“The project will address safety and stability issues that will continue to develop if the stonework at the dog beach experiences additional erosion,” according to a press release from the city.

Work to be done includes deepening the foundation near the water’s edge and installation of a protective layer of rock adjacent to the foundation.

Erosion control, use of nontoxic hydraulic fluid and relocation of native species will be done to protect the existing ecosystem.