A workshop designed to bring all the players in restoration of the Los Cerritos Wetlands up to speed in order to start an Environmental Impact Review has been set later this month.

Overseeing the process is the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority, a joint powers authority that already owns a portion of the wetlands. Officials from Long Beach, Seal Beach, the state Coastal Conservancy and the Lower Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers and Mountains Conservancy sit on the LCWA board. Suzie Price, Long Beach Third District City Councilwoman, is chair of the board.

This workshop, March 28, will present work already done on the Conceptual Restoration Plan, which was adopted by the authority in 2015. The next step is to pick the best restoration design, which will be used as the primary alternative for the EIR process.

At the workshop, the LCWA’s consulting team will provide a refresher of what has happened so far and what could happen in the future. Consultants are Environmental Science Associates, composed of Altman Environmental Consulting and Coastal Restoration Consultants.

There also will be opportunity for public comment, particularly in regards to public access to the wetlands.

In January, the Long Beach City Council approved an ambitious land swap and oil operations cleanup with Beach Oil Minerals, aka Synergy Oil, that could put up to 154 acres of restored wetlands into public hands. That plan is with the state Coastal Commission now, and will be part of the LCWA discussion.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Mary Wilson Library, 707 Electric Ave. in Seal Beach. It is open to the public.

For more information, go to www.intoloscerritoswetlands.org.