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Boating restrictions due to mussels?
Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing
mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
Mike,
Where are you located? I'm in San Jose, and most of my boating is in the Anderson Resevoir. I read exactly what you stated in the Mercury News this morning. Inspections would be OK in my book, but the launching fee should cover it. Any additional cost should not be passed on to us. I do realize that the mussels are a menace, but not to the point of prohibiting boating on the few lakes we have available to us, here in Santa Clara County. --Mike "phishrace" wrote in message ... Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On Thu, 8 May 2008 10:29:28 -0700 (PDT), phishrace
wrote: Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike The Lower Colorado River also has its problems - http://www.lvrj.com/news/18796214.html -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist" |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 9, 9:33*am, wrote:
On Thu, 8 May 2008 10:29:28 -0700 (PDT), phishrace wrote: Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike The Lower Colorado River also has its problems -http://www.lvrj.com/news/18796214.html -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Take your political bull**** somewhere else. |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 8, 1:29 pm, phishrace wrote:
Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike I can tell you that on our reservoirs in southern NY you are required to purchase a permit which in turn requires you chain your boat to a tree along the shore of the reservoir. This way they know that any boat in the reservoir is clean. I think there is also an inspection to be done at the time you go to purchase your permit. Most people who do this are die hard fishermen who keep a small john boat by the reservoir. |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 8, 9:09*pm, "Mike" wrote:
Mike, Where are you located? I'm in San Jose, and most of my boating is in the Anderson Resevoir. I read exactly what you stated in the Mercury News this morning. Inspections would be OK in my book, but the launching fee should cover it. Any additional cost should not be passed on to us. I do realize that the mussels are a menace, but not to the point of prohibiting boating on the few lakes we have available to us, here in Santa Clara County. I'm also in San Jose. I do most of my boating in Calero. Was there yesterday and there was a crew filming for the local news. Already they are backing off on the possibility of a complete ban on boating. Should have seen it coming. They did the same thing a few years ago with MTBE. Scare the hell out of the public with talk about a complete ban, then make them jump through hoops to still be able to go boating. What I find interesting is how late they are to the party this time. They were on top of MTBE early and rightly took some credit when it was banned. The mussels were found 4 months ago practically in our backyard. The did some initial testing and made sure the press was there to film their scuba divers working, but took no steps to address boating. Clear Lake, East Bay MUD and others have already started inspection programs. Also, Anderson and Calero reservoirs are connected via underground pipeline with San Justo. They all get water from San Luis reservoir and both Anderson and Calero are 'downstream' from San Justo. I have no doubt we will end up paying for inspections. Neither the county, who runs the public access part, or the water district wants to pay for anything new. I also don't think they'll issue season passes. Boaters in this area are much more likely to travel long distances to launch their boat. There aren't any large reservoirs in the area that offer camping. I was at Lake Berryessa just last weekend. Thanks for the replies so far guys. Wrote a letter to the editor of the local fishwrap late yesterday. We'll see if they publish it. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
Interesting. I knew about Anderson and Calero being fed from San Luis, but
even if they're downstream, from San Justo, isn't it still a seperate pipe? I'm with ya about lack of camping around here. We usually get down to San Antonio a couple of times a year for that. --Mike "phishrace" wrote in message ... On May 8, 9:09 pm, "Mike" wrote: Mike, Where are you located? I'm in San Jose, and most of my boating is in the Anderson Resevoir. I read exactly what you stated in the Mercury News this morning. Inspections would be OK in my book, but the launching fee should cover it. Any additional cost should not be passed on to us. I do realize that the mussels are a menace, but not to the point of prohibiting boating on the few lakes we have available to us, here in Santa Clara County. I'm also in San Jose. I do most of my boating in Calero. Was there yesterday and there was a crew filming for the local news. Already they are backing off on the possibility of a complete ban on boating. Should have seen it coming. They did the same thing a few years ago with MTBE. Scare the hell out of the public with talk about a complete ban, then make them jump through hoops to still be able to go boating. What I find interesting is how late they are to the party this time. They were on top of MTBE early and rightly took some credit when it was banned. The mussels were found 4 months ago practically in our backyard. The did some initial testing and made sure the press was there to film their scuba divers working, but took no steps to address boating. Clear Lake, East Bay MUD and others have already started inspection programs. Also, Anderson and Calero reservoirs are connected via underground pipeline with San Justo. They all get water from San Luis reservoir and both Anderson and Calero are 'downstream' from San Justo. I have no doubt we will end up paying for inspections. Neither the county, who runs the public access part, or the water district wants to pay for anything new. I also don't think they'll issue season passes. Boaters in this area are much more likely to travel long distances to launch their boat. There aren't any large reservoirs in the area that offer camping. I was at Lake Berryessa just last weekend. Thanks for the replies so far guys. Wrote a letter to the editor of the local fishwrap late yesterday. We'll see if they publish it. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 9, 8:19 pm, "Mike" wrote:
Interesting. I knew about Anderson and Calero being fed from San Luis, but even if they're downstream, from San Justo, isn't it still a seperate pipe? Not sure how it's plumbed, but it is an extension. The big outlet at Calero was shut off right away and hasn't been used since. Now they are bringing in water with the smaller pipes below. My guess is those pipes are connected to Anderson with San Luis cut off just upstream of the split below Anderson. Also noticed that Coyote creek below Anderson dam is running much slower than usual. I think they were also using San Luis water there to restore salmon and steelhead habitat in the creek. None of the reservoirs, including San Justo, have striped bass. So we at least know some filtering or screening is done between San Luis and the other reservoirs. Thankfully the aquifers are full, but I still bet they start using the 'D' word the first time the temperature reads over 90 for a day or two. I'm with ya about lack of camping around here. We usually get down to San Antonio a couple of times a year for that. Yeah, it sucks close to home. But when you think about it, we can be camping on the beach in 1/2 an hour, the Delta in 1 hour, or the Sierras in 2 1/2. It could be a lot worse! -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
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Boating restrictions due to mussels?
phishrace writes: Not sure how it's plumbed, but it is an extension. The big outlet at Calero was shut off right away and hasn't been used since. Now they are bringing in water with the smaller pipes below. I had no idea that these reservoirs were connected to one another. I'd always had the impression that each one was filled only from its own local watershed, and that there was one outlet pipe per reservoir for drawing out water. Yeah, it sucks close to home. But when you think about it, we can be camping on the beach in 1/2 an hour, the Delta in 1 hour, or the Sierras in 2 1/2. It could be a lot worse! Where fo you recommend for camping in the Delta? The only place I've camped there is Brannan Island State Park, and that was back when I was Boy Scout. Places with showers would be a plus... Geoff -- "Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Alpha Centauri" -- Jonah Goldberg |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
Turns out this is a done deal. $7.00 per boat inspection with a
banding program for repeat boaters. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sec/672363882.html http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boatingwx3.jpg So there will be much rubber stamping done at Tuesday's public meeting. The cost of the program is expected to be up to $700,000 and there were 150,000 launch permits issued in the county last year. The county and the water district were fighting over who would take financial responsibility. Doesn't sound like too much of a risk to me. I still think I'll attend the meeting and ask how they arrived at the $7.00 figure. I'll also ask if it is open-ended. I'm sure the plan is to inspect indefinitely, but if no mussels are found in the lake or during inspections for a year or more, why continue inspections? I'll also ask if a one time yearly inspection fee is possible. I have a annual pass for my boat and tow rig for the county. It would be nice to have the same for the inspections. I doubt they'll go for this as the inspections are done by an outside company, but it can't hurt to ask. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 10, 6:41 pm, (Geoff Miller) wrote:
phishrace writes: Not sure how it's plumbed, but it is an extension. The big outlet at Calero was shut off right away and hasn't been used since. Now they are bringing in water with the smaller pipes below. I had no idea that these reservoirs were connected to one another. I'd always had the impression that each one was filled only from its own local watershed, and that there was one outlet pipe per reservoir for drawing out water. I don't know the exact details, but the pipeline from San Justo was extended north later. The steelhead fishermen in the Santa Cruz mountains are trying to get another extension and they want to lower the outtake pipelines at San Luis so they draw even more water from SL. Much of this info was available online prior to 9/11. Maps and lots of details. Not any more. Yeah, it sucks close to home. But when you think about it, we can be camping on the beach in 1/2 an hour, the Delta in 1 hour, or the Sierras in 2 1/2. It could be a lot worse! Where fo you recommend for camping in the Delta? The only place I've camped there is Brannan Island State Park, and that was back when I was Boy Scout. Places with showers would be a plus... The state park at Brannan is where we always go. A local fishing board I post on... http://www.anglernet.net has a get together there every fall in the group areas. Great striper fishing area and used to be an excellent salmon fishing area. They have showers and the park is very well maintained. I always get an overnight berth. I've also camped at other resorts in the Delta, but always come back to Brannan. Camping is best, by far, before Memorial Day and after Labor Day. Can be windy in the area and with big tides sometimes going against big winds. 3 mile slough, where the 6 lane ramp is located, is protected. Winds can be monitored here... http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?s=RVB&d= (click LATEST link for updates) If you want to leave the tent at home, Vierra's has cottages and berths... http://vieiras95641.tripod.com/ Vierra's is in a protected area of the old river and is also on Brannan Island. I have never stayed there, but have launched there lots of times (when it was too windy at the ends of 3 mile slough) and have never heard any complaints. The spring striper run has been outstanding this year with many large fish caught in the Brannan Island area. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
That's just friggin' wonderful. The ramp at Anderson is clogged as it is on
busy days... this oughta make it just a JOY. Thanks for the info. --Mike "phishrace" wrote in message ... Turns out this is a done deal. $7.00 per boat inspection with a banding program for repeat boaters. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sec/672363882.html http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boatingwx3.jpg So there will be much rubber stamping done at Tuesday's public meeting. The cost of the program is expected to be up to $700,000 and there were 150,000 launch permits issued in the county last year. The county and the water district were fighting over who would take financial responsibility. Doesn't sound like too much of a risk to me. I still think I'll attend the meeting and ask how they arrived at the $7.00 figure. I'll also ask if it is open-ended. I'm sure the plan is to inspect indefinitely, but if no mussels are found in the lake or during inspections for a year or more, why continue inspections? I'll also ask if a one time yearly inspection fee is possible. I have a annual pass for my boat and tow rig for the county. It would be nice to have the same for the inspections. I doubt they'll go for this as the inspections are done by an outside company, but it can't hurt to ask. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On Sun, 11 May 2008 12:53:19 -0700 (PDT), phishrace
wrote: Turns out this is a done deal. $7.00 per boat inspection with a banding program for repeat boaters. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sec/672363882.html http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boatingwx3.jpg So there will be much rubber stamping done at Tuesday's public meeting. The cost of the program is expected to be up to $700,000 and there were 150,000 launch permits issued in the county last year. The county and the water district were fighting over who would take financial responsibility. Doesn't sound like too much of a risk to me. I still think I'll attend the meeting and ask how they arrived at the $7.00 figure. I'll also ask if it is open-ended. I'm sure the plan is to inspect indefinitely, but if no mussels are found in the lake or during inspections for a year or more, why continue inspections? I'll also ask if a one time yearly inspection fee is possible. I have a annual pass for my boat and tow rig for the county. It would be nice to have the same for the inspections. I doubt they'll go for this as the inspections are done by an outside company, but it can't hurt to ask. -mike Mike, The problem is that the mussels can live for DAYS out of the water. The theory on how they got to Lake Mead is that they were attached to a boat and/or trailer that was previously in the Great Lakes region and hitched a ride to the SouthWest US. About 4 years ago, a Park Ranger noticed mussels attached to the hull of a boat that was about to be launched at one of Mead's marinas and he stopped the launch...The mussels were still viable. The only problem is that unbeknownst to the Ranger, the mussels had already established themselves in Mead. The "good" news is that the Zebra is just a minor inconvenience when compared to its cousin, the Quagga Mussel...which too, is in Mead. The Quagga reproduces at a greater rate and is capable of living in much deeper water -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist" |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 10, 4:46*am, wrote:
On Fri, 9 May 2008 07:27:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On May 9, 9:33*am, wrote: On Thu, 8 May 2008 10:29:28 -0700 (PDT), phishrace wrote: Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike The Lower Colorado River also has its problems -http://www.lvrj.com/news/18796214.html -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Take your political bull**** somewhere else. What political pull**** are you talking about Poogy Licker? *Quagga mussels are now political? *I wonder what party? -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This: Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
Thats not political thats PATRIOTIC!
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Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 13, 3:13*am, wrote:
On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:05:19 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On May 10, 4:46*am, wrote: On Fri, 9 May 2008 07:27:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On May 9, 9:33*am, wrote: On Thu, 8 May 2008 10:29:28 -0700 (PDT), phishrace wrote: Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike The Lower Colorado River also has its problems -http://www.lvrj.com/news/18796214.html -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Take your political bull**** somewhere else. What political pull**** are you talking about Poogy Licker? *Quagga mussels are now political? *I wonder what party? -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This: Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Loogy, did you fail "Comprehension 101"? *That sig is ANTI-political...Anti-Political Correctness to be exact. -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, sure. |
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Boating restrictions due to mussels?
I don't know if you saw it yet Mike, but the SCVWD has just banned all
boating in the Santa Clara County resevoirs until they can put an inspection plan in place. It's supposed to be close to 100 degrees here on Thursday, and I had planned to play hookie and hang out at Anderson. This sucks. I don't care what kind of inspections they have, it seems inevitable that the friggin' mussels will find there way in eventually. They ought to be spending money to figure out how to get rid of them. --Mike "phishrace" wrote in message ... Our local water district is finally getting around to addressing mussels even though they were discovered months ago in a nearby reservoir (San Justo in No Cal, which was closed almost immediately). One of the options under consideration is to completely shut down all boating. I have purchased season passes for my boat for years in this county and I'm not about to let them shut everything down. We already went through this with MTBE. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Inspections I can live with. I keep my boat clean and dry. I might even being willing to pay a small one time fee for the privilege. Are you guys seeing anything you would consider both reasonable and worthwhile? There a meeting Tuesday and it's open to the public. I plan on attending and can use all the help I can get. Thanks. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 13, 9:28 pm, "Mike" wrote:
I don't know if you saw it yet Mike, but the SCVWD has just banned all boating in the Santa Clara County resevoirs until they can put an inspection plan in place. It's supposed to be close to 100 degrees here on Thursday, and I had planned to play hookie and hang out at Anderson. This sucks. I don't care what kind of inspections they have, it seems inevitable that the friggin' mussels will find there way in eventually. They ought to be spending money to figure out how to get rid of them. Yep, I heard. I got on the computer that afternoon to see when the meeting was. I assumed that since it was on a weekday and open to the public, it would be held in the early evening. Imagine my surprise to find that it had already been held and boating of any kind was banned. I ended up sending a nastygram to 'the board' and two PR people from the county. Got an email back from one of the county folks (who was on vacation) the next day saying they would refund the $ for my passes. Three other new county folks were CC'ed in the reply, so they have a plan in that regard. It wasn't really what I was hoping to hear. Now they are talking about charging more than $7 for an inspection. Owning a second local only boat would be great (hypothetically it would only need one inspection per year), but I already pay $71 a month to store the one I have. This doesn't sound good at all. It's something that has to be done though. Only one reservoir in No Cal has been found with only one of the two species. From what I've been reading, these inspections are very thorough. I hope the mussels aren't inevitable. And that eventually the inspections are no longer needed. We will see. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On Thu, 15 May 2008 15:14:06 -0700 (PDT), phishrace
wrote: I hope the mussels aren't inevitable. And that eventually the inspections are no longer needed. That is a fond dream The chestnut blight and the Dutch elm got them all. Casady |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
I think it's inevitable that they'll eventually be everywhere. Inspections
may delay that, but it's a waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned. Too little too late. Now they need to focus on control or eradication. I already read someplace else that someone wanted to get a bag of these mussels and let them loose in the resevoirs... then inspections will no longer be necessary. I hope he/she was joking, but there is a method to that madness. The fee doesn't really bother me that much. I too, generally get a yearly pass for my tow rig and boat. Mine doesn't expire until the end of this month actually. Another 7 bucks won't kill me. Especially since it'll only be if I go to another out of county lake between launches. What they should do is eliminate the friggin' $6 fee to make a launch reservation between Memorial and Labor Day. That's the fee that really ****es me off, especially if you have already bought the season pass. Most of my boating is at Anderson. What will really bug me though, is the additional time for the inpections at premium launch times. THAT, will be a royal PITA. --Mike "phishrace" wrote in message ... On May 13, 9:28 pm, "Mike" wrote: I don't know if you saw it yet Mike, but the SCVWD has just banned all boating in the Santa Clara County resevoirs until they can put an inspection plan in place. It's supposed to be close to 100 degrees here on Thursday, and I had planned to play hookie and hang out at Anderson. This sucks. I don't care what kind of inspections they have, it seems inevitable that the friggin' mussels will find there way in eventually. They ought to be spending money to figure out how to get rid of them. Yep, I heard. I got on the computer that afternoon to see when the meeting was. I assumed that since it was on a weekday and open to the public, it would be held in the early evening. Imagine my surprise to find that it had already been held and boating of any kind was banned. I ended up sending a nastygram to 'the board' and two PR people from the county. Got an email back from one of the county folks (who was on vacation) the next day saying they would refund the $ for my passes. Three other new county folks were CC'ed in the reply, so they have a plan in that regard. It wasn't really what I was hoping to hear. Now they are talking about charging more than $7 for an inspection. Owning a second local only boat would be great (hypothetically it would only need one inspection per year), but I already pay $71 a month to store the one I have. This doesn't sound good at all. It's something that has to be done though. Only one reservoir in No Cal has been found with only one of the two species. From what I've been reading, these inspections are very thorough. I hope the mussels aren't inevitable. And that eventually the inspections are no longer needed. We will see. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 15, 9:33*pm, (Richard Casady)
wrote: That is a fond dream The chestnut blight and the Dutch elm got them all. Union Carbide seems to do well at killing things. I bet they'll come out with Mussel-B-Gone (safe for the kids too!) in no time. Remember, you read it here first. d;^) I bet Monsanto and others have already got folks working on this. Water districts would pay huge money to safely rid these things from their reservoirs. Convincing the public to allow whatever they come up with to be added to their drinking water is a whole different story however. We'll see. -mike |
Boating restrictions due to mussels?
On May 15, 10:38*pm, "Mike" wrote:
I think it's inevitable that they'll eventually be everywhere. Inspections may delay that, but it's a waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned.. Too little too late. Now they need to focus on control or eradication. I already read someplace else that someone wanted to get a bag of these mussels and let them loose in the resevoirs... then inspections will no longer be necessary. I hope he/she was joking, but there is a method to that madness. The fee doesn't really bother me that much. I too, generally get a yearly pass for my tow rig and boat. Mine doesn't expire until the end of this month actually. Another 7 bucks won't kill me. Especially since it'll only be if I go to another out of county lake between launches. What they should do is eliminate the friggin' $6 fee to make a launch reservation between Memorial and Labor Day. That's the fee that really ****es me off, especially if you have already bought the season pass. Most of my boating is at Anderson. What will really bug me though, *is the additional time for the inpections at premium launch times. THAT, will be a royal PITA. Yes, the whole program is in bad shape. This will just make it worse. I have lots of ideas on how they could improve things, but I'm not sure it's worth the effort. The county and the water district seem to have an adversarial relationship. They could learn a lot if they just looked around. It actually could be worse. The San Francisco water district is probably the worst in the country as far as access goes. They have have cabins on the water's edge at their reservoirs for the board to use, yet they only allow the public in on guided tours. Boating and fishing have never been seriously considered. -mike |
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