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Written by Benett Kessler Tuesday, 24 November 2009 14:42
Richard McKee of CalAware had sent the supervisors a letter to demand that they hold Klondike Lake Subcommittee meetings in the open. Meetings had been closed to the public. Instead of declaring future meetings open to the public, the Board abolished the committee altogether along with their responsibility to help the public gain access to the lake.
Supervisors Susan Cash and Marty Fortney made up what County Counsel Randy Keller called an ad hoc committee on Klondike. They met with DWP and members of the public over access to the lake. DWP had shut off most access, they said, out of fear of invasion by the Quagga Mussel.
Citizens pointed to Klondike Lake as a stated mitigation measure in the Long Term Water Agreement between Inyo and DWP. The supervisors made it clear they will not press that point.
County Counsel Keller gave them an out. He said that water skiing itself is not the mitigation measure, even though past
documents specifically name water skiing. "The county has no jurisdiction over the lake," stated Keller. He also said, "I don't think there has been a violation of the Brown Act."Supervisor Cash seemed less convinced and called the ongoing subcommittee "a distraction form solving the issue." She said if citizens are concerned, they can address the water agreement issue to the Inyo-LA Technical Group and Standing Committee. Asked why she didn't just open the subcommittee meetings to the public, Cash said it would be too expensive to pay for notices and minutes under the Brown Act.
Supervisor Marty Fortney said he thinks the Quagga Mussel issue should be addressed regionally. Fortney said he supports more access to Klondike. "What's next?" questioned Fortney. "Will DWP want to shut down the river?" Fortney said he didn't want to face a misdemeanor charge under the Brown Act by continuing the subcommittee meetings on Klondike. He too failed to consider opening the meetings to the public.
The Board voted unanimously to discontinue the Klondike Committee. The public - now on their own with Klondike.
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written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
SAY CRY FOUL !!!!!!
DWP HAD BETTER CLOSE THE RIVER OR THE Quagga Mussel issue IS BULL_$#!T
Mussel or Muscle ?
So this might help you understand,
Please take a minute and go to these websites.
http://cisr.ucr.edu/quagga_zebra_mussels.html
All may want to go to this website at the University of California, Riverside, Center for invasive species research,
Lets first look at what options, as LADWP has already used in the boat inspections in using Chlorine/Bleach to kill the mussel, the use of this and/or copper sulfate to kill the so called pest that may cause damage to the water sources/waterways they receive from the Owens Valley. Just to give you a bit of information,
http://www.jstor.org/pss/4040203
just have a look and you decide ! so what is going on here ?
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DWP HAD BETTER CLOSE THE RIVER OR THE Quagga Mussel issue IS BULL_$#!T
Mussel or Muscle ?
So this might help you understand,
Please take a minute and go to these websites.
http://cisr.ucr.edu/quagga_zebra_mussels.html
All may want to go to this website at the University of California, Riverside, Center for invasive species research,
Lets first look at what options, as LADWP has already used in the boat inspections in using Chlorine/Bleach to kill the mussel, the use of this and/or copper sulfate to kill the so called pest that may cause damage to the water sources/waterways they receive from the Owens Valley. Just to give you a bit of information,
http://www.jstor.org/pss/4040203
just have a look and you decide ! so what is going on here ?
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written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
here is the the scoop from the
Center for Invasive Species Research
University of California, Riverside
900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521
Tel: (951) 827-1012
http://cisr.ucr.edu/quagga_zebra_mussels.html
Invasion success in some areas of California may be affected by water chemistry. Waterways around the Sierra Nevada mountains may have insufficient calcium (an element needed for shell growth) and some lakes in northeast California may be too salty for mussel survival. However, the general consensus is that most freshwater ways in California will be accommodating to zebra and quagga mussels.
well i said they,DWP have a plan they just forgot to let us know
they own this valley and the 5 others ?
so now Solar Panels and i hope that will be there for future generations what a mess is anybody in charge ?
if it looks like it and smells like it dont step in it
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written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
What is the real reason DWP has closed Klondike Lake to motorized Watercraft ! It could not be the Quagga_Zebra_Mussels, If KLondike Lake is open to non motorized watercraft such as float tubes,drift boats,kayaks,sailboards and canoes, all of these hold water the same as motorized watercraft when you leave the lake you drain your vessel the best you can this would be a normal practice
but all of the WATER is not gone!
So how much water can a Mussel live in ? one half ounce,one ounce
and if your main concern DWP was the quagga_zebra_mussels then how could you possibly let your business sleep at night with several hundred miles of unprotected waters in the Owens River, non Inspected and open to Watercraft use.
These practices are set up to FAIL !
So could the Mussel be the real reason for the KLondike Lake closure.
The Board voted unanimously to discontinue the Klondike Committee. The public - now on their own with Klondike.
It's hard to say what's up. DWP states they were closing Haiwee after September 11th because it's the last Reservoir before the Aqueduct heads South and a place Terrorists could dump Poison or some Substance or perhaps Explosives.
Klondike will be the future site for Solar Panels
the sups would not know this and would be telling the truth
they're still waiting for their copy of the OWENS DRY LAKE PLAN.
AND WITH ALL THIS BUT THE RIVER WILL CLOSE NEXT !
THE SUPS YOU VOTED HAVE DROPPED THE BALL
I`M NOT SURE BUT DONT YOU CARE !
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but all of the WATER is not gone!
So how much water can a Mussel live in ? one half ounce,one ounce
and if your main concern DWP was the quagga_zebra_mussels then how could you possibly let your business sleep at night with several hundred miles of unprotected waters in the Owens River, non Inspected and open to Watercraft use.
These practices are set up to FAIL !
So could the Mussel be the real reason for the KLondike Lake closure.
The Board voted unanimously to discontinue the Klondike Committee. The public - now on their own with Klondike.
It's hard to say what's up. DWP states they were closing Haiwee after September 11th because it's the last Reservoir before the Aqueduct heads South and a place Terrorists could dump Poison or some Substance or perhaps Explosives.
Klondike will be the future site for Solar Panels
the sups would not know this and would be telling the truth
they're still waiting for their copy of the OWENS DRY LAKE PLAN.
AND WITH ALL THIS BUT THE RIVER WILL CLOSE NEXT !
THE SUPS YOU VOTED HAVE DROPPED THE BALL
I`M NOT SURE BUT DONT YOU CARE !
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written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
WELL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
CHECK THIS
http://www.jstor.org/pss/4040203
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written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
written by B,osborne , December 11, 2009
So if these Solar Panels are green you won't even notice that there are Solar Panels and they would be nice to sit under in the Summer looking at the Owens River thinking about what we used to have here in the Owens Valley. somebody could have stopped this you would think !
and you know my opinion, it is a mess with not enough who care and the others that won't stand up and Speak ! i work for these guys,i have a bussiness, they are my landlord
Whatever MUSSEL or MUSCLE ?
YOU KNOW THE ANSWER !
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and you know my opinion, it is a mess with not enough who care and the others that won't stand up and Speak ! i work for these guys,i have a bussiness, they are my landlord
Whatever MUSSEL or MUSCLE ?
YOU KNOW THE ANSWER !
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dwp is out of control how can they close klondike and not the river !
it is not the mussel it`s there muscle
a real load of crap !