Recreational reservoirs
A bill in the Legislature could open many of the state’s 118 reservoirs now closed to kayaking, canoeing, trail hiking and shore fishing.
Assemblyman Johan Klehs (D-San Leandro), an avid canoeist and kayaker frustrated over access restrictions, wants operators of reservoirs 3,500 acre-feet or greater to draft recreation plans. Water bodies that provide treated water directly to customers or are at risk of bioterror attacks would be exempt.
Most Southern California reservoirs now closed would be unaffected, though Bay Area lakes such as San Antonio Reservoir and Crystal Springs Lake near San Mateo could be affected. The Assembly passed AB 672; it awaits a vote in the Senate.
Hugo Martin
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