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LASSEN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT 911 TO ALL BOATERS.
Be very careful around Miners Pt rock piles. Also a very dangerous location on the Plateau between the Youth Camp and Biology Station. 
Rocks are approximately 13 inches below the surface @ N 40 37.717 X W 120 44.089
WE WILL BE COMING OUT WITH A NEW LAMINATED “SPECIAL EDITION MAP” WITH MORE ROCK PILES & GPS LOCATIONS SOON. 

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WESTERN OUTDOOR NEWS COPY/PASTE IN THE MAY 28TH ISSUE.

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EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS ALREADY SIGNED UP OUR FIRST CALL TO ARMS IS TO WRITE TO THE LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT 707 NEVADA ST, SUSANVILLE, CA 96130 AND ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE THE GRANT PROCESS FOR THE WATER STUDY FOR THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN. WE ARE WORKING ON A FORM LETTER FOR THOSE OF YOU CONFUSED AS TO WHAT TO SAY…WE SHOULD HAVE IT BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND WE ARE ADDING THE STATE WATER RESOURCE BOARD AND WILL INCLUDE ALL MAILING ADDRESSES. WE WILL LINK IT UP FOR YOU TO PRINT, SIGN AND MAIL.

NEW LAKE ELEVATION LEVELS DETAILS AND WHERE TO FIND THE ELEVATION MARKERS AT THE SPALDING RAMP ON “LAKE CONDITIONS” PAGE TOO! Doc Bateson put markers on the northwest edge of the ramp at Spalding Marina so if you launch in Spalding you can look for the aluminum markers on the left looking down the ramp. These were put in last year. Doc is physically shooting the elevation and providing us with the details as the markers end along with
 
LAKE ELEVATION COMPARISON BY DATES  
May 16 – 5097.37 feet;
May 31 5097.2 feet  
June 6th 5097.1. 
June 13th - 5097 feet. 
June 22nd 5096.93
July 4th- 5096.83
July 11th- 5096.74
July 25th- 5096.52 ft
August 8, 2010 DIRECT FROM DOC BATESON "...The lake is at 5096.27 feet.  It has dropped 3 inches in the past 2 weeks.  It will probably do the same over the next several weeks and then slow down as Sept cools down.  But it will surely drop 9 inches between now and Oct 1, and  12-13 inches by Nov 1 unless we get some rain...Pray for rain!"
August 22, 2010 the lake elevation is now down to 5096.0 ft even. The lake is still dropping at 1 ½ inches per week. (Doc put in the 5096ft elevation marker in today) but I think he’s running out of cement now.
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EAGLE LAKE MARINA: WE THANK LNF FOR A PROMPT RESPONSE REGARDING OUR CONCERNS FOR FOLKS PLANNING ON LAUNCHING AT EAGLE LAKE MARINA:  "Hi Val,Good to hear from you and thank you for asking. We do not have any plans right now to anything at the existing boat launch facility at Gallatin Marina. The water is so low, and our launch site so flat, that even dredging would not help.  Scott McCullough and Julia Everta (District Lands and Recreation Staff Officer) have been working to do the best they can.

For the long term, we have been working with CalBoating on the design of a low water boat launch that will be built on the west side of the jetty. They have given us the design and we are currently working through the permitting process of the various agencies. We plan to build the launch late summer, early fall depending on the permits. A few weeks ago we posted this article in the Lassen County Times and is  posted on our web site.

Let me know if you need anything else.  thanks.

Terri

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 Terri Frolli, District Ranger
 Eagle Lake Ranger District  
 Lassen National Forest
 477-050 Eagle Lake Road
 Susanville, CA 96130
 Office - 530.252.5810
 FAX - 530.252.5855
 email: tmfrolli@fs.fed.us"

I DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR FOLKS BUT HERE YOU GO:

RAMP INFORMATION: Call LNF and ask them for a start date for the low level ramp you have been waiting for. At this point, I personally don’t see it coming folks!! Pin LNF down to a date and completion date…see what answer you get! My bet is that you will not get an answer other than that it is taking years to get the permit process in process….that was last year’s excuse…and it doesn’t take that long folks…LNF is dragging their feet…and I assume nothing will be done for you this year either. (530) 257-4188 is Eagle Lake Ranger District desk.

Eagle Lake Marina (Lassen College Foundation) Susanville office (530) 257-3067
(Eagle Lake Marina 530-825-3454).
EAGLE LAKE MARINA:   See photos in ramp album…we are going to get new photos in the next day or so but it’s pretty much over for larger boats. We commend those folks maintaining what they can for as long as they can. See  PHOTOS from Sept 2 IN RAMP ALBUM: Sand continues to be pulled away keeping a channel open but I wouldn’t recommend larger boats even though some that are shallow drafting might float over the bottom….some will have to be dragged over it.  There have been larger boats making it, some taking more work than others. If you choose to launch your boat in Spalding expect a 3+ gallon trip back to the campground beaches from Spalding for 75 HP and above size motors…more if you have an older bigger 2 stroke). …and it will cost you $8 in Spalding to launch or park. It isn’t getting better and unless LNF does something about it, it will soon be over for even the smallest boats. I have still seen some boats to 18 ft launch but getting over the shoal is getting harder for larger boats…and every one I see coming back in is paddling from the other side of the jetty. Keep your motors up and walk your boat down the courtesy dock (some folks are having to turn their boats around rather than pulling them out backwards). Their claim is that the flat/square back & bottom hinder getting out, turning their bows out helped float them over the shallow shoal.…some deeper drafting boats are dragging bottom over the shoal but they are making it out at this time. I would not recommend deep drafting fiberglass boats. THE LAKE IS STILL LOSING 1.5 INCHES OF WATER PER WEEK…DO THE MATH AND IT ISN’T GOING TO BE GETTING BETTER & WE DOUBT THAT LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT A LOW LEVEL RAMP THIS SEASON BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS HOPE FOR IT.. PLEASE CALL THE MARINA FOR DAILY DETAILED (& honest) INFO AT 530-825-3454. It is close to the beginning of the end but I believe that the marina folks are giving accurate statements this season. It is NOT the fault of Lassen College Foundation and they are innocent bystanders caught in the middle between the visitors and LNF. Please keep in mind that Lassen National Forest is responsible for providing adequate and safe launching.
 
Some low-slung trailers are beginning to scrape the cement when dropping off but most small boats and trailers are still getting in as well as shallow drafting boats.. 
If you can’t make it in your only back up at this time is Spalding and the dredged channel is now 2.7 to 3.0 ft deep.   THERE IS A FEE TO LAUNCH AND PARK AT SPALDING MARINA ($8/DAY). Please be courteous. (you may be waiting a while for LNF to improve the launching conditions at the Eagle Lake marina).
SPALDING MARINA $8/launching/parking fee:NEW PIPES LINING THE WAY OUT WERE INSTALLED and NEW SOLAR LIGHTS TOPPING THEM PROVIDE GUIDANCE AT O-DARK THIRTY.  see new photos in ramps album in our gallery. Only 3 to 4 ft of cement left but some gravel has been dumped in to ease the transition and was slightly maintained for the weekend. Depending on how long your trailer is there is a secondary drop…I assume that is where dredging really got to digging in last fall.   It isn’t perfect but it is better.   The drop off causes problems getting the trailers too deep to keep the boat centered properly when pulling out.  So if you have a long way to go, make sure the boat is on the trailer straight before towing it 100’s of miles.  Other than that Spalding is good to go for now.  But, we could see an early icing over if water and air temps continue to drop. Remember the channel out is narrow despite originally being 35 ft wide it is not right now. If you do pass double in the channel, stay closer to the other boat, than one side or the other. There has been quite a bit of sloughing off the tops of the sandy shoals since last November. I RECORDED THE TOP OF THE SHOAL AT 2.3 to 2.5 FT DEEP BUT AT THE SHALLOWEST IT REMAINS 2.8 to 3.0 FT DEEP IN THE TROUGH BEFORE REACHING THE OUTSIDE 5 mph BUOY…THERE YOU HAVE 4.3 TO 4.8 FT OF WATER TO TAKE OFF IN.  Be courteous and don't try to double up getting in and out.  Try to keep a cool head and avoid confrontations….it only takes one idiot to fire up tempers so try to keep a level head….I know that quite often it isn’t easy. We can expect to lose another foot of water by Nov so if you plan on launching in Spalding this fall, plan on keeping your motors up...we continue to lose water 1.5 inches per week, so by Oct we will be looking at several inches less water…late Nov 10 to 12 inches less and it won’t be pretty by then.
 
BEWARE OF NEW FINES BEING IMPOSED AT SPALDING MARINA FOR SWIMMING, BIKE RIDING, PARKING ERRORS, DOGS OFF LEASH ETC. ANOTHER WAY TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF YOU. Don’t believe me? Go to SCSD website and see what you will be fined for now…. www.spaldingcsd.org
 
PLEASE DON’T POWER YOUR BOAT UP ONTO THE TRAILER HERE EITHER. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF IDIOTS I SAW THIS WEEKEND POWERING THEIR BOATS UP THE TRAILERS….THIS IS CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND IS DRIVING THE SILT OUT ADDING TO THE SHOAL AND FILLING UP THE CHANNEL. IF THIS CONTINUES IT WILL ADD TO THE FIRST HUMP WHICH IS CURRENTLY 2.5 FT AND DROPPED FROM 2.9 LAST WEEK. The prop-wash from prop driven boats as well as jet boats will eventually relocate enough silt to begin adding to the shoals, you just don’t see how far the moving water flows back…plus it also sucks light gravel AWAY from the cement of the ramp at the same time. Mother Nature doesn't need any help right now and we would all like to make it through until we ice over this fall. Let’s save what we have so we can continue to use the ramp …we may ice over early due to the shallow depth over the shoal. 
Season pass at $75 & discounted multi-day passes available from Spalding Community Service District. If you don’t pay for parking expect to find a citation for $85 on top of your parking fee of $8 with possible paperwork fee of $25 depending on the citation. Fee boxes have been relocated in the parking area and are more user friendly this season. No more stopping at the entrance and backing up traffic!
STONES LANDING:The county ramp is high and dry but the north basin is still accessible from the water despite lower lake conditions. The rock piles are pretty well marked from the middle basin and the warmer waters make for great jet skiing, wind surfing & swimming…there are very few obstacles once in the narrows. Mariner's Resort, restaurant, lounge RV park and store have been and remain open!! 
ROCKY POINT:Remains functional but the road in is pretty nasty for towing but it do-able. There have been a few repairs and some gravel graded out, but BLM doesn’t have a whole lot to work with in a few areas…better than it was last fall. May have to be a last resort come later in the season. Please drive slowly through the community of Buck’s Bay to help control the dust.

NEWS AND ISSUES AFFECTING EAGLE LAKE
8-30-10

Lassen National Forest improves access to the east side of Pine Creek Slough near the mouth of Pine Creek. Fred’s Road that used to lead out to the mouth of Pine Creek on the west side of the creek has been closed for the last couple years. As a substitute access for anglers, LNF was to improve the road leading out to the east side of the creek and create a parking area that would keep anglers from driving on the soft grassy shoreline between Spalding’s marina and Pine Creek. The old road was sandy and well used. In several area ruts became a problem when we had a little rain or snow and erosion was becoming a problem in several areas. It took a few weeks but LNF graded out the old road and topped it with 4 to 5 inches of beautiful pinkish gravel that is nearly dustless (thank you LNF…some of you might recognize it from an improved section on USFS 21 that goes to highway 44…and it has held up better than any other gravel or cinder that was brought in for that road) with several gravel turnouts along the way extending from The Strand at Spalding marina to the Y (the crossroads) where the old roads are closed to vehicular access. These roads used to go upstream behind the water district in Spalding and on to the egg collection facility and are very well marked that no motorized vehicles are allowed beyond that point…but some people can’t read…and drive right over the bendable road closed stakes. Where the improved gravel road ends at the Y there is a large circular parking area. The area that this road accesses is generally close to extremely good fishing in fall. However, with the decreased water level, it is doubtful that many fish will come that far north this fall, however, the fish have been known to prove everyone wrong. Regardless, getting to the lake still requires a walk. It will be very nice once the lake level comes back up and I am sure it will be utilized once that happens…I know I will use it when the lake comes back up.
Lassen National Forest chip-seals the paved bike trail and the parking lot at the marina. Gravel still in stock piles so I expect them to continue on. The chipped rock is of nice quality and it has the appearance that it is loose gravel, but I can tell you, it’s stuck pretty darned good. The chipped rock is a light to medium grey and is esthetically appealing against the pines and sage. It looks like it should hold up for a good many years. Now, all we need is water in the lake so everyone can launch to use that parking lot!  
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LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE TO PERFORM AN EXTENSIVE WATER STUDY INCLUDING HOW WE ARE AFFECTED BY AG WELLS ON OUR AQUIFER, & CLOUD SEEDING FOR LAKE ALMANOR. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE BEHIND US 100% BUT WE WILL ONLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE SEE IT…THEN WE WILL ON BELIEVE HALF OF IT.
 
EAGLE LAKE 911 CALLING ALL GUARDIANS
EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS FIRST CALL TO ARMS WHILE WE WAIT ON THE PAPERWORK: WRITE THE LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHOSE ADDRESS IS 707 NEVADA STREET, SUSANVILLE, CA 96130 AND TELL THEM TO EXPEDITE THE GRANT PROCESS FOR WATER FLOW IN AND EFFECTING EAGLE LAKE BASIN. THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE FOREVER, OR BE EXPEDITED… WELL, WE DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME FOR OUR LADY EAGLE LAKE…YOU KNOW, THE JEWEL OF CALIFORNIA. WE WILL BE COMING UP WITH A FORM LETTER THAT YOU CAN PRINT….WE ARE ADDING THE STATE WATER RESOURCE BOARD AND WILL INCLUDE ALL THE NECESSARY ADDRESSES TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR YOU ALL.
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NOTICE TO ALL WHO CARE ABOUT EAGLE LAKE AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
 
“EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS”
!WE ARE UNITED AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
MEMBERSHIP ONLY $15
AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A MEMBERSHIP CARD SHOWING YOU ARE AN EAGLE LAKE GUARDIAN!!
 
 OUR OBJECTIVE  IS TO ENHANCE EAGLE LAKE WATER LEVELS, WATER QUALITY & FISHERY FOR THE FUTURE.
THE TIME HAS COME TO TAKE A STAND AND BE PREPARED TO GO THE DISTANCE. WE SCREWED UP THE FIRST TIME GOING THRU CIFFI BUT WE ARE DOING IT RIGHT THIS TIME SO WE DON’T’ HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.
JOIN THE OTHER ANGLERS WHO DARE TO CARE
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PUBLISHERS OPINION: IF WE DON’T START KEEPING SOME OF THE LAKE WATER NOW, THE NORTH AND MIDDLE BASINS WILL BE DRYING UP IN TWO YEARS; AT 48” TO 55” PER YEAR EVAPORATION AND AVERAGE 8 INCH INCREASE OVER WINTER (EXCEPT FOR 2005/2006 @ 4FT).  FIRST, LET’S SEE WHAT THE WATER TESTS SHOW…DOUBTFUL IF THEY WILL CHECK THE FRACTURES FLOW. BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VALVE TURNED OFF AND STOP THE FLOW OF WATER IS TO JOIN TOGETHER AND GIVE THE LAKE A VOICE. BUT  I ALSO BELIEVE WE WILL EVENTUALLY  NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF THE COMPLAINANTS ON BLM AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FROM CDFG TO THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD WHO ALSO KNOW THE WATER RIGHTS WERE REMOVED…ANY AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN EAGLE LAKE WATER FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE (JUST AS THEY DO) THAT THE WATER RIGHTS WERE REMOVED MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. IT IS ALL OVER THE “EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN” SO WHICH COURT ORDER IS RIGHT…LIKE THE LATEST MAYBE?  I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO DRAG THEIR ASSES TO COURT ON BEHALF OF THE COMPLAINANTS. THEY HAVE LEFT US NO CHOICE BUT TO SUE THE AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IF THEY CAN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY CHOICE! THE WATER RIGHTS HAD BEEN REMOVED AS PER THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN AND SUPPORTING STUDIES.  SO SOMEONE HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO BUT IT WON’T BE VOLUNTARY.  THAT’S WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOLKS OR SAY GOOD BYE TO EAGLE LAKE FOR YOUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. THAT’S JUST MY OPINION. 

JUNE 15TH COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE BLY TUNNEL. MR. RUDY WHITMER IS A PROPERTY OWNER AND CONCERNED CITIZEN and HE AND DOC BATESON WERE THE FIRST TO BE CONCERNED AFTER HAVING pH TESTS PERFORMED ON THE WATER FLOWING OUT OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN WHICH SHOWED A pH OF 8.4…NOT QUITE THE SAME 7’S AS WILLOW CREEK SPRING WATER. HIS QUESTION IS FIRST, MR. RICH AT CA WATER BOARD RESPONSE IS BELOW.

From: Chuck Rich
Subject: RE: 363:DL:262.0(18-09-02)
To: "Rudy Whitmer"
Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 5:25 PM
Dear Mr. Whitmer,
 
My apologies for the delay in responding to your e-mail.  The staff assigned to the Eagle Lake complaint, Dave La Brie, has been reassigned to a special project and has not been working on complaints for several months.  Due to a shortage of staff resources, no additional work on this complaint has been undertaken for quite some time.
 
According to a 2/22/2010 letter, the Bureau of Land Management has decided to keep the Bly Tunnel open.  Consequently, the next step in the complaint process would be to undertake an analysis of the "reasonableness" of leaving the tunnel open in light of the provisions of California water law.  A comment letter dated 9/8/2009 from the DF&G (copy attached), indicates that DF&G staff do not believe leaving the tunnel open would have much of an impact of public trust resources in the lake and that evaporation and precipitation processes are much more important than the tunnel discharge.  While I believe that the analyses expressed in these letters may not adequately address the potential for multi-year cumulative impact on lake levels due to the tunnel discharge, without a more detailed hydrologic modeling analysis, the cumulative impact potential cannot be accurately defined and any action by Complaint Unit staff cannot be very well supported.
 
At this time, I do not know when the Complaint Unit will have sufficient resources to undertake the necessary analysis.  The Complaint Unit has lost over 50% of our staffing due to redirection, retirement, and furloughs.  At the same time, demands on many high priority projects have increased.  Obviously, everything cannot be completed with limited resources.  I will notify the parties to the complaint when work resumes on this complaint but it may not occur for some time.  Hopefully, precipitation will be sufficient in the interim to maintain the public trust resources in the lake.  However, if you become aware of significant adverse impacts to public trust resources in the lake, please let me know.
 
Sincerely,
 
Charles Rich, Chief
Complaint Unit
(916) 341-5377
CRich@waterboards.ca.gov
 
PUBLISHER’S COMMENT: EAGLE LAKE AND HER PROBLEMS WITH THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE AS TO WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON’T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT.   AS FOR THE BLY TUNNEL, SEEMS TO ME THAT TOO FEW PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM USING A NATURAL RESOURCE BELONGING TO ALL THE CITIZENS. THE VISUAL “FLOW RATE” OR “PROFESSIONAL GUESS” IS NOT HARD SCIENCE AND MANY TOOLS AND FORMULA’S EXIST FOR BETTER ACCURACY. CONSIDERING THE ACTUAL FLOW RATE THROUGH THE PIPE IS DEPENDENT ON THE LAKE LEVEL, HIGHER FLOW RATES DURING YEARS OF HIGHER LAKE LEVELS WERE NOT A PART OF THE EQUATION…ONLY THE LOWEST LEVEL LAST FALL WAS USED. SO BACK TO THE SAME OLD BUSINESS AS USUAL AND THAT IS IF THERE IS NO SCIENCE THERE IS NO PROOF ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WATER IS LEAVING EAGLE LAKE. BUT, AS PER THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, EAGLE LAKE WATER, NO MATTER HOW LITTLE OR MUCH, BY LAW IS NOT TO BE USED AND IS TO REMAIN IN THE LAKE….THIS WAS DETERMINED WELL BEFORE BLM INSTALLED THE PIPE AND VALVE. ALL THE DOCUMENTS SAY THAT PRETTY MUCH WORD FOR WORD IN THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS ONE SIDE SAYING WE HAVE THE WATER RIGHTS, AND THE OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT SAYING NO ONE HAS ANY RIGHTS TO EAGLE LAKE WATER. SO WHAT ONE IS IT? WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK. SO, THIS IS THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO CLEAR UP AND THAT MEANS BE WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO PROTECT EAGLE LAKE ….GOING HALF WAY WON’T COUNT THIS TIME FOLKS…NOW OR NEVER WE NEED TO BE THE “HEART OF EAGLE LAKE”.   
ARTIFICIALLY CREATED AND ENHANCED HABITATS AND WATER RIGHTS DRAWING OFF WATER FROM A SOURCE THAT BY LAW IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE DRAWN FROM APPEAR TO BE MORE IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMY OF LASSEN COUNTY THAN EAGLE LAKE AND HER  HERITAGE TROUT ARE…AND IF IT IS SUCH A “SMALL” AMOUNT OF WATER WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF THE VALVE OR SEAL THE FRACTURE?  THE FACT THAT A COURT ORDER SAYING EAGLE LAKE WATER IS TO REMAIN IN EAGLE LAKE IS BEING IGNORED BY ALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALL OVER THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN APPROVED BY ALL THE AGENCIES.  MOTHER NATURE IS NOT ACTING ALONE WHEN IT COMES TO EAGLE LAKE.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?   THIS MATTER IS MOST CERTAINLY AFFECTING THE “MATTER OF PUBLIC TRUST” IN OUR AGENCIES AND THE LONGER IT IS DELAYED THE MORE PUBLIC TRUST IS LOST AND MONEY SPENT AND WASTED. THE ONLY ONES NOT TAKING HOME A PAYCHECK IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ARE THE VERY PEOPLE WHO OWN EAGLE LAKE TO BEGIN WITH, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS CALLED “PUBLIC PROPERTY” THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY TYPE  PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OR “RIGHTS” TO A PUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCE THAT WAS ALTERED BY MAN WITHOUT CONCERN OF THE VERY HABITAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ACT.   THE BLY TUNNEL VALVE SHOULD BE CLOSED & THE FRACTURE SEALED UNTIL THE TIME THAT IT IS NEEDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTAL CLAIM OF PREVENTING HIGH LAKE ELEVATIONS FROM DAMAGING PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND PROPERTY…. AT THIS POINT, PROPERTY VALUES WILL PLUMMET, RESORT PROPERTIES/BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY SUFFERING SO WHAT DO THEY EXPECT TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE ISN’T SUBSTANTIAL WATER FOR RECREATION. UNFORTUNATELY, EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN SAID THAT THE VALVE WAS TO BE CLOSED IN YEARS OF DROUGHT….SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, SOMEONE GOT GREEDY AND WANTED MORE OF EVERYTHING FOR THEMSELVES.   I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP EAGLE LAKE WATER IN EAGLE LAKE AS STATED BY LAW. THOSE PROFITING FROM THIS SOURCE OF PUBLIC WATER, SHOULD PAY THE PUBLIC FOR THE WATER THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD OFF. IF THEY ARE UNWILLING, THEN THEY SHOULD DRILL SOME AG WELLS AND DO IT THE SAME WAY EVERYONE ELSE IN THE NATION HAS TOO…NOW, WHO DO YOU THINK LASSEN COUNTY WILL HIRE TO DO THE STUDY? WELL, THERE ARE NAMES WE WILL NOT ACCEPT FOR CONDUCTING THE STUDY, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS / COMMENDATIONS MIGHT BE.  WE KNOW WHO WE CAN NOT TRUST FOR AN HONEST STUDY… AND IF AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, WE’LL LET THAT CAT OUT OF THE BAG. IN THE MEAN TIME, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT JOINING THE EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS AND TOGETHER WE’LL GET THE JOB DONE!
Click here: March 25, 2010 letter from State Water Quality Control Board to an attached mailing list regarding Bly Tunnel and BLM’s decision not to close the valve. Also, a change in contact information. (We excluded names and addresses of those folks on the mailing list for security purposes…never can be too careful these days.) 
 
BLM needs to reconsider their part in keeping water from leaving the lake.   BLM LEAVING VALVE OPEN IN BLY TUNNEL   However, if they didn't consider it back when they decided to install the valve and pipe below the level pre-determined by CDFG in 1962 to be detrimental to the lake, fish and recreation which was at an elevation of 5099 ft.
 
Maybe LNF should look into having BLM pay up their share for low level launching after allowing several feet of lake water to flow to Willow Creek and the Susan River for irrigation over the last two plus decades. All contact information is on the link PDF files. Don’t just sit on your butt and do nothing folks…unless you simply don’t care. Think about how much this lake has given you then try to think of something you have done for her. 
 
Letter from State Water Resource Control Board Referenced to in BLM Water Budget regarding “water rights”…. This does not require reading between the lines…it is right there in black and white in the Eagle Lake Basin Plan that water rights to Eagle Lake water do not exist. What is wrong with this picture folks? THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD EXPLAIN WHY ALL THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN SAYS NO ONE HAS ANY RIGHTS TO EAGLE LAKE WATER YET THE SAME AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PREPARING THE BASIN PLAN NOW CLAIM THERE IS…WHAT JUDICIAL RULING OVER RULES….I WOULD THINK THE LATEST ONE POSSIBLY?   

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