Monday, September 18, 2006
More Ralston Fire News!
100% containment has been achieved on the Ralston Fire. Over 8,423 acres were burnt, 10.5 million dollars was spent by the US Forest Service and California rafting companies lost monies in refunds to clients that they could not take rafting due to road closures on the Middle Fork American. A huge economic impact for the feds, state and local level...
And over on the South Fork American, not a nary of warning was given this past Sunday, as outfitters geared up for a normal Sunday of rafting. Hundreds of rafters lined up on shore as we watched the flow trickle downstream into nothing. No water, no warning. Water managers for this reservoir did not communicate not a single word to anyone. Not even the governing agencies on this river knew what was up. What a sorry state for a bunch of agencies that oversee our industry...
And over on the South Fork American, not a nary of warning was given this past Sunday, as outfitters geared up for a normal Sunday of rafting. Hundreds of rafters lined up on shore as we watched the flow trickle downstream into nothing. No water, no warning. Water managers for this reservoir did not communicate not a single word to anyone. Not even the governing agencies on this river knew what was up. What a sorry state for a bunch of agencies that oversee our industry...
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