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Del Norte County commissioners agree to begin drafting a Lake Earl management plan
Summary
Commissioners agreed by voice to begin drafting a county management plan for Lake Earl, citing gaps in state-funded water-quality studies and endangered-species analyses; members discussed using historical studies and pursuing CEQA review (potential negative declaration) before submitting the plan to the Board of Supervisors.
The Del Norte County commission agreed to begin drafting a county management plan for Lake Earl after commissioners and residents raised concerns that state agencies lack funding to study lake water quality and that endangered-species plans have not accounted for lake-level changes.
Commission members said a recent call with Fish and Wildlife staff indicated the state does not have money to perform a water-quality study. "They don't have the money to do a study that would study the water quality," said Speaker 6, summarizing the meeting with Sacramento staff and arguing that the county should act to protect historic lake…
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