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Boulder Reservoir: new rules proposed banning polluting boats
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Folks enjoying the Rez on Monday | Photo: Paul Aiken, Camera
The Camera reports on new proposed rules at the Boulder Reservoir. There’s a meeting to that effect tonight, so if you’re an avid Rez user, you might want to check it out.
Changing the plan, which hasn’t been updated since it was first adopted as a set of policy guidelines in 1983, has been in the works since last summer.
“The uses have changed at the reservoir — the types of uses and the numbers of people,” said Alice Guthrie, superintendent for Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department. “It’s time for us to check in.”
What: Boulder City Council study session
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Boulder Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway
Reservoir proposals
The city of Boulder is considering making changes to the Boulder Reservoir Master Plan, which guides the allowed uses at the 700-acre park. While nothing has been decided, here’s a look at the options for:
Boating
- Ban all watercraft
- Ban only fuel-powered watercraft
- Ban Jet Skis and two-stroke boat engines
- Maintain current regulations
- Expand restrictions on power boats, including the number of boats allowed and engine power
- Continue charging fees to monitor boats for invasive species of aquatic plants and animals
Alcohol use
- Require permits for alcohol consumption at all reservoir property except on the water or at the south shore
Special events
- Designate gatherings of more than 1,200 people as “signature events,” which are limited to one per month
- Prohibit special events at the north shore, Coot Lake and Tom Watson Park
- Require all special events to begin and end at the south shore
- Limit special events with more than 100 people to one per day
West shore
- Eliminate the Jet Ski Cove area
- Designate the area as a “Habitat Conservation Area” and allow only wildlife viewing, fishing and model airplanes.
North shore and Coot Lake
- Expand public swimming at the north shore
- Ban swimming in Coot Lake
- Reduce public access to the sensitive wildlife area
- Allow only passive uses, like dog walking, horseback riding, bird watching, bicycling and hiking
- Ban watercraft access from the north shore
- Improve the bridge over Boulder Feeder Canal
- Create a Lyons-to-Boulder trail connection
- Improve the crossing at 63rd Street
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