Post by Midnitebasser on Jun 30, 2006 6:40:14 GMT -5
PFBC ACCESS CLOSED ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN 46 COUNTIES
June 29 , 2006
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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has ordered closed all its public boat access areas on rivers and streams in the 46-county area of Pennsylvania currently under a state of emergency.
This action impacts PFBC launch sites in Adams, Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming and York counties.
PFBC sites on rivers and streams in these counties will remain closed until further notice. The Commission estimates it will take as long as three weeks to fully inspect and clean flooded sites. Launch sites sustaining heavy damage will be off limits for longer. The Commission will utilize its web site at www.fish.state.pa.us and its regional offices to provide updates as sites begin to re-open.
“Our crews will be working diligently over the next several weeks to restore recreational opportunities at the closed sites. We ask for patience and understanding. The inconvenience that some recreational boaters may experience as a result of the flooding and associated access closures is minor compared to the disruptions being experienced by those who have lost homes, possessions and loved ones,” said PFBC Executive Director Doug Austen.