" There have now been five drownings at lake Berryessa this year which is tragic and unaccptable and could have been avoided.

Life jackets and staying within ones trained abilites are primary water guidlelines. A secondary measure would be to staff lifeguards in the Day Use area. The loss of thee lives in three seperate incidents in one week in the same general area indicates gross negligence.

What more has to happen in the public use area of this "vacation destination" before the publics safety is a high priority for the Bureau of Reclamation?
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Do the research.................the Bureau of Reclamtion is in the tenth year of their Visitors Service Plan (VSP) and the loss of lives, devastation to each of the resorts, local economy severly impacted, wastewater violations, ACM's being mishandled and all of this prior to Obamanomic's & spendulous plans were enacted. Let's not forget the Record of Decision either. Telesis, nope wrong agency?

Just one voice. "

" To clarify - Oak Shores Day Use and Camping remains open. Access to the water from the shoreline from these locations is prohibited during the temporary closure.

Reclamation Public Affairs "

" Reclamation: You did the right thing. I hope you study the underwater area thoroughly to see if there is some kind of abnormal topography there that could contribute to these tragic happenings. "

" I have lived here forever and there has always been people drowning in the lake and under wierd ways. So I think we need to start looking into the water not just the people and there swimming ability. "

" Was alcohol a factor at all? "

" Reclamation has turned Lake Berryessa into a vast area with minimal facilities. Shutting down all of the westside resorts leaves no place to purchase water, ice, snacks - or prepared food. It is likely that the drowning victims were heat stricken and needed nurishment. Reclamation needs to provide the public access promised - with facilities! They are endangering the health and safety of people. I am so sorry and saddened that these young people have died. "

" DAHHH Do you think drugs or drinking had anything to do with any of these deaths. They should drain that lake and turn it back to the rich agricultural valley it was. Just think about how much money Napa County could save forall the services we provide for that place. 90% on its users are not from Napa Co., water we get sqaut. money from powerplant sqaut, no say in anything about the lake,the feds took away every tie napa had to the lake, 1 side is hwy the other 2 rds that give lake access are maintained by the county, Napa county needs to put a toll gate at county line at dam and Wooden Valley rd and charge for any non Napa Co. res. also should ban the sale and use of alcohol within 1000 ft of the shore and have hefty fine to help cover the costs "

" (not an excuse or a reason) If the resorts and business would have been open up there all these places would be swarming with people. This may not have happened. My condolences to the families. "

" Life vest would of solved all these problems. But most people are too cool to wear a life vest. Life vest, life vest, life vest!!!! "

" I think they should just put cement barriers in the middle of the lake and make swimming illegal.



Has anyone swam any distance at all with a life-vest on ? If the area with the skin gets rubbed off gets infected, someone could get sick or even die. Then we'd have people calling for the banning of life-vests. "

" I have to agree with sharonden....the west side of Berryessa is indeed an isolated area. However, 5 miles away at Spanish Flat, there is food and water....so please stock up and avoid the real danger of dehydration! "

" County lines are usually drawn by watershed. Lake Berryessa is in Napa County and most, if not all, of the water goes to Solano County.

I say redraw the county lines and get rid of it. That way Napa county resources don't have to be spent in the middle of nowhere. "

" I couldn't agree more give it to Solano Co. let them partol it and pat the bills. What land behind the lake is either in land trust or Williamson act and we get squat from it for taxes . Let the Gambles,Strebows,Ahmans,Ect Pay their tiny taxes to Solano Co.. Maybe if we look hard we can find and endangerd speices like a pink nippled horntoad so we could stop everything within 1000 ft of the high water line "

" i think we should also close hwy 101 because people have died on that road.

so the BOR has campgrounds open, but the shoreline by the campground is inaccessible by boat? yeah, that sounds great! "

" why dont we just close everything down, roads, airways, waterways, ban cars, boats, planes, bikes, skateboard roller blades, ban working, and recreation, we just all need to sit at home and be safe.... people stuff happens sometimes, im very sorry for the loss of the people, i practically grew up on that lake. im sure alot of people have died at that lake and out of coincidence 3 people die in the same week.. people need to practice using life vests and safer boating techniques. there are indeed alot of idiots with money that just spend it on a boat with NO IDEA about boating safety and etiquette + the alcohol and drug use and thats how most of these accidents happen. but thats beside the point this lake has been around a loooong time and its not going anywhere for a while.

(Operation Dry water) needs to be enforced alot harder then what it is. instead of one weekend how about every weekend?? "