Diamond Valley Lake Reservation Becomes Hottest Ticket in Southern California; Reservations for Lake's Opening Sell Out Within First Hours.Sports/Outdoor Writers & Lifestyle Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 The hottest ticket in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, won't get you into a playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship , a front-row seat at the season's biggest concert or dinner at the hippest eatery. It will, however, get you onto Southern California's largest freshwater fresh·wa·ter adj. 1. Of, relating to, living in, or consisting of water that is not salty: freshwater fish; freshwater lakes. 2. Situated away from the sea; inland. 3. lake when it opens Oct. 3 near Hemet in southwest Riverside County. Boating, fishing and parking reservations for opening day at Diamond Valley Lake Built in the saddle of two mountains, Diamond Valley Lake-- Southern California’s newest and largest reservoir-- is a vital link in the regional system that’s brought water to Southern California for the past 60 years. sold out four hours after Metropolitan Water District opened its reservations system Wednesday. By 4 p.m. Metropolitan had taken more than 2,000 reservations for the lake's first 30 days. "We knew Diamond Valley Lake was going to be a popular place for recreation, but even this exceeded our expectations," said Jill T. Wicke, Metropolitan's manager of water system operations. Within the first hour the reservation system was open, more than 1,000 reservations were placed, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Marshall Pike, vice president of business development for Urban Park Concessionaires. Metropolitan contracted Urban Park to handle reservations and recreation-related activities at the lake. "We want to thank the public for the very warm reception," Pike said. "Not only is opening day at Diamond Valley Lake sold out, but we expect that first weekend to be sold out quickly." Due to limited parking space in this first stage of Diamond Valley Lake's recreational development, reservations are required for fishing and boating. Each day offers 250 spaces for vehicles with boats, and 50 spaces each for vehicles whose occupants will be renting boats and for people who will be fishing from the shoreline. The toll-free reservations telephone line is 1-800-590-LAKE (5253). Telephone reservations are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Reservations also can be made on-line at www.dvmarina.com, around-the-clock, seven days a week. Reservations can be made between 60 days and 72 hours prior to the selected date of arrival. A maximum of four reservations can be made per call; a maximum of two can be made on-line. Pike acknowledged that Urban Park did receive a few calls from the public indicating some initial problems with the system, but they were able to quickly resolve the issues and make the requested reservations. To help clarify and simplify the system, some additions to the Web site, including some definitions to the terms, will be made, he said. If people can't get through on the telephone line, Pike noted that the Web site also offers an email contact at gofish@dvmarina.com. "People should keep checking back in to see if their preferred days open up because there may be cancellations or extra spaces may be freed up," Pike said. Reservations can be made with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover charge card for a $5 fee. There is a $7 entrance fee per vehicle and a $6 boat launch fee. When they arrive at the lake, they will pay a $3 per person fishing access fee, whether they are fishing from a boat or the shore. People also can reserve a bass boat or a pontoon pontoon, one of a number of floats used chiefly to support a bridge, to raise a sunken ship, or to float a hydroplane or a floating dock. Pontoons have been built of wood, of hides stretched over wicker frames, of copper or tin sheet metal sheathed over wooden boat when making a reservation. They will pay the entrance, reservation and fishing access fees, and will be required to pay a $100 deposit (credit card only) at the time of use. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is the largest bulk water supplier for municipal use in the world. The name is usually shortened to the "Metropolitan Water District" or simply "MWD". is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving 18 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River Colorado River River, south-central Argentina. Its major headstreams, the Grande and Barrancas rivers, flow southward from the Andes Mountains and meet to form the Colorado near the Chilean border. It flows southeastward across northern Patagonia and the southern Pampas. and Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. , storage and other water-management programs. |
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