INSPECTION, REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR RIVERSIDE LAKE.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer VALLEY VILLAGE - Residents hoping to launch boats in soon-to-open 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. in Riverside County will have to get their watercraft inspected and registered before dipping into the reservoir and nearby Lake Skinner. There will be an inspection station from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was , Parking Lot B, 5800 Fulton Ave. All watercraft - including power boats, fishing boats, sailboats, rowboats, kayaks, canoes and certain types of catamarans - must be inspected. Boats that pass inspection will get yellow or red MWD-issued decals that must be displayed. The inspection should take less than 15 minutes. Diamond Valley Lake is Southern California's largest water storage reservoir. It was built by the Metropolitan Water District to hold a six- month emergency supply of water for the region's 18 million people and will open to public use Oct. 3. The MWD MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California MWD Measurement While Drilling (oil drilling) MWD Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (stock symbol) MWD Molecular Weight Distribution MWD Military Working Dog banned traditional carbureted car·bu·ret tr.v. car·bu·ret·ed or car·bu·ret·ted, car·bu·ret·ing or car·bu·ret·ting, car·bu·rets To combine or mix (a gas, for example) with volatile hydrocarbons, so as to increase available fuel energy. or electrical fuel-injected two- stroke engines. Boats with four-stroke or direct fuel-injection, two-stroke engines are allowed. Electronic fuel-injected four-stroke engines are also allowed. The MWD also requires combustion engines comply with the California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California 2001 or later model spark-ignition marine engine standard or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and 2006 equivalent. More information on the boat registration and Diamond Valley Lake is available at www.dvlake.com or (877) DVL-LAKE. Kerry Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3746 kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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