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No swimming at Freshwater this year

Posted by: Maven on July 2, 2009 at 7:13 am

From the Eureka Times-Standard:

Since the 1920s Humboldt County residents have spent many a summer day enjoying the cool waters of Freshwater pool. It’s a pleasure that everyone will have to forgo this summer as the county recently began work on a “fish bypass structure,” having the same purpose as a fish ladder — moving fish from one side of the seasonal dam to the other — but more resembling steps than a ladder.

The new bypass, which the county plans to begin constructing next week, replaces a wooden fish ladder built and installed several years ago, said Hank Seemann, the environmental services manager of the Humboldt County Public Works Department.

After that ladder was showing signs of wear, the county applied for and received state funding in 2006 for the new “fish bypass structure.” With the permitting and design now ready to go, the county plans to begin construction next week.

What’s different, Seemann said, is that the structure, with an 8 percent grade, is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and can serve as a viewing area to watch the fish.

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July 2, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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