Everyone was expecting this. In 30 days it will be law.
From the Modesto Bee 1/9/08:
CHANGE IN STORE FOR DELTA: On Tuesday, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors became the second group to outlaw anchoring indefinitely on the open waters of the Sacramento- San Joaquin River Delta. It passed a comprehensive water safety ordinance with a 30-day limit on living on open waters in San Joaquin County, a 15-day limit for uninhabitable boats and a requirement that boaters be able to show proof of proper waste disposal. "We've been working on this for over a year," said Sgt. Sam Malcolm with the Sheriff's Department boating safety unit. "So I'm glad to see it come to pass." Contra Costa County passed similar rules two years ago. Malcolm said that, since then, he has tracked makeshift homes on broken vessels floating from Contra Costa into San Joaquin. Law enforcement officers and some fellow boaters believe the vessels are leaking chemicals and sewage into the delicate delta ecosystem. The law also requires that boats parked in marinas meet sanitation requirements. When supervisors introduced the measures last month, marina owner Richard Dunn spoke against what he interpreted as a requirement for marinas to root out and report derelict boaters; Sheriff Steve Moore said they will be required only to cooperate with authorities. Nobody spoke against the law Tuesday. It takes effect in 30 days, when Malcolm said the county will begin enforcing it.
From the Modesto Bee 1/9/08:
CHANGE IN STORE FOR DELTA: On Tuesday, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors became the second group to outlaw anchoring indefinitely on the open waters of the Sacramento- San Joaquin River Delta. It passed a comprehensive water safety ordinance with a 30-day limit on living on open waters in San Joaquin County, a 15-day limit for uninhabitable boats and a requirement that boaters be able to show proof of proper waste disposal. "We've been working on this for over a year," said Sgt. Sam Malcolm with the Sheriff's Department boating safety unit. "So I'm glad to see it come to pass." Contra Costa County passed similar rules two years ago. Malcolm said that, since then, he has tracked makeshift homes on broken vessels floating from Contra Costa into San Joaquin. Law enforcement officers and some fellow boaters believe the vessels are leaking chemicals and sewage into the delicate delta ecosystem. The law also requires that boats parked in marinas meet sanitation requirements. When supervisors introduced the measures last month, marina owner Richard Dunn spoke against what he interpreted as a requirement for marinas to root out and report derelict boaters; Sheriff Steve Moore said they will be required only to cooperate with authorities. Nobody spoke against the law Tuesday. It takes effect in 30 days, when Malcolm said the county will begin enforcing it.