Sep 29 2010
Casitas Fence Approved????
The Bureau of Reclamation has completed one environmental
evaluation of the Casitas fence project and has given it a Categorical Exclusion. That means they have approved the installation of a 6 foot high chain link fence with barbed wire on top along Santa Ana Road. However, it isn’t over until they build the fence. We can still contact the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as other government officials to voice our opposition.
It’s disturbing that in their evaluation form they determined that no endangered species would be adversely affected, but there was no category for determining whether or not the general wildlife population would be adversely affected. It also doesn’t take note of the fact that the area where they want to put the fence is the flat side of the lake where wildlife, especially deer, instinctively travel to access the lake.
It’s not too late to make your comments to government officials and request further study of the effects on wildlife. Here are a few people that you could contact:
Ojai City Manager: 646-5581
Steve Bennett, Ventura Co. Supervisor: 654-2703
S. Central CA Area office, Manager, Michael Jackson: 559-349-4544 or 559-487-5116
Shauna McDonald: Biologist, Bureau of Reclamation: 559-487-5202
Dave Hyatt: Bureau of Reclamation: 559-487-5139
ALSO:
LET YOUR LOCAL CASITAS WATER BOARD KNOW YOUR FEELINGS:
Rich Handley
Russ Baggerly
Peter Kaiser