FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Closure to Public Fishing--Childrens Lake, Boiling Springs, Cumberland County [26 Pa.B. 1875] The Executive Director of the Fish and Boat Commission, acting under the authority of 58 Pa. Code §§ 53.18 (relating to additional restrictions on Commission property) and 65.25 (relating to temporary changes to fishing regulations), is taking action to close Childrens Lake (formerly known as Boiling Springs Lake), Cumberland County, during the period of its drawdown.
The Executive Director finds that this action is necessary and appropriate for the protection, preservation and management of fish and fish habitat at Childrens Lake. Childrens Lake is owned by the Fish and Boat Commission. The dam, which impounds the Lake, is in need of repairs. The Commission has entered into a cooperative agreement with South Middleton Township, which controls the road where the dam is located, to rehabilitate the dam. South Middleton Township has entered into a contract for this work. The dam repairs will require drawdown of the Lake for approximately 10 to 12 weeks. A flow of water will be maintained from the spring that feeds Childrens Lake through the lake bed. Although it is anticipated that most fish will move to downstream waters during this period, fishing in the drawndown portion of the Lake will cause concerns from the points of view of protection and management of the fishery and safety of persons who fish.
This notice takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 21, 1996. It is expected that Childrens Lake will reopen to public fishing during the summer of 1996.
PETER A. COLANGELO,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-644. Filed for public inspection April 19, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
