MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Water at the Letts Lake Campground on the Grindstone Ranger District of the Mendocino National Forest was turned back on, restoring drinking water availability for campers and recreational visitors.
“After further consultation with State Water Board Officials, including discussion and review during a field visit to Letts Lake, we are happy to be able to restore drinkable water at Letts Lake Campground for our visitors,” said Grindstone District Ranger Eduardo Olmedo.
The initial water shutoff was in response to a list of sites submitted by the State Water Board for water curtailment as a result of ongoing drought conditions.
Forest employees are continuing to verify locations listed for curtailment and will be equally responsive if additional rounds of water curtailment notices are issued in the coming months at other locations.
“Letts Lake is one of our most popular recreation sites during the summer and we truly appreciate our visitors’ understanding during the past few weeks as we further investigated this issue,” said Olmedo. “We appreciate their understanding as we continue to comply with state water regulations and work to do our part conserving valuable water resources in the upper watershed during this drought.”
The Mendocino National Forest has been impacted by the drought with extremely dry fuel conditions and higher fire danger.
The forest is currently under fire restrictions and asking visitors to be careful with fire or anything that can throw a spark and ignite a wildfire.
For more information, please contact the Mendocino National Forest at 530-934-3316 or visit www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino .