No clear solution for Clear Lake

Jvl Gazette

...It was the unusual weather of the last 15 months that caused the high levels in the first place. Record rains in August 2007, a winter with about twice the normal level of snow and torrential downpours in June all contributed to the lake’s abnormally high level.

...Ultimately, the community has to decide if it wants to interfere with a natural process, Gotkowitz said.

“Do you want to try to control this aspect of the natural system?” she asked. “It’s clearly a personal preference. There’s no right or wrong in that.”