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Check this out everyone. Watch out for this weekendhttp:../../..www...contracostatime..s...com/..contracostacoun..ty/ci_12673754Operation Dry Water targets alcohol use on DeltaBy Paula KingEast County TimesPosted: 06/23/2009 03:27:59 PM PDTWith a goal of reducing the number of alcohol-..related collisions and fatalities on the Delta, the Contra Costa sheriff's marine patrol will take part in a nationwide Boating Under the Influence enforcement event this weekend.From Friday through Sunday, the unit will conduct patrols in various Delta locations to target dangerous and impaired boat operators. Last year, the unit arrested at least 30 boaters on suspicion of being under the influence on the water, a 100 percent increase from the previous year."Reducing the number of alcohol-..related collisions and fatalities is a key to achieving safer and more enjoyable recreational boating," Contra Costa Sheriff Warren Rupf said in a news release. "In 2008, 49 percent of all boating fatalities were a result of alcohol use, according to the California Department of Boating and Waterways. This is unacceptable and totally preventable."Operation Dry Water is a coordinated weekend effort to deter alcohol use on the water nationally. Lt. Will Duke of the unit said the message is to avoid drinking while operating a vessel.
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