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Power Authority to Reopen Reservoirs for Recreational Boating Contact: April 27, 2007 NORTH BLENHEIM—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will reopen the upper and lower reservoirs at its Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project on Monday, April 30 to recreational boats and boat trailers clearly marked with New York State registration numbers and a NYPA permit. Permits will be valid through Sept. 30, when the reservoirs will be closed to boating until the following April. Applications for permits may be obtained by calling 1-800-724-0309 or by visiting the Power Authority’s web page: www.nypa.gov. The upper reservoir, located on Kingsley Road in the Town of Gilboa, will be open to boating daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Permit holders are required to call 1-800-FOR-NYPA (1-800-367-6972) extension 6364 on the day before they intend to use the reservoir. On the day they use the reservoir, boaters must stop at the South Gate on Valenti Road to notify security personnel. The lower reservoir may be accessed through Mine Kill State Park on Route 30. Boating will be permitted from 7:30 a.m. until the park closes each day. The park will be open until 4 p.m. until the first weekend in May; afterward, it will remain open until dusk. Boating on the upper reservoir is restricted to recreational craft – rowboats and canoes – with or without electric trolling motors. Gasoline-powered engines are permitted on the lower reservoir. The reservoirs may be closed to boating at any time at the Power Authority’s discretion. About NYPA: ■ NYPA uses no tax money or
state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of
bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of
electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting
energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric
transportation initiatives. ■ It is the
nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating
facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400
circuit-miles of transmission lines. |
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