Sacramento Bee
Published October 7, 2005

Cache Creek Stretch Gets Wild, Scenic Designation

By Jim Sanders

SACRAMENTO - Legislation to designate a 31-mile stretch of Cache Creek as a state wild, scenic and recreational river was signed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Assembly Bill 1328 is meant to maintain the pristine nature of a portion of Cache Creek that runs through government-owned land, not private farmland, primarily in Yolo and Lake counties.

The 31-mile designation targets waterway stretching from just below Clear Lake Dam to Camp Haswell just north of the Capay Valley, as well as Cache Creek's north fork downstream from Highway 20.

Assemblywoman Lois Wolk, D-Davis, proposed the measure, which will take effect Jan. 1.

AB 1328 will prohibit construction of new dams along the designated stretch and provide environmental protection to picturesque riparian forest, American Indian archaeological sites and a wintering population of bald eagles.

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