LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – In an effort to discourage boating under the influence on Clear Lake, the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Unit will be participating in Operation Dry Water 2016.

Lt. Steve Brooks said this year’s operation dry water will be on June 24, 25 and 26. 

Anyone found to have blood alcohol content higher than 0.08 percent, as prescribed by law, may be subject to arrest and incarceration.

Operation Dry Water is a national boating under the influence awareness and enforcement campaign devoted to bringing attention to the dangers of boating under the influence and removing impaired boaters from our nation’s waterways.

Now in its eighth year, Operation Dry Water partners with recreational boaters, as well as local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to make a positive impact on impaired boating.

The Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Unit also participated in Operation Dry Water last years, as Lake County News has reported.

Operation Dry Water is a joint program of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard.

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is a national nonprofit organization that works to develop public policy for recreational boating safety. It represents the recreational boating authorities of all 50 states and the U.S. territories.

For more information on Operation Dry Water, visit www.operationdrywater.org .