Fight ignites over fate of fishing at Sweetwater Authority’s Loveland Reservoir
Sweetwater Authority uses its Loveland Reservoir to serve about 200,000 water customers, including in National City, Bonita and parts of Chula Vista.
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A floating dock now sits on mud at Loveland Reservoir, April 13, 2020. A controlled water transfer by Sweetwater Authority has visibly lowered the shoreline level. Author: Jennifer Bowman | inewsource Updated: 4:27 PM PDT April 22, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA David Thomas knows the cove that once was. He spent much of his childhood at Loveland Reservoir near Alpine, sneaking onto the eastern shore to cast a line where the lake had been deemed off limits for fishing.