River Enforcement

As river usage increases so do problems Boat traffic drinking and littering have created a not so family friendly environment on the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t missouri-riverandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Missouri Riverandamp lt aandamp gt So this year law enforcement and health officials stepped up to make the river a safer better place to be andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t donnell-preskeyandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Donnell Preskeyandamp lt aandamp gt reports on if their extra efforts did any good Faster than Sam andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t mcquade-softballandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Mcquadeandamp lt aandamp gt can open his bag nat He s already found a piece of trash It s not that he has eagle eyes it s that the garbage is easy to find This is just unbelievable why anyone would want to destroy one of the best resources in ND with shure laziness like this don t understand it The volunteer trash collectors discovered two diapers last year they picked up 13 Like last year they re finding cans bottles and other trash but there s less of it Jim andamp quot That s great - what wanted was to see people pick up after themselves be conscious of it and get it to shoreline andamp quot Collins put out signs and garbage cans along the river in June reminders of how to correctly get rid of trash loading up trash one volunteers say hope bringing stuff back oh yeah - we pack out what bring in - so people paying attention to andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t educationandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt educationandamp lt aandamp gt al efforts bag nat On the water andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt Game and Fish along with local authorities had double if not triple the amount of boat patrols Timian complaints Chief Warden Bob Timian says he believes their presence kept problems down people were better behaved knowing officers were watching Timian trend Timian says river usage was down this year due to more water in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t lake-sakakaweaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Lake Sakakaweaandamp lt aandamp gt and the cool summer There is money to continue the increased river patrols next year Timian says there were more Boating Under the Influence citations issued on the Missouri River this year statewide they were they highest they ve ever been Reports from the extra patrol are still coming in so they re still compling how many citations were issued and for what violations