![]() ![]() However, as McCracken notes, Fish and Game Code section 1602 could apply if the streambed alteration is substantial, that is, you create a big hole. It’s essentially a loophole in existing law. Since this is not suction dredging, neither the moratorium or our adopted regulations for suction dredging apply. There is no specific permit required and no seasonal restrictions. If practiced as he describes, this is not a violation of the moratorium and is not prohibited. I believe Dave McCracken’s description of the legal requirements and application of the regulations is accurate. “I carefully read (today) the information that McCracken provides on his website. Here are the official answers (2 January 2013): There has been quite a lot of debate about this “underwater suction gravel transfer” idea on the Internet forums since McCracken has gone public with it and finally, someone asked Mark Stopher of DFG for the straight scoop: ![]() " As defined by DFG’s own formal regulations, as long as we remove the sluice box from our motorized suction system, we are not operating a “suction dredge.” Said another way, there is an opportunity to use a motorized suction system to transfer high-grade gravel from one place in the river or creek to another location where the gravel can be more-easily processed in a separate system." According to Stopher, it is legal and permitted. It is not within the realm of the moratorium however to suction material into a catch basin using a suction nozzle. It's not dredging as that requires the use of a sluice box. ![]()
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