The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging boaters to stay sober and alert on the water this holiday weekend.
“Operation Dry Water” is a national campaign from July 4th-6th to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities on the water throughout the year.
This effort to deter impaired boating and enforce Iowa’s boating while intoxicated laws reminds boaters to stay sober and alert, always wear your life jacket, and take a boating safety education course.
Last year, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and its partners contacted about 15-hundred vessels containing over 5-thousand boaters resulting in 531 citations or warnings as part of “Operation Dry Water”.
The top three areas for B-W-I arrests last year were Lake Okoboji, Clear Lake, and the Saylorville Reservoir.
