“During the extended Independence Day weekend and throughout the summer, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) waterways conservation officers (WCO) will be focusing on keeping boaters safe by keeping impaired boaters off the water.

From July 5 through July 7, WCOs will participate in Operation Dry Water, a nationally coordinated effort between law enforcement agencies, to conduct enhanced Boating Under the Influence (BUI) enforcement. Recreational boaters will notice an increase in the number of officers on the water and at recreational boating checkpoints.

In partnership with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, the PFBC is working to increase boater awareness of the hazards associated with impaired boating, and to decrease the number of accidents and deaths attributed to impaired boating and other unsafe boating practices.”

Read more from Exlpore Venango (USA, July 2019)

Learn more about Operation Dry Water

Boaters might want to take extra care to keep sober this 4th of July Weekend, as law enforcement agencies are ramping up their efforts to curb impaired boating on lakes across the region. Thank you to the @mndnr for your participation. Read more: https://t.co/G0JoTKCC1T pic.twitter.com/BJGn8fgHMj

— Operation Dry Water (@OpDryWater) July 5, 2019