BOULDER CITY, Nevada — Max Convis never imagined a day when park officials would even be considering the option of restricting boating access to Lake Mead, a reservoir he has been boating on for half a century.
But with water levels at the nation’s largest reservoir expected to continue declining amid chronic overuse along the Colorado River and a 23-year megadrought, it’s an option that was staring Convis in the face on 4-foot tall poster boards Wednesday afternoon in Boulder City.
Last month, the National Park Service sent out a newsletter indicating that it was starting the process for planning the future of boat launch ramps at five marinas at Lake Mead, Temple Bar, Echo Bay, Hemenway Harbor, Callville Bay and South Cove.
