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Effective May 7, 2025, bands are color-coded and lake-specific. An intact band from the same lake plus the inspection form permits abbreviated inspection and waives another inspection fee; launch and entry fees remain. Other-lake bands require full inspection and fee. Decontamination certificates do not replace inspection. Non-motorized craft are inspected every entry.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
Passing requires the vessel, motor and cooling system, deck, hull, bilge, bait wells, ropes, floats, fishing equipment, trailer, rear of vehicle, flotation devices, and other gear to be clean and dry. Wet motors, gear, or equipment are denied. Live bait is prohibited except worms and nightcrawlers.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
The current notice reports golden mussels at Contra Loma and states that a boat launched there is quarantined for 30 days from inspected lakes including Del Valle. All vessels should be cleaned, drained, and dried, and bands are honored only at their issuing lake.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
A failed watercraft may not launch. The page states a five-day wait before returning and specifically applies a five-day quarantine to failed motorized craft; it says failed non-motorized craft are subject to 'the quarantine period' without stating its duration. Launch fees are refunded, entry fees are refunded if the visitor exits, and inspection fees are not refunded.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
Inspection includes a 30-day vessel-history survey and hands-on visual check. The survey flags use in an infested water body, including Contra Loma, the Delta, San Luis, Bethany, San Justo, Lakes Mead and Havasu, San Benito County, California south of the Tehachapis, and waters outside California; the page warns that this list is growing.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
EBRPD requires watercraft inspection at Contra Loma, Del Valle, Lake Chabot, Quarry Lakes, and Shadow Cliffs. Covered craft include boats, kayaks, canoes, sailboats, inflatable craft, and every form of floating board. Campers with watercraft must complete inspection before campground check-in.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
Motorized craft require current registration. Inspection fees are non-refundable: $10 motorized and $5 non-motorized. A motorized fee may be waived on a later same-lake banded visit; the non-motorized receipt is valid 30 days although inspection is required on every entry.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District
Inspection stations remain open in rain unless weather creates serious injury risk or the water agency closes launching. Rainwater may be distinguished from suspect water, but water in motors, sealed compartments, unexposed wet gear, or dirty vessel water fails inspection. Intact banded craft may launch in rain. Standing-water quarantine may be adjusted using the 100th Meridian calculator.
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- East Bay Regional Park District
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- 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
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Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District