For Immediate Release
| PR #: | 1500117 |
| Date Issued: | Oct 22, 2015 - 10:48am |
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Sheriff HASTY Team volunteers to help clean up abandoned vehicles from Kiowa Ponds Saturday |
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| CONTACT: | Bob Harmon Washoe County Sheriff's Office Office 775-785-6235 Cell 775-722-5517 |
Volunteers from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office HASTY Team are using a "Black Water" training scenario to help remove at least a half a dozen abandoned vehicles from the Kiowa Ponds area of Peavine Mountain this Saturday.
The vehicles have been a longstanding hazard and concern for people who recreate in the area. This year's low water levels, and the need for HASTY team volunteers to conduct this type of specialty training, present a unique opportunity to finally have them removed.
As part of this year's national Make a Difference Day, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office is working with the U.S. Forest Service, City Auto Towing and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out this recovery operation that is taking advantage of extremely low water levels to access the vehicles.
Divers outfitted in full containment suits will enter the water to help attach chains and other equipment necessary to drag the vehicles from the pond. It is not known how long the vehicles have been in the water, but it is possible that some have been there for over a decade.
What: Sheriff HASTY Team volunteers help remove abandoned vehicles from Kiowa Pond
When: Saturday, October 24, 2015. 10:00 a.m. until done (expected to take several hours)
Where: Kiowa Ponds located on the dirt extension of Kiowa Way on the northeast side of Peavine. Exit US 395 North at Lemmon Drive. Turn left on Lemmon Drive then right (north) on Virginia Street. Left on Seneca Drive, left again on Kiowa Way to the gravel extension. Continue on, bearing to the left, to the staging area.
Contacts: Bob Harmon, office (775) 785-6235, cell (775) 722-5517
For more information about becoming a volunteer for Washoe County Search and Rescue, visit washoesheriff.com and click the link under "Get Involved"
Photos: the attached photos of Kiowa Pond were taken on Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to preserving a safe and secure community with professionalism, respect, integrity and the highest commitment to equality. Sheriff Darin Balaam is the 27th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County since the Office was created in 1861. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office strives to ensure public safety by building trust and creating partnerships within the diverse communities in which we serve. We will promote the dignity of all people supported by our words and actions through open communication while fostering an environment of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect.