By Rachel Wulff
EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — First, it was COVID. Now, it’s the Caldor Fire impacting local rafting businesses
Agreements between utility companies and the federal government keep water flowing in the middle and south fork of the American River.
“They guarantee a certain amount of flow and also to keep water in the river and keep the fish alive and to keep flora and the fauna all healthy,” said Nate Rangel of Raft California.
But it’s the Caldor Fire that left the owner of Raft California high and dry right before Labor Day.
“There were days we were looking at AQI indexes of 3-4-500 and that’s not really fun or healthy,” Rangel said.
Rangel says business dipped 25 percent, and what’s happened to whitewater rafting companies has trickled down to area businesses.
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