The use of large inflatable recreation equipment such as trampolines, slides, and diving boards are prohibited on area lakes managed by Duke Energy. Then energy company states large inflatables can block navigational access and raise aesthetic objections.

Last summer, Duke Energy offered lake residents a grace period and allowed the inflatables to remain through Labor Day 2014. That period has ended, and large inflatable recreation equipment is now prohibited. If Duke Energy lake services representatives identify prohibited large inflatables during routine observations, the homeowner will receive notification explaining the large inflatable recreation equipment must be permanently removed. Smaller water toys used primarily with moving watercraft, such as ski and inner tubes, and towables for three people or less, are permitted and are not affected by this notice.For questions regarding large inflatables, please contact Duke Energy Lake Services at 800.443.5193.