At around noon on Thursday an individual discovered a sprinkler or water alarm lying in a ditch along Clark Drive, according to Officer Kory Reynolds of the California Highway Patrol.
Reynolds said the alarm, which he guessed likely fell off the back of a truck, was a piece of PVC pipe with wires coming out of it.
The device also was emitting a high-pitched sound, he said.
The CHP closed the street for about 30 minutes while they investigated the device, Reynolds said.
At the same time, they asked schools to announce to parents that Clark Drive was closed, he said.
Reynolds said schools are on a minimum day today, and with the school bus normally passing through that area on its route the CHP asked the Kelseyville Unified School District to reroute the school bus.
Once CHP determined the device was harmless the road was reopened, Reynolds said.
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