The Division of Wildlife Resources stayed busy over the weekend to ensure Utahs’ waterbodies were protected from invasive species. There are over 40 inspection stations throughout the state and several are in the Uintah Basin, including at Red Fleet and Steinaker. Over the holiday weekend, Aquatic Invasive Species technicians inspected 4,496 boats and performed 46 decontaminations. Quagga mussels are dangerous because
they plug water lines, even lines that are large in diameter. If they get into water delivery systems in Utah, it will cost millions of dollars annually to remove them and keep the pipes free, which can result in higher utility bills. They remove plankton from the water, which hurts fish species in Utah. Mussels get into your boat’s engine cooling system and once they do, they’ll foul the system and damage the engine. For more information, visit www.STDofTheSea.utah.gov.
