Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has announced a plan to contain and treat invasive zebra mussels in a privately owned body of water in western Eagle County. According to a press release from CPW, staff will apply EarthTec QZ, an EPA-registered copper-based molluscicide, to the lake in the coming weeks. Staff will routinely monitor the water to evaluate its effectiveness following the initial treatment. … As well as this planned treatment, CPW staff will continue increased sampling efforts on the Colorado River and its tributaries above and below the infested body of water.

Other Colorado River Basin news:

• Complete Colorado: Opinion: Everybody already knows the fix for Colorado River water
• The Colorado Sun (Denver): Gold King put a spotlight on mine pollution in Colorado. Ten years later, locals are still waiting for a solution.