‘An incredible fight ahead:’ Colorado calls in reinforcements to contain zebra mussel threat
Colorado’s expert on aquatic invasive species said Wednesday the state has an “incredible fight ahead” as it works to contain the spread of zebra mussels in the Colorado River. “I wish I could tell you the story of zebra mussels has concluded,” Robert Walters told a crowd of dozens of water professionals at the Colorado Water Congress in Aurora. … He said this year’s strategy includes ramping up testing of hundreds of ponds in the Grand Junction area. “There is vast network of canals, ditches and washes moving this water,” he said. “Golf courses, people with ponds in their backyards. Everyone who is receiving Colorado River water has the potential to be harboring these highly invasive mussels.”
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