Four Sacramento-area lawmakers are calling for the reopening of Folsom Lake in a letter to state waterways officials, saying the costs to the local economy and recreational boating are too great, while calling for better coordination between agencies to get boats back into the water. The letter — signed by state Assemblymember Josh Hoover, R-Rancho Cordova; state Sen. Roger Niello, R-Sacramento; Assemblymember Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin; and Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin — calls on authorities to reconsider Folsom’s closure to boating as a precaution after invasive golden mussels were discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and other Valley waterways. … The Republican lawmakers said no approved decontamination facilities are readily available to boaters to allow their return to the water just as boating season is approaching.

Other golden mussels news:

• The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.): Golden mussels invade Northern California waters, end private boating season
• The Vacaville Reporter (Calif.): Invasive mussels threaten ecosystems and infrastructure
• CBS News: Lawmakers call for reopening of Folsom Lake to boaters amid golden mussel concerns
• KCRA: ‘New normal’: Business helping with golden mussel inspection process amid Folsom Lake closure
• ABC10 (Sacramento, Calif.): Legislators criticize California golden mussel quarantine, inspections