Zebra and quagga mussels can create long-term taste and odor issues in drinking water supplies and clog water intake structures.
Aquatic invasive species can cause long-term taste and odor issues in drinking water supplies.
Adult quagga and zebra mussels can survive out of the water for up to 30 days.
Aquatic invasive species can clog water intake pipes and impede the flow of water to municipal water supplies, irrigation operations, and power plants.
The goal of the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program is to protect Whatcom County's natural resources, infrastructure, recreation, wildlife, and economy from the impacts of aquatic invasive species by:
How do quagga and zebra mussels spread from an affected water body to another water body?
Inspectors will ask you where and when your watercraft was last used.
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