No aquatic invasive plants have been found to be growing in Lake Whatcom.

If you get a wire seal attached to your boat and trailer when leaving Lake Whatcom, and then come back to Lake Whatcom another day with the tether still intact, will you need to stop at a staffed inspection station?

If a bait well or a hold on your boat has water in it, but the water looks clean, do you still need to drain and dry the hold before launching your boat?

The goal of decontamination is to kill and remove all evidence of aquatic invasive species using high-pressure, hot water.

Inspectors will ask you where and when your watercraft was last used.

If you boat on a lake infested with Eurasian watermilfoil or other aquatic weeds, what is the best way to prevent the plants from spreading somewhere else?

Inspectors rely on both your answers to survey questions as well as a visual and physical inspection of the watercraft to make their risk determination.