Zebra Mussels On the Move: What Are Water Utilities Doing to Stop Them?
For water utilities, zebra mussels can become more than just a nuisance. Find out how cities across the country are controlling this invasive species, and learn more about some of the monitoring programs in place.
Originally detected in the Great Lakes after they were transported from Europe in the ballast water of ocean-going ships, zebras are spreading. Fargo, North Dakota, is the latest water utility to report finding zebras at intake screens. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Fargo, North Dakota, water utility had an unwelcome visitor recently.
A zebra mussel showed up in the intake structure that draws raw water from the Red River.
“We weren’t really surprised,” says Troy Hall, Fargo’s water utility director. “We knew it was coming. We...
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