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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Five Utah lakes and reservoirs are on a watch list for invasive mussels.
Test results for quagga and zebra mussels have been inconclusive at Lake Powell, Huntington North Reservoir, Joes Valley Reservoir, Midview Reservoir and Pelican Lake.
The state's Electric Lake and Red Fleet Reservoir already have been found to harbor the mussels, which reproduce and spread rapidly, threatening food sources for fish and clogging machinery and water pipes.
Aquatic Invasive Species coordinator Larry Dalton says that recently at Flaming Gorge Reservoir a mechanic found a live zebra mussel on a boat. The boat was decontaminated with a power washer using 180-degree water and the boat owner agreed not to enter the water for five days.
Dalton says that example shows efforts to keep contaminated boats out of state waters and to educate boaters are working.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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