Lake Piru Quagga Mussel Monitoring and Control Plan
Agency: United Water Conservation District
Location: California
Treatment Type: Toxicant
Treatment Method Used: Copper, Potassium Chloride/Potassium Hydroxide
Quagga mussels were first detected in Lake Piru in 2013. United Water Conservation District has contracted RNT Consulting to test the efficacy of copper sulfate pentahydrate (EarthTecQZ®), and potassium chloride (potash), ZM-X, a citric acid-based product currently pending patent and regulatory review, and carbon dioxide using mussels and water from Lake Piru.
Publications: United Water Conservation District, 2017. Quagga Mussel Monitoring and Control Plan Lake Piru, California, January 2017. 389p.
Partner Agencies:
RNT Consulting,
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Contact:
Katherine Ayres, United Water Conservation District