Control Strategies for Zebra Mussel Infestations at Public Facilities
Abstract
On September 16-18, 1991, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a meeting in Ft. Mitchell, KY (near Cincinnati, OH), to develop strategies for the detection and control of zebra mussels. More than 50 scientists and engineers prepared a preliminary list of strategies to deal with zebra mussel infestations at public facilities. It was decided that sites where zebra mussel infestations would be most apparent were components of (1) navigation locks (walls, miter gates, filling and emptying control valves, air vents, filling and emptying culverts, trash racks, submerged emergency closure gates, bulkhead slots, raw water fire prevention systems, ice and debris deflector systems, cathodic protection systems, and raw water intakes and plumbing); (2) gated navigation dams (control, tainter and roller gates, lifting cables or chains, seals, and bulkhead slots); and (3) stream gaging stations or other pressure-sensing devices. Problems will probably occur at storage reservoirs if water levels do not fluctuate frequently. Exotic species molluscs, Dreissena polymorpha, Zebra mussels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA269575
Entities
People
- Andrew C. Miller
- Barry S. Payne
- Frank Neilson
- Robert F. Mcmahon