Boat bound for Tahoe covered in quagga mussels
By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal
Inspectors discovered a powerboat encrusted with quagga mussels during a routine roadside inspection Sunday, officials report.
Thirty-seven quagga mussels were found on the boat, which was repeatedly decontaminated before being released from the inspection station at Spooner Summit, said Pete Brumis, public outreach specialist with the Tahoe Resource Conservation District.
It was determined the vessel had been recently operated in Lake Mead, which is heavily infested with mussels.