Golden Mussels Have Arrived – What Do Water Infrastructure Owners Need to Know?
Less than two years ago, a freshwater mussel that nobody in North America had dealt with before showed up in California’s water system. It spread rapidly. Since its arrival, utilities, hydroelectric operators, industrial water users, and dam owners have been watching it the way you’d watch a fire moving toward a property line. California’s experience is the best data anyone has right now, and it’s worth learning from before the same thing happens somewhere else.
