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Antero Reservoir Closed To Boaters (Denver Water Concerned About

Antero Reservoir Closed To Boaters Denver Water Concerned About Spread Of Zebra Mussels Deb Stanley, 7NEWS Producer Denver Water has temporarily closed Antero Reservoir because of the concern over zebra mussels.

Zebra Mussels are an agGressive, non-native pest. They were detected at Pueblo Reservoir.

According to Denver Water, zebra mussels can clog pipes, valves, gates and any water-related equipment or surface. They can ruin boats by jamming equipment and causing motor damage, and they destroy fisheries by consuming nutrients and wrecking the food chain.

Denver Water has closed Antero Reservoir to boating until proper inspection and decontamination procedures are implemented. Denver Water is working with Colorado State Parks, the Colorado Division of Wildlife and other entities to create an inspection and decontamination system.

Officials are concerned zebra mussels will attach themselves to boat hulls, trailers and aquatic plants and be transported to other reservoirs such as Antero.

You can learn more about zebra mussels at the Colorado State Parks Web site and the Web site for aquatic nuisance species.

 monkey_cartman
May 2
These came out west from the Great Lakes, where they were introduced from the ballast tanks of ocean-going ships. The "good" news is that the Zebra is a mere inconvenience compared to its cousin - the Quagga Mussel. Another pest of even greater concern is the VHS virus. Write to your congresscritters demanding that ocean-going ships be BANNED from the Great Lakes, NOW -- Calling an Illegal Alien an "Undocumented Worker" is like calling a Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist" not
May 4
Yea but we already have good water at both of these reservoirs. Pueblo probably has the best small mouth fishing in Colorado. Antero I understand has good trout fishing. That would be a shame to loose these like the incredible walleye fishing was lost at Cherry Creek Reservoir. It's in everybody's best interest that they do all they can to keep this problem form developing. monkey_cartman
May 5
Unfortunately on the front range the fishing quality has been steadily declining. We don't need any more problems, like when whirling disease was attcking the trout. And worse they drained my favorite Pike place because the dam needed repair, we don't need any of these messing with our ecosystem both biologically and physically.

Write > to your congresscritters demanding that ocean-going ships be BANNED > from the Great Lakes, NOW

We had excellent walleye fishing and construction was releasing fertilizer from farms and nobody tried very hard to fix the known problem and the end result, dead walleye everywhere.

 monkey_cartman
May 5
   
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