Invasive species poses serious threat to Kern's water

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LISA McEWEN: Invasive mussels top bevy of topics at annual Kern water summit

Destructive, tiny golden mussels that hitched their way across the ocean into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta about two years ago are likely here to stay, according to panelists at this year’s annual Kern County Water Summit.

Invasive species poses serious threat to Kern's water

Golden mussels, an invasive freshwater species from Asia, have been discovered in two locations in Kern County, raising alarms about the future of the region's water supply and the industries that depend on it.The threat was among the topics raised at the annual water summit.Valerie Goodwin, a biologist at Dudek, has spent months investigating the mussels. She said their arrival in California marks the first known occurrence of the species in No…

Invasive mussels top bevy of topics at annual Kern water summit

Destructive, tiny golden mussels that hitched their way across the ocean into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta about two years ago are likely here to stay, according to panelists at this year’s annual Kern County Water Summit. And, so far, no eradication, or even effective treatment, method has been discovered to keep the invasive mollusks from clogging up equipment and pipes in the state’s vast water delivery networks. “Unfortunately there is n…