PWC Lake Mead New Guidelines
PWC Lake Mead New Guidelines: Beginning January 1, 2013, boats that do not meet the Environmental Protection Agency Rule for gasoline spark – ignition marine engines would be prohibited on Lakes Mead and Mohave. The National Park Service will require the exclusive use of four-stroke engines, direct-injection two-stroke engines or equivalent technology. Invasive Mussel Found at Lake Mead: Live quagga mussels (a nuisance invasive species closely related to, and commonly referred to as zebra mussels) were discovered in Lake Mead on January 6, 2007 at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor marina. In order to not spread the mussel to Lake Mohave and other bodies of water, please follow the suggestions below.
Effective ways boaters (including personal watercraft, canoe, and kayak users) and fisherman can ensure that their boats, vehicles, trailers and other equipment do not become the means of infecting other waters:
•Drain the water from your motor, live well, and bilge on land before leaving the immediate area of the lake.
•Completely inspect your vessel and trailer, removing any visible mussels, but also feel for any rough or gritty spots on the hull. These may be young mussels that can be hard to see.
•Wash the hull, equipment, bilge and any other exposed surface with hot, soapy water or use a 5% solution of household bleach.
•Clean and wash your trailer, truck or any other equipment that comes in contact with lake water. Mussels can live in small pockets anywhere water collects.
•Air-dry the boat and other equipment for at least five days before launching in any other waterway.
•Do not reuse bait once it has been exposed to infested waters.
Additional information can be found at the http://www.protectyourwaters.net and www.100thMeridian.org.
