The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a report on an upcoming threat to the state’s water infrastructure: golden mussels.
In October 2024, the invasive bivalve mollusc was first found at a water quality station in Stockton. The species poses a threat to California water infrastructure by clogging small-diameter pipelines, screens and filters
Since then, DWR has instigated a three-step plan to manage the species in water infrastructure…