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So I'm wondering what peoples thoughts are on this matter. Wouldn't it be possible for a gull or duck to sit on an infected water such as Deer Creek and then fly up over the Dam to the Provo River below and transport veliger's from the damp or wet feathers on it.
Food for Thought:
If a person had to get a card from the state similar to a credit card when they register their boat or watercraft, the state could install a reader like an ATM at each body of water entrance and everyone would be tracked through a database. This would grant access or not by being able to tell exactly when , where and which body of water a person was last at and the timeframe. Access granted would open a gate and let you through but access denied would require decontamination. and there could be a pull off area to do this. People caught tailgating through on another's access or using someone else's card would get fined a great deal and denied access for a period. This may cost a bit to install but it is an option to slow the spreading of invasive species way down.
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If Deer Creek is infected, then the river below is also infected and so is Utah Lake. Don't need a bird to do the dirty deed. We can only hope that it is a false positive !
As to the card reader, my understanding is that in the next year or so, your boat tag will have a bar code that will be read at each launch ramp you use. That information will be sent to a data base and will be able to be accessed by any Park Ranger in the state. The data base will also be shared with neighboring states who will also be able to see where you have been and how long since you were the. Enforcement on mussels will be entering a new era and everyone is getting very serious about it.
It will be interesting to see how boat traffic will be effected on Deer Creek after people have to have their boats decontaminated before they can go somewhere else!! Should be very interesting!!
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So will there be a device that automatically reads the bar code no matter what time of day it is? What if there is no one present from the State?
I guess there will be details and bugs to work out of the system.
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Even with a modern tracking solution like barcodes, it feels like too little too late. I was wondering how they decontaminate those ballast bladders that modern wakeboard/surfing boats use. And when just one boat or watercraft can contaminate a body of water, it seems like nothing shy of strict 24/7 enforcement will work.
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To the best of my knowledge they don't !! If you notice, the boat manufactures are solving that problem by putting retractable fins on the boats now. They get the same result as the bladders without the contamination problem.
I have asked the question if the neoprene bladders can stand up to bleach. So far I have not heard an answer. However, there is a better alternate to bleach, Calcium Chloride. According to DWR, when they had to decontaminate tanks after transporting contaminated water, the literature showed that Calcium Chloride was the best. So that may be the answer, flushing the tanks with Calcium Chloride.
I know last year after my trips to Powell, I flushed my livewells with regular bleach. I filled the wells from my garden hose, added a cup of bleach and circulated them for about 20 minutes, then flushed with fresh water. ( The bleach was good for killing all the nasty weeks in my side yard, added benefit ).
With the problem at Deer Creek, I have thought of buying my own pressure washer, but that will not be an option. The cheapest heated washer I have been able to find is almost $3,000.00 I don't have that kind of coin and I don't want to go into the Decon business either.
So, I am still trying to find out what the rules at Deer Creek will be and how it will affect putting my boat on the water up there. Drain and Dry will not be an option for most of the summer as I will be on the water several times a week. Decon will depend on time and cost, will not be able to afford a $50.00 bill 2 or 3 X's a week, so I may have to cross Deer Creek off the list unless you can launch multiple times at Deer Creek without trying to launch anywhere else. Have not been able to get an answer on that yet either !! Further research is on going !!
So there are still many unanswered questions that have to be answered, and fast!!
PS: I hope I got the compound correct, Calcium Chloride !! If I got that wrong, someone please correct me !!
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Make an appointment with the DWR at one of their decon stations. (UL has one) it is free.
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[quote Therapist] I have thought of buying my own pressure washer, but that will not be an option. The cheapest heated washer I have been able to find is almost $3,000.00 I don't have that kind of coin and I don't want to go into the Decon business either. [/quote]
I'm still surprised that more entrepreneurs have not picked up on this opportunity yet. Look at the demand -- people are looking for boat cleaners all over the place. And yet, there is no supply....
For someone willing to do their due diligence, and work alongside the DWR, I think a nice business opportunity may be in the works...
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