Mussels and Septic Tanks

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gary miller said:
Just a few thoughts- Jackson & Yellowstone lakes require inspections before launch,they have a different situation than other lakes- hopefully it works! Boats coming into Idaho from Utah are inspected during regular business hours-not hard to see what's gonna happen there- Wyoming same thing. It would take a major commitment to go 24 hour coverage or required inspection to launch on all lakes-I fear if it does happen it will be to late. I hope the water ski & other types of users are as educated as fishermen. How can the "ballast" bags-or whatever their called used on wake boats be inspected or decontaminated ?
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Colorado has inspection stations and decon stations at virtually every lake in the state. And set launch ramp hours. Which means many lakes do not open for several weeks after ice off. And close on 11/1 or 11/30 regardless of conditions. And limited hours to launch/retrieve meaning early morning or night fishing are eliminated.

Up until this year, they paid for the inspections by some excise tax on the oil & gas industry, but it is my understanding that funding is gone. Which means that next year all boats will be charged an ANS/AIS fee. Which I don't think will come close to covering the costs of the program.

As far as how boats with ballast are decontaminated, they fill each tank 1/4 - 1/2 full with hot water, and then make sure it is a certain temperature when it is pumped back out. On my boat, they usually fill each tank twice. And it takes 45 - 60 minutes to decon my boat. Which is why the suggestion of some sort of tank to dunk the boat in and allow me to use my pumps to fill my tanks all at the same time would be very appealing.
 
Lots of good info throughout this thread and mussels are a definite problem with no surefire solution. But does anyone else have any other insight on the thought of problems with mussels in septic systems?
 
I suspect the environment in a black water tank is not conducive to the survival of veligers. Not sure what the ph value of the contents of a tank are, but pretty sure it's out of the range of survival for most multi-cellular organisms.
 
mtnpull said:
Lots of good info throughout this thread and mussels are a definite problem with no surefire solution. But does anyone else have any other insight on the thought of problems with mussels in septic systems?
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Honestly, I am still uncertain of what the impacts of the infestation really will be on boats. I thought there should be more information (like the answer to your question) abound, but I haven't found it.

I would like to find an active forum fo somewhere like the Great Lakes to find out more, but I haven't got around to it yet.
 
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