Containment manual for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations

Item Metadata

Dublin Core

Title

Containment manual for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations

Description

The State of Colorado has implemented a partnership based, multi-jurisdictional, mandatory watercraft inspection and decontamination program to prevent the spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS). The purpose of the State of Colorado Containment Manual for Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Stations (Manual) is to provide standard containment protocols across jurisdictions within Colorado, and potentially across the West. This Manual details the watercraft inspection and decontamination (WID) containment procedures to contain and prevent the overland spread of aquatic nuisance species. These procedures apply to all aquatic nuisance species, both plant and animal, but are strongly focused on zebra and quagga mussels (ZQM).

Creator

Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Subject

Aquatic nuisance species
ANS
Boating
Inspections
Zebra mussels
Quagga mussels

Extent

46 pages

Date Created

Updated 2013-09

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Language

English

Publisher

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Collection

Citation

Colorado Parks & Wildlife, “Containment manual for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations,” CPW Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/135.