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We're glad you're coming to Aquapalooza on Lake Travis.
It should be a fantastic event.
However, we want to make sure that some unwanted guests don't arrive.
And those bad boys are zebra mussels.
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Zebra mussels are an invasive species that can plug water intake systems
and damage your boat's engine.
They attach to fishing piers and boat docks and harm Texas lakes
by affecting the food chain.
Boats entering Lake Travis during Aquapalooza
may be checked for zebra mussels.
If you're transporting zebra mussels on your boat or trailer,
you could be fined $2000 or more
and your boat may not be allowed on Lake Travis.
So take these 3 simple actions:
Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear
before you come to Aquapalooza.
First, inspect the boat, trailer and gear
and clean off any zebra mussels, vegtation, mud
or foreign objects that are found.
Second, pull the plug and drain all the water from the boat
including the motor, bilge, livewells, and bait buckets
before leaving Lake Texoma.
Third, open all compartments and live wells
and allow your boat and trailer to sit completely dry
for a week or more before entering another water body.
If you can't leave your boat and trailer out of the water for at least a week,
you need to wash your boat and trailer and gear in a commercial carwash
with high pressure soapy water at a very high temperature,
at least 140 degrees.
Also, if you own a large boat that has been kept or stored
on a slip on Lake Texoma,
it likely will be heavily infested with zebra mussels
and you will need to have it fully decontaminated
by one of the marinas on Lake Texoma
that has the proper cleaning equipment
Right now Lake Texoma is the only reservoir in the state
known to have zebra mussels
and we'd like to try and keep it that way.
However, we can't do it without your help.
We hope you have a great time at Aquapalooza
and thanks for doing your part
to keep zebra mussels out of Lake Travis and other lakes.
Because it's: Hello zebra mussels...
goodbye Texas boating.