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Overall economics <br />• U.S. Congressional researchers estimated that <br />an infestation of zebra mussels in the Great <br />Lakes area cost the power industry $3.1 billion <br />in the 1993-1999 period <br />~ Overall economic impact to industries, <br />businesses, and communities of more than $5 <br />billion. <br />(http~.//www. Wg.ca.gov/invasivesiquaggamusul/docs/quagga_FAo. pdf) <br />Parks Response <br />• State Parks and DOW have been proactive <br />• Parks started pilot ANS surveys in 2003 at 2 lakes <br />• Parks and DOW set up monitoring program in 2004 on 160 water <br />bodies <br />• The zebra mussels were found through this monitoring - Diver <br />surveys provide evidence we caught it early. <br />• Immediate response at Pueblo - multiagency working group, new <br />boating policies and marina boat inspections. Writing a Response <br />Plan. <br />• Obtained Funding through Water Supply reserve account to <br />increasing staff levels for inspections/decontamination at Lake <br />Pueblo. <br />• Budget proposal and new legislation for enforcement in progress. <br />• Statewide AIS Management Plan is being finalized to secure federal <br />AIS funding <br />