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. . • <br />Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />Because these invasive mussels attach to hard surfaces like concrete and pipes, they can significantly affect <br />canals, aqueducts, water intakes and dams, resulting in increased maintenance costs for those facilities. These <br />mussels can settle in massive colonies that can block water intake and affect municipal water supply and <br />agricultural irrigation and power plant operation. In the United States, Congressional researchers estimated that <br />zebra mussels alone cost the power industry $3.1 billion in the 1993-1999 period, with their impact on industries, <br />businesses, and communities more than $5 billion. <br />Based on this information from other states, the Department of Natural Resources has the goal of minimizing spread <br />of zebra mussels at Lake Pueblo. A team of state and federal biologists and experts has been working together with <br />experts from other states. They are writing a foimal Rapid Response Plan, however time is of the essence with this <br />issue. The immediate strategy recommended by the group is the rapid response form State Parks that is detailed <br />below. This project is a very large one and the funding being sought here is the most critical and immediate set of <br />needs to minimize the risk of spread of Zebra mussels at Lake Pueblo. <br />2