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State law-enforcement unit reports dip-tank test shows 100% mortality; Kanab inspection station expands containment efforts
Summary
Utah Division of Law Enforcement officials told Kane County commissioners that biological testing at the Stateline Ramp dip tank produced a 100% mortality rate for targeted mussels, strengthening the case for dip-tank containment and the Kanab secondary inspection station despite staffing limits.
KANE COUNTY, Utah — John Bruce Johnson, lieutenant for the Utah Division of Law Enforcement's aquatic invasive species program, told the Kane County Commission on Oct. 14 that recent biological validation shows their dip tanks are effective and that containment efforts at Lake Powell and Kanab are central to preventing spread.
"We proved a 100% mortality of all villagers and adult mussels in our dip tank at the Stateline Ramp," Johnson said, reporting the results of a study his division conducted. He described statewide inspection activity — just under 300,000…
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