Lawrence reducing zebra mussels in water transmission main
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February 28, 2018
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence city officials say new practices significantly reduced the number of invasive zebra mussels in a line that brings water from Clinton Lake to a water treatment plant.
Last spring, workers found a zebra mussel colony that extended 2,000 feet within the pipe. The city voted to buy $80,000 worth of the copper ion generation equipment to control the mussels.
The equipment passes an electrical current through a copper plate, releasing positively charged copper ions that discourage the mussels from attaching to the line's walls.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports if lef...
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