ECONOMICS

Quagga, Zebra and Golden Mussels
 

2026

• Heavy Lift: Friant Water Authority  approves nearly $500,000 in golden mussel fight (2/20/26)| Porterville Recorder

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2024

• Grand Valley water managers have plan to outmuscle invasive species (9/7/24)

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2023

• Grand Forks, MN continues to combat zebra mussels (11/27/23)

• Auburn, NY, invests in chlorine dioxide generator to reduce [Quagga/Zebra mussel] disinfection byproducts in water  (8/7/23)

• Estimated economic cost of aquatic nuisance species proliferation to North Dakota water infrastructure and industry

• Potential Economic Impact of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in B.C. (Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship 2023)

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2021​

• US Bureau of Reclamation Costs Associated with Invasive Mussels Impacts and Management ( U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2021)

• Case Studies: Impact and Control of Invasive Mussels at Hydropower Plants ( U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2021)

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2020

• Zebra mussels grow through the Highland Lakes, costing city millions (Ramadna 2020)

2019

• Estimated Economic Damages of Invasive Mussels to Montana (Nelson 2019)

• Fact Sheet: Estimated Economic Damages of Invasive Mussels to Montana (Montana Invasive Species Council 2019)

 

2018

• Walker Partners Interview: Helping Texas Stop Zebra Mussels from Jeopardizing Drinking Water (Walker Partners)

• Syracuse spending $1.4 million to update chlorine systems on water intakes (Central NY News)
   

2017

• Defensive Measures - Gavins Point Hatchery Adds Filtration System to Halt Spread of Zebra Mussels (July 2017) (Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan)

• City uses copper to fight zebra mussels' impacts on water treatment infrastructure (news article - Lewisville Texan Journal)

• A small invasive shellfish is playing havoc with Central Basin's budget (news article - Whittier Daily News)

• Invasive zebra mussel colony found in city's water piping; city to start new water treatment to kill them (news article - LJWorld.com)

• Invasive Elodea threatens remote ecosystem services in Alaska: A spatially-explicit bioeconomic risk analysis (Schwoerer 2017)

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2016

• Costs for Controlling Dreissenid Mussels Affecting Drinking Water Infrastructure: Case Studies (Chakraborti et al. 2016)

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2015

• Advancing a regional defense against dreissenids in the Pacific Northwest (PNWER and PSMFC 2015)
   

2014

• TX City Projects Spending $3 million over 3 years to fish invasive species (7/5/14)
   

2013

• An Estimate of Annual Economic Cost of Invasive Dreissenid Mussels to Alberta (Neupane 2013)

• Effects of Aquatic Invasive Species on Home Prices – Evidence from Wisconsin (Johnson and Meder 2013)

• Invasive Mussels Update Economic Risk of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River Basin (IEAB 2013)

• Preliminary Damage Estimates for Selected Invasive Fauna in B.C. (Robinson et al. 2013)

• The Economic Cost of Invasive and Non-native Species in Ireland and Northern Ireland (Kelly et al 2013)

• Estimating costs of using foul-release type coatings to mitigate Dreissena sp. mussel macrofouling at a FCRPS facility (Wells and Sytsma 2013)
   

2012

• Long-Term Funding Needs for Aquatic Invasive Species Programs (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2012)

• Expecting A Higher Water Bill? Blame Zebra Mussels (August 2012)

• The Costs of Aquatic Invasive Species to Great Lakes States (Anderson Economic Group 2012)

• Metropolitan Water District wages costly war with nature and age (March 2012)
   

2011

• Stepping Stones for Biological Invasion: A Bioeconomic Model of Transferable Risk (Warziniack et al. 2011)

• Harmful Animal Invaders – The Economic Realities (NECIS 2011)

• Invasion of the Zebra Mussels Costs UK Million of Pounds (2011)

• Nevada  AIS Fact Sheet (Contains various AIS  economic impact costs, 2011)
   

2010​

• A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Preventative Management For Zebra And Quagga Mussels In The Colorado-Big Thompson System (Thomas 2010)

• Economists Work on Financial Cost of Zebra/Quagga Mussel Invasion in Columbia River Basin. CBBulletin.com (The Columbia Basin Bulletin 2010)

• Economic Risk Associated with the Potential Establishment of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River Basin (IEAB 2010)
   

2009

• Invasive Quagga Mussels a Growing Threat. MSNBC.com (The Associated Press 2009)

• Ecologists Put Price Tag on Invasive Species. Ecological Society of America (Buckley 2009)

• The Economics of Invasive Species. Oregon Invasive Species Council (Cusack et al. 2009)

• Great Lake Scourge Infects West. Journal Sentinel (Egan 2009)

• Estimated Potential Economic Impact of Zebra and Quagga Mussel Introduction into Idaho. Idaho Invasive Species Council (Idaho Aquatic Nuisance Species Taskforce 2009)

• Invasive Species: Tiny Eurasian Mussel Now Threatening Mighty Hoover Dam (Streater 2009)

• Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, California – Nevada (USACE 2009)
   

2006–2008

• Economic Impacts of Zebra Mussels on Drinking Water Treatment and Electric Power Generation Facilities. Environmental Management (Connelly et al. 2007)

• Hearing on The Silent Invasion: Finding Solutions to Minimize the Impacts of Invasive Quagga Mussels on Water Rates, Water Infrastructure and the Environment. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (De Leon 2008)

• Aquatic Nuisance Species – Evaluating the Ecological and Economic Value of the 100th Meridian Initiative. University of Notre Dame (Lodge et al. 2006)

• Testimony on Impact of Invasive Quagga Mussels. Southern Nevada Water Authority (Zegers 2008)
   

2000–2005

• Update on the Environmental and Economic Costs Associated with Alien-invasive Species in the United States. Cornell University (Pimental et al. 2004)

• An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure: Bioeconomic Risk Analysis of Invasive Species. University of Notre Dame (Leung et al.  2002)

• Potential Economic Impacts of Zebra Mussels on the Hydropower Facilities in the Columbia River Basin. Bonneville Power Administration (Phillips, Sytsma and Darland 2005)

• Mussel Model Calls for Cash to Combat Invading Species. Newsletter of American Malacological Society (Reichhardt 2003)

• Economic Impact of the Spread of Alien Species in Germany. Federal Environmental Agency (Germany) (Reinhardt et al. 2003)

• “Musseling” in on the Ninth District economy How many clams will it cost? (Cataldo 2001)

• Report: Estimates of Economic Impacts from ANS (mostly those attributed to zebra mussels) (Phillips 2001)
   

1997–1999

• Costly Interlopers: Introduced Species of Animals, Plants and Microbes Cost the U.S. $123 Billion a Year. Scientific American (Hall 1999)

• Zebra Mussels Pose a Threat to Virginia’s Waters. Virginia Cooperative Extension (Helfrich et al. 1997)

• Zebra Mussel Control Costs in Surface Water Using Facilities. Ohio Sea Grant College Program (Park and Hushak 1999)

• Environmental and Economic Costs Associated with Non-Indigenous Species in the United States. Cornell University (Pimentel et al. 1999)

• Aquatic Vegetation in Irrigation Canals, A Guide to Integrated Management. Oregon Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Sytsma and Parker 1999)