The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 specified that the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, will develop a program of research and technology development for the environmentally sound control of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). As a result, the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) initiated a program to develop control strategies for this species.
This report was compiled by Messrs. Shawn F. Boelman, Elba A. Dardeau, Jr., and Thomas Cross, Environmental Resources Engineering Branch (EREB), Environmental Engineering Division (EED), Environmental Laboratory (EL), WES, and by Dr. Frank M. Neilson, Spillways and Channels Branch, Hydraulics Structures Division, Hydraulic Laboratory, WES. Information and reviews were received from the Zebra Mussel Research Program (ZMRP) Working Group (WG). WG chairmen members are listed in Appendix A. Chairmen included Mr. E. A. Dardeau, Jr., Hydropower; Mr. Jerry Miller, Public Facilities; Dr. Frank Neilson, Navigation; and Dr. J Craig Fischenich, Floating Plant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers technical advisors are Dr. Andrew C. Miller, Dr. Barry S. Payne, Dr. Henry E. Tatem, and Dr. Tony S. Poole, WES; and Mr. Tim Race U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (CERL). Dr. Edwin A. Theriot, Assistant Director, EL, was Program Manager, ZMRP.
This study was conducted as a milestone requirement of ZMRP Work Unit No. 32817, "Susceptibility of Public Facilities," with Mr. E. A. Dardeau, Jr., serving as Principal Investigator. During the conduct of this study, Mr. Thomas R. Patin was Chief, EREB; Mr. Norman R. Francingues was Chief, EED; and Dr. John W. Keeley was Director, EL.
Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Director of WES at the time of publication of this report. COL Bruce K. Howard, EN, was Commander.
Appreciation is expressed to Drs. Andrew C. Miller, Paul R. Schroeder, and Fischenich for their thorough technical reviews.
This report should be cited as follows:
Boelman, S. F., Neilson, F. M., Dardeau, E. A., Jr., and Cross, T., (1996) "Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Control Handbook for Facility Operators, First Edition," Miscellaneous Paper EL-97-1, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.