There were a few anxious hours last summer after a sample was taken from Okanagan Lake and tested for being a possible invasive mussel infestation.
While the test ultimately revealed a negative result, over those few hours the question that arose for Okanagan Basin Water Board officials was, “If this is it, what now?”
James Littley, the deputy administrator for the Okanagan Basin Water Board, related that story during his presentation at the inaugural Okanagan-Interior Invasive Mussel Working Group meeting held Friday (March 8) in Kelowna at the Manteo Resort.