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Invasive Species Are Threatening the Quality of New York’s Tap Water
Zebra mussels, hydrilla, and now a water flea have made their homes in New Croton Reservoir.
According to Meredith Taylor, a biologist at the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, zebra mussels were introduced when a bass tournament, hosted on a private lake within the watershed, brought boats in from across the country. You’ll see a normal pond, and then at the end of the growing season, it’s completely full of hydrilla,” said Nicole White, founder of Little Bear Environmental Consulting, which often works with city and state departments to combat invasive species. “We’d lift watercraft recreational equipment up and over a height of land, decontaminate them with high pressure hot water and put them on the other side at the watershed divide,” said Modley, describing one of the possible outcomes of the plan.
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