Antero Reservoir closed to boating
By Jerd Smith, Rocky Mountain News
Published May 2, 2008 at 3:48 p.m.
Updated May 2, 2008 at 11:46 p.m.
Antero Reservoir has been temporarily closed to boating to give officials time to develop a boat-inspection program to prevent zebra mussels from invading the popular recreation spot.
The lake is open to beach fishing, but boats and trailers are key carriers of the mussel and must be inspected before they can enter state waters.
Neil Sperandeo, manager of recreation for Denver Water, owner of Antero Reservoir, said Antero is the first of its reservoirs to open this year. The invasive mussels, already present in Lake Pueblo, have not been found in Denver's reservoirs yet.
"We know that it's in Pueblo and it's in Kansas and Oklahoma and Lakes Powell and Mead. It's around us," Sperandeo said.
He said the utility will test all of its reservoirs, six of which are open to boating, as soon as the ice melts.
"Right now we're assuming that it isn't present, and we're putting measures in place to ensure it doesn't get in," he said.
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Suggest removal
Buckwheat writes:
Selling my boat. Lakes are over crowded. Boatramps are like a combat zone. Inexperienced, or just plain rude boaters, jet skiers, water skiers. Now we have to wait to get your rig inspected before you can put it in the water. (Stanley Lake has a 7 day waiting period after inspection if you take it anywhere else). Nope, that's enough. Now, where did my wife put that bowling ball?