Posted By: Bureau of Reclamation
Category: Scientific/Engineering
Partners: Molloy & Associates, LLC Skill: Scientific Interest: Science & Research Partnership With: United States Geological Survey
Corps of Engineers--Civil Works
Submission Dates: 12 a.m. ET, Dec 14, 2017 - 12 a.m. ET, Feb 28, 2018
This launches Stage 1 of a planned three-stage competition, that culminates in a Grand Prize Challenge including field-scale demonstrations.
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking innovative solutions to eradicate invasive zebra and quagga mussels from large reservoirs, lakes, and rivers in a cost effective and environmentally sound manner. Invasive mussel infestations pose significant logistical and economic challenges for local communities, recreationists and water managers. Currently, no practical methods exist for large-scale control of invasive dreissenid mussel populations once they become widely established in a lake or reservoir (referred to as “open-water”). Solutions can be novel treatments or approaches that build upon existing treatments.
All questions, registrations, and official entries are found via the InnoCentive website, which opens on the date of launch.
All questions, registrations, and official entries are found via the InnoCentive website, which opens on the date of launch.