Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program



California water body authorities very early recognized the westward spread of mussel infestation via the Colorado River system and the potential harm to state waterways should our lakes and reservoirs be invaded. To help prevent California waterways from infestation, DBW was authorized to manage the collection and use of the quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention fees from California fresh water boaters.
GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 2023 QZ Grant Applications Available (PDF)
- 2023 Solicitation Notice
- 2023 QZ Grant Presentation Notice and Agenda
- Slides for April 13, 2023 Presentation
- 2023 QZ Presentation RSVP Questions and Answers
- QZ Grant Program Notifications Sent
Grant Status By Fiscal Year
FUNDING SUMMARY SPREADSHEET
STATEWIDE MAPS
PROGRAM INFORMATION
As part of its mission, the Division of Boating and Waterways manages the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program, which supports preventative plans that help protect California’s reservoirs from a dreissenid mussel infestation.
Through program funding, the State could avert significant damage to the water delivery system, which provides drinking water to millions of Californians and irrigation to a $40 billion per year agricultural industry. Preventive programs can also help keep reservoirs open for recreational activities, like boating and fishing.
Funding priority is given to prevention plans that are consistent with Fish and Game Code, Section 2302, which also takes into consideration the benefits of a regional-scale dreissenid mussel infestation Prevention Plan such as:
Assessing the vulnerability of the reservoir for the introduction of non-native dreissenid mussel species by, but not limited to:
- Monitoring the number of visitors
- Inquire as to the origin of visitors (relative to dreissenid infested waters)
- Monitor outside equipment that is allowed (rentals)
- Survey the duration of use (day-use, slipped/moored)
- Monitor access (managed or unmanaged)
- Prevention efforts being implemented
- Education efforts being implemented
Develop and implement a program designed to prevent the introduction of non-native dreissenid mussel species by including, at a minimum, all of the following:
- Public Education consists of handouts, flyers, signage, postings and verbal communication and education.
- Monitoring consist of applying substrate and plankton tows equipment for monitoring the adult and/or larval mussels.
- Management of those recreational, boating or fishing activities that are permitted which shall include, but not limited to; inspections, decontamination stations and/or information where to decontaminate a vessel, exit inspections and banding of vessels to trailers.
Yearly Grant Status
Agency | Contact | Grant Status | Location | Project Description |
Lake County Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707)263-2344 | Open | Clear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Lake County Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707)263-2344 |
Open | Clear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Big Bear Municipal Water District | Mike Stephenson mstephenson@bbmwd.net (909) 866-5796 |
Open | Big Bear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
East Bay Regional Park District | Debra Auker dauker@ebparks.org (510) 544-2401 |
Open | Contra Loam, Del Valle, Chabot, Shadow Cliffs |
Implementation/Construction |
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Dennis Zabaglo dzabaglo@trpa.org (775)589-5255 |
Open | Lake Tahoe |
Implementation/Construction |
Solano County Water Agency | Alexander Rabidoux arabidoux@scwa2.com (707)455-1106 |
Open | Lake Berryessa |
Implementation/Construction |
Department of Parks and Recreation – Inland Empire District | Dick Deboer richard.deboer@parks.ca.gov (951)940-5650 |
Open | Lake Perris |
Implementation/Construction |
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department | Robb Courtney robb.courtney@prk.sccgov.org (408)355-2244 |
Open | Anderson, Calero, Coyote, Lexington |
Implementation/Construction |
California Department of Water Resources | Tanya Veldhuizen tanyav@water.ca.gov (916) 657-3609 |
Open | Pyramid Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
City of Napa Public Works Water Division | Joy Eldredge jeldredge@cityofnapa.org (707)257-9319 |
Open | Lake Hennessey |
Vulnerability Assessment |
Lake County Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707)263-2344 | Open | Clear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Lake County Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707)263-2344 |
Open | Clear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Big Bear Municipal Water District | Mike Stephenson mstephenson@bbmwd.net (909) 866-5796 |
Open | Big Bear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
East Bay Regional Park District | Debra Auker dauker@ebparks.org (510) 544-2401 |
Open | Contra Loam, Del Valle, Chabot, Shadow Cliffs |
Implementation/Construction |
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Dennis Zabaglo dzabaglo@trpa.org (775)589-5255 |
Open | Lake Tahoe |
Implementation/Construction |
Solano County Water Agency | Alexander Rabidoux arabidoux@scwa2.com (707)455-1106 |
Open | Lake Berryessa |
Implementation/Construction |
Department of Parks and Recreation – Inland Empire District | Dick Deboer richard.deboer@parks.ca.gov (951)940-5650 |
Open | Lake Perris |
Implementation/Construction |
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department | Robb Courtney robb.courtney@prk.sccgov.org (408)355-2244 |
Open | Anderson, Calero, Coyote, Lexington |
Implementation/Construction |
California Department of Water Resources | Tanya Veldhuizen tanyav@water.ca.gov (916) 657-3609 |
Open | Pyramid Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
City of Napa Public Works Water Division | Joy Eldredge jeldredge@cityofnapa.org (707)257-9319 |
Open | Lake Hennessey |
Vulnerability Assessment |
Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District | John Friedenbach friedenbach@hbmwd.com (707)443-5018 |
Open | Ruth Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Lake County Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707)263-2344 | Open | Clear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Dennis Zabaglo dzabaglo@trpa.org (775)589-5255 |
Open | Lake Tahoe |
Implementation/Construction |
Town of Truckee Police Department | Dan Olsen dolsen@townoftruckee.com (530) 582-2323 |
Open | Donner Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
United States Army Corps of Engineers | Poppy Lozoff poppy.l.lozoff@usace.army.mil (707) 467-4237 |
Open | Lake Sonoma, Lake Mendocino |
Implementation/Construction |
US Bureau of Reclamation, New Melones | Sandra Patania spatania@usbr.gov (209) 536-9094 |
Open | New Melones Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
California Department of Water Resources | Tanya Veldhuizen tanyav@water.ca.gov (916) 657-3609 |
Open | Castaic Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
United States Army Corps of Engineers | Poppy Lozoff poppy.l.lozoff@usace.army.mil (707) 467-4237 |
Open | Lake Sonoma, Lake Mendocino |
Implementation/Construction |
California State Parks | Lee Sencenbaugh lsenc@parks.ca.gov (209) 826-1196 |
Open | San Luis Reservoir |
Implementation/Construction |
Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District | John Friedenbach friedenbach@hbmwd.com (707)443-5018 |
Open | Ruth Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Lake County Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707)263-2344 | Open | Clear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Dennis Zabaglo dzabaglo@trpa.org (775)589-5255 |
Open | Lake Tahoe |
Implementation/Construction |
Town of Truckee Police Department | Dan Olsen dolsen@townoftruckee.com (530) 582-2323 |
Open | Donner Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
United States Army Corps of Engineers | Poppy Lozoff poppy.l.lozoff@usace.army.mil (707) 467-4237 |
Open | Lake Sonoma, Lake Mendocino |
Implementation/Construction |
US Bureau of Reclamation, New Melones | Sandra Patania spatania@usbr.gov (209) 536-9094 |
Open | New Melones Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
California Department of Water Resources | Tanya Veldhuizen tanyav@water.ca.gov (916) 657-3609 |
Open | Castaic Lake |
Implementation/Construction |
United States Army Corps of Engineers | Poppy Lozoff poppy.l.lozoff@usace.army.mil (707) 467-4237 |
Open | Lake Sonoma, Lake Mendocino |
Implementation/Construction |
California State Parks | Lee Sencenbaugh lsenc@parks.ca.gov (209) 826-1196 |
Open | San Luis Reservoir |
Implementation/Construction |
Agency | Contact | Grant Status | Location | Project Description |
Casitas Municipal Water District | Carol Belser cbelser@casitaswater.com (805) 649-2233 |
Closed | Lake Casitas |
Vulnerability Assessment |
Nevada Irrigation District | Peggy Davidson davidson@nidwater.com (530) 913-8854 |
Open | Rollins Scott Flats Combie | Vulnerability Assessment |
Town of Truckee | Dan Olsen dolsen@townoftruckee.com (530) 582-2323 |
Open | Donner Lake | Implementation/Construction |
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Dennis Zabaglo dzabaglo@trpa.org (775) 589-5255 |
Open | Lake Tahoe | Implementation/Construction |
County of Lake Watershed Protection District | Scott De Leon scott.deleon@lakecountyca.gov (707) 263-2344 |
Open | Clear Lake | Implementation/Construction |
County of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department | Robb Courtney robb.courtney@prk.sccgov.org (408) 355-2244 |
Closed | Anderson Calero Coyote Lexington Stevens Creek |
Implementation/Construction |
Modesto Reservoir Regional Park | Cathy Gomez cgomez@parksrec.org (209) 525-6783 |
Open | Modesto | Implementation/Construction |
Woodward Reservoir Regional Park | Cathy Gomez cgomez@parksrec.org (209) 525-6783 |
Open | Woodward | Implementation/Construction |
East Bay Regional Park District | Tiffany Margulici tmargulici@ebparks.org (510)544-2204 |
Closed | Lake Berryessa |
Implementation/Construction |
Oakdale Irrigation District |
Susan Larson |
Pending Contractor Certification Clause | Puddingstone | Vulnerability Assessment |
East Bay Municipal Utility District | Tim Cox timothy.cox@ebmud.com (209) 772-8256 |
Pending | Camanche Reservoir | Implementation/Construction |
Solano County | Alexander Rabidoux arabidoux@scwa2.com (707)455-1106 |
Pending | Lake Berryessa | Implementation/Construction |
County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation | Imee Perius iperius@parks.lacounty.gov (213) 738-2972 |
Open | Puddingstone Reservoir | Implementation/Construction |
Big Bear Municipal Water District | Mike Stephenson mstephenson@bbmwd.net (909) 866-5796 |
Open | Big Bear Lake |
Implementation/Construction |