San Benito County officials are planning to meet Monday with representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at San Justo Reservoir to discuss the eradication plan for the site.
It’s surprisingly nice to hear that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is finally wrapping up an offensively long review process before treating a mussel infestation at San Justo Reservoir just outside Hollister.
In devising a list of “100 Ways to Eradicate a Reservoir Infested with Zebra Mussels in Under a Decade” for the research journal Stuff, an idea struck me as poignantly appropriate, amusing, vengeful and satisfying.
The state and federal environmental review of a plan to rid San Justo Reservoir of invasive zebra mussels continues this summer as the once-popular recreation area remains closed to the public for a fourth year.
It is simply inexcusable and reflective of a larger problem: The federal government has dragged its feet in responding to the zebra mussel infestation of San Justo Reservoir and, in the meantime, has put a freeze on the recreational spot's economic potential in the community.