SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An invasive mussel that has taken up residence in Lake Powell on the Colorado River is threatening Utah's push to develop a $1.8 billion pipeline to deliver water to fast-growing areas.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers has asked the state provide a plan on how it will prevent the pipeline from transporting quagga mussels from the lake on the Arizona-Utah border.
The 140-mile pipeline aims to transport water to Washington and Kane counties in southern Utah. The project requires a permit from the Corps.
The Corps has given the state until July 13 to produce a plan that addresses the mussel problem and a dozen other issues.
The state has not yet finalized a plan.
