Friday February 6, 2026
SJV Water —
Water agencies of all sizes are crafting plans and forming task forces across local, state and federal entities to protect infrastructure from the spread of golden mussels, a tiny, invasive species that has already spread the length of the state’s network of waterways.
In the San Joaquin Valley, Friant Water Authority is in the midst of another round of environmental DNA testing, this time on the entire length of the 152-mile canal, after golden mussel eDNA was detected near the White River intake in Tulare County.