Protecting Your Source Waters with DASH

In this episode of ABTV we take a deep dive, literally, into MWRA’s source waters to learn how the Authority is combatting aquatic invasive plant species that disrupt the balance and threaten the quality of your drinking water. Listen along while we take a boat ride on the Quinapoxet Basin with MWRA Senior Manager of Reservoir Operations, John Gregoire and the crew from Aquatic Endeavors.

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Timestamps:

0:01:50 - MWRA Invasive Program 0:03:36 - DASH 0:04:47 - Meet the Team/Typical Day 0:07:30 - DASH Effectiveness 0:07:58 - Target Invasive Species 0:10:20 - How did these plants get here? 0:10:53 - Why do they outcompete natives 0:11:49 - DASH in Action 0:13:44 - Anatomy & Physiology 0:15:28 - How it Propagates & Spreads

0:16:42 - Call to Action For more information:

• Invasive Aquatic Plants are an Expensive Problem in RI
• Water Invaders: A Spotlight on Aquatic Invasive Species 
• A Guide to Selected Invasive Non-native Aquatic Species in Massachusetts 
• Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers 

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