Impact ID | 7055 |
Impact Type | Infrastructure |
Study Type | Anecdotal |
Study Location | N/A |
Impact Description | Hydrilla verticillata slows water flow and clogs irrigation and flood control canals. Florida alone spends millions of dollars for hydrilla “maintenance control” with herbicides and mechanical harvesters; mats of it wash up on shore there, collect at culverts and clog important water control pumping stations. |
Reference | 42119 |
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