Technical Memorandum No. 86-68220-07-05 Inspection and Cleaning Manual for Equipment and Vehicles to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species 2012 Edition U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation June 2012 Technical Memorandum No. 86-68220-07-05 Inspection and Cleaning Manual for Equipment and Vehicles to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species 2012 Edition Prepared by: Joe DiVittorio, Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Bureau of Reclamation, Policy and Administration, Denver, Colorado Michael Grodowitz, Research Entomologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, Mississippi Joe Snow, Research Biologist, Contractor, ERDC and Teri Manross, Technical Writer-Editor, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Policy and Administration Denver, Colorado June 2012 MISSION STATEMENTS The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America's natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future. The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. DISCLAIMER This manual is intended as an introduction to its subject matter and as a reference tool. It does not create or alter policy or otherwise implement any law and should not be cited as a source of authority. The information contained herein, regarding commercial products or firms, may not be used for advertising or promotional purposes and is not to be construed as an endorsement of any product or firm by the Bureau of Reclamation or the Department of the Interior. Firms, brands, or products that are not listed are not deemed unsatisfactory. Invasive and pest species listed herein do not constitute a complete list of such species. CONTACT INFORMATION: Joe DiVittorio, CPAg/CCA Invasive Species/Integrated Pest Management Program Coordinator Bureau of Reclamation Policy and Administration Phone: 303-445-3639 E-mail: [email protected] NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY This manual is available and intended as an online resource. The manual uses many live hyperlinks that take the reader to additional information sites and video training. Frequent updating of the manual is expected, made necessary by new research findings and development of better methods. Although hard copies of the manual may be printed by the reader from the online source, any printed information may become rapidly obsolete without notice and would lack hyperlink usability. This 2012 edition supersedes all previous versions. Cover photo: Precleaning heavy soil accumulations on tractor tracks, mussels covering a penstock gate at Davis Dam, and adult quagga mussels covering a rope used in the Lower Colorado River (photos courtesy of Fred Nibling, Dave Arend, and Joe DiVittorio, respectively). Subject Directory To assist you in finding frequently researched topics in this manual, we have provided this subject directory, as well as Contents pages located at the beginning of the main report and each appendix. In addition, you may enter a keyword into the Adobe AcrobatTM find field for a complete topic search of the manual. aging facilities, ix, x vehicles, 14, 16, 30, A-1-A-3, A-17-A-19, A-25, B-4-B-8, B-26, physical treatment, 1, 5, B-1-B-3, B-13, B-25, B-26 air blasting/compressed air (cleaning), 16, 17, A-6, B-3 B-33 plants animals, vi, viii, 1-5, 20, A-3, A-7, A-14, A-27, B-4 rubber-tired, ix, 1, 20, A-14-A-20 invasive, 1, 2, 25 (also see appendix C) animals (spreading invasive species), A-15, A-125 tracked, ix, 1, 5, 8, 14-16, A-14-A-16, A-23, A-24 weeds, v, 29, A-2, A-25 aquatic, vi-viii, 12, 13, 18, 21, A-6, A-7, A-11, A-14, A-27, B-6, facility cooling system, 10, B-20 PPE (see personal protection equipment) B-16, B-33, B-34 fill/fill materials, 21, 29, A-4, A-5 prevent/prevention, v, ix, x, 2, 5, 11, 16, 23, A-1, B-1-B-6, B-13, aquatic nuisance species, v, vi, 3, A-7, A-11, A-27, B-34 fire/fire sprinkler, 10, 21, 22, 25 B-21, B-23, B-26, B-33 authorities, v, vi, 1, 2, 23, 24 high-pressure washing, 3, B-7, B-12 quarantine, 16, 28 biology (see appendix C) inboard/outboard, 29, A-15-A-17 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) (underwater), B-26-B-30 boat/watercraft, x, xii, 1-5, 13-18, 29, A-1, A-4, A-7-A-14, B-7, infestation, 5, 10, 16, 21, A- 4, A-21, A-26 rental (equipment), 5, 9, A-1 B-14-B-16, B-19, B-20, B-31 inspect/inspection, vi, ix, x, 1, 2, 13, 14-20, A-1-A-12, saltwater, B-27-B-29 boat trailer, 5, 13, 18, 29, A-7, A-9, A-11, B-16, B-17 A-14-A-17, A-27, A-29, B-14, B-26, B-27 sand blasting, B-20 brushing, B-1, B-2 inspection-cleaning relationship flowchart, ix, 17, 19, A-1 sanitation, 1 chemicals, 1, 16, 17, B-11-B-16, B-25, B-34 overview of inspection procedures, ix, 14 species clean/cleaning, vi, ix, x, 1-5, 13-20, 23, 24, A-1-A-5, A-12, A-14, intake grate, 10, 11 invasive, v, vi, ix, x, 1-5, 10, 12-20, A-1, A-3, A-6, A7, A-12, B-7, A-27, B1-B-12, B-14, B-18, B-20, B-21-B-26, B-30-B-34 integrated pest management, 1, 14 B-15 (also see appendix C) clean, drain, and dry, 2-3, 13, 23, A-14, B-10 invasive, v, vi, ix, x, 1-5, 10-20, 30, A-1, A-3, A-6, A-7, A-12-A-15, nonindigenous, v, vii, 4, 24 equipment cleaning, 1, 12, A-8 A-25, B-2, B-3, B-6, B-7, B-12, B-14, B-16 species of concern (see appendix C) inspection-cleaning relationship flowchart, ix, 17, 19, A-1 invasive plants, 1, 2, 25 (also see appendix C) spread, vi, ix, x, 1-5, 10-16, 20, 29, A-3-A-7, A-14, B-4, B-6 overview of cleaning procedures, ix, 16, B-1 invasive species, v, vi, ix, x, 1-5, 10, 12-20, A-1, A-3, test/testing, 11, 12, 21, 22, 30, A-12, A-13, A-25 postcleaning, 14-17, A-1, A-12, A-24 A-6-A-12, B-7, B-15 (also see appendix C) transport, ix, 5, 10, 14, 20, A-4 precleaning, 5, 9, 14, 16, A-1, B-1, B-2 in-water equipment, 2, 5, 10, 16, A-4, A-6, A-12, B-7, B-13, B-14, vegetation, 14, A-6, A-26 clothing, 5, 18, A-6, B-1, B-14 B-21 wash/washing, 5, 16, A-1, B-2-B-8, B-12-B-17, B-25, B-28 coatings/anti-fouling/foul release, B-20, B-23, B-24, B-33 material, vii, viii, 2, 5, 14, 18, A-6, A-7, A-15, A-25, B-1-B-3, B-12, washdown, 16, A-4 construction and maintenance equipment, ix, x, 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 14, B-15-B-17, B-29 washing system, B-3-B-9, B-33 A-4, A-12, A-14, A-15, A-25, B-14, B-20 mechanical clearing of aquatic vegetation, A-14 wash water containment, B-4-B-7, B-10, B-30 construction site (see work site) metal, vii, B-11, B-21-B-23 water jetting, B-20 cooling system, 10, 29, A-10, A-11, A-16, A-17, B-16-B-19 mussels, vii, x, 5, 6, 10, 13, 21, A-4-A-7, A-13, A-27, B-6, watercraft (see boat) crane/crane testing/water bag/water weight bag, 12, A-12-A-14, B-11-B-16, B-21-B-29, B-34 work site/site, 2-5, 14, 17, 20, 29, A-1-A-3, A-6, A-7, A-12, A-13, B-25, B-26 adult, vii, 11, 29, A-6, A-7, A-10, A-12, B-11-B-16, B-25-B-29 A-25, A-26 decontaminate/decontamination, 7, 14-17, A-11-A-14, B-1, B-11, juvenile, vii, viii, A-6, A-7, B-13, B-27 B-12-B-16, B-20, B-25-B-31 life stage, vii, viii, 11, A-6, A-7, A-10, A-12, A-13, B-11-B-14, definition of terms, vii-viii B-25, B-26, B-29 desiccation/drying, viii, B-13, B-15, B-20, B-26, B-29 prevention, v, vi, ix, x, 2, 5, 11, 16, 23, B-6, B-21, B-23, B-26, dive/diving/dive gear, scuba, 5, 13, B-26-30 B-33 (also see precleaning, cleaning, and postcleaning) engine, 16, A-9-A-11, B-16-B-18 veliger, vii, viii, 11-13, A-11, A-13, A-25, A-27 flushing, B-15-B-17 National Invasive Species Council, vi, 2, 24 equipment/vehicles personal protection equipment (PPE), 17, A-1, B-12, B-29 equipment, vi, ix-x, 1-5, 10, 13, 14, 16-20, A-1, A-3, A-4, A-7, personal use equipment, ix, 1, 13, 16-18, A-1, A-6, B-1 A-12, A-14, A-25, B-1-B-8, B-11-B-15, B-20, B-25-B-31 pest, v-x, 1-5, 14, 18, A-14, A-16, A-30, A-14, B-4 Acknowledgments Appreciation is extended to the following individuals and agencies.