Lake Tahoe requiring mandatory boat decontamination after discovery of golden mussels, which are more invasive than quagga mussels, just hours away.

LAKE TAHOE (KOLO) - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has approved strengthening boat inspections at Lake Tahoe after an invasive species was discovered only a few hours from the Tahoe Basin.

Boats with two or three problem areas will be charged $30; those with more than three will pay $60. “These strengthened procedures are necessary to preserve Tahoe’s waters,” said Hayley ...