Boat Decontamination

The NCWMA manages a high pressure, hot water boat wash at boat landings. The boat wash has been used throughout the NCWMA region since 2012. In 2021, we were able to get it to landings 48 days. This year, NCWMA staff decontaminated 236 boats and talked with 609 boaters about the importance of decontaminating boats before and after entering water bodies to stop the spread of invasive species. Here is a summary of this program.