Association of California Water Agencies’ 2026 Spring Conference

#TeamGEI was excited to be part of the Association of California Water Agencies’ 2026 Spring Conference where the big topic was golden mussels. These highly invasive mussels have triggered a state of emergency in San Joaquin County, and our experts spent time with California water owners and managers discussing the infiltration of this invasive species and what can be done to curb it.

Leading into the conference, #TeamGEI’s Project Manager Lane Klansek wrote a blog on California as ground zero for North America’s golden mussel invasion, and what water managers and advisors need to know about tackling them head-on in the waterways.

Readers will learn about how golden mussels are different from other mussels, how urgent the problem is, the concerns around water quality and infrastructure integrity, and the steps engineers and scientists can take in response to this invasion.

Read Lane’s blog.