The Bureau of Reclamation is continuing to test for zebra or quagga mussels in mountain lakes, but so far has found no evidence of either mussels or veligers, the larval stage. "We’ve been running tests at Twin Lakes, Turquoise Lake and Ruedi Reservoir, but so far they have all come back negative," said Kara Lamb, Reclamation public affairs officer."Those tests will be ongoing at the upper lakes." The mussels are a concern because they were found in Colorado lakes for the first time earlier this year. In January, zebra mussels were confirmed at Lake Pueblo. Last month, quagga mussels were found in Lake Granby. 

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