 Well with the summer season upon us the lakes throughout Cronin County will soon be full of boats which means it's time to open up the aquatic invasive species decant decontamination stations. There are four stations located throughout the Brandon Lakes area that are fully staffed Friday through Sunday with on-call hours Monday through Thursday. The decontamination stations are available to boaters free of charge at the designated locations throughout the county. If there's water anywhere in the boat that can't be drained or in a ballast area that can't be drained or can't be verified that needs to be decontaminated. If you have an aquatic invasive species such as Eurasian water millfoil, zebra mussels or any number of other aquatic invasive species that cannot be physically removed or verified to be removed that needs to be decontaminated. If you have a structure or a watercraft structure like a dock or a lift that has been in the water for more than 24 hours that needs to be decontaminated as well. If you are required to decontaminate your boat an AIS inspector will use high pressured hot water to remove and kill the aquatic invasive species from boats, motors and trailers. The AIS inspectors are trained by the DNR to properly remove and kill aquatic invasive species. One of the big priorities in Cronin County's water plan that was approved in 2013 is preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. We think that this is our number one asset in the county. We have great people it's a great place it's Minnesota's favorite place and we have some just really great water resources and we want to ensure that our waters are clean, healthy and protected. A full list of locations, times and dates can be found on our website at lptv.org slash news. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.