Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

In its efforts to keep invasive species out of lakes, the state has begun installing free boat cleaning stations, with the most recent opening Tuesday at Lake Roosevelt.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said the stations are called CD3 units because they are used to clean, drain, dry and dispose.

To use them, boaters pull up to the units and use a vacuum and brush to remove weeds and water from both outside and inside their boat.

Funding for the pilot project came from the U.S. Department of Interior.

In addition to the unit that was opened Tuesday at Kettle Falls Marina, a unit also has been opened at Steamboat Rock State Park on Banks Lake in Grant County.

"The system is one of several in the process of installation as part of a pilot project to test these machines throughout the Columbia River basin, WDFW said.

Representatives from WDFW, Washington State Parks, U.S. National Parks Service, tribal governments, and local jurisdictions including the Chelan, Douglas, and Grant County Public Utility Districts, as well as Chelan and Okanogan counties make up an advisory team that determines where to place the units.

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