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The Wild Trout Research Laboratory was developed to assist urgent efforts to understand and control Whirling Disease, a serious parasite of salmonid fish. The infectious stages of this disease are resistant to normal disinfection methods, so the lab was designed and is operated with special, rigorous techniques for wastewater treatment, to prevent release of spores into the environment. This was the first laboratory in the region with the capability to handle pathogens of this type. Lab facilities are available to fishery and other aquatic researchers on a monthly rental basis. Laboratory use is not restricted to whirling disease (or even fish) research. At top capacity 192 - 10 gallon tanks can be in use, holding as many as 50 fish per tank. We also have 120 gallon tanks to house larger fish if needed. The water is recirculated continuously, with a 10 percent daily water change. The effluent can be boiled and drained through a septic drain field each day.
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