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Watersheds and Water Quality
Lake Tahoe EIP

Tahoe Valley Stormwater and Greenbelt Improvement Project

Project Number
01.01.01.0033
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
City of South Lake Tahoe
Primary Contact
Brianna Greenlaw (bgreenlaw@cityofslt.us)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2009 - 2026
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
The Tahoe Valley Stormwater and Greenbelt Improvement project includes multi-benefit stormwater, SEZ, bicycle and pedestrian improvements and recreational amenities. Water quality and SEZ enhancements will include improving existing drainage ways and drainage systems to spread, treat, infiltrate, and retain flows from roadways, commercial areas, and other high priority, directly connected urban areas in accordance with the Lake Tahoe TMDL. Pedestrian and bicycle improvements and all-weather crossings will improve connectivity within the project area and to regional networks.

Key Accomplishments

  • Disturbed Areas Restored, Enhanced, or Created: 1 acres
  • Forest Upland Facilities Retrofitted for Stormwater: 5

Threshold Categories

  • Air Quality
  • Recreation
  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
2016- Inadequate drainage creates flooding on South Avenue (major access road to Barton Hospital) (Timing: Before) (~3,109 KB) Credit: Jason Burke 2016- Inadequate drainage creates flooding on South Avenue (major access road to Barton Hospital)

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $12,141,773
(Estimated Cost: $16,849,534)
AQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $755,000

City of South Lake Tahoe Gene... (CSLT): $2,847,216

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA): $638,749

SEZ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $221,943

WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $750,152

California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $303,339

Proposition 1 (SWRCB): $5,700,375

Proposition 1 (CTC): $550,000

Proposition 68 (CTC): $374,999

Photos

Before
Homeless camp and fuel loading in greenbelt SEZ area (Timing: Before) (~2,905 KB) Credit: Jason Burke
Homeless camp and fuel loading in greenbelt SEZ area
Flooding of existing bike path in SEZ area (July, 2017) (Timing: Before) (~1,335 KB) Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe
Flooding of existing bike path in SEZ area (July, 2017)
During
Tahoe Valley Greenbelt Concept Plan (Timing: During) (~336 KB) Credit: Design Workshop[
Tahoe Valley Greenbelt Concept Plan
Learn more at restoretahoe.org
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/02/2026