Lake Tahoe EIP

Rubicon 5 Erosion Control Project

Project Number
01.01.01.0063
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
El Dorado County, CA
Primary Contact
Donaldo Palaroan (donaldo.palaroan@edcgov.us)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2006 - 2011
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
The Rubicon 5 Erosion Control Project (ECP) is one of the last ECP's within this region. There have been 7 ECP's built in this area: Victoria Drive, Rubicon (1-4), Mountain Drive, Woodland, Tamarack, Silvertip, and Lonely Gulch. The problems to be addressed with this project include the following: a. Direct discharges of runoff into Lake Tahoe.Eroding cut slopes, drainages, and roadside ditches. b. Road sand/cinder accumulation on roads and discharge into drainages. c. Bare shoulders used as parking turnouts. d. Inadequate Private BMPs.

Key Accomplishments

  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted: 1 miles
  • Miles of Street Sweeping: 6.4 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
Articulated Block Pad for infiltration - Rubicon Drive
(Timing: After) (~2,789 KB)
Credit: El Dorado County Articulated Block Pad for infiltration - Rubicon Drive

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,211,487
(Estimated Cost: $1,211,487)
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $914,605

California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $264,369

WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $32,513

Photos

After
Stormwater Chambers under parking area on Rubicon Drive
(Timing: After) (~2,169 KB)
Credit: El Dorado County
Stormwater Chambers under parking area on Rubicon Drive

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/24/2024