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
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