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Lake Tahoe EIP

Bijou Park Creek Watershed and SEZ Restoration Project

Project Number
01.01.01.0153
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
City of South Lake Tahoe
Primary Contact
Stephen Anderjack (sanderjack@cityofslt.us)
Stage
Post-Implementation
Duration
2015 - 2020
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
The project addresses water quality and flooding issues in the Lower Bijou Park Creek area (Phase 1), which discharged runoff from roadways, commercial and residential area directly into the Ski Run Marina. The area is subject to historic flooding due to undersized and deteriorating infrastructure in this lower watershed area. The project includes restoration of SEZ and associated water quality improvements to reduce sediment and nutrients loads in urban runoff discharged to Lake Tahoe.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquired: 1 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 1 acres
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 475 lf

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
Lloyd Avenue CTC parcels after SEZ restoration and vegetation establishment. (Timing: After) (~6,205 KB) Credit: Jason Burke Lloyd Avenue CTC parcels after SEZ restoration and vegetation establishment.

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $4,150,813
(Estimated Cost: $4,160,000)
City of South Lake Tahoe Gene... (CSLT): $2,163,813

SEZ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $300,000

Commercial Property Own... (Commercial): $1,687,000

Photos

Before
Lloyd Avenue CTC parcels during January 8, 2017 flooding (Timing: Before) (~70 KB) Credit: Hal Cole
Lloyd Avenue CTC parcels during January 8, 2017 flooding
View of Lloyd Avenue and rear of Knights Inn (3/21/2017) (Timing: Before) (~2,672 KB) Credit: Chuck Taylor
View of Lloyd Avenue and rear of Knights Inn (3/21/2017)
During
SEZ swale during vegetation establishment (with bypass) (Timing: During) (~3,188 KB) Credit: Jason Burke
SEZ swale during vegetation establishment (with bypass)
Vegetation establishment at former Conference Center commercial building (Timing: During) (~4,018 KB) Credit: Jason Burke
Vegetation establishment at former Conference Center commercial building
After
SEZ restoration after vegetation establishment, this is the location of the former conference center and single-family home (2022). (Timing: After) (~5,701 KB) Credit: Jason Burke
SEZ restoration after vegetation establishment, this is the location of the former conference center and single-family home (2022).
Former conference center site, after SEZ restoration completion (Timing: After) (~6,624 KB) Credit: Jason Burke
Former conference center site, after SEZ restoration completion
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 07/11/2025