Lake Tahoe EIP

South Upper Truckee Water Quality Project

Project Number
01.01.01.0166
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
Planning/Design
Duration
2010 - 2027
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
The South Upper Truckee Water Quality Project (Project) encompasses Tahoe Paradise Unit 60, River Park Estates Units 1 & 2, and South Gate Subdivisions. This includes the neighborhoods off of South Upper Truckee Road, bordered by US 50 to the north, the Upper Truckee River to the south and east, and USFS owned parcels to the west. The primary goal of the Project is to improve the clarity of Lake Tahoe by reducing detrimental water quality impacts that are a result of the development of the subdivisions, including the reduction of the transport of fine sediment from the Project area to the Upper Truckee River by construction of appropriate water quality BMPs.

Key Accomplishments

Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
Near intersection of South Upper Truckee Rd & Kekin St, outfall pipe discharging into the Upper Truckee River
(Timing: Before) (~125 KB)
Credit: El Dorado County Near intersection of South Upper Truckee Rd & Kekin St, outfall pipe discharging into the Upper Truckee River

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $155,330
(Estimated Cost: $2,136,987)
SEZ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $73,517

WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $38,667

American Rescue Plan (EDA): $43,146

Photos

Before
On Egret Way, near South Upper Truckee Road
(Timing: Before) (~621 KB)
Credit: El Dorado County
On Egret Way, near South Upper Truckee Road
Along Elati Street, bare roadside ditches
(Timing: Before) (~128 KB)
Credit: El Dorado County
Along Elati Street, bare roadside ditches

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 12/04/2024