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Marlette Creek SR28 Crossing Realignment and Water Quality Improvement Project

Project Number
01.01.01.0177
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
Primary Contact
Meghan Kelly (mkelly@ntcd.org)
Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2017 - 2025
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
This project near Thunderbird lodge on Lake Tahoe's east shore proposes to restore a portion of Marlette Creek to improve stream function, water quality, and fish habitat and provide erosion control and stormwater treatment at directly connected outfalls from SR 28. Specifically (1) Capture and treat State Route 28 stormwater runoff prior to entering Marlette Creek by installing treatment at each stormwater outfall.(2) Repair incision and stabilize the bed of S. Fork of Marlette Creek and provide fish passage. (3) Provide fish passage at the SR 28 culvert. (4) Stabilize SR 28 shoulders, road embankments, and dirt parking areas that are directly connected (5) alleviate ponding on SR28.

Key Accomplishments

Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
Head cut below existing SR 28 Culvert to be repaired (Timing: Before) (~2,690 KB) Credit: NTCD Head cut below existing SR 28 Culvert to be repaired

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $169,666
(Estimated Cost: $2,100,000)
Nevada Tahoe Conservancy (NTCD): $1,500

Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU): $168,166

Photos

Before
SR28 road embankment failing above upstream end of culvert (Timing: Before) (~3,151 KB) Credit: NTCD
SR28 road embankment failing above upstream end of culvert
Old failing gabions and abandoned pipes in S. Fork of Marlette Creek (Timing: Before) (~4,448 KB) Credit: NTCD
Old failing gabions and abandoned pipes in S. Fork of Marlette Creek
pipe delivering road runoff directly to Marlette Creek (Timing: Before) (~1,476 KB) Credit: NTCD
pipe delivering road runoff directly to Marlette Creek
eroded bank and US28 embankment on main fork Marlette (Timing: Before) (~1,185 KB) Credit: NTCD
eroded bank and US28 embankment on main fork Marlette
incision on South Fork Marlette Creek (Timing: Before) (~1,951 KB) Credit: NTCD
incision on South Fork Marlette Creek
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/26/2024