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Lake Tahoe EIP

Lower Wood Creek Water Quality Improvement Project - Phase II

Project Number
01.01.01.0187
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
Washoe County, NV
Primary Contact
Domi Fellers (dfellers@ntcd.org)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2019 - 2024
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Phase II of the Lower Wood Creek Water Quality Improvement Project completed most components not constructed in Phase I. The Incline Village-area project reduced the amount of fine sediment discharging into Lake Tahoe and helped Washoe County comply with its next 5 year milestone of the Lake Tahoe TMDL. Tasks included installation of stormwater infrastructure, treatment BMPs, and shoulder stabilization. Benefits include improved stormwater quality release to Wood Creek & Lake Tahoe. Phase I and Phase II combined earned Washoe County 44 Lake Clarity Credits.

Key Accomplishments

  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted: 0.67 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Southwood Blvd offline underground infiltration facility post construction (Timing: After) (~2,823 KB) Credit: NTCD Southwood Blvd offline underground infiltration facility post construction

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $3,712,859
(Estimated Cost: $3,712,860)
Nevada Division of Environmen... (NDEP): $153,000

Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL): $2,500,000

Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $415,617

Washoe County General Fund (WACO): $51,339

WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $592,903

Photos

Before
Potential treatment basin location along Southwood Blvd (Timing: Before) (~247 KB) Credit: NTCD
Potential treatment basin location along Southwood Blvd
Freels Peak ditch above Wood Creek pre construction (Timing: Before) (~3,909 KB) Credit: NTCD
Freels Peak ditch above Wood Creek pre construction
During
Freels Peak underground infiltration during construction (Timing: During) (~3,279 KB) Credit: NTCD
Freels Peak underground infiltration during construction
Mays Blvd infiltration basin during construction (Timing: During) (~345 KB) Credit: NTCD
Mays Blvd infiltration basin during construction
After
Freels Peak ditch discharging into Wood Creek post construction (Timing: After) (~3,029 KB) Credit: NTCD
Freels Peak ditch discharging into Wood Creek post construction
Freels Peak underground infiltration post construction (Timing: After) (~3,323 KB) Credit: NTCD
Freels Peak underground infiltration post construction
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Project Fact Sheet Data as of 08/11/2026