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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
Post-Implementation
Duration
2019 - 2023
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
The second phase of this water quality improvement would complete components not constructed in Phase I. The Incline Village-area project will reduce the amount of fine sediment washing into the lake and help Washoe County meet its next 5 year milestone of the Lake Tahoe TMDL and improve lake clarity. Tasks include installation of additional stormwater infrastructure, treatment BMPs, and shoulder stabilization. Benefits include improved stormwater quality release to Wood Creek & Lake Tahoe. Phase I and Phase II combined are expected to earn Washoe County 30-40 credits in the Lake Clarity Crediting Program.

Key Accomplishments

  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted: 0.67 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Bare earth ditch on Freels Peak Drive (Timing: Before) (~49 KB) Credit: WC Bare earth ditch on Freels Peak Drive

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $958,722
(Estimated Cost: $3,776,753)
Washoe County General Fund (WACO): $32,337

WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $128,893

Nevada Division of Environmen... (NDEP): $41,842

Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL): $575,918

Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $179,732

Photos

Before
Potential treatment basin location along Southwood Blvd (Timing: Before) (~247 KB) Credit: NTCD
Potential treatment basin location along Southwood Blvd
Southwood Blvd offline underground infiltration facility pre construction (Timing: Before) (~3,087 KB) Credit: NTCD
Southwood Blvd offline underground infiltration facility 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
Southwood Blvd offline underground infiltration facility post construction (Timing: After) (~2,823 KB) Credit: NTCD
Southwood Blvd offline underground infiltration facility post construction
Freels Peak underground infiltration post construction (Timing: After) (~3,323 KB) Credit: NTCD
Freels Peak underground infiltration post construction
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/24/2024