Watersheds and Water Quality
Lake Tahoe EIP

Stormwater Treatment Facilities Operations and Maintenance – Placer County

Project Number
01.01.02.0011
Action Priority
Operate and Maintain Stormwater Infrastructure
Implementers
Placer County, CA
Primary Contact
Tim Boyer (tboyer@placer.ca.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2015 - 2050
Stormwater Management Program Operate and Maintain Stormwater Infrastructure
Placer County annually performs operations & maintenance of stormwater treatment facilities within the Tahoe Basin. The scope of work includes vacuum sweeping of road surfaces; vactor removal of sediment/debris from drainage inlets, sediment cans, roadside swales/ditches, & retention/detention basins; & filter changeouts & sediment removal from advanced jellyfish treatment units. Additional work includes engineering & management support of the Lake Tahoe Clarity Model reporting, IMP, SWQIC, PLRM, and NPDES load reduction mandate under the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Key Accomplishments

  • Facilities Improved or Created: 2
  • Miles of Street Sweeping: 668 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Drainage Swale Maintenance
(Timing: During) (~84 KB)
Credit: KMcG Drainage Swale Maintenance

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,479,754
(Estimated Cost: )
Placer County General Fund (PLCO): $1,283,212

Tahoe Resource Conservat... (Tahoe RCD): $104,542

TRPA Operations & Maintenance... (TRPA): $40,000

Sustainable Communities G... (Caltrans): $52,000

Photos

Before
Jellyfish Lake Forest. Filter changeout & sediment removal
(Timing: Before) (~4,384 KB)
Credit: DPW-TED
Jellyfish Lake Forest. Filter changeout & sediment removal
During
Sweeping
(Timing: During) (~9 KB)
Credit: KMcG
Sweeping
After
Jellyfish Lake Forest. Filter Changeout & sediment removal
(Timing: After) (~4,989 KB)
Credit: DPW-TED
Jellyfish Lake Forest. Filter Changeout & sediment removal
Learn more at restoretahoe.org

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 03/17/2026