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Lake Tahoe EIP

Meyers Landfill Remediation

Project Number
01.02.01.0030
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Theresa Cody (theresa.cody@usda.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2007 - 2025
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Cap remediation of Meyers Landfill to prevent the migration of pollutants detected in groundwater (vinyl chloride) into Saxon Creek and adjacent drinking water wells. Project completed to 75% in 2011, and remainder of construction completed in 2012; certification of performance completed in 2016. Ongoing groundwater and gas monitoring to continue in support of the Remedial Investigation for the groundwater operable unit.

Key Accomplishments

  • Disturbed Areas Restored, Enhanced, or Created: 11 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
1-Looking NE across Landfill Cover Deck (Timing: After) (~276 KB) Credit: ERRG-USFS Contractor 1-Looking NE across Landfill Cover Deck

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $3,740,000
(Estimated Cost: $6,897,000)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $3,740,000

Photos

After
5-Southeast Infiltration Basin with Check Dams (Timing: After) (~377 KB) Credit: ERRG-USFS Contractor
5-Southeast Infiltration Basin with Check Dams
4- West Slope of Landfill Cover (Timing: After) (~319 KB) Credit: ERRG-USFS Contractor
4- West Slope of Landfill Cover
3- North End of Landfill Cover (Timing: After) (~332 KB) Credit: ERRG-USFS Contractor
3- North End of Landfill Cover
2- Southern End of Landfill with Drainage Features (Timing: After) (~453 KB) Credit: ERRG- USFS Contrator
2- Southern End of Landfill with Drainage Features
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/25/2024