Lake Tahoe EIP

TCPUD Fire Flow Capacity Improvements and Hydrant Installation, Phase I

Project Number
02.01.03.0010
Action Priority
Upgrade Priority Water Infrastructure to Fight Catastrophic Wildfire
Implementers
Tahoe City Public Utility District
Primary Contact
Kim Boyd (kboyd@tcpud.org)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2022 - 2023
Community Wildfire Protection Program Upgrade Priority Water Infrastructure to Fight Catastrophic Wildfire
This Project provides improved fire flow capacity and fire hydrant coverage across the TCPUD water service areas. This phase occurs within the Dollar Point neighborhood, and will replace 1,500 linear feet of water mains and install additional 4 fire hydrants. The objective is to improve water supply enhancing fire protection capabilities on private, local, state, and federal lands by increasing fire flow volumes and coverage area.

Key Accomplishments

Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Install new fire hydrant
(Timing: During) (~293 KB)
Credit: Tahoe City PUD Install new fire hydrant

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,367,547
(Estimated Cost: $1,367,547)
Tahoe City Public Utility Di... (TCPUD): $1,049,878

Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU): $317,669

Photos

During
Installing new water line
(Timing: During) (~214 KB)
Credit: Tahoe City PUD
Installing new water line

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/05/2024