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Lake Tahoe EIP

Implement Regional Stormwater Monitoring Program - RSWMP (Effectiveness Monitoring)

Project Number
04.01.02.0011
Action Priority
Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting
Implementers
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Primary Contact
Andrea Buxton (abuxton@tahoercd.org)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2011 - 2076
Science Program Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting
The objective of the Regional Stormwater Monitoring Program (RSWMP) is to determine whether urban pollutant load reductions are being achieved in response to stormwater improvement projects and management actions over time. RSWMP supports the Lake Tahoe Total Daily Maximum Load (TMDL) management system, the California National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and Nevada Inter-local Agreement requirements, potential scientific research questions, capital improvement effectiveness evaluations, and Pollutant Load Reduction Model (PLRM) improvements. It is designed to collect and analyze high-resolution data on urban stormwater runoff in a standardized, coordinated manner.

Key Accomplishments

Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Stormwater monitoring at the Tahoe Valley site (Timing: During) (~368 KB) Credit: Tahoe RCD Stormwater monitoring at the Tahoe Valley site

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $3,970,379
(Estimated Cost: $7,000,000)
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $1,013,000

California State Water Re... (Lahontan): $760,000

Caltrans (Caltrans): $198,403

City of South Lake Tahoe Gene... (CSLT): $264,236

Douglas County General Fund (DGCO): $264,236

El Dorado County General Fund (ELDO): $377,735

Placer County General Fund (PLCO): $264,236

Washoe County General Fund (WACO): $244,396

Nevada Department of Transpor... (NDOT): $584,137

Photos

During
Stormwater monitoring station at the Upper Truckee River site (Timing: During) (~2,340 KB) Credit: Tahoe RCD
Stormwater monitoring station at the Upper Truckee River site
Lakeshore monitoring station during Nov 16, 2017 storm (Timing: During) (~4,203 KB) Credit: Andrea Buxton
Lakeshore monitoring station during Nov 16, 2017 storm
After
Stormwater monitoring station at Upper Truckee River site after installation of treatment vault. (Timing: After) (~146 KB) Credit: Andrea Buxton
Stormwater monitoring station at Upper Truckee River site after installation of treatment vault.
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/15/2024