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Lake Tahoe EIP

Zephyr Cove Water Quality Improvement Project

Project Number
01.01.01.0094
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, Douglas County, NV, Nevada Department of Transportation
Supporting Agencies
Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of State Lands, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Meghan Kelly (mkelly@ntcd.org)

Stage
Completed
Duration
2013 - 2017
Total Project Cost
$960,705
Funding Request
$0
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Untreated or under-treated stormwater is being directly discharged to the Lake. The project installed 950' of conveyance pipe to connect 2 highway catchments to a new infiltration basin designed to reduce fine sediment particles, nitrogen and phosphorus delivery to Lake Tahoe. The project also stabilized 2 eroding beach outfalls and provided infiltration where possible.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Large basin to collect up to the 10 year storm from Hwy 50 (Timing: After) (~3,871 KB) Credit: NTCD Large basin to collect up to the 10 year storm from Hwy 50

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: Nevada Department of Transpor... (NDOT), $390,000

Secured Funding: Nevada Division of Environmen... (NDEP), $105,705

Secured Funding: Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU), $315,000

Secured Funding: Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL), $150,000

Photos

Before
Foothill outfall (Timing: Before) (~5,601 KB) Credit: NTCD
Foothill outfall
Church outfall (Timing: Before) (~5,203 KB) Credit: NTCD
Church outfall
During
Construction of a 8500 cf infiltration basin (Timing: During) (~3,805 KB) Credit: NTCD
Construction of a 8500 cf infiltration basin
Installation of 950 feet of stormdrain pipe (Timing: During) (~3,460 KB) Credit: NTCD
Installation of 950 feet of stormdrain pipe
After
Foothill outfall pavers (Timing: After) (~3,076 KB) Credit: NTCD
Foothill outfall pavers
Foothill outfall (Timing: After) (~2,841 KB) Credit: NTCD
Foothill outfall
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/10/2024