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Lake Tahoe EIP

Kahle Water Quality Basin Implementation

Project Number
01.01.01.0150
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
Supporting Agencies
Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of State Lands, Private, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service
Primary Contact
Meghan Kelly (mkelly@ntcd.org)

Stage
Completed
Duration
2015 - 2018
Total Project Cost
$1,356,750
Funding Request
$0
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
The project improved treatment of stormwater runoff in Kahle Basin by increasing basin treatment capacity and effectiveness and improving conveyance capacity along Kahle Drive. The multi-benefit project also enhanced existing recreational access in Rabe Meadow through the next phase Kahle Complete Street. The project was registered in the LT Info Stormwater Tools in 2018 with a potential of 51 lake clarity credits. See https://stormwater.laketahoeinfo.org/BMPRegistration/Detail/163 for more information on the registration.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted
  • Miles of Trails Developed or Improved

Threshold Categories

  • Recreation
  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
Completed forebay in the foreground and basin in the background (Timing: After) (~1,249 KB) Credit: NTCD Completed forebay in the foreground and basin in the background

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: Nevada Department of Transpor... (NDOT), $250,000

Secured Funding: Private Property Owners (Private), $5,000

Secured Funding: SEZ Mitigation Funds (TRPA), $118,000

Secured Funding: Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU), $611,500

Secured Funding: Southern Nevada Public Land ... (USEPA), $10,000

Secured Funding: Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL), $194,250

Secured Funding: U.S. Natural Resource Conserv... (NRCS), $26,000

Secured Funding: WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA), $142,000

Photos

Before
Due to undersized stormwater assets, the downstream lakefront housing development floods regularly (Timing: Before) (~129 KB) Credit: NTCD
Due to undersized stormwater assets, the downstream lakefront housing development floods regularly
The existing basin is undersized, full of sediment, and almost indecipherable from the meadow (Timing: Before) (~107 KB) Credit: NTCD
The existing basin is undersized, full of sediment, and almost indecipherable from the meadow
During
Installation of a new 36" stormdrain pipe and manholes along Kahle Drive (Timing: During) (~1,429 KB) Credit: NTCD
Installation of a new 36" stormdrain pipe and manholes along Kahle Drive
Transplanting willow clumps for basin screening from adjacent recreation facilities (Timing: During) (~1,355 KB) Credit: NTCD
Transplanting willow clumps for basin screening from adjacent recreation facilities
After
Completed basin vegetated with salvaged sod and native seed. (Timing: After) (~1,154 KB) Credit: NTCD
Completed basin vegetated with salvaged sod and native seed.
Revegetation protection sign and new access gate in the foreground, basin and outfall in the background. (Timing: After) (~1,474 KB) Credit: NTCD
Revegetation protection sign and new access gate in the foreground, basin and outfall in the background.
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/12/2024