South Shore Fire Protection Water Infrastructure -Well #1
Project Number
02.01.03.0005
Action Priority
Upgrade Priority Water Infrastructure to Fight Catastrophic Wildfire
Implementers
Lukins Brothers Water Company, Inc.
Supporting Agencies
Primary Contact
Jennifer Lukins (jennifer@lukinswater.com)
Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2024 - 2027
Total Project Cost
$1,500,000
Funding Request
$1,500,000
Community Wildfire Protection Program
Upgrade Priority Water Infrastructure to Fight Catastrophic Wildfire
After the Angora Fire, the Lukins Brothers Water Company developed the 2009 Infrastructure Replacement Plan, an 11-phase plan to bring the system up to current standards. Lukins has successfully completed almost 2 phases, funded exclusively by customer contribution, increasing system-wide fire protection by 40%. A new well is the next key step to increase Lukins overall source capacity, which will also will bring a regional benefit through Tahoe Keys Water and STPUD future intertie projects. This project will allow all future upgrades guaranteed water capacity and will decrease the threat of destruction from catastrophic wildfire in a key area of South Lake Tahoe and adjacent USFS lands.
Targeted Performance Measures
Facilities Improved or Created
Threshold Categories
Vegetation Preservation
Adjacent USFS land showing the Angora Fire burn area
Location
Targeted Funding
Targeted Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU), $1,500,000