Pipe Keepers

Pipe Keepers is the League’s citizen science program to address the threat of stormwater pollution entering Lake Tahoe. League staff train community members to report storm water infrastructure issues throughout the Tahoe Basin, collect stormwater samples during rain and snowmelt events and conduct restoration events at storm water infrastructure sites. Urban runoff from rain storms and snowmelt is the largest source of pollution that degrades Lake clarity. This information is used to help prioritize the most polluting pipes and find solutions so we can stop the pollution before it enters the Lake.