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Lake Tahoe EIP

Lake-wide Aquatic Plant (native and invasive) Monitoring

Project Number
04.01.02.0038
Action Priority
Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting
Implementers
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Supporting Agencies
California Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of State Lands, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Primary Contact
Emily Frey (efrey@trpa.gov)

Stage
Implementation
Duration
2018 - 2030
Total Project Cost
$840,000
Funding Request
$0
Science Program Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting
Lake-wide monitoring of aquatic plants is needed to understand the existing conditions of locations and extent of plant populations. This information is used to strategize aquatic invasive plant control activities. Monitoring includes in situ dive transects and remote sensing techniques LiDAR and high resolution aerial imagery. This project also includes the development of a monitoring plan that will allow program managers to conduct future monitoring efforts consistently.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Water Quality
LiDAR data demonstrating submerged vegetation in the nearshore (Timing: After) (~29 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services LiDAR data demonstrating submerged vegetation in the nearshore

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: California Lahontan Regio... (Lahontan), $205,000

Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe License Plate Prog... (NDSL), $75,000

Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA), $66,000

Secured Funding: SB630 Funds (Lahontan), $250,000

Secured Funding: Section 108 U.S. Army Corps... (USACOE), $94,000

No Funding Source Identified

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During
Diver Transect (Timing: During) (~17 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services
Diver Transect
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/17/2024