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- Fine Sediment Load Reduction
- Intermediate Result
- Fine Sediment Load Reduction
- Pound (pounds)
- The estimated amount of fine sediment prevented from entering Tahoe Basin urban stormwater, based on the guidelines laid out in the Lake Clarity Crediting Program Handbook. Fine sediment load is quantified in terms of the number of sediment particles with diameter of less than 16 micrometers. Reduction of fine sediment load benefits Lake Tahoe's clarity.
- This Indicator is reported in the following LT Info areas:
Urban Implementing Partners have acheived greater than FSP targets required by permits and agreements.
The estimated amount of fine sediment prevented from entering Tahoe Basin urban stormwater, based on the guidelines laid out in the Lake Clarity Crediting Program Handbook. Fine sediment load is quantified in terms of the number of sediment particles with diameter of less than 16 micrometers. Reduction of fine sediment load benefits Lake Tahoe's clarity.
| Name | Options |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction |
California Department of Transportation, City of South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, NV, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada Department of Transportation
[2 More Options]
Placer County, CA, Washoe County, NV
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| Pollutant Control Type |
Road Operations, Treatment/Parcel BMPs
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Program Regional Stormwater Monitoring
Approach
Monitoring is guided by the RSWMP Framework and Implementation Guidance document. During water year 2014 five catchments were monitored for continuous flow and turbidity and sampled for water quality at eleven monitoring stations: the outfalls of the five selected catchments, and the inflows to and outflows from selected BMPs located in three of those catchments. Three additional catchment outfalls were monitored in water year 2015. The catchments were chosen because of their direct hydrologic connectivity to Lake Tahoe, diversity of urban land uses, range of sizes, and a reasonably equitable distribution among the participating jurisdictions. BMP effectiveness sites were selected because of their potential efficacy in treating storm water runoff characteristic of the Lake Tahoe Basin, and the broad interest in, and lack of conclusive data regarding the efficiency of the selected BMPs in reducing runoff volumes and pollutant loads.
Partners
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
- California Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Lahontan)
- City of South Lake Tahoe (CSLT)
- Douglas County, NV (DGCO)
- El Dorado County, CA (ELDO)
- Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP)
- Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD)
- Placer County, CA (PLCO)
- Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD)
- Washoe County, NV (WACO)
This indicator is related to the following Threshold Reporting Categories. Click the help icon to learn more about a Reporting Category.
- Lake Clarity Crediting Program
- Regional Stormwater Monitoring Program