LT Info | 01.01.01.0184 - Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project

Project

01.01.01.0184 - Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project

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Planning/Design

Implementation

Post-Implementation

Completed

Overview

Basics

Project Description

The Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project is a watershed-scale project seeking to address water quality & flooding issues in a phased approach to provide treatment for urban runoff in an approximately 850-acre watershed that discharges to Lake Tahoe via Ski Run Marina. The City completed Phase 1 in 2018 with the Knights Inn redevelopment, replacing the failing storm drain with new treatment basins and conveyance system. The City is currently finishing Phase 2 of the project (design), focused on the large upper watershed that includes 8 separate projects. Phase 3 (construction) begins with one of the projects, Rockwood to Blackwood, in May 2025. The other projects are currently unfunded.

Stage

Implementation

Planning/Design Start Year

2016

Implementation Start Year

2025

Completion Year

2030

Estimated Total Cost

$9,650,179

Primary Contact

Brianna Greenlaw (bgreenlaw@cityofslt.us)

Added On

04/20/2018

Last Updated

03/09/2026

Location

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Organizations

Organization	Lead Implementer	Implementer	Funder	Primary Contact
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)				None
California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)				None
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC)				Whitney Brennan - California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC)
City of South Lake Tahoe (CSLT)				Stephen Anderjack - City of South Lake Tahoe (CSLT)
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)				Kat McIntyre - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (USFS - LTBMU)				Brian Garrett - U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (USFS - LTBMU)

EIP Details

EIP Basics

View EIP Fact Sheet | View Funding Request Sheet

EIP Focus Area

01 - Watersheds and Water Quality

EIP Program

01.01 - Stormwater Management Program

EIP Action Priority

Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels

Project

01.01.01.0184 - Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project

This project is on the EIP 5-year list.

Lake Clarity Details

Lake Clarity Basics

TMDL Pollutant Source Category

Urban Uplands

Urban Stormwater Questionnaire

Benefit Category Question

Answer

Score

Questionnaire Score: 11.4

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

EIP Performance Measure	Subcategories	Expected Value
Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted	[Property Ownership: City of South Lake Tahoe], [Road Type: Paved], [Treatment Type: Retrofitted]	2	miles
Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced	[Action Performed: Restored], [Watershed: Bijou Park]	500	linear feet
Impervious Coverage Retired	[Land Capability of Coverage Retired: 7], [Type of Coverage Retired: Existing]	10000	square feet
Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced	[Action Performed: Restored]	2	acres
Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquired	[Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquired: General]	2	acres

Reported Performance Measures

No annual performance measure accomplishments entered for this project.

No accomplishments to report for:
Year(s)	2025
Explanation	Project accomplishments are reported in the subproject EIP updates

Funding

Expected Funding

Estimated Total Cost

$9,650,179

Secured Funding

$3,950,179

Unfunded Need

$5,700,000

($5,700,000 identified as Targeted Funding)

Funding Source	Total	Secured Funding	Targeted Funding
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)	$656,200	$656,200	$0
City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund (CSLT)	$605,343	$215,343	$390,000
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (USFS - LTBMU)	$7,060,000	$1,750,000	$5,310,000
Proposition 1 (CTC)	$489,752	$489,752	$0
Proposition 1 (SWRCB)	$438,884	$438,884	$0
SEZ Mitigation Funds (TRPA)	$189,374	$189,374	$0
WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA)	$210,626	$210,626	$0
Grand Total	$9,650,179	$3,950,179	$5,700,000

Reported Expenditures

Funding Source	Total	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$503,123	$449,350	$53,773	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund	$151,613	$0	$123,863	$0	$0	$0	$27,750	$0	$0	$0	$0
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act	$1,750,000	$1,295,410	$191,089	$93,337	$170,164	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Proposition 1	$461,977	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$455,445	$6,532	$0	$0	$0
Proposition 1	$441,741	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,305	$282,473	$135,963	$0	$0	$0
SEZ Mitigation Funds	$179,082	$179,082	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
WQ Mitigation Funds	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grand Total	$3,487,536	$1,923,842	$368,725	$93,337	$170,164	$23,305	$765,668	$142,495	$0	$0	$0

Photos

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2/7/2017 Flooding on Shirley Ave (3593 Shirley)
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2/8/2017 - Flooding at 3610 Vanda Lee Wy
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2017 flooding of Bill Avenue
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3/10/2016 - Flooding of 3747 Woodbine
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3/10/2016 -Flooding of Heavenly Valley Mobile Home Park
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3/14/2016 - Flooding of 3747 Woodbine
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3590, 3591 and 3592 Bill Avenue - 10/20/2017 rain event
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3590- and 3592 Bill Avenue - 10/20/2017 rain event
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3755 Rockwood - After acquisition and demolition funded by CTC Prop. 1
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3755 Rockwood - After acquisition and demolition using CTC Prop. 1 funding
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3755 Rockwood - Before acquisition and demolition using CTC Prop. 1 funding
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3755 Rockwood Ave - flooding
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Project Map
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Other Details

Watersheds

No watersheds set for this project.

Threshold Categories

Soil Conservation

Restore at least 2 acres of developed SEZ.
Water Quality

Project will reduce pollutant loading (FSP and nutrients) from roads and urban areas from a 100% connected watershed in accordance with the Lake Tahoe TMDL.

Local and Regional Plans

Tahoe Climate Resilience Action Strategy 2022

Related Projects

01.01.01.0184 - Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project is associated with following groups of projects.

Climate Resilience

197 projects

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Notes

01/15/2026 4:25 PM	Brianna Greenlaw	As part of LTRA FY27, requested $1.8M for Ski Run Diversion (Priority 3), $300,000 for Shirley to Whole Foods (Priority 3). Needle Peak Localized Treatment ($350,000) was tentatively funded as part of LTRA FY26 so that was removed from the list.
01/15/2026 4:18 PM	Brianna Greenlaw	LTRA ask for FY26 includes "Upper Bijou Park Creek Phase 3e: 1) Ski Run Diversion ($1,800,000), 2) Needle Peak Localized Treatment ($280,000), 3) Shirley to Whole Foods ($230,000) for a total of $2,310,000. The TWIG LTRA ask for FY26 includes "Upper Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project (UBPC) Phase 3c - Osgood Basin Expansion ($300,000 for planning and $2,700,000 for implementation) for a total ask of $3,000,000. Adding both of these together results in the $5,310,000 request from LTRA included in the Financials. The Rockwood to Blackwood portion of the project was awarded to the low bidder and is anticipated to begin construction in May 2025. The remainder of the projects are finalizing design and are awaiting funding for implementation.
01/11/2022 4:40 PM	Jason Burke	This project incorporates Osgood Basin Expansion (EIP #01.01.01.0156).
01/22/2021 8:45 AM	Beth Vollmer	This project will address the watershed above the (lower) Bijou Park Creek Watershed and Restoration Project (EIP #01.01.01.0153).

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