Overview

Basics

Basics
A volunteer based underwater clean-up focuses on remediating the subsurface of the lake bed via SCUBA. This project spans the entire 72-mile near shoreline circumference of Lake Tahoe. This stewardship project not only removes litter from the lakebed, but also educates the public and informs local stakeholders about the extent and types of litter accumulation in Lake Tahoe.

Completed
2020
2021
2021
$286,018

02/23/2021
11/29/2022
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Location Information Location Notes
Entire lake circumference

Organizations

EIP Details

EIP Basics

04.02.01.0020 - 72-mile Lake Tahoe SCUBA Clean-up

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

No expected performance measures set for this project.

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures

No annual performance measure accomplishments entered for this project.


No accomplishments to report for:
Year(s) 2021
Explanation As recommended by Beth Vollmer, none of the project accomplishments fit our projects goals. I will be updating our accomplishments in the project notes.

Funding

Expected Funding

Expected Funding
$286,018
$286,018
$0

Total
American Century Championship (Private) $6,000 $6,000 $0
Lake Tahoe License Plate Program (NDSL) $60,898 $60,898 $0
Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund) $200,000 $200,000 $0
Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation (TMRF) $10,000 $10,000 $0
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) $9,120 $9,120 $0
Grand Total $286,018 $286,018 $0

Reported Expenditures

Reported Expenditures
Total 2021 2020
American Century Championship $6,000 $0 $6,000
Lake Tahoe License Plate Program $60,898 $60,898 $0
Tahoe Fund $171,628 $171,628 $0
Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation $10,000 $0 $10,000
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation $9,122 $0 $9,122
Grand Total $257,648 $232,526 $25,122

Photos

Photos

Other Details

Watersheds

No watersheds set for this project.

Threshold Categories

  • Recreational experience will be improved with the removal of litter from the near shore lakebed.
  • Remediation of litter from the lakebed environment will enhance the visual setting of Lake Tahoe.
  • Removing submerged litter from the lake will help contribute to lake health and water quality.

Local and Regional Plans

No Local and Regional Plans set for this project.

Related Projects

Related Projects

No Related Projects set for this project.

External Links

Notes

Notes
11/28/2022 4:16 PM Colin West Project Completed- May 10th 2021

Miles Cleaned: 72 mi
Weight Removed (wet): 25,281.9 lbs.
Items Removed (count): 24,834 items
Total Dive Days: 81 days
Total Cleanup Dives: 189 dives
Air Cylinders Used: 626 cylinders
Volunteers to Date: 148 volunteers
Volunteer Hours (dive days): 6715.75 hours
Volunteer Hours (litter categorization): 1,268.75 hours
11/15/2021 12:00 PM Colin West 72 Mile Project Update: November 10th 2021

Litter collected: 18,215 lbs
Pieces of litter removed: 21,091 pieces
Total dive days: 49 days
Mileage to date: 43 miles
Individual dives: 128 dives
Cylinders of air used: 448 cylinders
Volunteers: 106
Volunteer hours: 3,856 hours