Overview

Basics

Basics
The Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association proposes to plan, address technical challenges, and engage stakeholders on improvements to the long-term quality and beneficial uses of waters of the Tahoe Keys Lagoons (i.e., the Marina, West, and Lake Tallac lagoons). Evaluations will focus on water quality, lagoons circulation, and control of algae/HABs and invasive aquatic plant fragments. Depending on TKPOA and stakeholder interests, project planning could also include interrelated environmental issues, such as: 1) reduced nutrient inflow to/outflow from Lake Tallac Lagoon, and 2) reduce water quality & AIS impacts and threats to Pope Marsh.

Planning/Design
2023
2029
2031

Rick Lind (Rick@SierraEcos.com)
05/30/2023
01/12/2024
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Location Information Location Notes
Long-term water quality improvement project planning area includes Tahoe Keys West, Marina, and Lake Tallac lagoons with the planned renovation and reoperation of the Tahoe Keys Circulation and Treatment System.

Organizations

Organizations
Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) Rick Lind - Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA)

EIP Details

EIP Basics

01.02.01.0106 - Tahoe Keys Lagoons Long Term Water Quality Improvement Project Planning

This project is on the EIP 5-year list.

Lake Clarity Details

Lake Clarity Basics

Lake Clarity Basics

Urban Stormwater Questionnaire

The Urban Stormwater Questionnaire is not relevant because this project is not seeking voter-approved bond funding through the State of California consistent with the Stormwater Resource Plan (SRP).

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures
Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced [Action Performed: Restored], [Habitat Type: Lake] 172 acres
Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced [Action Performed: Restored], [Habitat Type: Wet Meadows] 300 acres

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measure Accomplishments are not relevant for projects in the Planning/Design stage.

Funding

Expected Funding

Expected Funding
$170,000
($720,000 identified as )

Total
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) $100,000 $0 $100,000
California State Water Resources Control Board (Lahontan) $250,000 $0 $250,000
Excess Coverage Mitigation Funds (TRPA) $200,000 $0 $200,000
Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) $340,000 $170,000 $170,000
Grand Total $890,000 $170,000 $720,000

Reported Expenditures

Reported Expenditures
Total 2023
Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association $41,000 $41,000
Grand Total $41,000 $41,000

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Other Details

Watersheds

No watersheds set for this project.

Threshold Categories

  • Improved water quality and aquatic habitat conditions in the Tahoe Keys Lagoons.
  • Improved water quality for human contact recreation and recreational fishing.
  • Reductions in frequency and magnitude of harmful algal blooms. Also improved wildlife habitat viewing associated with increased wildlife usage of improved Pope Marsh habitat if restoration is included as one of the Project multiple purposes.
  • Improved aquatic habitat and native aquatic vegetation in the Tahoe Keys Lagoons. Also enhanced diversity of riparian habitat along Lake Tallac Lagoon if habitat connectivity improvements are included as one of the Project multiple purposes.
  • Circulation and possible filtration and treatment of lagoons water quality will return lagoons water quality conditions to those originally seen in the lagoons in the 1960s. Improved water quality could also result if remediation of the PCE plumes in the Tahoe Valley South groundwater basin is included as one of the Project multiple purposes.
  • Habitat will be improved for waterfowl and aquatic/ terrestrial species that inhabitat and forage in the lagoons. Habitat connectivity between Pope Marsh and the Upper Truckee River Marsh, and habitat improvements in Pope Marsh, will also be achieved if these components are included as part of the Project multiple purposes.

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

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Notes

Notes
01/12/2024 2:21 PM Beth Vollmer Previous EIP number 01.03.01.0040
01/01/2024 9:51 AM Rick Lind Long-term improvements to water quality in the lagoons would also support the long-term aquatic invasive plant control activities in the Tahoe Keys Lagoons by reducing nutrients available to invasive plant species and helping to control invasive plant fragments. This Project would also improve the qualities of the Lahontan Basin Plan identified Beneficial Uses and advance lagoon water quality characteristics toward the designated Water Quality Objectives for these Lake Tahoe waters. This long-term water quality improvement project would be best implemented within a short time following the planned, but not yet proposed, lagoons-wide aquatic invasive plant control project, which would be implemented 2027-2028. The ongoing (2022-2024) Control Methods Test Project must be completed before the lagoons-wide aquatic invasive plant control project can be performed.