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Overview
Basics
Basics
From May to July 2025, divers conducting surveillance work north of Nevada Beach detected thousands of aquatic invasive plant fragments floating on the water surface and in the water column. Thousands of these fragments settled and rooted offshore in numbers and distribution far exceeding previous observations in this location. This discovery spurred a rapid response, and divers spent several days pulling the rooted plants and removing fragments. This project proposes to conduct site assessments and plant removal dive visits at this location and sites north of Elk Point in 2026, to ensure that no aquatic invasive plants are infesting the area.
Planning/Design
2025
2025
2030
$150,000
Mollie Hurt (mhurt@tahoercd.org)
01/16/2026
01/16/2026
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EIP Details
EIP Basics
EIP Basics
01.03.01.0052 - Elk Point and Round Hill Rock Cribs Aquatic Invasive Plant Control
This project is on the EIP 5-year list.
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Acres Treated for Invasive Species | [Invasive Species Type: Aquatic] | 25 | acres |
| Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried | [Invasive Species Type: Aquatic] | 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
$150,000
$50,000
$100,000
($100,000 identified as )
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| Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA) | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 |
| Nevada Division of State Lands (NDSL) | $100,000 | $0 | $100,000 |
| Grand Total | $150,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
Reported Expenditures
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Threshold Categories
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Removal of AIS will contribute to improved fish habitat within Lake Tahoe for native fish and reduce habitat for invasive fish which prey on native fish and disrupt the natural food chain. Improved fish habitat will benefit reintroduction of Lahontan cutthroat trout.
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Removal of aquatic invasive plants in the nearshore will contribute to providing a high quality recreation experience in the nearshore. Harmful algal blooms can occur in or near aquatic invasive plant infestations. Presence of cyanotoxins can result in reducing or closing recreation access to waterbodies. These conditions can coincide with extreme warm weather events.
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It has been demonstrated that satellite populations increase the rate of expansion of an invasion and targeting such populations for reduction can act to reduce spread rates, thereby reducing aesthetic and visual impacts in the nearshore.
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This project will improve water quality by removing aquatic invasive plants, a known contributor to decreased lake clarity. Harmful algal blooms can occur in or near aquatic invasive plant infestations. Cyanotoxins and algal toxins pose risks to the health and safety of people and pets drinking water and recreating in waterbodies affected by blooms.
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