Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program wins award during Nevada Taxpayers Association

The Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program was awarded an Honorable Mention by the Nevada Taxpayers Association for the 24th annual Cashman Good Government Award.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) made the announcement today.

The Cashman Good Government Award honors government entities who put workplace experience together with ingenuity to make citizen services work better, faster, and cheaper. The TRPA submitted the award on behalf of the collaborative Tahoe Interagency Steering Committee which represents nearly 100 organizations working to restore and protect the Lake Tahoe Region, known as the Environmental Improvement Program, or EIP.

“We are honored to be recognized by the Cashman Family and Nevada Taxpayers Association,” said TRPA Board Chair Mark Bruce. “The EIP steering committee has done a remarkable job of stewarding taxpayer dollars to best protect Lake Tahoe for all to enjoy.”

Over the last 25 years, the Tahoe Interagency Steering Committee has mobilized diverse partners and has brought 750 projects that benefit the environment and economy for residents and visitors to completion. Partners work across jurisdictions to complete EIP projects that include stormwater management, aquatic invasive species control and prevention, forest fuel treatments, bike, and pedestrian paths, and cutting-edge science to guide adaptive management.

The EIP has generated $5.2 billion in economic output since 1997 and supports an average of 1,700 jobs a year. EIP projects have also averted billions of dollars of damage due to wildfire, aquatic invasive species introductions, erosion and pollutant control, and economic impacts of environmental deterioration.

The Nevada Taxpayers Association honored the EIP Steering Committee along with six other government entities at their luncheon in Reno on March 30.