Public invited to ceremony marking end of Sierra Tract erosion control project

Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/23/2016 - 5:48pm
Event Date: 
October 28, 2016 - 10:30am

The public is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony that will celebrate the completion of the Sierra Tract Phase 3-4 of their erosion control project on Friday, October 28 at 10:30 a.m. on the corner of Palmira Ave. and River Dr.

An underground low impact stormwater system has been created to treat runoff and remove pollution (primarily fine sediment) from developed roadways, commercial, and residential land uses that discharge directly into the Upper Truckee River and
eventually Lake Tahoe.

This phase follows the previously completed phases one and two, all which have been installed to send water into bioretention basins, constructed wetlands and infiltration galleries prior to discharging into the Upper Truckee River.

The project location in the Sierra Tract (also known as the Tahoe Sierra) neighborhood was selected to treat runoff because it is a high priority
subwatershed in the Lake Tahoe TMDL implementation process.

The City of South Lake Tahoe is thanking all participating agencies who made this project possible, including Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, US Forest Service, California Tahoe Conservancy and the State Water Resources Control Board.