Conservancy votes to allow Oflying Water Control Project to move forward on their land

The California Tahoe Conservancy voted during their board meeting on Thursday to allow El Dorado County to use five of their parcels to develop a water quality project in the Tahoe Paradise neighborhood.

The project will include the construction of conveyance channels and detention basins, and install perforated pipes to infiltrate stormwater, which will increase groundwater recharge and reduce stormwater volumes, peak flows, and stormwater pollutants.

El Dorado County determined that the project area has significant eroding slopes, is in close proximity to the Upper Truckee River and Trout Creek, and poses a high risk for delivering pollutants to these waterbodies and eventually to Lake Tahoe

Those lots along subdivision to support the Oflyng Water Quality Project along Of lying Drive from Southern Pines Drive to the intersection with Pioneer Trail. The Project is bordered by Skyline Drive to the north, Elks Club Drive to the east, Pioneer Trail to the south, and Southern Pines Drive to the west.

Between 1988 and 2004, the Conservancy acquired the five parcels to protect the natural environment and improve water quality. They acquired three of these parcels under its Environmentally Sensitive Lands Program, one through the Land Coverage Program, and one through a donation.

El Dorado County is seeking grant funding to implement the project in 2020.