This agreement provides support to the nevada tahoe conservation district (ntcd) to develop and plan a community-based watershed strategy with private landowners in coordination with the public…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD) a $125,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program (CFDA 66.436). The grant will support NTCD's development of a community-based watershed strategy and outreach efforts in the Marla Bay area of Lake Tahoe to improve water quality and help achieve the Total Maximum Daily Load requirements.

Specifically, NTCD will work with local partners to plan stormwater treatments, encourage private landowner stewardship, and prevent invasive species. Deliverables include a watershed plan prioritizing restoration opportunities, four stakeholder meetings, technical assistance to private property owners, 50% design plans for public road stormwater treatments, and collaboration on a highway project. The project aims to increase lake clarity and achieve potential load reductions to help Douglas County meet environmental standards. No subawards are included in the funding.

This agreement provides support to the nevada tahoe conservation district (ntcd) to develop and plan a community-based watershed strategy with private landowners in coordination with the public agencies responsible for stormwater and forest health management for the marla BAY water quality improvement project (wqip) to help implement the lake tahoe total maximum daily load (tmdl). Through an integrated strategy for community outreach, education and information sharing, the project will increase the communities' knowledge of restoration objectives, opportunities for improving environmental stewardship, and continuation of the best management practices (bmps) retrofit and tmdl programs. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $125,000.00. Preaward costs have been approved back to 11/01/2022. See terms and conditions.activities:project efforts include area-wide stormwater treatment planning, outreach to private property owners to encourage environmental stewardship and protect investments in both terrestrial and aquatic invasive species prevention and control for the marla BAY wqip. Ntcd will work with relevant entities including the tahoe regional planning agency (trpa), the tahoe water suppliers association (twsa), the environmental improvement program (EIP) stormwater quality improvement committee (swqic) and aquatic invasive species control committee (aiscc), nevada department of transportation, marla BAY general improvement district, pinewild homeowners association, and douglas county to develop holistic watershed plans, and through partnerships with local government, encourage participation from private landowners in implementing parcel bmps.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:project accomplishments will include: - watershed scale plan that identifies and prioritizes stormwater treatment opportunities, forest health opportunities, terrestrial invasive/noxious weed issues, beach conservation areas, and stream restoration opportunities - community outreach and stakeholder coordination (1 community meeting and 3 stakeholder meetings) - technical assistance to increase environmental stewardship on private property - engineer 50% plans for stormwater treatments on public roads - work collaboratively with the ndot US-50 3R project throughout project design - increase lake tahoe nearshore and pelagic clarity - work toward achieving a potential 8 lake clarity credits for douglas county; load reductions required by the lake tahoe tmdl direct project benefits include source control, assisting jurisdictions in meeting environmental standards, improved forest and riparian health, and enhancement of the natural/pre-development hydrologic cycle. Secondary benefits include increased understanding and awareness of local environmental issues amongst community members and promoting regional/areawide stormwater management approaches where these are more effective than individual parcel-based BMP retrofits.