The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program. The grant will support the development of a community-based watershed strategy for the Tahoe Keys neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe, California from December 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027. Key products and services include a...
The Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD) was awarded a $1.39 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to implement the Kahle Complete Street Project. The grant was awarded on September 7, 2022 under the Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant Program (CFDA #10.690) and will support project activities through April 15, 2026. The Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant Program aims to fund erosion control and water quality projects in the Lake...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,310,538 Project Grant under the Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant Program (CFDA 10.690) to the South Tahoe Public Utility District on August 23, 2024. This multi-year grant will fund a wide-ranging water infrastructure project to improve fire flow and drought resilience in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Key components include installing new water mains, adding fire hydrants, and upgrading the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)...
This $800,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to carry out its program for maintaining, protecting, and improving the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the state. Key activities include water quality monitoring and assessment,...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) aims to enhance the understanding and management of environmental challenges in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The key products and services to be delivered include: Assessing the impact of wildfires and vehicle emissions on snowpack black carbon particulate loading through remote sensing and fieldwork across Tahoe's watersheds....
This $320,536 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Natural Heritage, to carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Nevada's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities include achieving compliance with...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,562,500 in federal funding to the North Tahoe Public Utility District to implement its 2025 Waterline Replacement Project. The project involves the installation of approximately 2,700 linear feet of 8-inch water mains, new 2-inch service lines, fire hydrants, valves, and appurtenances to enhance the water system's drought resilience...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $547,077 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to study stream-lake interactions at Lake Tahoe. The project will involve calibrating and validating revised inflow algorithms within an existing hydrodynamic model, using comprehensive field measurements of the dynamic interactions between two major streams (Ward and Incline Creeks) and the stratified Lake Tahoe. The updated and validated...
This $120,653 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program funds the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to conduct activities related to air pollution control and forecasting in Nevada. The key deliverables include: 1) Training for NDEP staff on air quality forecasting, 2) Purchase of equipment for NDEP...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) provides $300,000 to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to enhance the state's water quality database and data management capabilities. The key activities under this 3-year award include: 1) expanding NDEP's water quality database to include a broader set of biological and physical habitat data, 2) mapping the state's data...