El Dorado County Local News: Water

While out enjoying one of Lake Tahoe's beaches, you might have noticed large mats of decomposing algae. The lake's famed blue waters are facing another threat.

This year has shown immense promise for both Tahoe and Donner. Lake Tahoe's current elevation is 6227.8 feet above sea level, just shy of the maximum legal limit of 6,229.10.

California State Parks' Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is accepting grant applications from organizations that teach on-the-water boating safety education to the public.

E.coli bacteria was found in the water supply in an isolated area on Forest Service land in the Camp Richardson area and west of Camp Richardson.

Agencies restoring the Taylor and Tallac marsh areas have completed the installation of bottom barriers to remove 17 acres of invasive plants as part of the comprehensive restoration of one of the last natural wetlands in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Four hydroelectric dams totaling 100,000 tons of concrete will be destroyed by the end of 2024.

The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is urging visitors to the reservoir in Alpine County to stay out of the water.

The 2023 Tahoe State of the Lake report informs non-scientists about the health of the basin, and provides the details for preservation and management.

Allegation claims agency failed to properly protect water quality in Delta and Bay areas