Nevada County Water Articles

TRUCKEE, Calif. – For three decades, Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP) has been at the forefront of environmental education in the Tahoe-Truckee region, fostering stewardship and hands-on learning for students. This year, their dedication was recognized with a Certificate of …

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's (TRPA) environmental threshold evaluation report, which monitors the regional plan's environmental factors across 140 indicators, shows that in 2019 to 2023, 75% of the indicators trended positively. The results of the …

How many inches of pow did we receive? It's what every powder-hound wants to know after a highly anticipated snowstorm blows through. But there's another measurement to a snowstorm that has a more practical purpose—just how many inches of water …

Removing litter from Marlette Lake. | Clean Up the Lake
A new documentary series “What Lies Beneath” focused on scuba diving to remediate and protect freshwater lakes, will also focus on hidden history, protect artifacts, educate and shine the light …

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Nev. / Calif. – The most recent storm mid-February has resurrected snowpack levels after January's dry spell pulled numbers considerably below normal.

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Martis Valley Groundwater Basin stands as one of the region's most valuable natural resources, providing mountain-filtered water to local communities. Recognizing its importance, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) is moving forward with an update …

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. / Nev. – Hydrologists aren't holding their breath for a normal snowpack this winter. The Nevada Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding regions are experiencing a snow drought in more …

On Jan. 28, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an update to the State Water Project allocation forecast for 2025. Original article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) Board of Directors recently approved the expansion of its Water Rate Assistance Program. The expanded program is intended to provide water rate assistance to more TCPUD water customers, with …

Winter divers cleaning Donner Lake. | Clean Up the Lake
Clean Up the Lake has removed 1,526 lbs. of submerged litter from Donner Lake over the last few months. The dive team removed more than half a ton of the …

Trump backs Newsom's Delta plans in a big way, but are the President's sweeping anti-environmental orders so broad that the Governor and other California leaders...

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Transforming sagebrush-choked meadows and degraded land into flourishing meadows and canyons is a process that can take years to see through. From the first Truckee River Day event in 1996 to now, the Truckee Rivershed Water Council …

The South Tahoe Public Utility District works around the clock to provide our mountain community with safe, clean drinking water, water for firefighting and reliable wastewater services to protect Lake Tahoe. As we begin 2025, I want to share some …

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Donner Public Utility District, a cornerstone of the local community, capped 2024 with a series of significant achievements, laying the groundwork for a sustainable and resilient future. General Manager Brian Wright walked the Sun through …

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif./ Nev. – The Tahoe basin snowpack is near normal levels for this time of year, but a drier forecast looms that may challenge that following Friday's storm.

SIERRA NEVADA REGION, Calif./Nev. – Nearly 30 years ago, unseasonably warm rains melted the snowpack in the Truckee, Carson, and Walker Rivers, bursting over their banks and eventually covering almost 64,000 acres of land over the course of three days. …

HOMEWOOD, Calif. – A new book by award-winning author and 50-year Lake Tahoe resident David C. Antonucci brings the reader comprehensive and understandable coverage of Tahoe's ancient, diverse, and complex geology. 

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership (MTRWFP) is celebrating the results of the first full year of active projects, all of which are focused on reducing the occurrence of severe wildfire within the forests of the …

By Dan Bacher Gavin Newsom continued his “California Jobs First” tour last week with a press event at a farm in Colusa in the Sacramento Valley where the...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – In a major milestone for efforts to Keep Tahoe Blue, the League to Save Lake Tahoe announced that the removal of lead-sheathed telecommunication cables from below Lake Tahoe's waters is complete.