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Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project

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Contents

Project Overview

Basics

Water Security and Riparian Heath
Hydrologic Integrity
Stormwater Management
Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project
Planning/Design
The Upper Bijou Park Creek Restoration Project is a watershed-scale project seeking to address water quality & flooding issues in a phased approach to provide treatment for urban runoff in an approximately 850-acre watershed that discharges to Lake Tahoe via Ski Run Marina. The City completed Phase 1 in 2018 with the Knights Inn redevelopment, replacing the failing storm drain with new treatment basins and conveyance system. The City is currently finishing Phase 2 of the project (design), focused on the large upper watershed that includes 8 separate projects. Phase 3 (construction) begins with one of the projects, Rockwood to Blackwood, in May 2025. The other projects are currently unfunded.
2016
2025
2030
1/28/2025

Project Attributes

Footprint Acres
None

Location

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  • El Dorado
  • Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
  • Not in a National Forest
  • Marlette Lake-Frontal Lake Tahoe (1605010102)
  • Lake Tahoe (16050101)
  • WUI Defense

Organizations

Funders
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  • California State Water Resources Control Board
  • California Tahoe Conservancy
  • City of South Lake Tahoe
  • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  • U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lead Implementer
  • City of South Lake Tahoe

Contacts

Brianna Greenlaw (bgreenlaw@cityofslt.us)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquired 2 acres
Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced Action Performed: Restored 2 acres
Miles of Road Treated Location: Unspecified Road Type: Paved Treatment Type: Retrofitted 2 miles

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.

Financials

Budget

$15,350,179.00
$3,950,179.00
$5,700,000.00
$5,700,000.00
Total
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) $656,200.00 $0.00 $656,200.00
City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund (CSLT) $215,343.00 $390,000.00 $605,343.00
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (USFS - LTBMU) $1,750,000.00 $5,310,000.00 $7,060,000.00
Proposition 1 (CTC) $489,752.00 $0.00 $489,752.00
Proposition 1 (SWRCB) $438,884.00 $0.00 $438,884.00
SEZ Mitigation Funds (TPRA) $189,374.00 $0.00 $189,374.00
WQ Mitigation Funds (TPRA) $210,626.00 $0.00 $210,626.00
Total $3,950,179.00 $5,700,000.00 $9,650,179.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $56,758.00 $0.00 $56,758.00
City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund (CSLT) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $27,750.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $123,863.00 $0.00 $151,613.00
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (USFS - LTBMU) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,349.00 $163,814.00 $93,347.00 $191,089.00 $0.00 $454,599.00
Proposition 1 (CTC) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,532.00 $455,445.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $461,977.00
Proposition 1 (SWRCB) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $135,963.00 $282,473.00 $23,305.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $441,741.00
SEZ Mitigation Funds (TPRA) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
WQ Mitigation Funds (TPRA) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Grand Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $142,495.00 $765,668.00 $29,654.00 $163,814.00 $93,347.00 $371,710.00 $0.00 $1,566,688.00
Note: None provided

Pillars of Resilience

Pillars of Resilience

Project Details

Attachments

No attachments

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Notes

01/06/2025 2:14 PM System SQWIC LTRA ask for FY26 includes "Upper Bijou Park Creek Phase 3e: 1) Ski Run Diversion ($1,800,000), 2) Needle Peak Localized Treatment ($280,000), 3) Shirley to Whole Foods ($230,000) for a total of $2,310,000. The TWIG LTRA ask for FY26 includes "Upper Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project (UBPC) Phase 3c - Osgood Basin Expansion ($300,000 for planning and $2,700,000 for implementation) for a total ask of $3,000,000. Adding both of these together results in the $5,310,000 request from LTRA included in the Financials.

The Rockwood to Blackwood portion of the project was awarded to the low bidder and is anticipated to begin construction in May 2025. The remainder of the projects are finalizing design and are awaiting funding for implementation.
01/11/2022 4:40 PM System This project incorporates Osgood Basin Expansion (EIP #01.01.01.0156).
01/22/2021 8:45 AM System This project will address the watershed above the (lower) Bijou Park Creek Watershed and Restoration Project (EIP #01.01.01.0153).

External Links

  • CEQA Addendum
  • City Project Website: Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project
  • Concurrent with TRPA project 'Ski Run Mountain to Marina' Green Infrastructure Plan
  • Final CEQA document for project
  • Stormwater Resource Plan
  • Stormwater Resource Plan Project List

Photos

Photos

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    2/7/2017 Flooding on Shirley Ave (3593 Shirley) (Timing: Before) (~2,948 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    2/7/2017 Flooding on Shirley Ave (3593 Shirley)
    (Timing: Before) (~2,948 KB)
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    2/8/2017 - Flooding at 3610 Vanda Lee Wy (Timing: Before) (~2,619 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    2/8/2017 - Flooding at 3610 Vanda Lee Wy
    (Timing: Before) (~2,619 KB)
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    2017 flooding of Bill Avenue (Timing: Before) (~395 KB) Credit: CSLT Fire Rescue

    2017 flooding of Bill Avenue
    (Timing: Before) (~395 KB)
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    3/10/2016 - Flooding of 3747 Woodbine (Timing: Before) (~1,848 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3/10/2016 - Flooding of 3747 Woodbine
    (Timing: Before) (~1,848 KB)
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    3/10/2016 -Flooding of Heavenly Valley Mobile Home Park (Timing: Before) (~1,880 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3/10/2016 -Flooding of Heavenly Valley Mobile Home Park
    (Timing: Before) (~1,880 KB)
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    3/14/2016 - Flooding of 3747 Woodbine (Timing: Before) (~3,087 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3/14/2016 - Flooding of 3747 Woodbine
    (Timing: Before) (~3,087 KB)
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    3590- and 3592 Bill Avenue - 10/20/2017 rain event (Timing: Before) (~2,390 KB) Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe

    3590- and 3592 Bill Avenue - 10/20/2017 rain event
    (Timing: Before) (~2,390 KB)
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    3590, 3591 and 3592 Bill Avenue - 10/20/2017 rain event (Timing: Before) (~2,412 KB) Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe

    3590, 3591 and 3592 Bill Avenue - 10/20/2017 rain event
    (Timing: Before) (~2,412 KB)
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    3755 Rockwood - After acquisition and demolition funded by CTC Prop. 1 (Timing: After) (~3,538 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3755 Rockwood - After acquisition and demolition funded by CTC Prop. 1
    (Timing: After) (~3,538 KB)
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    3755 Rockwood - After acquisition and demolition using CTC Prop. 1 funding (Timing: After) (~3,289 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3755 Rockwood - After acquisition and demolition using CTC Prop. 1 funding
    (Timing: After) (~3,289 KB)
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    3755 Rockwood - Before acquisition and demolition using CTC Prop. 1 funding (Timing: Before) (~2,991 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3755 Rockwood - Before acquisition and demolition using CTC Prop. 1 funding
    (Timing: Before) (~2,991 KB)
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    3755 Rockwood Ave - flooding (Timing: Before) (~532 KB) Credit: Jason Burke

    3755 Rockwood Ave - flooding
    (Timing: Before) (~532 KB)
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    Project Map (Timing: During) (~2,777 KB) Credit: Eric Friedlander

    Project Map
    (Timing: During) (~2,777 KB)

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