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D.L. Bliss Fire Protection Water Infrastructure

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Contents

Project Overview

Basics

Forest and Community Resilience & Health
Community Wildfire Protection
Firefighting Infrastructure Enhancement
D.L. Bliss Fire Protection Water Infrastructure
Implementation
D. L. Bliss State Park operates an independent water system that supplies the entire park (including residences, visitor center, campground, beaches and fire hydrants) that was constructed in the 1930's and has not been updated. The water line crosses under Hwy 89 and leaks continuously, reducing the amount of water available for public and firefighting use, and is at high risk of complete failure. Project includes: new water plant $400k, expanded catch basin $125k, new SCADA system $250k, new well $310k and replacement of two 25,000 gallon redwood tanks with glass-lined steel tanks $225k
2018
2024
2026
1/23/2025

Project Attributes

Footprint Acres
None

Location

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  • El Dorado
  • Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
  • General Creek-Frontal Lake Tahoe (1605010104)
  • Lake Tahoe (16050101)
  • WUI Defense

Organizations

Funders
  • California Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (California Great Basin Region)
  • U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lead Implementer
  • California Department of Parks and Recreation

Contacts

Rich Adams - California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA Parks) (rich.adams@parks.ca.gov)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Facilities Improved & Created Action Performed: Unspecified Primary Facility Type: Unspecified Primary Purpose of Facility: Unspecified Not Provided

Reported Performance Measures

Facilities Improved & Created
Action Performed Primary Facility Type Primary Purpose of Facility 2024 Units
Improved Miscellaneous Structures Recreation 1 count
Total 1 count

Financials

Budget

$6,260,500.00
$5,500,000.00
$760,500.00
$0.00
Total
California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA Parks) $4,400,000.00 $0.00 $4,400,000.00
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TPRA) $1,100,000.00 $760,500.00 $1,860,500.00
Total $5,500,000.00 $760,500.00 $6,260,500.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA Parks) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $210,971.00 $3,000,000.00 $0.00 $3,210,971.00
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (USFS - LTBMU) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $550,000.00 $0.00 $550,000.00
Grand Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $210,971.00 $3,550,000.00 $0.00 $3,760,971.00
Note: None provided

Pillars of Resilience

Pillars of Resilience

Project Details

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Notes

01/23/2025 1:19 PM System In 2023, 1,750 linear feet of waterline was installed and 4 hydrants.
In 2024, 6,900 linear feet of waterline was installed and 9 hydrants.
01/19/2025 9:39 AM Rich Adams Current goal (and outlook) is to complete the project and reopen the park in 2025. Additional $760,500 in LTRA funding is requested to fully complete the project. Work tasks in need of extra funding are: pavement patch and overlay, water tank tie in upsize, waterline isolation valves, rock removal.
12/15/2023 11:59 AM System 2023 - work was initiated and will continue into 2024
01/14/2022 12:25 PM Rich Adams Very high priority as water system is actively failing. California State Parks may have secured match funding in 2022.

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Photos

Photos

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    DL Bliss State Park main entrance, before excavation of bore pit for new waterline under Highway 89. Park was closed to public access during construction. Bliss Visitor Center is visible on the right. (Timing: During) (~1,028 KB) Credit: Rich Adams

    DL Bliss State Park main entrance, before excavation of bore pit for new waterline under Highway 89. Park was closed to public access during construction. Bliss Visitor Center is visible on the right.
    (Timing: During) (~1,028 KB)
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    DL Bliss State Park main entrance, pit for new waterline bore under Highway 89. Rock breaker was used to penetrate through solid granite bedrock. Bliss Visitor Center is visible on the right. (Timing: During) (~872 KB) Credit: Rich Adams

    DL Bliss State Park main entrance, pit for new waterline bore under Highway 89. Rock breaker was used to penetrate through solid granite bedrock. Bliss Visitor Center is visible on the right.
    (Timing: During) (~872 KB)

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