Hazardous Fuel Reduction Surrounding Water Delivery Infrastructure
Strategy
Defensible Space and Home Hardening
Lead Implementer
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Funders
California Tahoe Conservancy, South Tahoe Public Utility District, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Project Primary Contact
Donielle Morse
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2025 - 2026
Community Wildfire Protection
Defensible Space and Home Hardening
The Tahoe Water for Fire Suppression partnership is a collaborative effort among 17 water service agencies within the Tahoe Basin focused on projects that critical water infrastructure and enhancing fire suppression capability. Following completion of the basin-wide Vegetation Management Plan (completed by another project), this project consists of the implementation phase that advances fuels reduction activities at priority water delivery infrastructure sites identified across the Basin. The Plan identified 39 critical facilities managed by STPUD, TCPUD, and NTPUD. Project activities include tree removal, tree thinning, and brush removal to reduce wildfire risk.
Key Accomplishments
- Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 4.00 acres
Pillars of Resilience
No Pillars of Resilience provided
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $183,686.00
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $97,709
South Tahoe Public Utility D... (STPUD): $230
U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $85,747
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Project last updated 1/27/2026