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BEsT MANAGEMENT PRACTICEs HANDbooK - Tahoe BMP

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Abrasives and deicers should be stored on a paved surface and covered on the top andthree sides to protect the material from precipitation and wind.INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE• Jurisdictions responsible for maintaining roads within the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>Region shall follow TRPA requirements for Maintenance EfficiencyReporting.• For large properties that use abrasives and deicers (but are not required tosubmit a Maintenance Efficiency Report to TRPA), internally track the rateand amount of material applied per season. Use this information to increaseefficiency of operations over time.EFFECTIVENESS CONSIDERATIONSThe Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) identified stormwaterrunoff from developed portions of the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region as the primarycontributor of fine sediment particle (FSP) loading impacting lake clarity.Among urban land uses generating stormwater runoff, the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> TMDLidentified roads as the primary source of pollutant loading to Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> 1 .While monitoring studies are lacking that definitely link changes in winterroad operations to improvements in water quality in the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region,the premise of the guidelines provided for this <strong>BMP</strong> are as follows: 1) pollutantloading from Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region roads has been identified as a primary causeof lake clarity decline; 2) winter road operations influence the magnitude ofpollutant loading; 3) operational improvements that can reduce road abrasivesapplications without diminishing traffic safety will reduce pollutant loading toLake <strong>Tahoe</strong>.1Roberts, David M. and Reuter, John E., September 2007, Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Total Maximum Daily LoadTechnical ReportTRPA <strong>BMP</strong> HandbookChapter 4: <strong>BMP</strong> Toolkit2012 4.2.1.1-Abrasive and Deicer ManagementPage 3

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