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BEsT MANAGEMENT PRACTICEs HANDbooK - Tahoe BMP

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• Chapter 4 <strong>BMP</strong> Toolkit• Chapter 5 Soil and Vegetation Management• Chapter 6 Inspection, Maintenance, and Monitoring• Chapter 7 Permitting• Chapter 8 Shorezone <strong>BMP</strong>s and Protective StructuresChapter 1 provides an overview of hydrologic and associated stormwaterquality analysis methods and includes summaries of these methods commonlyused for planning and implementing effective stormwater <strong>BMP</strong>s in the Lake<strong>Tahoe</strong> Region.Chapters 2 and 3 represent a systematic approach for analyzing a site andselecting <strong>BMP</strong>s for a project.Chapter 4 is a toolkit of distinct <strong>BMP</strong>s representing four categories includinghydrologic source controls, pollutant source controls, treatment <strong>BMP</strong>s, andtemporary construction <strong>BMP</strong>s.Chapter 5 gives general guidelines for revegetation projects, and includes plantspecies lists based on common site conditions and an overall list of approvedspecies for the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region.Chapter 6 provides information for developing an inspection, maintenance,and monitoring plan for stormwater <strong>BMP</strong>s, including example templates.Chapter 7 covers common permits that may be necessary when planning andimplementing a stormwater quality improvement project.Chapter 8 includes shorezone protective structure planning and selection, andcovers various temporary and permanent <strong>BMP</strong>s used in the shorezone toprevent or minimize shoreline erosion.LAKE TAHOE WATERSHEDLake <strong>Tahoe</strong>’s vast depth and small ratio of watershed to lake area, combinedwith mostly granitic geology produces a lake of very low fertility. Known asultra-oligotrophic, these conditions help create the lake’s renowned hightransparency.Although 85 percent of the land in the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region is undevelopedNational Forest, urbanization has been concentrated much along the perimeterof Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>. An interconnected set of roadways and stormwater pipes carrypollutant runoff from the urbanized uplands into tributary creeks andultimately the lake.IntroductionTRPA <strong>BMP</strong> HandbookPage 2 2012

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