Squaw Valley Public Service District is looking for a backup water supply to meet the needs of its customers in the unlikely circumstance of a contamination event to the Squaw Valley Aquifer. One of the options is a $30 million alternative to pump water from Martis Valley. The problem is not a new one; SVPSD has been considering it for twenty years. In a 2009 study, side drainages along the Continue Reading
Archives for December 2013
Incorporate Olympic Valley Has Taken A Big Step Forward
Incorporate Olympic Valley submitted a formal application to Placer County Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO) with a $25,000 deposit on December 19, 2013. With this step the idea of incorporation has moved from an interesting topic of discussion to something that may possibly become a reality. LAFCO will review the application, the proposed boundaries, financial viability of the proposed Continue Reading
TRPA Dealing With The Perfect Storm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is between a rock and a hard place. The Regional Plan Update due in 2007 was overdue. The State of Nevada was threatening to withdraw from the bi-state compact which governs land use in the Lake Tahoe Region. And now, having adopted an updated plan, TRPA is being sued by the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore. The bi-state compact was adopted by the Continue Reading
Expansion of OHV Access in Tahoe National Forest Denied
On November 22, the US District Court for the Eastern District of California, ruled in favor of the “US Department of Agriculture, which oversees the forest service, and denying Friends of Tahoe Forest Access in its attempt to preserve and expand access for off-highway vehicles” according to a recent Sierra Sun article. “The Tahoe National Forest is crisscrossed by almost 3,700 miles of Continue Reading
Revised Village Expansion Plan Due By Mid December
A revised proposal for Squaw Valley’s village expansion should be submitted to Placer County in mid-December according to an article in the Sierra Sun. Alex Fisch, senior planner for Placer County, believes the revision will be “notable.” In the same article Chevis Hosea, vice president of development for Squaw Valley, said that “the community has been providing valuable input, and we’re Continue Reading