Tahoe Property Owners Face Lake Deadline

11,000 Lake Tahoe property owners face deadline to take measures to protect the lake's clarity.

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October 9, 2000, 11:30 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Under new Tahoe Regional Planning Agency rules, the owners must take erosion-control steps on their lots in an effort to stop sediments from drifting into the lake.Nutrient-rich sediments are largely to blame for Tahoe's troubled clarity, which is losing its transparency at a rate of about a foot a year."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Monday, October 9, 2000 in Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

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