11,000 Lake Tahoe property owners face deadline to take measures to protect the lake's clarity.
"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
FULL STORY: Tahoe Property Owners Face Lake Deadline
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