Suspended Sediment Load (Tributaries)
Suspended Sediment Load (Tributaries) is include in the Threshold Dashboard. Threshold Indicators are evaluated against Threshold Standards every 4 years. Thresholds are environmental goals and standards for the Lake Tahoe Basin that indirectly define the capacity of the Region to accommodate additional land development.
Status
Applicable Standard
Reduce total annual nutrient and suspended sediment load to achieve loading thresholds for littoral and pelagic Lake Tahoe.
Key Points
No Key Points
Delivering and Measuring Success
Transportation Indicators
- Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquired
- Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
- Acres of Habitat Protected
- Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
- Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced
- Disturbed Areas Restored, Enhanced, or Created
- Fine Sediment Load Reduction
- Forest Roads Created
- Forest Roads Inspected and Maintained
- Impervious Coverage Retired
- Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced
- Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted
- Miles of Street Sweeping
- Nitrogen Load Reduction
- Non-Compliant Wood Stoves Removed or Retrofitted
- Parcels Inspected for Defensible Space
- Parcels with Stormwater BMPs
- Phosphorous Load Reduction
- Tons of Biomass Utilized