SIERRA COLINA VILLAGE - LAKE TAHOE, NV | Community Benefits
Sierra Colina Village
P. O. Box 129
Lake Tahoe, NV 89448

Planning for...
LEED* Green Certification
Energy Star Rating
Pedestrian & Bike Trails
All Fire Sprinklered Homes
Preserving Open Space
Moderate Income Homes

  

 

 

 


Water Quality
What existing conditions on & surrounding Sierra Colina harm the environment?
  • Continuing erosion from 18-acre vacant parcel with no BMPs
  • Continuing public storm water runoff from Echo Drive and Kingsbury Middle School onto Sierra Colina parcel through unauthorized discharge pipe
  • Continuing untreated storm water runoff from 26,000 sq. ft. of Echo Drive
  • Continuing sediment deposited to Burke Creek from SEZ utility road runoff
  • Continuing public disturbance to SEZ via unauthorized trails crossing Burke Creek and the Sierra Colina SEZ
  • Continuing conifer (white fir) invasion in SEZ, harming Burke Creek’s banks
  • Continuing risk of catastrophic fire from the overhead utility lines near U.S. Hwy 50 not yet undergrounded via the Sierra Colina project
  • Continuing higher VMTs from out-of-basin residents who commute to their jobs rather than living at Sierra Colina nearby South Shore jobs
  • Loss of EIP #679 Phase II’s ability to achieve its goals without the Sierra Colina parcel’s participation
  • Loss of 10+ acre open space conservation area
  • Loss of Sierra Colina participation with TRPA on EIP #161 (Restoration of Burke Creek)

 



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