What Kinds of Best Management Practices Work Best?
Most Lake Tahoe residents and second-homeowners know that best management practices (BMPs) are required on all private and public properties at Lake Tahoe. They also know that these land management practices are designed to prevent the kinds of water pollution that are slowly but steadily reducing Lake Tahoe s world famous water clarity. But, property owners want to know what kinds of BMPs they should install. As we have discussed in previous articles, property owners need to evaluate their properties to learn if polluted runoff escapes the boundaries during a heavy rainstorm. It should not do so. The main goal of BMPs is to keep precipitation that falls on a property from running off, even during an intense rainstorm that drops an inch of rain in an hour. The rain should soak into the ground instead of running off the driveway and onto the street or down a hill toward a creek or roadside ditch. The good news is that homeowners can receive a free BMP site evaluation by calling the Neva
