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Tahoe environment board enhances buoy regulations; BMPS can be completed up to one year after permit is issued

Posted by: Maven on June 26, 2009 at 6:11 am

From the North Lake Tahoe Tribune:

Lake Tahoe buoy permit applicants will have one year to complete erosion control measures after receiving a conditional permit for an existing buoy from Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

The agency’s governing board voted unanimously to adopt the new rule at its Thursday meeting. Erosion control measures, known as best management practices, or BMPs, are part of the agency’s efforts to maintain Lake Tahoe water clarity. “This gives people who do not have their BMPs in place some time to get the work done and come into compliance,” said agency Spokesman Dennis Oliver.

The new regulation will encourage more lakefront property owners to apply for buoy permits and help the agency identify illegal buoys, officials said. “We need to get the buoys registered and permitted,” Oliver said. “From there you can find the more egregiously-out-of-compliance buoys. But if you can’t tell the buoys a part, you can’t tell which ones are illegal and which are not.”

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June 26, 2009 · Filed Under Lake Tahoe, the Sierras & foothills

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