Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 | 1:36 p.m.
CARSON CITY — The water clarity in Lake Tahoe on the Nevada-California border is improving as the result of environmental efforts, a new report says.
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the Lahontan Regional Water Board in California said projects in the two states have prevented more than 268,500 pounds of fine sediment particles from flowing into the lake.
Lahontan Director Patty Kouyoumdjian said today this equates to about 70 dump truck loads of sediment.
Storm water from roads and urban areas are the greatest sources of pollution.
