STRATEGIC DIRECTIONAs Lake Tahoe’s only regional land use planning organization, we will achieve our vision by:

• building partnerships that deliver environmental threshold gain on the ground while relying on the best available science

• improving organizational efficiency with internal best practices

• streamlining processes and being solution-oriented

• providing excellent, professional public service and engaging the community.

VISION & MISSION

Our vision is for a Lake environment that is sustain-able, healthy, and safe for the community and future generations.

Our mission is to coop-eratively lead the effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region now and in the future.

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trpa fact card2011-2012

AGENCY VITAL STATSfy 2012 budget – $16 million

fy 2012 general fund revenue - total $7.3 million

fy 2012 general fund expenditures - total $7.3 million

The current budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 is $16 million of which $7 million is “general fund.”

Approximately 68 employees work to achieve our mission.

LAKE TAHOE FAST FACTS• 2 million years old

• 12 miles wide; 22 miles long

• 72 miles of shoreline

• 1,645 deep; 6,223 ft. elevation

• 63 streams feed into Lake Tahoe, but only one, the Truckee River, flows out

• 50,000 year-round residents

• 85% public land within Basin

• 43,470 developed parcels in the Basin

• 3 million visitors/year

• Highest peak in the Tahoe Basin: Freel Peak at 10,891 ft.

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REGIONAL PLAN UPDATERestoring Lake Tahoe while Creating Sustainable Communities.

• Focusing the Regional Plan Update on water quality improvements and supporting efforts to reduce fine sediments, nitrogen, and phosphorus

• Giving the built environment a makeover and installing green infrastructure to revitalize communities and reduce stormwater pollution

• Providing incentives for mixed- use town centers where people can live, work, and play

• Improving safety and quality of life with more bike and pedestrian facilities

THE CLARITY CHALLENGEA 32 percent reduction in fine sediment runoff is needed over the next 20 years to reach the “Clarity Challenge” target of 78 feet of clarity by 2028.

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TAHOE WILDLIFE & PLANTS• 1,418 species of plants• 217 species of birds• 59 species of mammals• 5 species of amphibians• 8 species of reptiles• 23 species of fish

HEALTHY FOREST. HEALTHY LAKE.• Over a century of fire suppression has left Tahoe’s forests overstocked

• Goal is to treat 68,000 acres for forest fuel reduction and ecosystem restoration by 2018

• Property owners can remove trees up to 14” diameter without a permit unless in a sensitive area

TOP 5 TRPA ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Stopped runaway growth by implementing ground- breaking land use policies

• Protected Lake Tahoe by banning carbureted two- stroke watercraft engines

• Spearheaded the Basin-wide Environmental Improvement Program

• Stabilized Lake clarity loss by leading the collective effort to save Lake Tahoe

• Supported state and federal partner agencies in acquiring approximately 3,000 acres of sensitive land for conservation since 1997

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM• The EIP is a comprehensive restoration plan designed to achieve thresholds

• The program is a public- private partnership of 50 agencies and organizations

• Approximately $1.5 billion has been invested since 1997 in environmental restoration

• Leveraging funds from the federal, state, local, and private sectors is the strength of the EIP

ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CATEGORIES

The Bi-State Compact directs the Agency to establish mea-sures to achieve environmental quality standards through environmental improvement programs, land use and growth regulations, and natural resource conservation plans.

The adopted threshold categories include:

• Water Quality • Air Quality • Soil Conservation • Vegetation • Fisheries/Wildlife • Noise • Scenic Quality • Recreation