California Colloquium on Water - Geoffrey Schladow

"Lake Tahoe: What Will It Look Like in 2040?"

Geoffrey Schladow, Director, Tahoe Environmental Research Center; Professor, UC Davis Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abstract: In 1964, the Lake Tahoe Regional Council published the 1980 Regional Plan for the Lake Tahoe basin. The planned called for, among other things, the development of double and triple bands of highway around the lake and a highway bridge across the mouth of Emerald Bay. Four decades later, much of the physical infrastructure and the unbridled development that the Regional Plan envisaged has not come to pass. However, development did occur, and the lake is very different now than it was in 1964. How has Lake Tahoe changed in the last 40 years and, more importantly, how will it change in the future? This presentation will focus on three elements that are likely to be the major drivers of change at Lake Tahoe. These are the implementation of a TMDL program to restore lake clarity, the rapid spread of aquatic invasive species, and climate change.

Recorded December 9, 2008

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