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March 25, 2016.

______. 2013a (April). Acceptance of Greenhouse Gas Quantification Determination for the Tahoe

Metropolitan Planning Organization’s SB 375 Sustainable Communities Strategy. Resolution 13-16.

April 25, 2013. Available: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/tmpo_final_resolution.pdf. Accessed

March 25, 2016.

______. 2013b (April). Technical Evaluation of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Quantification for

Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization/ Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s SB 375 Sustainable

Communities Strategy. Available: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/tmpo_scs_tech_eval.pdf.


______.2014 (May). First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan. Available http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/

scopingplan/document/updatedscopingplan2013.htm. Accessed March 25, 2016.

______. 2015a (June). California Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory - 2015 Edition. Available:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/data/data.htm. Accessed March 25, 2016.

______. 2015b (December). Mandatory GHG Reporting – Reported Emissions. Available:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/reported-data/ghg-reports.htm. Accessed March 25,

2016. Last updated December 4, 2015.

______.2016. AB 32 Scoping Plan. Available: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm.

Accessed March 25, 2016. Last updated March 23, 2016.

California Department of Finance. 2015 (May). Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State,

2011-2015, with 2010 Benchmark. Available: http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/

reports/estimates/e-1/view.php. Accessed March 23, 2016. Released May 1, 2015.


Placer County/TRPA


California Department of Water Resources. 2006 (July). Progress on Incorporating Climate Change into

Management of California’s Water Resources. Technical Memorandum Report. Available:

http://baydeltaoffice.water.ca.gov/climatechange/reports.cfm. Accessed June 13, 2016.

California Department of Water Resources. 2008 (October). Managing an Uncertain Future: Climate Change

Adaptation Strategies for California’s Water. Available at http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/

docs/ ClimateChangeWhitePaper.pdf. Accessed June 8, 2015.

California Energy Commission. 2016a. 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Frequently Asked

Questions. Available: http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2016standards/rulemaking/

documents/2016_Building_Energy_Efficiency_Standards_FAQ.pdf. Accessed March 25, 2016.

______. 2016b. Electricity Consumption by Entity. Queried for Liberty Utilities. Available:

http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbyutil.aspx. Accessed January 4, 2016.

California Natural Resources Agency. 2012. Our Changing Climate: Vulnerability & Adaptation to the

Increasing Risks of Climate Change in California. Available: http://www.energy.ca.gov/

2012publications/CEC-500-2012-007/CEC-500-2012-007.pdf. Accessed June 8, 2015.

CEC. See California Energy Commission.

CNRA. See California Natural Resources Agency.

DOF. See California Department of Finance.

DWR. See California Department of Water Resources.

Green, Angel. Associate Planner. Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Auburn, CA. November 4,

2014—email to Austin Kerr of Ascent Environmental regarding GHG thresholds of significance.

IPCC. See Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2007 (February). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science

Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC. Geneva,

Switzerland.

______. 2014a. Technical summary. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part

A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of

the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Available: http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-

report/ar5/wg2/WGIIAR5-TS_FINAL.pdf. Accessed March 25, 2016.

______. 2014b (November). Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report: Approved Summary for Policymakers.

Available: http://www.ipcc.ch/. Accessed June 8, 2015.

Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Program. 2013 (December). Sustainability Action Plan: A

Sustainability Action Toolkit for Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Program

Documents Series #3. Available: http://laketahoesustainablecommunitiesprogram.org/. Accessed

March 25, 2016.

Liberty Utilities. 2015. Liberty Utilities to Develop Solar Project in Nevada. Available:

http://www.libertyutilities.com/west/about/news_05-01-2015.html. Accessed March 25, 2016.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2012 (August 28). Obama Administration Finalizes Historic

54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards. Available: http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/

http://baydeltaoffice.water.ca.gov/climatechange/reports.cfm

http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/

http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/


Placer County/TRPA


Press+Releases/2012/Obama+Administration+Finalizes+Historic+54.5+mpg+Fuel+Efficiency+Stan

dards. Accessed June 8, 2015.

______. 2015. CAFE-Fuel Economy. Available: http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy. Accessed June 8, 2015.

NHTSA. See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

PCAPCD. See Placer County Air Pollution Control District.

Placer County Air Pollution Control District. 2012 (October). CEQA Air Quality Handbook. Available:

http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/air/landuseceqa. Accessed March 25, 2016.

Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization. 2016. Linking Tahoe: Lake Tahoe Regional Transportation Plan

Update 2016. Available: http://www.tahoempo.org/Mobility2035/Default.aspx?SelectedIndex=1.


Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 2012 (December 12).







TRPA. See Tahoe Regional Planning Association.

SCAQMD. See South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Shaw, Gordon. Principal. LSC Transportation Consultants, Tahoe City, CA. February 16, 2016—email to

Nanette Hansel of Ascent Environmental regarding conversion of peak daily VMT to annual VMT for

the Placer Area Plan and Tahoe City Lodge project.

South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2013. California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod)

Version 2013.2.2. Available: http://www.caleemod.com/ with additional update details here

http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/caleemod/Model/2013.2.2/revisions-2013-2-

2.pdf?sfvrsn=0. Accessed July 14, 2015.

Chapter 13, Noise Bollard Acoustic Consultants. 2015 (February 5). Environmental Noise Assessment for Saint James Park

Outdoor Music Events. Available at https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/55581.


California Department of Transportation. 2013a. (September). Technical Noise Supplement to the Caltrans

Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol. Sacramento, CA: Division of Environmental Analysis, Environmental

Engineering, Hazardous Waste, Air, Noise, Paleontology Office. Available:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/noise/pub/TeNS_Sept_2013B.pdf. Accessed May 19, 2016.

______. 2013b (September). Transportation and Construction Vibration Guidance Manual. Sacramento, CA:

Division of Environmental Analysis, Environmental Engineering, Hazardous Waste, Air, Noise,

Paleontology Office. Available: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/noise/pub/TCVGM_Sep13_FINAL.pdf.




http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/noise/pub/TeNS_Sept_2013B.pdf

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/noise/pub/TCVGM_Sep13_FINAL.pdf


Placer County/TRPA


______. 2015. Standard Specifications. Sacramento, CA. Available: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/

construction_contract_standards/std_specs/2015_StdSpecs/2015_StdSpecs.pdf. Accessed

March 2, 2016.

Caltrans. See California Department of Transportation.

Federal Highway Administration. April 2004. Traffic Noise Model Version 2.5.

______. 2006 (February 15). Roadway Construction Noise Model. Available: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

environment/noise/construction_noise/rcnm/. Accessed by Ascent Environmental March 1, 2016.

______. 2011 (December). Highway Traffic Noise: Analysis and Abatement Guidance. Washington D.C.

FHWA-HEP-10-025. As cited in LSA Associates 2015. Available: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

environment/noise/regulations_and_guidance/analysis_and_abatement_guidance/

revguidance.pdf. Accessed by Ascent Environmental March 2, 2016.

FHWA. See Federal Highway Administration.

Federal Transit Administration. 2006 (May). Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment. Washington,

D.C. Prepared by Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc., Burlington, MA. Available:

https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FTA_Noise_and_Vibration_Manual.pdf.


Foothill Airport Land Use Commission. 2004. Truckee Tahoe Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. Available:

http://www.townoftruckee.com/departments/planning-division/plans-and-regulations/airport-land-

use-compatability-plan. Accessed April 6, 2016.

FTA. See Federal Transit Administration.

Hoover & Keith Inc. 2000. Noise Control for Buildings and Manufacturing Plants. Houston, TX. Available:

http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/Pebble%20Beach%20Company/Pebble_Beach_DEI

R_Nov_2011/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Admin_Records_Nov_2011/Hoover/Hoover_Keith_2000_Noise

Control.pdf. Accessed March 14, 2016.

J.C. Brennan & Associates. 2016 (May 17). Tahoe Public Utility District Winter Sports Park Ice Skating Rink

Environmental Noise Assessment. Available as Appendix D at https://tcicerink.files.wordpress.com/

2016/05/3-wsp-ice-rink_-is.pdf. Accessed May 27, 2016.

Placer County. 2004. Placer County Code. Ordinance 5280-B. Available: http://qcode.us/codes/

placercounty/. Accessed January 15, 2016.







March 31, 2015.

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 2002 (May). Fairway Tract Plan Area Statement (002). Stateline, NV.

Available: www.trpa.org/regional-plan/plan-area-statements. Accessed January 15, 2016.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/construction_contract_standards/std_specs/2015_StdSpecs/2015_StdSpecs.pdf

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/construction_contract_standards/std_specs/2015_StdSpecs/2015_StdSpecs.pdf

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/construction_noise/rcnm/

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/construction_noise/rcnm/

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/regulations_and_guidance/analysis_and_abatement_guidance/revguidance.pdf



https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FTA_Noise_and_Vibration_Manual.pdf

http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/Pebble%20Beach%20Company/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Nov_2011/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Admin_Records_Nov_2011/Hoover/Hoover_Keith_2000_NoiseControl.pdf



http://qcode.us/codes/placercounty/

http://qcode.us/codes/placercounty/



http://www.trpa.org/regional-plan/plan-area-statements


Placer County/TRPA


______. 2012a (December 12). Regional Plan (Goals and Policies). Adopted December 12, 2012. Effective

February 9, 2013. Available: http://www.trpa.org/regional-plan/goals-policies/. Accessed

December 22, 2015.






______. 2015a. Standard Conditions of Approval for Grading Projects, Attachment Q. Available:

http://www.trpa.org/permitting/permit-applications/. Accessed December 22, 2015.

______. 2015b. Standard Conditions of Approval for Residential Projects, Attachment R. Available:

http://www.trpa.org/permitting/permit-applications/. Accessed December 22, 2015.


Chapter 14, Geology, Soils, Land Capability, and Coverage Brothers, D. S., G. M. Kent, N. W. Driscoll, S. B. Smith, R. Karlin, J. A. Dingler, A. J. Harding, G. G. Seitz, and J.

M. Babcock. 2009. New constraints on deformation, slip rate, and timing of the most recent

earthquake on the West Tahoe-Dollar Point Fault, Lake Tahoe Basin, California. Bulletin of the

Seismological Society of America. Vol 99, No 2A pp 499-519. April 2009.

Bryant, W. A. and E. W. Hart. 2007. Fault-Rupture Hazard Zones in California: Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault

Zoning Act with Index to Earthquake Fault Zones Maps. (Special Publication 42 Interim Revision

2007). Sacramento, California: California Division of Mines and Geology.

California Geological Survey. 2008. Guidelines for Evaluating and Mitigating Seismic Hazards in California.

(Special Publication 117A).

______. 2010. Cities and Counties Affected by Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones as of January 2010.

Available: http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/ap/Pages/affected.aspx. Accessed March 26, 2014.

CGS. See California Geologic Survey.

dePolo, C. M., J. G. Anderson, D. M. dePolo, and J. G. Price. 1997. Earthquake Occurrence in the Reno-

Carson City Urban Corridor. Seismological Research Letters 68: 401-412. May/June.

Dingler. 2007. A high-resolution seismic CHIRP investigation of active normal faulting across the Lake Tahoe

Basin, California-Nevada. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 121:1089-1107.

Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. 2015 (September 10). Water Quality Control Plan for the

Lahontan Region, North and South Basins. Adopted March 31, 1995; reflects amendments through

September 10, 2015. Available: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lahontan/water_issues/programs/

basin_plan/references.shtml. Accessed May 19, 2016.

Lahontan RWQCB. See Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board.

NRCS. See U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.






http://www.trpa.org/permitting/permit-applications/

http://www.trpa.org/permitting/permit-applications/

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/ap/Pages/affected.aspx

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lahontan/water_issues/programs/basin_plan/references.shtml

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lahontan/water_issues/programs/basin_plan/references.shtml


Placer County/TRPA


______. 2015. Parcel boundary dataset.

______. 2016 (March). Draft Placer County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.

Saucedo, G.J., 2005, Geologic map of the Lake Tahoe basin, California and Nevada, Regional Geologic Map

Series, 1:100,000 Scale, Map No. 4. Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and

Geology. Sacramento, CA: California Geological Survey. Available: http://www.quake.ca.gov/gmaps/

RGM/tahoe/tahoe.html. Accessed March 26, 2014.

Schweickert, R. A., M. M. Lahren, R. Karlin, J. Howle, and K. Smith. 2000. Lake Tahoe Active Faults,

Landslides, and Tsunamis. GSA Field Guide 2:1-21.

Seitz, G. 2013. Limited investigation of seismic hazards of Lake Tahoe Basin; Dive Test in Support of

WISSARD project. Report to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Publication No. CSSC

No. 14-02.

Seitz, G. and G. Kent. 2004. Closing the gap between on and offshore paleoseismic records in the Lake

Tahoe Basin. Report on NEHRP External Grant Award No: 04HQGR007.

Seitz, G., G. Kent, J. Dingler, R. Karlin, J. Babcock, N. Driscoll, and R. Turner. 2005. First Direct Evidence for a

Late Holocene M7 Earthquake in the Tahoe Basin: An Onshore-Offshore Paleoseismic Study on the

Incline Village Fault. In Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting 2005. Pages 81-99.

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 2010. Impervious Surfaces dataset.

______. 2012a (October 24). Chapter 5 Soil Conservation. In 2011 Threshold Evaluation Report. Available:

http://www.trpa.org/ regional-plan/threshold-evaluation/. Accessed May 19, 2016.

______. 2012b (April). Regional Plan Update Environmental Impact Statement. State Clearinghouse No.





USGS See U.S. Geological Survey.

U.S. Forest Service. 1974. Land-capability classification of the Lake Tahoe Basin, California-Nevada: A Guide

for Planning. Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ecoregions/docs/publications/land-capability-

classification.pdf. Accessed May 19, 2016.

U.S. Geological Survey. 2000. Land Subsidence in the United States. USGS Fact Sheet 165-00.

U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2007. Soil Survey of the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and

Nevada.

Chapter 15, Hydrology and Water Quality Auerbach. 2015 (October). Tahoe City Lodge Conceptual Stormwater Management Plan.

California Department of Water Resources. 2003 (October). North Lahontan Hydrologic Region. In

California’s Groundwater Update 2003. Bulletin 118. Pp 183-189. Available:

http://www.water.ca.gov/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/california's_groundwater__bulletin_118_-

_update_2003_/bulletin118_8-nl.pdf. Accessed May 19, 2016.


http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ecoregions/docs/publications/land-capability-classification.pdf

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ecoregions/docs/publications/land-capability-classification.pdf

http://www.water.ca.gov/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/california's_groundwater__bulletin_118_-_update_2003_/bulletin118_8-nl.pdf

http://www.water.ca.gov/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/california's_groundwater__bulletin_118_-_update_2003_/bulletin118_8-nl.pdf


Placer County/TRPA


California Tahoe Conservancy. 2016. Lower Blackwood Creek Restoration. Project Summary. Available:

http://Tahoe.ca.gov/ctc_projects/lower-blackwood-creek-restoration-69/. Accessed March 15,

2016.

CTC. See California Tahoe Conservancy.

Department of Water Resources. 2003. North Lahontan Hydrologic Region. In California’s Groundwater

Bulletin 118 Update 2003.

DWR. See California Department of Water Resources.

Environmental Protection Agency. 2009 (September 16). TMDL Review Letter to Lahontan Regional Water

Quality Control Board.

EPA. See Environmental Protection Agency.

Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. 1995. Chapter 5, Water Quality Standards and Control

Measures for the Lake Tahoe Basin. In Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region.

______. 2008 (May). Total Maximum Daily Load for Sediment Staff Report, Middle Truckee River Watershed,

Placer, Nevada, and Sierra Counties.

______. 2014 (April 14). Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region. Approved

by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region April 4, 2014.

Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. 2010.

Final Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load (November 2010). South Lake Tahoe, CA and Carson

City, NV.

LRWQCB. See Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board.

LTBMU. See U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Service.

NDEP. See Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.

NHC. See Northwest Hydraulic Consultants.

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants. 2016 (February). Placer County Tahoe Basin Area Plan: Town Center Water

Quality Analysis. Draft Report. NHC Ref. No. 5001254.

Placer County. 2007 (14 December). Truckee River Basin Stormwater Management Program Years 2007-

2012.


through May 21, 2013. Available:



______. 2013b (September). Placer County Tahoe Basin Policy Document Existing Conditions Report.


Simon, A. 2006. Estimates of Fine-Sediment Loadings to Lake Tahoe from Channel and Watershed Sources.

USDA – Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS.

http://tahoe.ca.gov/ctc_projects/lower-blackwood-creek-restoration-69/




Placer County/TRPA


Swift, T. J., J. Perez-Losada, S.G. Schladow, J. E. Reuter, A.D. Jassby and C.R. Goldman. 2006. Water Quality

Modeling in Lake Tahoe: linking suspended matter characteristics to Secchi depth. Aquatic Sciences

68:1-15.

Tahoe City Public Utility District. 2014. Annual Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report. Tahoe City, CA.

Tahoe Environmental Research Center. 2011. Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2011. Incline Village, NV.

______. 2015. Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2015. Incline Village, NV.



______. 2012b (April). Regional Plan Update Environmental Impact Statement. State Clearinghouse No.



______. 2016. Lake Tahoe EIP Project Tracker. Available: https://eip.laketahoeinfo.org/. Accessed

3.17.2016.

TCPUD. See Tahoe City Public Utility District.

TERC. See Tahoe Environmental Research Center.


U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. 2014. First Four Mile Restoration. South Lake

Tahoe, CA.

U.S. Geological Survey. 2007. Ground-Water Resources Inventory of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Carson City, NV.

Available: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_046140.pdf. Accessed May 19,

2016.

USGS. See U.S. Geological Survey.

Chapter 16, Public Services and Utilities Alameda, Tim. Division Chief/Fire Marshal, North Tahoe Fire Protection District. January 20, 2016—will serve

letter for 255 and 265 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, CA, Tahoe City Lodge Project.

Anderson, Chris. General Manager. Lockwood Landfill. January 26, 2015—telephone conversation with

Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding Lockwood Landfill operations.

Auerbach Engineering Corporation. 2015a (September). Conceptual Utility Design and Services Narrative.

______. 2015b (October). Kila Tahoe, Tahoe City Lodge, Conceptual Stormwater Management Plan.

______. 2016 (February). Kila Tahoe, Tahoe City Lodge, Tahoe City, CA: Development Water, Waste, Gas, and

Electrical Usage Projections Draft.

Bahro, B., K. H. Barber, J. W. Sherlock, D. A. Yasuda. 2007. Stewardship and Fireshed Assessment: A

Process for Designing a Landscape Fuel Treatment Strategy.

CAL FIRE. See California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2015. Unit Strategic Fire Plan Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit.



https://eip.laketahoeinfo.org/

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_046140.pdf


Placer County/TRPA


California Energy Commission. 2014 (July). News Release - New Title 24 Standards Will Cut Residential

Energy Use by 25 Percent, Save Water, and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Available:

http://www.energy.ca.gov/releases/2014_releases/2014-07-01_new_title24_standards_nr.html.

Accessed April 16, 2015.

CalRecycle. 2004. Solid Waste Cleanup Program Weights and Volumes for Project Estimates. Available:

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/swfacilities/cdi/Tools/Calculations.htm. Last updated January 23,

2004. Accessed April 25, 2016.

______. 2013b. Service Sector: Estimated Solid Waste Generation and Disposal Rates. Available:

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates/Service.htm. Accessed April 25, 2016.

______. 2013a. Commercial Sector: Estimated Solid Waste Generation and Disposal Rates. Available:

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates/Commercial.htm. Accessed April 25, 2016.

Carollo, Bill. Manager. Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal. January 26, 2015—telephone conversation with

Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding TTSD services and capacity.

Dagerman, Mindi. Engineering Supervisor. Southwest Gas. April 11, 2016—email to Jessica Mitchell at Ascent

Environmental regarding Southwest Gas services for the Placer County Tahoe Basin Area Plan.

Echeverria, Vincent. Energy Advisor/Energy Solutions. Southwest Gas Corporation. February 5, 2016—letter

to Nathan Chorey at Auerbach Engineering Corporation regarding natural gas availability for Tahoe

City Lodge, APN 094-070-001, 094-070-002 and 094-020-006.

Education Data Partnership. 2015. School Reports. Available: http://www.eddata.k12.ca.us/_layouts/

EdDataClassic/school/MCSchoolResults.asp. Accessed December 4, 2015.

EPA. See U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Farr West Engineering, HydroMetrics WRI, and Todd Groundwater. 2015 (July 22). Village at Squaw Valley

Specific Plan Water Supply Assessment 2015 Update. Prepared for Placer County and Squaw Valley

Public Service District.

Giacomini, Mark. Administrative Services Manager. Placer County Sheriff’s Office. April 11, 2016—email to

Jessica Mitchell of Ascent Environmental regarding the Tahoe Substation.

Gustafson, Cindy. District General Manager, Tahoe City Public Utility District. December 14, 2015—email to

Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding water and wastewater service to the lodge

project.

Hadzicki, Paula. Customer Service Manager. Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal. February 5, 2016—will serve

letter for the Tahoe City Lodge - North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City sent to Auerbach Engineering Corp.

Insurance Services Office, Inc. 2014. New Public Protection Classifications Effective July 1, 2014.

ISO. See Insurance Services Office.

Kellett, Dan. AT&T Design Engineer. AT&T. February 5, 2016–will serve letter for Placer County, CA Parcels

APN 070-001, APN-094-070-002, APN-094-020-006 sent to Mr. Nathan Chorey of Auerbach

Engineering Corporation.

Kila Tahoe, LLC. 2015 (September 2). Tahoe City Lodge Project, Ascent Information Needs Request #1

(06/15/15), Kila Supplemental Response, 09/02/15 (revisions and addendums highlighted).

http://www.eddata.k12.ca.us/_layouts/


Placer County/TRPA


Laliotis, Tony. Director of Utilities, Tahoe City Public Utility District. December 14, 2015—email to Jessica

Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding the Tahoe City golf course clubhouse water and

wastewater demand.

Liberty Utilities. 2015a (April). Liberty Utilities May 2015 Newsletter.

______. 2015b. 625/650 Electrical Lines Upgrade Project. Available: http://www.libertyutilities.com/west/

community/reliability_625-650_summary.html. Accessed May 20, 2015.

Madrid, Rick. Senior Utility Design Administrator. Liberty Utilities. 2016. February 8, 2016—letter to Nathan

Chorey at Auerbach Engineering regarding will serve letter for 251/255/265 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe

City, CA 96145 APNs 094-070-001, 094-070-002, 094-020-006.

NDEP. See Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.

Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. 2013 (December). Solid Waste Disposal Site Permit – Refuse

Inc., Lockwood Regional Landfill.

North Tahoe Fire Protection District. No Date. 2014 Annual Report.

North Tahoe Public Utility District. 2013a (July). 2010 Urban Water Management Plan, North Lake Tahoe

Public Utility District. Adopted July 9, 2013.

______. 2013b (October). North Tahoe Public Utility District Risk-Based Sewer System Management Plan,

Lake Tahoe Basin, California.

______. 2016. About the North Tahoe Public Utility District. Available: http://ntpud.org/about-north-tahoe-

public-utility-district. Accessed March 28, 2016.

Parker, Jay. Engineering Department Manager, Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency. December 15, 2015a—

telephone conversation with Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding the Truckee River

Interceptor and wastewater treatment plant flows.

______. December 16, 2015b—email to Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding the Truckee

River Interceptor and wastewater treatment plant flows.

______. December 16, 2015c—telephone conversation with Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental and

Linda Coberly, Customer Services Supervisor at T-TSA, regarding the Truckee River Interceptor and

wastewater treatment plant flows.

______. March 1, 2016—will serve letter to Nathan Chorey at Auerbach Engineering regarding the ability of T-

TSA to serve the proposed Tahoe City Lodge project.

Placer County. 2013 (May 21). Placer County General Plan. Adopted August 16, 1994; reflects amendments



______. 2015 (February). Hearing Report, Economic Development Incentives for North Lake Tahoe Centers.

Prepared by Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. with Joe DeCredico Studios.

Placer County Sheriff’s Office. 2016. Placer County Sheriff, Tahoe Substation webpage. Available:

http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/sheriff/contactus. Accessed: March 28, 2016.

Recyclemania. 2016. Volume-To-Weight Conversion Chart. Available: http://recyclemaniacs.org/sites/

default/files/documents/Volume-weight-conversions.pdf. Accessed April 25, 2016.




Placer County/TRPA


Schwartz, Mike. Fire Chief. North Tahoe Fire Protection District. April 14, 2016—telephone conversation with

Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental and Steve Teshara, NTFPD consultant, regarding NTFPD

services related to the Placer County Tahoe Basin Area Plan and Lodge Project.

Stelter, William. Engineering and Operations Manager. North Tahoe Public Utility District. April 12, 2016—

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TMPO and TRPA. See Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.


Tuma, Samir. CEO, Kila Tahoe. March 30, 2016—email to Nanette Hansel at Ascent Environmental regarding

water and wastewater demand for the Lodge project alternatives.

TTUSD. See Tahoe Truckee Unified School District.





Placer County/TRPA


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with Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding TTSD MRF data.

Walsh, Dennis. Captain. Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Tahoe City, CA. March 11, 2015—telephone

conversation with Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding law enforcement services for

MVWPSP.

______. April 6, 2016—telephone discussion with Jessica Mitchell at Ascent Environmental regarding Placer

County Sheriff Services for the Tahoe City Lodge Project and Area Plan.

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MVWPSP.

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NTPUD. See North Tahoe Public Utility District.



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Placer County/TRPA


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______. 2012c (December 12). Regional Plan Goals and Policies. Adopted December 21, 2012. Effective


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CAL FIRE. See California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Review and Validation.

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http://tahoempo.org/Mobility2035/






http://www.firepreventionfee.org/


Placer County/TRPA


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Properties, 255 and 265 North Lake Boulevard, Tahoe City, CA 96145.

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Tahoe City, California.

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2015), Big Tree Cleaners, 531 North Lake Boulevard Tahoe City, California, SLIC Site No. T6S012,

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December 21, 2015.

______. 2015c. Geotracker Database, Lane Trust (Former Laundry) (SL0606147326). Available:

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December 21, 2015.

______. 2015d. Geotracker Database, Patterson-Tippin Property (T0606100393). Available:

https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?global_id=T0606100393. Accessed

December 21, 2015.

______. 2015e. Geotracker Database, Private Residence (T10000003358). Available:


December 21, 2015.

______. 2015f. Geotracker Database, Tahoe Boat Company (T0606100336) Available:


December 21, 2015.

______. 2015g. Geotracker Database, Tahoe Marina Lodge Pier (T0606100355). Available:

https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?global_id=T0606100355&cmd=ltcprepor

t&ltcp_id=101762. Accessed December 21, 2015.


Placer County/TRPA


______. 2015h. Geotracker Database, Tahoe Raft and Gas (T10000004136). Available:


December 21, 2015.

SWRCB. See State Water Resources Control Board.

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May 19, 2016.




TFFT. See Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.


U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. 2012 (August). Carnelian Hazardous Fuels

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______. 2016 (April 8). West Shore Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Forest

Health Project Scoping Letter. Available: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/

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LTBMU. See U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.

Chapter 19, Cumulative Impacts Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 2012 (December 12). Regional Plan Goals and Policies. Adopted

December 21, 2012. Effective February 9, 2013. Available: http://www.trpa.org/wp-


Chapter 20, Other CEQA-Mandated Sections None cited.

http://tahoempo.org/Mobility2035/


http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5389288.pdf

