New Research On Tahoe’s Shallow Shoreline Waters
From the Reno Gazette-Journal:
“For more than 40 years, scientists have carefully scrutinized the cobalt waters in the middle of Lake Tahoe, documenting a steady and disturbing decline in the lake’s famed clarity. … Now, researchers insist, it’s time to focus the scientific spotlight on parts of the lake closest to shore. …
“A new report focuses on the ‘apparent deterioration’ of Tahoe’s so-called near-shore environment, a band of water ringing the lake’s shoreline extending about 350 feet out and to depths of about 69 feet in mid-summer.”
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The Water Education Foundation’s September/October 2013 issue of Western Water discusses some of the issues associated with the effort to preserve and restore the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Much of the information originated from the August 2013 Lake Tahoe Summit.
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