TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY

• ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND

GOVERNANCE

GOVERNANCE & FUNCTION

TRPA RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROGRAMS

Tahoe RegionalPlanning Compact

Tahoe RegionalPlanning Compact

Other StatutesCWA, CAA, CCAA,TDA, SDWA, MPO

Other StatutesCWA, CAA, CCAA,TDA, SDWA, MPO

EnvironmentalThresholds

EnvironmentalThresholds

Federal/State/LocalAQS & WQS

Federal/State/LocalAQS & WQS

GOALS & POLICIESCODE OF ORDINANCES

PAS/CP/MPRTP-AQP208 PLAN

GOALS & POLICIESCODE OF ORDINANCES

PAS/CP/MPRTP-AQP208 PLAN

REGULATORYPROGRAM

REGULATORYPROGRAM

ThresholdEvaluation Reports

ThresholdEvaluation Reports

ENVIRONMENTALIMPROVEMENT PRGM

ENVIRONMENTALIMPROVEMENT PRGM

MONITORINGPROGRAM

MONITORINGPROGRAM

Statutes

Standards

PlanElements

Evaluation

Implementation

TRPA GOVERNING BOARD

• 15 Members (7 California, 7 Nevada and 1 Federal)

• Establishes Agency policy• Acts on Regional Plan

amendments• Acts on certain project

applications and related environmental documents

• Also serves as the RTPA Board and the MPO Board (with USFS member)

TRPA ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION

• 19 members (9 California, 9 Nevada, and 1 Federal)

• Advises Governing Board on all Regional Plan amendments and project EISs

REGULATORY PROGRAM

• Rulemaking and enforcement authority aimed at controlling environmental impacts of new development

• Establishes development limitations (location, pace and overall development caps)

• Establishes design and construction standards

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (EIP)

• Repairs environmental damage of the past

• Coordinated effort to identify, fund and implement all necessary environmental improvements, programs, and research to attain thresholds

• $908 million of the $2 billion program needed within 10 year timeframe

• Entire $908 million has been committed

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

• Provides feedback on threshold attainment progress

• Provides information for necessary regulatory

or EIP adjustments• Provides validation of

regional plan and thresholds

y = 0.0184x2 - 74.021x + 74314

R2 = 0.8057

60

70

80

90

100

110

1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Calendar Year

Ind

ex S

tati

on

Ye

arly

Cla

rit

y (

ft)

CHALLENGES

QUESTIONS?