Staff Report
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has found no problems with Douglas County’s plan to upgrade the public water system that serves the Cave Rock and Skyland area.
The NDEP issued a statement Monday that said it intends to issue a “Finding of No Significant Impact.”
The county is seeking $16.5 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to replace old drinking water pipelines within the existing easements (Hidden Woods and along Lincoln Highway), to repair the Lake Tahoe intake structure, and some work at the Cave Rock-Skyland water treatment plant facility.
The utility serves approximately 2,800 people located in and around the Cave Rock and Skyland communities along U.S. Highway 50, said a press release.
It has been more than 30 years since Douglas County took over the Cave Rock Water System.
One of three private systems serving Douglas residents at Lake Tahoe, Cave Rock was purchased by the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District to protect its water rights.
On Thursday, Douglas County commissioners approved selling $16.5 million in bonds financed by a loan from the state to complete $18 million in improvements to the Cave Rock system.
The water system serves 332 Cave Rock and 251 Skyland residential customers. Residents pay an average of $136.29 a month, with $20 a month going to capital improvements.
The $20 surcharge is the source for $1 million of the cost of the project. A $500,000 U.S. Forest Service grant makes up the difference.
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