Dive teams tackle Lake Tahoe garbage problem Share Updated: 5:16 PM PDT Jul 30, 2021 Kristen Simoes Share Updated: 5:16 PM PDT Jul 30, 2021
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Show Transcript THREATENS THE ICONIC LAKE THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS CLARITY. ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE VEDI TEAM IS AN OLYMPIAN. GULSTAN: AS KCRA 3’S KRISTEN SIMOES SHOWS US, IT’S AN AMBITIOUS MISSION THAT SPANSHE T WHOLE 72-MILE PERIMETER OF THE LAKE, IN AN EFFORT TO RID TAHOE OF ITS DIRTY SECRET. KRISTEN: IT’S DIRTY JS.OB COLIN WEST: WHERE PEOPLE ARE LUGGING DIRTY TIRES AND SWEATING. KRISTEN: MEETS BEAUTIFUL BLUE TAHOE. ELENA HIGHT: THIS IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE AND THAT WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPG INIT CLEAN. KRISTEN: WITH AN UNDENIABLY IMPORTANT PURPOSE. CORY RITCHIE: IT’S THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE OF HOW TO LEAVE A PLACE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT. COLIN WEST: TONS OF BEER CANS. JUST PLASTIC. KRISTEN: COLIN WEST, FOUNDER OF CLEAN UP THE LAKE, LAUNCHED THIS 72-MILE, SIX-MONTH MI