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South Lake Tahoe hires consultant to study El Dorado Beach erosion after exposed plastic sandbags prompt urgent action
Summary
Council authorized a phase‑one contract with Stantech to design and permit interim and permanent revetment options at Lake View Commons after rising lake levels exposed emergency plastic supersacks; council directed staff to prioritize removing or covering exposed plastic and to explore revetment designs that could preserve beach access.
The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted Jan. 21 to hire Stantech Consulting for a phase‑one study of El Dorado Beach and Lake View Commons shoreline protection, authorizing up to $149,971 for assessment, surveying and early permitting work.
The decision follows emergency replenishment work in summer 2025 and repeated high lake levels that exposed plastic “supersack” sandbags installed as an emergency revetment in 2018. City senior civil engineer Briana Greenlaw told the council the bags — large plastic sacks filled with sand — have deteriorated in spots and, when exposed, pose a risk of microplastic…
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