Forest Service Awards Taylor-Tallac Wetland Restoration Design Project to GeomorphIS

The USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, has awarded GeomorphIS with a task order to prepare the engineering design plans and specifications, and associated permits for the Taylor-Tallac Wetland Restoration Project, in South Lake Tahoe, California. GeomorphIS team includes Geosyntec Consultants, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, and Pyramid Botanical Consultants. Permitting tasks include an aquatic delineation and other surveys/studies needed for restoration project compliance in Lake Tahoe. A set of conceptual restoration actions have been analyzed in a joint environmental review document (NEPA, CEQA and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Environmental Checklist) (see attached). The purpose of the Taylor and Tallac Restoration project is to restore ecological processes and functions in the Taylor and Tallac Creeks and marsh area while also maintaining or enhancing existing recreational facilities and infrastructure. The purpose of these professional services is to take a more critical look at the complex relationship between the wetland and the Lake and describe the results in a technical memo, work with the Forest Service regarding the restoration action constraints, and then work together to develop 100% design plans and specifications to implement this work. The project is in El Dorado County and is accessible from State Highway 89 northwest of the City of South Lake Tahoe.