Deep Dive Pilot Cleanup Project and Litter Education Awareness Program – NTCA

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Deep Dive Pilot Cleanup Project and Litter Education Awareness Program

Partner Agency:

Amount Funded:

$76,454

Funding Committee(s):

Zone 1 Committee

  • Execute a pilot project of deep dives on the Placer County shoreline that would investigate and remove litter accumulations from depths of 35 to 55 feet
  • Test how quickly and safely their divers can move, utilizing their Diver Propulsion Vehicles
  • Document and report any observations of aquatic invasive species (AIS) to the TRPA
  • Use the litter information gathered and confirmed AIS information in their education program lesson plans that would be delivered in Placer County K-12 schools in and around the Tahoe area