Tax Code

Program

Fee $ per EDU

519

CSA3
MOSQUITO PRG

$6.00

Mosquito Abatement - The Mosquito Abatement Program, established in 1963, is applicable to City and County parcels within the Tahoe Basin for Mosquito Control.  Other programs funded through this fee are plague surveillance and the control of yellow jackets.  It is administered by the Environmental Management Department, Vector Control Division.

552

CSA10 SOLID WASTE

$17.00

Solid Waste – This charge is applicable to all West Slope improved parcels and was first adopted in 1988/1989. This fee is used in conjunction with other revenues to establish and operate a West Slope Solid Waste Litter Abatement Program. The mission of this Program is to pick up litter for all the west slope, address illegal disposal, promote recycling activities, initiate and oversee, where possible and appropriate, “Adopt a Highway Programs” and work with code enforcement to prosecute violators. This fee also aids in the operational, post-closure upkeep and overhead costs for the Union Mine Landfill, including ground and surface water monitoring and landfill gas compliance. Other programs funded through this fee include the Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR), implementation and maintenance of a state mandated Integrated Waste Management Plan (AB939) and for financing waste collection, processing, reclamation and disposal services.

553

CSA10 LIQUID WASTE

$15.00

Liquid Waste – This charge is applicable to each improved parcel on a septic system in the County and has been in effect since 1988/1989.  This charge is used in conjunction with other revenues for the operational and overhead costs of the Union Mine Septage Facility.

554

LITTER ABATEMENT

$6.00

Tahoe Clean Program and AB939 – Under an Agreement with the City of South Lake Tahoe, unincorporated improved parcels within the Tahoe Basin pay $3.00/EDU for a litter abatement program under the Clean Tahoe Committee’s guidance.  (City of SLT residents receive the benefits for this program from a portion of a garbage bill surcharge).  The remaining $3.00/EDU collected from these unincorporated parcels is designated for the AB 939 waste reduction program established in 1990/1991 to plan and implement waste reduction and recycling programs.

567

CTY SLT
SNOW REMOVAL

$20.00

Snow Removal Equipment – The City of South Lake Tahoe established a JPA in 1989 for the purchase of snow removal equipment within the City of South Lake Tahoe (SLT).  The City of SLT Public Works Department is responsible for the overall program.  Environmental Management administers the collection of parcel fees. 

622

CSA10
H. HAZ WASTE

$3.00

Household Hazardous Waste – This program was established in 1989/1990 for the purpose of diverting hazardous waste from the landfills and is applicable to all parcels on the West and East Slope.  This fee is to pay for the disposal and overhead costs of the household hazardous waste collected at 3 fire stations, one-day collection events and 22 certified used oil collection centers.  This fee also partially supports the two additional permanent household hazardous waste facilities at the Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in South Lake Tahoe and Diamond Springs. [Disposal Sites]

623

SOLID WASTE REDUCTION

$3.00

AB939 – This fee was established in 1990/1991 as a result of the state mandates to plan and implement waste reduction and recycling programs.  This charge is applied to parcels within the City of South Lake Tahoe.