The Truckee River flows from Lake Tahoe in this undated photo.

Lake Tahoe spans two states, five counties and one city. Because 80 percent of the land within the Tahoe Basin is owned by the federal government, the United States Forest Service plays a large role in land use planning and environmental stewardship. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, a bi-state agency created by the states of California and Nevada and the U.S. Congress regulates growth through the enforcement of codes and ordinances that require improvements in nine environmental threshold areas, including protection of Lake Tahoe’s famed water quality. Special districts provide many localized services, such as sewer, water, recreation and education. 

State of California

• Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board 
• California State Parks 
• California Department of Fish and Game  
• California Tahoe Conservancy  
• Caltrans (road information) 
• California Highway Patrol
• Senator Dave Cox 
• Representative Ted Gaines 

Federal/Regional

• United States Forest Service      
• United States Coast Guard
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 
• Congressman Tom McClintock 
• Senator Barbara Boxer 
• Senator Dianne Feinstein 
  

     California Local

• North Tahoe Public Utility District  
• Tahoe City Public Utility District
• Squaw Valley Public Service District 
• Alpine Springs Water District 
• Squaw Valley Fire Department
• Northstar Community Service District 
• North Tahoe Fire Protection District 
• Tahoe Truckee Unified School District 
• Sierra College  
• Tahoe Forest Hospital  
• Tahoe Truckee Airport District 
• Tahoe Truckee Sanitation Agency
• Town of Truckee
• El Dorado County 

Nevada Local

• Incline Village General Improvement District
• Washoe County  
• Douglas County