Boat inspection stations opening in Tahoe-Truckee

Roadside stations for inspections and decontamination of motorized boats and watercraft are to open in Tahoe-Truckee.

Locations, hours of operation, and opening dates are as follows:

Opening May 1:
8:30am-5:30pm, sevent days a week

Meyers: at the junction of Highway 50 and Highway 89
Spooner Summit: at the junction of Highway 50 and Highway 28 in Nevada
Alpine Meadows: Highway 89, off Alpine Meadows Road north of Tahoe City

Opening May 17:
8:30am-5:30pm, seven days a week

Truckee-Tahoe: Highway 267, off Truckee Airport Road.

All motorized watercraft require an inspection for aquatic invasive species prior to launching into Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake, Echo Lake, and Donner Lake. Invasive species, such as quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnails, and hydrilla, are known to multiply quickly and colonize underwater, as well on docks and piers, water supply and filtration systems, buoys, moored boats, and on shoreline. They destroy fish habitat, ruin boat engines, and can negatively impact water quality and the local economy, recreation, and ecosystem.

Knowingly transporting AIS into Lake Tahoe is against the law, and violators may be subject to monetary penalties.