Washoe Environmental Protection Dept.

05/26/2026

05/16/2026

Carson Colony Clean Up Update - Saturday 5/16

WEPD staff smashing down the dumpsters to make more room for solid waste and loading up all the white goods!

05/12/2026

Keep Tahoe Blue Snapshot Day 2026

WEPD lead a group of volunteers to conduct water quality education and sampling at Meeks Creek this past Saturday May 9th! Any opportunities to have meaningful collaboration with agencies in the Basin is impactful. Learning more about the Meeks watershed benefits WEPD with our Mayala Wata project!

05/12/2026

Carson Colony Community Clean Up has commenced!

Place appliances/metals in the black trailer, if items are too heavy please place next to it.

05/08/2026

Carson Colony Community Clean Up next week!

05/08/2026

Washoe Earth Day on May 2nd was an absolute blast — our biggest one yet with a whopping 146 wonderful participants! High-fives to everyone who came out to celebrate, and to all the fantastic agencies who showed up to share their awesome info!

WEPD would like to thank the Stewart Community Council for so kindly letting us host the event in their community gym!

04/28/2026

Please bring your friends and family to the Wá∙šiw Earth Day 2026

04/20/2026

Dumpsters have been dropped for the Stewart Community Clean Up! Starts today through Monday April 27th!

04/13/2026

Stewart Community cleanup is scheduled for next week! Please share!

04/13/2026

WEPD has completed two community cleanup events in the Woodfords and Dresslerville Communities so far! Stewart Community is up next!