Clean Up the Lake has removed 1,526 lbs. of submerged litter from Donner Lake over the last few months. The dive team removed more than half a ton of the litter in 18 dives conducted over 11 days, according to a press release.
The project pulled litter roughly the weight of a dumpster filled with a piano and a large vending machine from 35- to 55-foot depths in Donner Lake. This latest effort coupled with previous clean up efforts bring the total litter removed from Donner Lake to 14,558 lbs.
As well, 20 heavy lift items weighing more than 75 lbs. were GPS marked for future removal; bringing the total to 157 heavy items will need to be removed from Donner Lake. These items are usually defined as unsafe and too heavy for divers to remove.
Learn more about Clean Up the Lake at https://cleanupthelake.org/
