2002 Almanac (page 473) Table D-8 Lake Tahoe Air Basin - El Dorado County: Population and VMT Trends Lake Tahoe Air Basin: El Dorado County Surface Area = 350 square miles Parameter 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Population 28300 28500 28000 27700 28000 28200 28500 29300 29700 30500 31600 32200 32900 33000 33200 33400 33700 33900 34300 34500 Avg. Daily VMT/1000 450 443 463 478 510 526 539 568 574 566 603 609 619 626 634 627 616 615 630 643 A portion of El Dorado County lies within the Mountain Counties Air Basin.