2003 Almanac (page 495) 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 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Population 28000 27500 27300 27500 27700 28100 28800 28200 30000 31100 31700 32400 32600 32800 33000 33400 33600 33900 34800 35700 Avg. Daily VMT/1000 396 412 421 447 474 491 523 535 535 575 583 599 611 625 623 617 612 629 643 659 A portion of El Dorado County lies within the Mountain Counties Air Basin.