The combination of the West Coast heat wave and spring’s snowfall in the Sierra has Lake Tahoe close to filling for the first time in over a decade. An influx of more than 12 billion gallons of water has poured into the lake this past week, leading to a four-inch rise in the water level since June 16, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday. The lake’s water level, which has a maximum legal limit of 6,229.1 feet, was measured at 6,228.84 feet Friday morning. Bruce Wilcox, the Governor’s Salton Sea task force appointee is one of the good guys.