Officials are warning the public to stay out of the water near a popular resort on Lake Tahoe’s Southern shore this weekend after detecting “high levels” of E. coli bacteria Friday after a sewage leak.

Water quality samples collected near the Camp Richardson Resort revealed elevated levels of Escherichia coli , commonly known as E. coli, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s Tahoe Basin Management Unit .

Immediately after the E. coli was detected, the resort conducted a sewer line inspection, located a leak and began repairs, the forest service said.

“Although no illnesses have been reported, the public should avoid recreational waters that have been tested and found to have high levels of E. coli,” the forest service said in a news release.

The forest service is advising swim

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