(KTLA) — Officials in Lake Tahoe are urging visitors and residents to stay away from the water near Camp Richardson after a sewage leak resulted in elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the lake.
Water samples taken near the resort on the lake’s South Shore came back with high levels of Escherichia coli, or E. coli, a bacteria that can cause stomach illness if swallowed. The leak was traced to a broken sewer line at the resort, which has already been located and is now being repaired. According to a U.S. Forest Service news release issued on Aug. 1, the contamination was detected in recent tests; however, officials did not specify exactly when the samples were collected or when the leak occurred.
So far, no illnesses have been reported — but out of caution, signs are now posted warning