E. coli warning in effect at popular Lake Tahoe beach after sewage leak

E. coli warning in effect at popular Lake Tahoe beach after sewage leak

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 lo…