Lake Tahoe beach reopens one week after sewage spill, health advisory area reduced

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(FOX40.COM) — One week after about 85,000 gallons of untreated waste was spilled near Lake Tahoe, which caused a health advisory to go into effect, affected areas have begun to reopen to the public.

The North Tahoe Public Utility District said after days of conducting water quality tests at Patton Landing Beach and the area east of the original spill site, the bacteria levels in the water have “returned to a normal range and are within California beach water quality standards.”

As a result, Patton Landing Beach has reopened to the public as of 5 p.m. on Thursday. The health advisory area put into effect by Placer County has been reduced from Carnelian West Beach to Manzanita Avenue and southwest to 4600 North Lake Boulevard, to the area between 5146 North Lake Blvd and 4600 North Lake Blvd.

North Tahoe officials said the health advisory is expected to remain in place until at least Sunday, July 28, and currently covers the area of Carnelian West Beach and the immediate surrounding area extending West along the Lake Tahoe shoreline to Watson Creek.

At Carnelian West Beach, water quality tests continue to show elevated bacteria levels, and will remain closed through Sunday. “Residents and visitors are advised that contact with the lake water in the updated advisory area could cause illness due to elevated bacteria levels,” NTPUD said.

Officials said they will continue to evaluate the results every day and either lift or modify the health advisory “after at least two days of data showing that levels are consistently below water quality standards for California’s beaches.”

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Aydian Ahmad

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