Authorities have detected high levels of E. coli bacteria near Camp Richardson Resort on Lake Tahoe's Southern shore after a sewage leak. The U.S. Forest Service advises the public to avoid the water, although no illnesses have been reported. A sewer line inspection conducted by the resort found a leak that is currently under repair. Samples from adjacent locations do not show elevated bacteria levels. Meanwhile, last summer, sewage contamination caused beach closures on the northern shore, resulting in significant fines.
"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.
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.
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