By Ky Plaskon, Capitol Public Radio
Because of the drought, three wells in South Lake Tahoe have higher levels of contamination. Some wells have been shut-downs and the state of California is investigating.
In a drought there is less groundwater to dilute contaminants. In South Lake Tahoe, that’s been a problem at three wells. The Lahontan Water Quality Control Board says two of the wells about a half mile west of Lake Tahoe have registered a known carcinogen at nine times allowable levels. The wells were shut down, leaving barely enough water for 950 homes. The California Water Resources Control Board has approved $69,000 to determine the contamination source. The whole story: http://www.capradio.org/articles/2014/11/12/contaminated-groundwater-wells-close-in-south-lake-tahoe/