SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – On Friday afternoon, Camp Richardson Resort managers located a leak and immediately initiated repair. After the pipe was repaired, the contaminated soil was removed, and the hole was backfilled with clean sand.
Water samples collected on Saturday indicate the highest levels of bacteria are adjacent to the area where the leaking pipe was discovered, as shown in the photos below. Samples taken from the east end near Jameson Beach and the west end near Valhalla Pier and Boathouse do not show levels that exceed state standards at this time, according to the USFS-Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Daily lake water quality monitoring is underway and will continue at multiple locations around Camp Richardson. The public will be notified when test results meet established safety standards.
