Sewage leak reaches Lake Tahoe and forces beach closure

(FOX40.COM) — A Lake Tahoe beach in Placer County will be closed for an undetermined amount of time after a sewage spill on Thursday night, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.

At 8 p.m., a contractor working in Carnelian Bay hit a main sewer export line operated by the North Tahoe Public Utility District.

The leak forced the closure of Highway 28, North Lake Boulevard, for nearly 12 hours as environmental waste clean-up crews cleaned the area and repaired the pipe.

At 6 a.m. the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said the roadway was reopened but that the overflow found its way onto the nearby waters of Lake Tahoe.

Carnelian West Beach will remain closed until further notice as crews work to clean up the parking lot, beach area and surrounding waters.

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