Utility district prevents sewage spill into Lake Tahoe
A sewage spill into Lake Tahoe was prevented this past weekend. South Tahoe Public Utility District received a call regarding a foul odor coming from the beach by Valhalla boat house. Upon arriving on scene, crews discovered that the sewer main had backed up causing a manhole 35 feet from the edge of Lake Tahoe to fill with sewage, the district said in a press release.