Sewage flows at Pioneer Trail

Thursday, May 7, 1998 | 1:12 a.m.

Ginger Huber, Tahoe division manager for El Dorado County's environmental health management, investigated the spill and said she doesn't believe there is any serious risk to the basin's environment or wildlife.

Dawn Forsythe of the South Tahoe Public Utility District said testing by environmental specialists showed a barely detectable amount of sewage actually reached the city storm drains. Forsythe said that because of the high precipitation Wednesday morning the city drainage systems were flowing into Ski Run Marina.

Chris Adair of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board said the sewage may not have reached the lake, adding, "Fines wouldn't even factor into this. These things happen. STPUD was really on the ball. They were there as soon as they heard about it and they got the blockage removed as soon as possible."

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