South Tahoe Public Utility District’s retention basin off of Black Bart Avenue. (Provided)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. A strong odor emanating from the Black Bart Avenue area of South Lake Tahoe is due to the local utility district rehabilitating an over 50-year old clarifier and storing about two million gallons of partially treated wastewater in the emergency retention basin, officials announced Monday.
The combination of high flows due to increased visitation over the Fourth of July weekend, unusually high temperatures in the valley, and a settling problem with the remaining two secondary clarifiers caused the South Tahoe Public Utility District to temporarily store the partially treated water, but officials say the wastewater treatment plant has stabilized and the district is returning the water and conducting cleaning operations.
Black Bart retention ponds. Photo from STPUD.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Yes, there is a reason for the smell over the last three days near Black Bart Avenue. The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) had to store partially treated wastewater in one of its two emergency retention basins over the weekend. The ponds are located on Black Bart Avenue near Pioneer Trail.
The basins are designed to store wastewater when there is an issue at the treatment plant to prevent a sewage spill.
STPUD is currently rehabilitating one of its three secondary clarifiers, which is over 50 years old. The combination of high flows due to increased visitation over the 4th of July holiday and unusually high temperatures in the valley, and a settling problem with the remaining two secondary clarifiers caused them to store two million gallons of partially treated wastewater in the emergency retention basin.
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