North Upper Truckee boil water order to continue until final test results received

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Those in the North Upper Truckee neighborhood in Meyers are still until a boil water advisory but that could be lifted Thursday. The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) has received good results on their first set of water samples from the North Upper Truckee neighborhood.

STPUD collected 30 water samples from the affected Tuesday evening. The tests for chlorine residuals came back normal (ranging from 0.4 to 0.8 parts per million) and no coliform bacteria was detected in any of the samples.

Another 30 water samples were collected on the evening of Wednesday, November

The boil water alert was issued Tuesday for all streets off North Upper Truckee between Highway 50 and Zuni Drive, and the Chiapa neighborhood out of an abundance of caution after a routine water tank cleaning Friday.

The tank was refilled and chlorinated. The chlorine residual was lower than required for tank disinfection and the water tank was isolated from the system over the weekend. A faulty isolation valve that did not completely close allowed approximately 100,000 gallons of water to drain into the distribution system over the weekend.

Impacted households should only use tap water that has been boiled vigorously for one minute or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution to avoid stomach or intestinal illness. Tap water may still be used for bathing, hand washing, and laundry.