Article from San Francisco Chronicle.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/tahoe/article/tahoe-lead-cables-settlement-19774206.php
By Gregory Thomas
Sep 18, 2024
AT&T will remove about 107,000 pounds of lead from Lake Tahoe that some locals worry has been leaching toxins into the water for decades, according to a settlement agreement announced Wednesday.
Roughly 6 miles of antiquated underwater telecommunications cables sheathed in lead belong to the company and extend along the lake’s West Shore between Rubicon Bay and Emerald Bay. Under the settlement agreement, AT&T is expected to remove them before June 2025, according to Chris Shutes, Executive Director of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, which had sued AT&T over the issue.
“This is a monumental win for the environment, the communities who drink Lake Tahoe water, the people with lake-dependent livelihoods, and the millions of annual visitors,” Shutes said in a Wednesday press release.
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