2009, for a portion of Lake Wylie at the Yachtsman Development located
at 13818 Queens Harbor Road has been lifted.
The "no swimming" advisory was issued after an unknown amount of
partially treated sewage discharged to Lake Wylie from a privately-
owned wastewater treatment plant operated by Utilities, Inc. The
malfunctioning plant was discovered on October 5, 2009, by Utilities,
Inc. staff. Since then, the plant has been inspected by the N.C.
Division of Water Quality and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water
Services. The plant has been repaired and is currently functioning
properly.
Water samples were collected from the lake yesterday by Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Storm Water Services staff in the area of the plant's
discharge. The laboratory results of those samples indicate that
levels of fecal coliform bacteria are well below 200-colonies/100 ml,
which is the level determined to be safe for swimming. No Swimming
Advisory signs and buoys will be removed from the lake today.
