LMNRA closure lifted
LAKE MEAD NRA – A growingly popular hot springs area in the vicinity of Hoover Dam has been reopened following a public health and safety-related shut down. It was mid-afternoon Thursday when the Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA) lifted its closure order involving the Arizona Hot Springs, the Arizona Hot Springs Trail and the White Rock Canyon parking lot along U.S. 93. The LMNRA imposed the shutdown on Nov. 2 after routine water quality testing protocol revealed that the hot springs were contaminated by excessive levels of fecal bacteria. Public Information Officer John Haynes said human waste deposits caused…