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Waterbody and Affected Boundaries |
Affected Localities |
Contaminant |
Species |
Advisories/Restriction |
Meherrin River from below Emporia Dam downstream ~28 miles to the Rt. 730 bridge. (12/13/04) |
Greensville Co. and Southampton Co. |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
No more than two meals/month |
Blackwater River from the Virginia-North Carolina state line upstream to its headwaters near Petersburg including all its tributaries. The main stem Blackwater Swamp and Blackwater River segments comprise ~100 miles. (10/29/03; modified 7/27/05, 8/31/07) |
Surry Co., Southampton Co., Isle of Wight Co., Franklin City, and Suffolk City, Sussex Co., Prince George Co., and Petersburg City |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
Mercury |
Sunfish species |
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Mercury |
Bowfin |
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Mercury |
Chain Pickerel |
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Mercury |
White Catfish |
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Mercury |
Redhorse Sucker |
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Mercury |
Longnose Gar |
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Great Dismal Swamp Canal from Deep Creek Locks south to the Virginia-North Carolina state line including Lake Drummond and Feeder Ditch. These river segments comprise ~18 miles. (10/29/03; modified 7/27/05) |
Chesapeake City and Suffolk City |
Mercury |
Bowfin |
No more than two meals/month |
Mercury |
Chain Pickerel |
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Nottoway River from the confluence with Blackwater River at the Virginia-North Carolina state line upstream to State Route 619 near Purdy including its tributary Assamoosick Swamp, Three Creek up to I-95, Rowanty Creek and its tributaries Hatcher Run up to I-85 and Arthur Swamp up to I-85. This main stem Nottoway River segment is ~92 miles. (8/31/07; modified 9/16/08) |
Dinwiddie Co., Greensville Co., Sussex Co. and Southampton Co. |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
Mercury |
Smallmouth Bass |
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Mercury |
Bowfin |
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Mercury |
Redhorse Sucker species |
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Mercury |
Longnose Gar |
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Mercury |
Channel Catfish |
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Mercury |
Chain Pickerel |
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Mercury |
Sunfish species |
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Emporia Reservoir on the Meherrin River (entire reservoir, ~ 210 acres) (9/16/08). |
Greensville Co. |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
Meherrin River below Emporia Reservoir Dam to the state line including its tributaries Fontaine Creek up to I-95 bridge crossing and Mill Swamp up to I-95 bridge crossing. (9/16/08) |
Greensville Co. and Southampton Co. |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
Mercury |
Bowfin |
Virginia Department of Health | Office of Epidemiology | Division of Public Health Toxicology | 109 Governor Street Room 338C | Richmond, Virginia 23219 | Phone: (804)864-8182 | Fax: (804)864-8190
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