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Waterbody and Affected Boundaries |
Affected Localities |
Contaminant |
Species |
Advisories/ |
York River from West Point downstream to the mouth near Tue Point and tidal portion of the following tributaries: King Creek, Queen Creek and Wormley Creek. These river segments comprise ~50 miles. (12/13/04) |
King William Co., New Kent Co., King and Queen Co., James City Co., Gloucester Co. and York Co. |
PCBs |
Croaker |
No more |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
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PCBs |
Spot |
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King Creek (a tidal tributary of York River ~3.5 miles) (1/23/2009) |
York Co. |
PCBs |
Blue Crab (Hepatopancreas only) |
DO NOT EAT crab's hepatopancreas ("mustard," green gland, or tomalley). This advisory applies only to avoiding eating the crab's hepatopancreas or "mustard". Crab meat is not subject to this advisory (click on the thumbnail below for enlarged diagram).
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Lake Anna (entire lake, ~12,895 acres) including its tributaries Terry's Run, Goldmine Creek and Contrary Creek (6/15/04; modified 12/13/04, 8/31/07) |
Orange Co., Louisa Co. and Spotsylvania Co. |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
DO NOT EAT |
PCBs |
Carp |
No more |
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PCBs |
Largemouth Bass |
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PCBs |
Striped Bass |
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PCBs |
White Perch |
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PCBs |
White Catfish |
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PCBs |
Channel Catfish |
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PCBs |
Bluegill Sunfish |
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Mattaponi River from Rt. 628 near gaging station downstream ~55 miles to the confluence with Pamunkey River near West Point (12/13/04; PCBs 10/7/09) |
King William Co. and King and Queen Co. |
PCBs |
Anadromous (coastal) Striped Bass |
No more |
PCBs |
White perch |
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| PCBs | Gizzard Shad | |||
| Mercury | Largemouth Bass | |||
Lake Gordonsville, also known as Bowlers Mill Lake, for the entire lake. (~75 acres) (9/30/04) |
Louisa Co. |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more |
| Pamunkey River from Nelson Bridge Road (Route 615 bridge) downstream ~ 72 miles to the confluence with Mattaponi River near West Point (9/30/04; PCBs 10/7/09) | Hanover Co., King William Co., and New Kent Co. | Mercury | Blue Catfish | No more than two meals/month |
| PCBs | Gizzard Shad | No more than two meals/month | ||
Herring Creek from the Route 628 bridge (Dorrell Road) ~7 miles to the confluence of Mattaponi River (9/30/04) |
King William Co. |
Mercury |
Bluegill Sunfish |
No more |
Mercury |
Yellow Bullhead Catfish |
No more |
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| Reedy Creek from Rt. 301 downstream ~4 miles to the confluence with Mattaponi River (10/7/09) | Caroline Co. | Mercury | Redbreast Sunfish | No more than two meals/month |
| Mercury | Yellow Bullhead Catfish | No more than two meals/month |
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
