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Waterbody and Affected Boundaries |
Affected Localities |
Contaminant |
Species |
Advisories/ |
Potomac River Basin - the following tributaries between the VA/MD state line near Rt. 340 bridge (Loudoun County) to the I-395 bridge in Arlington County (above the Woodrow Wilson Bridge): Goose Creek up to the Dulles Greenway Road Bridge, Broad Run up to Rt. 625 bridge, Difficult Run up to Rt. 7 bridge, and Pimmit Run up to Rt. 309 bridge. These tributaries comprise ~24 miles. (12/13/04) |
Loudoun Co., Fairfax Co. and Arlington Co. |
PCBs |
American Eel |
No more than two meals/month |
Potomac River Basin - the tidal portion of the following tributaries and embayments from I-395 bridge (above the Woodrow Wilson Bridge) to the Potomac River Bridge at Rt. 301: Four Mile Run, Hunting Creek, Little Hunting Creek, Pohick Creek, Accotink Creek, Occoquan River, Neabsco Creek, Powell Creek, Quantico Creek, Chopawamsic Creek, Aquia Creek, and Potomac Creek. These tributaries comprise ~126 miles. (4/19/99; modified 12/13/04; 10/7/09) |
Arlington Co, Alexandria City, Fairfax Co., Prince William Co., Stafford Co.and King George Co. |
PCBs |
Carp |
DO NOT EAT |
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PCBs |
Channel Catfish ≥ 18 inches |
DO NOT EAT |
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Channel Catfish < 18 inches |
No more |
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Bullhead Catfish |
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Largemouth Bass |
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Anadromous (coastal) Striped Bass |
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Sunfish Species |
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Smallmouth Bass |
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White Catfish |
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White Perch |
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Gizzard Shad |
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Yellow Perch |
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Potomac River Basin - the tidal portion of the following tributaries from the Potomac River Bridge at Rt. 301 to mouth of river near Smith Point: Upper Machodoc Creek, Monroe Creek, and Coan River. These tributaries comprise ~31 miles. (12/13/04) |
King George Co., Westmoreland Co. and Northumberland Co. |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
No more |
PCBs |
White Perch |
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PCBs |
Channel Catfish |
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Indian Run (entire Run) near Annandale (State Route 236) downstream ~ 3 miles to the confluence with Back Lick Run (7/27/05) |
Fairfax Co. |
PCBs |
Creek Chub |
No more |
Bull Run near Manassas Park (Prince William County) from the I-66 Bridge downstream ~14 miles to the Rt. 612 (Yates Ford Road) bridge (12/13/04; modified 7/27/05) |
Fairfax Co., Manassas Park City and Prince William Co. |
PCBs |
Channel Catfish |
No more |
PCBs |
Carp |
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