York River Basin

WATERBODY AND AFFECTED AFFECTED LOCALITIES CONTAMINANT SPECIES ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS BOUNDARIES Croaker York River from West Point PCBs (downstream to the mouth King William Co., near Tue Point and tidal New Kent Co., Gizzard Shad portion of the following King and Queen Co., PCBs No more than two meals/month tributaries: King Creek, Queen James City Co., Creek and Wormley Creek. Gloucester Co., Spot These river segments York Co. PCBs comprise ~50 miles). Blue Crab DO NOT EAT crab’s hepatopancreas (Hepatopancreas only) (“mustard,” green gland, or tomalley). This King Creek advisory applies only to avoiding eating the (a tidal tributary of York River York Co. PCBs crab’s hepatopancreas or “mustard.” Crab meat is not subject to this advisory). ~3.5 miles)

Gizzard Shad PCBs DO NOT EAT

Carp PCBs

Largemouth Bass PCBs

Lake Anna Striped Bass (entire lake, ~12,895 acres) PCBs Orange Co., including its tributaries Terry’s Louisa Co., Run, Goldmine Creek and White Perch Spotsylvania Co. Contrary Creek) PCBs No more than two meals/month

White Catfish PCBs

Channel Catfish

PCBs

Bluegill Sunfish PCBs

Anadromous (coastal) Striped Bass PCBs

White perch Mattaponi River King William Co., (from Rt. 628 near gaging station PCBs King and Queen Co downstream ~55 miles to the No more than two meals/month Gizzard Shad confluence with Pamunkey River near West Point) PCBs

Largemouth Bass

Mercury

Lake Gordonsville Largemouth Bass (also known as Bowlers Mill Lake, Louisa Co. Mercury No more than two meals/month for the entire lake). (~75 acres)

Pamunkey River Blue Catfish (from Nelson Bridge Road (Route Mercury Hanover Co., 615 bridge) downstream ~ 72 King William Co., No more than two meals/month miles to the confluence Gizzard Shad New Kent Co. with Mattaponi River near West PCBs Point) Bluegill Sunfish

Herring Creek Mercury (from the Route 628 bridge King William Co. No more than two meals/month (Dorrell Road) ~7 miles to the Yellow Bullhead Catfish confluence of Mattaponi River) Mercury

Redbreast Sunfish Reedy Creek Mercury (from Rt. 301 downstream ~4 Caroline Co. No more than two meals/month miles to the confluence with Yellow Bullhead Catfish Mattaponi River) Mercury

*A meal is considered to be an eight-ounce (half-pound) serving of fish.

This fish consumption advisory provides meal recommendations on eating certain fish species caught from specified waterbodies. It is recommended to follow the guidance presented on this advisory to reduce your total exposure to fish contaminants. For further information regarding waterbodies sampled or the fish tissue sampling process, contact the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. For questions about human health risks from exposure to fish contaminants, contact the Virginia Department of Health's Division of Environmental Epidemiology at 804-864-8182. This fish consumption advisory is reviewed annually. No changes or updates are required to this advisory based on review of existing data.