OEHHA accepted public comments on draft fish advisories concerning elevated levels of mercury in some fish in Lake Berryessa (Napa County), and Putah Creek (Yolo and Solano counties).

October 6, 2005: OEHHA Finalizes Advisory on Mercury in Fish From Several Trinity County Water Bodies

Finalized fish advisory concerning levels of mercury in fish from Trinity Lake (also known as Clair Engle Lake), Lewiston Lake, Carrville Pond, the Trinity River upstream of Trinity Lake, and the East Fork Trinity River, all located in northeastern Trinity County.

October 1, 2005: Draft Fish Consumption Guidelines for Trinity Lake and Selected Waterbodies in the Trinity River Watershed (Trinity County)

Note: this advisory was finalized in October 2005.

April 8, 2005: OEHHA Releases Draft Advisory on Mercury in Fish in Trinity Lake and Other Water Bodies in the Trinity River Watershed

OEHHA accepted public comments on a draft fish advisory concerning elevated levels of mercury in fish in Trinity Lake and selected water bodies in the Trinity River watershed in Trinity County.

January 20, 2005: OEHHA Finalizes Advisory on Mercury in Fish in Clear Lake, Cache Creek and Bear Creek

OEHHA has finalized a fish advisory concerning elevated levels of mercury in fish in Clear Lake, Cache Creek and Bear Creek (Lake, Yolo and Colusa counties). This region has an abundance of naturally occurring mercury as a result of both natural processes and mining activity and some of the mercury has worked its way into the fish.

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