Public Waters Tested without Consumption Advisories-Seafood and Aquatic Life

We test fish from Texas public waters to determine if they aresafe to eat. The list shows waters that we surveyed from 1993 to presentwithout contaminants at concentrations of public health concern.

Contaminant Test Acronyms:

Metals:

Ag = Silver
Al = Aluminum
As = Arsenic
B = Boron
Ba = Barium
Be = Beryllium
Cd = Cadmium
Co = Cobalt
Cu = Copper
Cr = Chromium
Fe = Iron
Hg = Mercury
Mn = Manganese
Mo = Molybdenum
Ni = Nickel
Pb = Lead
Sb = Antimony
Se = Selenium
Sn = Tin
Sr = Strontium
U = Uranium
V = Vanadium
Zn = Zinc

Additional Tests:

DX = Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans
SVOCs = Semivolatile Organic Compounds
PEST = Pesticides
PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls
VOCs = Volatile Organic Compounds

Public Waters Tested without Consumption Advisories
Water Body	Year	County(s)	Tests Performed
Bastrop Bay	1999	Brazoria	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brakes Bayou (Beaumont, TX)	1993	Jefferson	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Bouton Lake	2006	Jasper	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Boykin Springs	2006	Jasper	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brakes Bayou (Beaumont, TX)	1995	Jefferson	PEST, PCBs
Brandy Branch Reservoir	2003	Harrison	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brazos River (Freeport, TX)	1996	Brazoria	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brownsville Ship Channel	1997	Cameron	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Carancahua Bay	2012	Calhoun and Jackson	Hg
Cement Creek Lake (Fort Worth, TX)	1995	Tarrant	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Chocolate Bay (Lavaca Bay)	2012	Calhoun	Hg
Christmas Bay	2010	Brazoria	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Colorado River	1994	Mitchell	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg, Zn , Be, Cr, Ni, Tl, Sb, Se, Ag, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Como Lake	2005	Tarrant	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Conroe, Lake	1996	Montgomery and Walker	Hg
Cox Bay	2012	Calhoun	Hg
Creek Bend Resaca	1996	Cameron	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Delta Lake	1993	Hildalgo	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs
Drum Bay	1999	Brazoria	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Forest Park Lake (Palestine, TX)	2005	Henderson and Rusk	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Fork, Lake	1996	Rains and Wood	Hg
French Lake (Fort Worth, TX)	1995	Tarrant	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Gordon Lake	2008	Wichita	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Granger Lake	2007-2008	Williamson	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Hidalgo Irrigation System	1996	Hidalgo	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs
Hidden Valley Resaca	1996	Cameron	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Houston, Lake	1998	Harris	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Joe Pool Reservoir	1994	Tarrant, Ellis, and Dallas	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Keller Bay	2012	Calhoun	Hg
Lake O’ the Pines	1994	Marion, Upshur, and Morris	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs
Lavaca Bay (outside prohibited area)	2012	Calhoun	Hg
Livingston, Lake	1994	Polk & Trinity	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Lower Waterworks Lake (Palestine, TX)	2006	Anderson	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Mabel Davis Park Pond (Austin, TX)	2000	Travis	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Martin Creek Reservoir	2002	Rusk & Panola	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Matagorda Bay	2012	Calhoun and Matagorda	Hg
Mercedes Irrigation System	1993	Hidalgo	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs
Mineral Wells, Lake	2008	Parker	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Moss Reservoir	2005	Cooke	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Nacogdoches, Lake	2002	Nacogdoches	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Nueces Bay	2005	Nueces	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
O.H. Ivie Reservoir	2005	Coleman, Concho, and Runnels	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Old Brazos River Channel	1998	Brazoria	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Palestine, Lake	1996	Henderson and Cherokee	Hg
Powderhorn Lake	2012	Calhoun	Hg
Raven, Lake (Huntsville State Park)	2000	Walker	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Red Bluff Reservoir	2001	Reeves & Loving	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Rio Grande River	1999	Webb	Metals: Ag, Al, As, Ba, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, U, V, Zn , Pest, SVOCs
Rio Grande River	2001	Brewster and Presidio	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Rio Grande River	2001	Hidalgo and Cameron	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
San Antonio River	1998	Bexar and Wilson	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Sulphur River	1993	Bowie and Cass	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Tawakoni, Lake	2000	Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Taylor Bayou (Port Arthur, TX)	1994	Jefferson	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn
Timpson, Lake (Timpson, TX)	2002	Shelby	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Town Lake "Lady Bird Lake"	1998	Travis	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Tres Palacios Bay	2012	Matagorda	Hg
Twin Lake (Lytle, TX)	1997	Medina	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Waco, Lake	2005	McLennan	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Welsh Reservoir	2003	Titus	Metals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Wright Patman, Lake	1997	Bowie and Cass	Hg