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 BodyYearCounty(s)Tests Performed
Bastrop Bay1999BrazoriaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brakes Bayou
(Beaumont, TX)
1993JeffersonMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Bouton Lake2006JasperMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Boykin Springs2006JasperMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brakes Bayou
(Beaumont, TX)
1995JeffersonPEST, PCBs
Brandy Branch Reservoir2003HarrisonMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brazos River
(Freeport, TX)
1996BrazoriaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Brownsville Ship Channel1997CameronMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Carancahua Bay2012Calhoun and JacksonHg
Cement Creek Lake
(Fort Worth, TX)
1995TarrantMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Chocolate Bay
(Lavaca Bay)
2012CalhounHg
Christmas Bay2010BrazoriaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Colorado River1994MitchellMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg, Zn
, Be, Cr, Ni, Tl, Sb, Se, Ag, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Como Lake2005TarrantMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Conroe, Lake1996Montgomery and WalkerHg
Cox Bay2012CalhounHg
Creek Bend Resaca1996CameronMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Delta Lake1993HildalgoMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs
Drum Bay1999BrazoriaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Forest Park Lake
(Palestine, TX)
2005Henderson and RuskMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Fork, Lake1996Rains and WoodHg
French Lake
(Fort Worth, TX)
1995TarrantMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Gordon Lake2008WichitaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Granger Lake2007-2008WilliamsonMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Hidalgo Irrigation System1996HidalgoMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs
Hidden Valley Resaca1996CameronMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Houston, Lake1998HarrisMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Joe Pool Reservoir1994Tarrant, Ellis, and DallasMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Keller Bay2012CalhounHg
Lake O’ the Pines1994Marion, Upshur, and MorrisMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs
Lavaca Bay
(outside prohibited area)
2012CalhounHg
Livingston, Lake1994Polk & TrinityMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Lower Waterworks Lake
(Palestine, TX)
2006AndersonMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Mabel Davis Park Pond
(Austin, TX)
2000TravisMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Martin Creek Reservoir2002Rusk & PanolaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Matagorda Bay2012Calhoun and MatagordaHg
Mercedes Irrigation System1993HidalgoMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs
Mineral Wells, Lake2008ParkerMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Moss Reservoir2005CookeMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Nacogdoches, Lake2002NacogdochesMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Nueces Bay2005NuecesMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
O.H. Ivie Reservoir2005Coleman, Concho, and RunnelsMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Old Brazos River Channel1998BrazoriaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Palestine, Lake1996Henderson and CherokeeHg
Powderhorn Lake2012CalhounHg
Raven, Lake
(Huntsville State Park)
2000WalkerMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Red Bluff Reservoir2001Reeves & LovingMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Rio Grande River1999WebbMetals: Ag, Al, As, Ba, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, U, V, Zn
, Pest, SVOCs
Rio Grande River2001Brewster and PresidioMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Rio Grande River2001Hidalgo and CameronMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
San Antonio River1998Bexar and WilsonMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Sulphur River1993Bowie and CassMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
DX, PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Tawakoni, Lake2000Hunt, Rains, and Van ZandtMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Taylor Bayou
(Port Arthur, TX)
1994JeffersonMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn
Timpson, Lake
(Timpson, TX)
2002ShelbyMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Town Lake "Lady Bird Lake"1998TravisMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Tres Palacios Bay2012MatagordaHg
Twin Lake
(Lytle, TX)
1997MedinaMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Waco, Lake2005McLennanMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Welsh Reservoir2003TitusMetals: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, Zn
PEST, PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs
Wright Patman, Lake1997Bowie and CassHg