TDEC ISSUES PRECAUTIONARY FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY ON DADDY'S CREEK AND EMORY RIVER

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has announced a new precautionary fish consumption advisory for a portion of Daddy’s Creek in Cumberland and Morgan counties due to mercury in smallmouth bass. The Daddy’s Creek precautionary advisory extends from its mouth on the Obed River upstream to Interstate 40 and includes the portion of the stream that was designated by Congress as a National Wild and Scenic River and the portion within Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. TDEC has also issued a 6.7 mile extension of the existing precautionary fish consumption advisory due to mercury on the Emory River in Morgan County. The Emory advisory, which is for all fish species, now extends from U.S. Hwy 27 (mile 12.4) upstream to the mouth of the Obed River at mile 28.4. Pregnant or nursing mothers and children should not eat the fish species included in the advisory and all others should limit consumption to one meal per month. Other recreational activities such as boating, swimming, wading, and catch-and-release fishing carry no risk.