PFAS Update: Advisory issued for Lake Cochituate fish consumption
Mercury, Chlordane and DDT Update: Advisory issued for Charles River (South Natick Dam) fish consumption
PCBs and Pesticides Update: Advisory issued for Charles River (South Natick Dam) fish consumption
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a fish consumption advisory across 13 freshwater bodies, including Lake Cochituate and Charles River (South Natick Dam).
- Advisory tied to recent PFAS testing levels ("per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances"), Mercury, Chlordane, DDT, PCBs and Pesticides above DPH recommendations for fish consumption.
- Natick Health Department staff will post signs at primary access points along Lake Cochituate and Charles River (South Natick Dam) .
These advisories remain in effect until new information becomes available.
To view the PFAS Advisory, click here. To view the PCBs and Pesticides Advisory, click here. To view the Mercury, and Chlordane, DDT Advisory, click here.
Additional information is available at https://www.mass.gov/lists/fish-consumption-advisories