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Announcement of Draft Report, Public Workshop, and Public Comment Period
Health Advisory: Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish from Lake Sonoma (Sonoma County) and Lake Mendocino (Mendocino County)
[08/17/06]

Download the draft report as a pdf file here. To go directly to the download area for other information related to this advisory, follow this link.

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announces the availability of the draft report entitled “Health Advisory: Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish from Lake Sonoma (Sonoma County) and Lake Mendocino (Mendocino County).” The report contains an evaluation of findings of elevated mercury levels in fish from the lower Feather River and provides safe eating guidelines for these water bodies. OEHHA is soliciting comments from interested parties on the draft report and advisory during a 45-day public comment period. OEHHA will also hold a public workshop to make a presentation, answer questions, and take comments on September 19, 2006, at 5:00 PM, at the North Coast Regional Water Board Office, 5550 Skylane Blvd., Suite A, Santa Rosa. Comments may be submitted at any time until the close of the comment period.

Comments on the draft report may be submitted by phone, fax, or e-mail to Dr. Margy Gassel. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on October 2, 2006. OEHHA will consider comments received by this time and revise the draft report and advisory as appropriate to issue a final report and advisory.

OEHHA is making the draft document available at the OEHHA Web site at http://www.oehha.ca.gov. Limited copies of the report are also available by calling (510) 622-3170.

If you would like to submit comments, receive further information on this announcement, or have questions, please contact Dr. Margy Gassel using the information provided below.
Dr. Margy Gassel
California Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology Branch
1515 Clay Street, 16th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
Phone: (510) 622-3166
Fax: (510) 622-3218
e-mail: mgassel@oehha.ca.gov

To download a copy of this notice as a pdf file, follow this link.

Other documents related to this advisory are also available. Follow the links below to download copies (as pdf files).

A fact sheet provides questions and answers about the draft advisories for Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino. It is available in color or in black & white.

A press release provides information for the news media. It is available here.

The Safe Eating Guidelines (all on one page) for Lake Sonoma are available in color or in black & white.

The Safe Eating Guidelines (all on one page) for Lake Mendocino are available in color or in black & white.

In addition to the full draft report (available at the top of this page), you can download the Executive Summary:
In color or in black & white with pictures of the fish, or
In black & white without fish pictures

 
 
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