The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) annually updates fish consumption advisories based on data collected the preceding fall by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).

ADEM, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources collected samples of specific fish species for analysis from various water bodies throughout the state during the fall of 2022 (492 samples; 40 collection stations). ADPH assessed the analytical results to determine whether any of the tested contaminants in the fish may give rise to potential human health effects.

Fish consumption advisories are issued for specific water bodies and specific species taken from those areas. In reservoirs, advisories apply to waters as far as a boat can be taken upstream in a tributary, that is, to full pool elevations.

Weiss Reservoir Lower reservoir, power dam forebay. (Cherokee County)

All species No restriction

Mid reservoir, immediately upstream of causeway at Cedar Bluff. (Cherokee County)

All species No restriction

AL/GA state line. (Cherokee County)

All species No restriction

Neely Henry Reservoir Lower reservoir, dam forebay. (Calhoun County)

All species No restriction

At Croft Ferry, Alabama Power Reservoir mile 54 (Etowah County)

All species No restriction

Coosa River, 0.31 miles downstream from Cherokee County Road 5. (Cherokee County)

All species No restriction