Counties: Panola,
Rusk
Parameter: Selenium
Basin: Sabine River
Segment: 0505F
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Martin Creek Reservoir
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Project Background
and Goals
Martin Creek Reservoir is an impoundment of Martin Creek,
located five miles southwest of Tatum (pop. 1,310). It was
constructed in 1974 to serve as a cooling reservoir for a
steam-electric power plant. The western shore of the reservoir
forms a portion of the county line between Rusk and Panola
Counties.
In 1992, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS;
then known as TDH) issued an advisory restricting the consumption
of fish from the reservoir because selenium concentrations in the
fish posed a risk to consumers. The goal of this project was to
determine whether the consumption of fish from the reservoir still
posed a threat to human health. The TCEQ worked with the DSHS to
collect fish samples, conduct laboratory analyses, and characterize
the risks to consumers from all contaminants found in fish-tissue
samples.
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Project Status
After assessing all the data collected and characterizing the
risks associated with all the contaminants found in fish tissue,
the DSHS concluded that consumption of fish from Martin Creek
Reservoir no longer poses a threat to human health. The fish
consumption advisory was rescinded on October 14, 2004.
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For More Information
For additional information regarding this assessment, please
call Dania Drogolewicz at 512/239-3499. Or e-mail us at tmdl@tceq.state.tx.us and
reference the Martin Creek Reservoir in the subject line.
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