Archived News Release: August 31, 2018 - LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
(MDHHS) issued an expanded ‘Do Not Eat’ fish advisory for all fish in the Huron River in
Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe Counties. The original advisory was
issued on August 4, 2018.
The ‘Do Not Eat’ advisory for the Huron River starts where N. Wixom Road crosses in
Oakland County and extends downstream to the mouth of the Huron River as it enters Lake
Erie in Wayne County. This includes:
• Norton Creek (Oakland County)
• Hubbell Pond, also known as Mill Pond (Oakland County)
• Kent Lake (Oakland County)
• Ore Lake (Livingston County)
• Strawberry & Zukey Lake (Livingston County)
• Gallagher Lake (Livingston County)
• Loon Lake (Livingston County)
• Whitewood Lakes (Livingston County)
• Base Line & Portage Lakes (Livingston/Washtenaw County line)
• Barton Pond (Washtenaw County)
• Geddes Pond (Washtenaw County)
• Argo Pond (Washtenaw County)
• Ford Lake (Washtenaw County)
• Bellville Lake (Wayne County)
This extension is a result of new perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) fish data from the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Base Line Lake and Argo Pond fish fillet
data, downsteam from Kent Lake, were found to have high PFOS levels. Additionally, high
PFOS surface water levels were found upstream of Kent Lake.
Touching the fish or water and swimming in these water bodies is not considered a health
concern as PFAS do not move easily through the skin. An occasional swallow of river or lake
water is also not considered a health concern.
For current guidelines relating to PFAS fish contamination, visit Michigan.gov/pfasresponse.
For more information about the Eat Safe Fish guidelines, visit Michigan.gov/eatsafefish.
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