Three Rivers Health District Lifts Recreational Swimming Advisory for Hoskins Creek, Rappahannock River

Effective immediately, the Three Rivers Health District is lifting the recreational advisory for Hoskins Creek and the Rappahannock River from the Downing Bridge extending along the shoreline downstream to Wares Wharf.

Sampling results collected by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on July 14 indicate bacteria concentrations in Hoskins Creek and the Rappahannock River in the advisory area have returned to previously observed background levels. 
 

See the attached document for the full news release.