TDEC Lifts Contact Advisory Following Hurricane Helene

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has lifted an advisory that told the public to avoid all contact with waterbodies affected by the extreme flooding from Hurricane Helene.

The advisory issued Oct. 2 applied to all surface waters in the Nolichucky, French Broad, Pigeon, Doe, and Watauga rivers watersheds as well as any other waters affected by the flooding. The advisory was issued out of an abundance of caution and had not been based on any specific water quality data.

The full release from TDEC is available here: https://shorturl.at/yqJEb