
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 16, 1990                   TAG: 9005160713
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

CLAYTOR LAKE TEST RESULTS STILL WAITING

Water Control Board officials were waiting today for a state laboratory to deliver test results on fish from the Peak Creek portion of Claytor Lake - and it seems they'll keep on waiting.

"We're still trying to figure out when we're going to get them back," said Kip Foster, technical services supervisor. "We're trying to get the gears going."

The Water Control Board decided to test the fish after heavy metals - including iron, zinc, copper, lead and selenium - were found in the sediments of the creek and lake. The metals have been blamed for turning the water rusty red after heavy rains.

Fish were collected from the lake April 23 and delivered to the State Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services in Richmond. The Water Control Board had hoped to have the results after two weeks.

Results from the tests will be sent to the Water Control Board and the New River Valley Health District so officials can determine if there are any risks to human health.

by CNB