IN YORK COUNTY, SARAH METZ, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS. OFFICIALS HAVE ISSUED A DO NOT EAT WARNING FOR ANY FISH CAUGHT IN TWO COMMONWEALTH CREEKS, ONE OF WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THEY SAY IT’S BECAUSE THEY FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF PFAS, A LONG LASTING, FOREVER CHEMICAL THAT BUILDS UP IN FISH. YOU’RE STILL ALLOWED TO FISH THAT IN THE ARE STILL ALLOWED TO FISH THE MIDDLE SPRING CREEK IN CUMBERLAND AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, AND THE BRIER CREEK IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. BUT FISHERMEN ARE ADVISED NOT TO EAT ANYTHING THAT COMES FROM THE WATER. THE STATE IS INVESTIGATING WHERE THE POLLUTION IS COMING FROM, INSTALLING HOME WATER FILTERS IN TH
DO NOT EAT | Pa. officials warn against eating fish from 2 creeks due to chemical contamination
Updated: 6:38 PM EST Feb 27, 2026
Pennsylvania health and environmental officials have issued a “do not eat” warning for fish caught in Middle Spring Creek in Cumberland and Franklin counties and Briar Creek in Columbia County due to high levels of PFOS, a long-lasting chemical that builds up in fish.Fishing is still allowed in these creeks, but fishers are advised not to eat anything that comes from the water.The state is investigating the source of the pollution, installing home water filters in the affected areas, and the Fish and Boat Commission is stopping trout stocking in those waters for now.
Pennsylvania health and environmental officials have issued a “do not eat” warning for fish caught in Middle Spring Creek in Cumberland and Franklin counties and Briar Creek in Columbia County due to high levels of PFOS, a long-lasting chemical that builds up in fish.
Fishing is still allowed in these creeks, but fishers are advised not to eat anything that comes from the water.
The state is investigating the source of the pollution, installing home water filters in the affected areas, and the Fish and Boat Commission is stopping trout stocking in those waters for now.