FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 6, 2008
Shellfish areas closed after Tropical Storm Hanna
COLUMBIA – Some shellfish harvesting areas in Georgetown and Charleston counties have been closed to shellfish harvesting because of excessive amounts of rainfall and the potential for contamination, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
"The shellfish growing areas 6B, 7, 8, 9A, 10A and 11 in Charleston County, as well as the conditionally approved areas in Georgetown County, have been closed to shellfish harvesting because of rainfall from Tropical Storm Hanna and will remained closed until water quality sampling indicates bacteria levels are safe for shellfish harvesting," said Mike Pearson, manager of DHEC’s Shellfish Sanitation Program.
For information on Beaufort County shellfish areas, call DHEC’s Region 8 EQC office at (843) 846-1030. For information on shellfish beds in Horry and Georgetown counties, call DHEC’s Region 6 EQC office at (843) 238-4378. For information on shellfish beds in the Charleston area, call DHEC’s Region 7 EQC office at (843) 953-0160.
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For more information:
Clair Boatwright – (803) 898-4461
E-mail – boatwrc@dhec.sc.gov