FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 26, 2008
Georgetown County conditionally approved shellfish areas closed
COLUMBIA - The Conditionally Approved shellfish harvesting areas of Murrells Inlet in Georgetown County 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 areas will remain 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 shellfish beds in Horry and Georgetown counties, call DHEC's Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 238-4378. For information on Beaufort County shellfish areas, call DHEC's Region 8 EQC office at (843) 846-1030. 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:
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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