FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 12, 2008
Beaufort County conditionally approved shellfish area closed
COLUMBIA - The Conditionally Approved shellfish harvesting area in Battery Creek in Beaufort County has 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.
"This area 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 other 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:
Jim Beasley - (803) 898-7769
E-mail - beaslejc@dhec.sc.gov
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