FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2009
Numerous shellfish growing areas closed
COLUMBIA - Shellfish growing areas 10A and 11 in Charleston County, and 13 through 17 in Beaufort County have been closed as a precaution due to excessive rainfall, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 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 a map of South Carolina’s shellfish growing areas, see DHEC’s Web page at: http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/shellfish.htm. For information on shellfish growing areas in Beaufort County, call DHEC’s Region 8 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 846-1030. For information on shellfish growing areas in Horry and Georgetown counties, call DHEC’s Region 6 EQC office at (843) 238-4378. For information on shellfish growing areas 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
myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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