FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2009
Four shellfish growing areas reopened
COLUMBIA - Shellfish growing area 11 in Charleston County, and areas 13, 14 and 16B in Beaufort and Colleton counties have been reopened, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
"These areas have been reopened because water quality sampling indicates bacteria levels are safe for shellfish harvesting," said Mike Pearson, manager of DHEC's Shellfish Sanitation program. "The areas were recently closed due to potential contamination by heavy rains."
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 Horry and Georgetown counties, call DHEC's Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 238-4378. For information on shellfish growing areas in the Charleston area, call DHEC's Region 7 EQC office at (843) 953-0150. For information on Beaufort County shellfish growing areas, call DHEC's Region 8 EQC office at (843) 846-1030.
For more information:
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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