FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2009
Swimming advisory issued for section of Horry County
COLUMBIA - A swimming advisory has been issued for a section of Horry County the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
“The affected area includes 200 feet above and below the pipe discharge at the north end of Ocean Lakes Campground,” said Sean Torrens of DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office. “High bacteria levels have been detected in this section of the beach, and swimming is not advised until bacteria levels return to normal.”
For more information about beach water quality, call DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 238-4378.
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For more information:
Sean Torrens - (843) 238-4378
E-mail - torrensi@dhec.sc.gov
or
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov