FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2009
Swimming advisories lifted for section of Horry County
COLUMBIA - The swimming advisory issued on June 3rd for a section of beach in Horry County have ended, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
“Test results from samples were within acceptable limits,” said Sean Torrens of DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office. “We’ll continue to sample ocean water at least once a week until the middle of October.”
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