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Daybook / Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 30, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The fourth annual Environmental Assistance Conference will be held in Columbia on Nov. 4, 2009, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.

“The conference is intended to provide compliance assistance to the regulated community and to update them on regulation and permit changes,” said Bob King, deputy commissioner of DHEC’s Environmental Quality Control. “There will be an opportunity to meet with DHEC staff members to ask specific questions that directly impact their facility. Display booths and presentations will cover topics concerning environmental regulations pertaining to air, land, and water.”

What: 2009 (4th Annual) Environmental Assistance Conference
Who: For the regulated community sponsored by DHEC
When: Nov. 4, 2009
Where: Columbia Conference Center, 169 Laurelhurst Ave, Columbia, S.C. 29210
Cost: Registration fee is $55 per person and includes lunch and snack breaks. Participation is limited to the first 250 registrants.
To register: Visit www.scdhec.gov/compass to purchase tickets or for more information, or call Christine Steagall at (803) 896-8986.

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For media inquiries:
Clair Boatwright – (803) 898-4461
E-mail – boatwrc@dhec.sc.gov
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