FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 4, 2009
Charleston County shellfish growing areas reopen
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Charleston County shellfish growing areas that were closed after last month's sewer overflow on Sullivans Island have been reopened, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
"The 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.
For more information on Charleston area shellfish beds, call DHEC's Region 7 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 953-0160. For information on shellfish areas in Horry and Georgetown counties, call DHEC's Region 6 EQC office at (843) 238-4378. For information on shellfish areas in Beaufort County, call DHEC's Region 8 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 846-1030.
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For more information:
Adam Myrick - (803) 996-4719
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov