FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 12, 2006
Swimming advisory lifted for Hilton Head Island beach
BEAUFORT – The swimming advisory issued for sections of Hilton Head Island beach, 200 feet on each side of the beach access at Atlantic Pointe in Sea Pines Plantation, and 200 feet on each side of the beach access at Marriot’s Grande Ocean Resort/Alder Lane has been lifted, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
Test results from samples collected on Oct. 11, were within acceptable limits. DHEC inspectors sample ocean water twice a month from May through October.
For more information about beach water quality, see www.earth911.org, or call DHEC’s Region 8 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 846-1030.
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For more information:
Adam Myrick – (803) 898-3884
E-mail – myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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