FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 22, 2007
Some conditionally approved Georgetown County shellfish areas reopened
COLUMBIA - The conditionally approved shellfish harvesting areas in Murrell's Inlet and North Santee Bay have been reopened, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has announced.
"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 information on other Georgetown and Horry County shellfish areas, call DHEC's Region 6 EQC office at (843) 238-4378. For information on shellfish beds in the Charleston area, call DHEC's Region 7 EQC office at (843) 953-0160. For information on shellfish beds in the Beaufort area, call DHEC's Region 6 EQC office at (843) 846-1030.
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For more information:
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov