FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 16, 2007
Some Georgetown County shellfish beds closed
COLUMBIA - The Conditionally Approved shellfish beds in Murrells Inlet in Georgetown County have been closed, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
"The beds were closed because of recent heavy rainfall and the potential for contamination," said Mike Pearson of DHEC's Shellfish Sanitation section. "The beds will remain closed until water quality data indicates that bacteria levels are acceptable for shellfish harvesting."
For information about shellfish harvesting areas in the Georgetown County area, contact DHEC's Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office in Myrtle Beach at (843) 238-4378. For information about Charleston area beds, contact DHEC's Region 7 EQC office in North Charleston at (843) 953-0150. Information about shellfish harvesting areas in the Beaufort area can be obtained from DHEC's Region 8 EQC office in Burton at (843) 846-1030.
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For more information:
Jim Beasley - (803) 898-7769
E-mail - beaslejc@dhec.sc.gov
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