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Swimming advisories lifted for sections of North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach
COLUMBIA - The swimming advisories issued on May 27th for beach sections in North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach have ended, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
Release Date:
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Contact:
Sean Torrens - (843) 238-4378
E-mail - torrensi@dhec.sc.gov
or
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
Press Release:

COLUMBIA - The swimming advisories issued on May 27th for beach sections in North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach have ended, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.

“Test results from samples were within acceptable limits,” said Sean Torrens of DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office. “We’ll continue to sample ocean water at least once a week until the middle of October.”

For more information about beach water quality, call DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 238-4378.

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