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Advisory lifted for Charleston-area beaches
COLUMBIA -- The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has lifted its advisory to avoid ocean water at Charleston-area beaches due to an oil spill, the agency announced today.
Release Date:
Friday, October 30, 2009
Contact:
Thom Berry - (803) 898-3885
E-mail - berrytw@dhec.sc.gov
Press Release:

COLUMBIA -- The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has lifted its advisory to avoid ocean water at Charleston-area beaches due to an oil spill, the agency announced today.

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced the environmental cleanup has concluded while the investigation into the cause of the spill continues. The Coast Guard’s news release on the cleanup can be found at: http://www.piersystem.com/go/site/586/

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