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DHEC lifts swimming advisory issued for portion of N. Myrtle Beach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8, 2017
DHEC lifts swimming advisory issued for portion of N. Myrtle Beach
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has lifted the swimming advisory issued yesterday for a portion of the Grand Strand, the agency announced today.
The affected areas were the following:
"Bacteria levels have returned to normal," said Sean Torrens of DHEC's Pee Dee Environmental Affairs office in Myrtle Beach."Normal activity can resume in this area."
Please visit http://gis.dhec.sc.gov/beachaccess/ to view recent water sampling results along the coast.
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