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DHEC Lifts Temporary Swimming Advisory for 33rd Avenue South in North Myrtle Beach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 13, 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along South Carolina's coast is no longer under a swim advisory, the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported today.
The affected area was 33rd Avenue South in North Myrtle Beach.
Bacteria levels have returned to normal.
DHEC routinely collects water samples at more than 120 locations along South Carolina's beaches to monitor bacteria levels. Please visit scdhec.gov/BeachMonitoring for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast.
For more information, call your local DHEC office:
- Myrtle Beach 843-238-4378
- Charleston 843-953-0150
- Beaufort 843-846-1030