A swimming advisory has been issued for a section of both Horry County and Surfside Beach Wednesday.
According to a press release from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the affected area includes 200 feet above and below the pipe discharge at Nash Drive in Horry County and at 3rd Avenue North in Surfside Beach.
Sean Torrens of DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office said “high bacteria levels have been detected in this section of the beach, and swimming is not advised until bacteria levels return to normal.”
For more information about beach water quality call DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 238-4378.
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