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View AllSCDES Lifts Short-term Swim Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 17, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along Edisto Island is no longer under a short-term swim advisory, the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) reported today.
The affected area was for water at Edisto Beach near the access point at Ebbtide Street (LC-081). Bacteria levels have returned to normal.
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