SCDES Lifts Short-term Swim Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 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 in Jeremy Cay off Lost Village Trail (station LC-075) in Colleton County. Bacteria levels have returned to normal.
SCDES routinely collects water samples at more than 120 locations along South Carolina's beaches to monitor bacteria levels. Please visit des.sc.gov/beachmonitoring for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast.
For more information, contact your local SCDES office:
