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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Saturday for Station 19 (Pascagoula Beach West). A closure remains in effect for Station 15 (Shearwater Beach in Ocean Springs).

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Thursday for a section of Canal 1 in Long Beach from Beatline Road to Menge Avenue. The advisory is being issued due to a discharge of partially treated wastewater at the Long Beach Industrial District Park treatment facility resulting from temporary pumping of wastewater from a force main rupture in Long Beach.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted the closure Wednesday for Station 10 (Gulfport Central Beach). All other closures have been lifted except for Station 15 (Shearwater Beach in Ocean Springs).

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will host the second annual Mississippi Restoration Summit on November 14 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi. The public is invited to learn about current restoration projects in Mississippi and the announcement of new projects for 2017. Registration to attend the Restoration Summit is not required.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted the closure Saturday for Station 9 (Gulfport Harbor Beach). All other closures have been lifted except for Stations 10 (Gulfport Central Beach) and 15 (Shearwater Beach in Ocean Springs).

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted closures Thursday for Stations 11, 11A, 12A, 12B, 13A, 14, 19, and 20. Stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7A, and 8 were previously lifted.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted closures Wednesday for Stations 5, 6, 7, 7A, and 8 in Harrison County. Stations 1, 2, 3, and 4 in Hancock County were previously lifted.The closures are lifted for:

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted the closure Friday for Station 4 (Bay St. Louis Beach) in Hancock County. Stations 1, 2, and 3 were opened Thursday, October 12.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted closures Thursday for Stations 1, 2, and 3 in Hancock County. 

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a closure Monday for all beaches across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The beaches are closed to access as a public health precaution until the hurricane debris is removed and until water sampling and analysis can resume. The water quality contact closures will remain in place until two consecutive samples indicate bacteria levels no longer pose a risk to human health.