The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory for a beach monitoring station in Gulfport on Thursday. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently five other stations under advisories issued April 2.The advisory has been lifted for:
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Harrison County and Jackson County Flood Risk Open House
The Mississippi/FEMA Risk MAP Team will host a Flood Risk open house from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the D’Iberville Recreation Center located at 10706 Kajja Drive in D’Iberville.
Hancock County and Pearl River County Flood Risk Open House
The Mississippi/FEMA Risk MAP Team will host a Flood Risk open house from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Hancock County Emergency Operations Center located at 18333 Highway 603 in Kiln.
Mississippi Reaches Landmark Agreement in BP Oil Spill Disaster Case
Gov. Phil Bryant and Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that the federal court in New Orleans approved a settlement among the Gulf States, United States, and BP totaling approximately $18.7 billion related to claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As a result of the settlement, an additional $1.5 billion will come to Mississippi for natural resource damages and civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. These funds will be distributed to the state over the next 17 years and are in addition to $659 million of early funding already received. In all, Mississippi is receiving a total of nearly $2.174 billion in compensation.
Gov. Phil Bryant and Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that the federal court in New Orleans approved a settlement among the Gulf States, United States, and BP totaling approximately $18.7 billion related to claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As a result of the settlement, an additional $1.5 billion will come to Mississippi for natural resource damages and civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. These funds will be distributed to the state over the next 17 years and are in addition to $659 million of early funding already received. In all, Mississippi is receiving a total of nearly $2.174 billion in compensation.
MDEQ Issues Six Water Contact Advisories
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued water contact advisories Saturday for six sampling stations.
MDEQ Lifts Two Water Contact Advisories
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories for two beach monitoring stations on Thursday. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently no stations under an advisory across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.The advisories have been lifted for:
Round Island Marsh Restoration Project Begins This Week
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that construction of a berm for a marsh restoration project at the Round Island Coastal Preserve in Pascagoula will begin this week. An anticipated four to five million cubic yards of dredge material from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project will be removed from the Pascagoula Channel, with approximately 2.5 million cubic yards placed adjacent to Round Island which will create about 200 acres of sand beach and marsh habitat.
MDEQ Issues Flood Debris Clean-up Guidance
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued debris guidance Monday for residents and business owners in flood-impacted areas cleaning up flooded homes and businesses. In many cases, the debris may contain hazardous materials or contaminants mixed with other non-hazardous debris items. Non-hazardous wastes and debris will generally need to be disposed at a municipal solid waste landfill or a Class I rubbish disposal site or recycled at a legitimate recycling facility, where appropriate. Household hazardous materials may need to be managed and collected separately from other debris for disposal.
MDEQ Lifts Two Water Contact Advisories
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories for two beach monitoring stations on Thursday. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. There is currently one station that remains under an advisory, and one was issued for a station in Biloxi.The advisories have been lifted for:
