MDEQ Issues Two Beach Advisories and Lifts One

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Saturday for Station 9 (Gulfport Harbor Beach) and Station 10 (Gulfport Central Beach). The advisory is lifted for Station 7A in Long Beach.

Advisories are issued for:

► Station 9 — Gulfport Harbor Beach — the extent is from 20th Ave. east to Thornton Ave.

► Station 10 — Gulfport Central Beach — the extent is from Alfonso Dr. east to Arkansas Ave.

These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas. When water samples show that levels are safe for human contact, the advisories will be lifted.

The advisory is lifted for:

► Station 7A — Long Beach — near Trautman Ave. — the extent is from Oak Gardens Ave. east to Girard Ave.

Advisories are in effect for:

► Station 7 — Pass Christian East Beach — the extent is from Espy Ave. east to Hayden Ave.

► Station 11 — Gulfport East Beach — the extent is from Tegarden east to Anniston Ave.

Swimmers are reminded that the Beach Task Force has a standing recommendation that swimming not occur during or within 24 hours of a significant rainfall event.

More information about the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program and the location of beach sampling stations is available at: http://opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/beaches.

To receive beach advisories directly, send an email to rwilbur@mdeq.ms.gov for inclusion in a public group email list, text “MDEQbeach” to 95577, or follow MDEQ on Twitter: @MDEQ.

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