MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory in Biloxi

One Other Advisory Remains in Effect

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Saturday for Station 12A (Biloxi West Central Beach). One other advisory remains in effect.
An advisory is lifted for:
  • Station 12A — Biloxi West Central Beach — the extent is from Travia St. east to Iberville Dr.
An advisory remains in effect for:
  • Station 7A — Long Beach — the extent is from Oak Gardens east to Girard Ave.
This segment of beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in this area. When water samples show that levels are safe for human contact, the advisory will be lifted.
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, fill out a contact form at http://opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/beaches/contact.html for inclusion in a public group email list, text “MDEQbeach” to 95577, or follow MDEQ on Twitter: @MDEQ.
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