(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted one water contact advisory Thursday for Station 7A (Long Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.
An advisory is issued for Station 7 (Pass Christian East Beach).
The advisory is lifted for:
  • Station 7A — Long Beach — the extent is from Oak Gardens Ave. east to Girard Ave.
An advisory is issued for:
  •  Station 7 — Pass Christian East Beach — from Espy Ave. east to Hayden 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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