MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory and Issues Two

Five Other Advisories Remain in Effect

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Wednesday for Station 10 (Gulfport Central Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.
Two beach water contact advisories are issued for Station 12A (Biloxi West Central Beach) and Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach). Five other advisories remain in effect.
The advisory is lifted for:
  • Station 10 — Gulfport Central Beach — the extent is from Alfonso Dr. east to Arkansas Ave.
Advisories are issued for:
  • Station 12A — Biloxi West Central Beach — the extent is from Travia St. east to Iberville Dr.
  • Station 12B — Biloxi East Central Beach — the extent is from St. Peter St. east to Dukate Street.
Advisories remain in effect for:
  • Station 4 — Bay St. Louis Beach — the extent is from the Box Culvert east to Ballantine St.
  • Station 6 — Pass Christian Central Beach — the extent is from Henderson Ave. east to Hiern Ave
  • Station 7A — Long Beach — the extent is from Oak Garden Ave. east to Girard Ave.
  • Station 9 — Gulfport Harbor Beach — the extent is from 20th Ave. east to Thornton Ave.
  • Station 11A — Edgewater Beach (Biloxi) — the extent is from Debuys Rd. east to Edgewater 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.
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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