MDEQ Lifts Three Beach Water Contact Advisories

One Other Advisory Remain in Effect

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three beach water contact advisories Tuesday for Station 1 (Lakeshore Beach), Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach), and Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach). Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. One other advisory remain in effect.
Advisories are lifted for:
  • Station 1 — Lakeshore Beach (Bay St. Louis) — the extent is from the Silver Slipper Casino east to Pointset Ave.
  • Station 11 — Gulfport East Beach — the extent is from Tegarden Ave. east to Anniston Ave.
  • Station 12B — Biloxi East Central Beach — the extent is from St. Peter St. east to Dukate St.
An advisory remains in effect for:
  • Station 12A — Biloxi West Central Beach — the extent is from Travia St. east to Iberville Dr.
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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