MDEQ Lifts Two Beach Advisories in Harrison County

Four Others in Effect

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories Wednesday for Station 7 (Pass Christian East Beach) and Station 9 (Gulfport Harbor Beach). Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. Four stations remain under an advisory.

Advisories are lifted for:

  • Station 7 — Pass Christian East Beach — the extent is from Espy Ave. east to Hayden Ave.
  • Station 9 — Gulfport Harbor Beach — the extent is from 20th Ave. east to Thornton Ave.

Advisories are in effect for:

  • Station 10 — Gulfport Central Beach — the extent is from Alfonso Dr. east to Arkansas Ave.
  • Station 11 — Gulfport East Beach — the extent is from Tegarden east to Anniston Ave.
  • Station 12A — Biloxi West Central Beach — from Travia St. east to Iberville Dr.
  • Station 14 — Front Beach (Ocean Springs) — from the Yacht Club east to Jackson Ave.

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, 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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