The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) lifted a water contact advisory Wednesday that had been issued January 21 for a segment of Sand Creek in the Starkville area.
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MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory for Sand Creek in Oktibbeha County
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Thursday for a segment of Sand Creek in the Starkville area. The advisory extends from the headwaters of the unnamed tributary that flows from south of Highway 182 to the North Farm on to the confluence with Sand Creek northwest of Starkville Ford-Lincoln, then southeast past Highland Plantation until the confluence with the northern tributary of Sand Creek south of East Starkville Church/Greenland Road.
MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory for Long Creek in Panola County
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Tuesday for a segment of Long Creek (or Peters Creek) in Panola County near Pope. The advisory extends from Highway 51 to its confluence with the Yocona River.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a Gulf Coast wide beach closure Friday that was issued December 11 due to a large concentration of Karenia brevis algae causing a red tide off shore.
MDEQ RECOMMENDATIONS TO MINIMIZE RELEASES OF FUEL FROM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has the following recommendations to underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators to assist them in minimizing damage and releases of fuel from underground storage tanks in a flood prone area.
