The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Tuesday for Josey Creek in Starkville, MS. The advisory extends from the Hwy 182 W crossing north to the confluence with Trim Cane Creek. MDEQ recommends that people avoid water contact recreation such as swimming or wading in these waters. In addition, people should avoid eating fish from these waters until further notice.
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Mississippi Reaches Landmark Agreement in BP Oil Spill Disaster Case
Gov. Phil Bryant and Attorney General Jim Hood announced today in Biloxi that Mississippi has reached an agreement in principle with BP to settle claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The settlement will bring approximately $1.5 billion in additional relief to Mississippi over the next 17 years. Combined with $659 million in early funding, Mississippi is receiving a total of nearly $2.2 billion in compensation.
MDEQ Awards Solid Waste Assistance Grant to Charleston
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded the City of Charleston a solid waste assistance grant of $15,000 that will be used by the city for clean up of illegal dumping.
MDEQ Awards $54,000 Waste Tire Grant to Warren County
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Warren County a $54,000 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires.
MDEQ Awards Solid Waste Assistance Grant to Hattiesburg for HHW Event
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded the City of Hattiesburg a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 that will be used by the city for a household hazardous waste (HHW) collection event in November of 2015. A specific date has not yet determined.
MDEQ Awards $51,500 Waste Tire Grant to Harrison County Utility Authority
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded the Harrison County Utility Authority a $51,500 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires.
MDEQ Awards Solid Waste Assistance Grant to Lamar County for White Goods Collection
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded Lamar County a solid waste assistance grant of $25,000 that will be used by the county to continue the white goods (large appliances) collection program.
MDEQ Awards Solid Waste Assistance Grant to Yalobusha County for Illegal Dumping Clean Up
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded Yalobusha County a solid waste assistance grant of $16,513 that will be used by the county for clean up of illegal dumping.
