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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory for one station in Gulfport on Tuesday. There is one station in Gulfport still under an advisory. 

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory for one station in Gulfport on Saturday. There are two stations in Gulfport still under advisories. 

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued water contact advisories Thursday for two sampling stations in Gulfport. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in this area. 

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded Stone County a solid waste assistance grant of $11,961 that will be used by the county to clean up illegal dump sites. The county also received a $42,350 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires. 

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded the Hancock County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority a solid waste assistance grant of $15,000 that will be used by the authority for enforcement efforts to combat illegal dumping. 

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded Hancock County a solid waste assistance grant of $50,000 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the Coast Electric Power Association facility in Kiln. 

“The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste management activities for cities and counties, and this grant will assist Monroe County’s efforts in improving their management of solid waste,” said Gary Rikard, MDEQ Executive Director.