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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Tuesday for Station 11A (Edgewater Beach). Advisories remain in effect for Stations 5, 6, and 10. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas.  

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued water contact advisories Friday for Station 5 (Pass Christian West Beach) and Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach). Advisories remain in effect for Stations 9 and 10 in Gulfport.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories Thursday for Stations 10B and 11. Advisories issued May 18 remain in effect for Stations 9 and 10.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued water contact advisories Friday for Stations 9 and 10. Advisories issued May 17 remain in effect for Stations 10B and 11.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued water contact advisories Thursday for Stations 10B and 11.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a general water contact advisory Sunday, May 13, for a section of Hollis Creek from the City of Starkville’s Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 305 Sand Road to where Hollis Creek joins the Noxubee River.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Saturday for Stations 10B and 11A. Advisories issued May 4 remain in effect for Stations 3, 4, 5, 7, 7A, 8, 9, and 10.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued eight water contact advisories Friday for Stations 3, 4, 5, 7, 7A, 8, 9, and 10. The advisory for Station 14 was lifted.