(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted two beach water contact advisories Wednesday for Station 4 (Bay St. Louis Beach) and Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels.

Advisories are lifted for:

  • Station 4 — Bay St. Louis Beach — the extent is from the Box Culvert east to Ballantine St.
  • Station 8 — Gulfport West Beach — the extent is from Marie Ave. east to Camp Ave.

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 here.
To receive beach advisories directly, fill out a contact form for inclusion in a public group email list, text “MDEQbeach” to 95577, or follow MDEQ on Twitter: @MDEQ.

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