MDEQ Lifts Two Beach Water Contact Advisories and Issues One

Two Other Advisories Remain in Effect

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted two beach water contact advisories Thursday for Station 11A (Edgewater Beach) and Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach). Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels.
One beach water contact advisory is issued for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Two other advisories remain in effect.
Advisories are lifted for:
  • Station 11A — Edgewater Beach (Biloxi) — the extent is from Debuys Rd. east to Edgewater Ave.
  • Station 12B — Biloxi East Central Beach — the extent is from St. Peter St. east to Dukate Street.
An advisory is issued for:
  • Station 8 — Gulfport West Beach — the extent is from Marie Ave. east to Camp Ave.
Advisories remain in effect for:
  • Station 9 — Gulfport Harbor Beach — the extent is from 20th Ave. east to Thornton Ave.
  • Station 12A — Biloxi West Central Beach — the extent is from Travia St. east to Iberville Dr.
These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas. When water samples show that levels are safe for human contact, the advisories will be lifted.
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 at: http://opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/beaches.
To receive beach advisories directly, fill out a contact form at http://opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/beaches/contact.html for inclusion in a public group email list, text “MDEQbeach” to 95577, or follow MDEQ on Twitter: @MDEQ.
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