The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted the beach water contact advisory for Bay St. Louis Beach.
Water samples at this station show the area has reached acceptable bacteria levels. There are four beach water contact advisories still in effect on the Mississippi Gulf Coast currently.
Again, the ADVISORY has been: LIFTED for:
• Bay St. Louis Beach — the affected area was from the Box Culvert east to Ballantine St. (Station 4)
Swimmers are reminded that the Beach Task Force has a standing recommendation that swimming should not occur during or within 24 hours of significant rainfall.
More information about the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program and the location of beach sampling stations is available here.
Notice: MDEQ will continue issuing beach advisory text alerts and press releases through Labor Day, September 7, 2026. Beginning September 8, 2026, routine advisories outside the peak beach season will be communicated through posted beach signage and the Beach Monitoring website. Advisory information is posted first on beaches.mdeq.ms.gov, making it the fastest place to find updated beach conditions.
