– The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Saturday for Station 11A in Biloxi (Edgewater Beach). Note: 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. Marvin Clifford, 55, Saucier.
Note: 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. Those in charge of the beach area work diligently to keep the sand clean, but the water …
The Gulf is not as I remember. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. MDEQ lifts water contact advisories for all Mississippi beaches For many in the tourism industry, the summer of 2019 will be remembered as the summer of the blue-green algae.
Under the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program, water is tested for the presence of Enterococcus bacteria, which is an indicator for bacteria pollution. There are no advisories in effect across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Tar balls encrusted in the sand below the water's surface, and floating pieces of trash are not an uncommon sight as you walk through the gentle surf. Copyright The advisory is lifted for: Station 12B — Biloxi East Central Beach — the extent is from St. Peter St. east to Dukate St. Sad. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.
Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards. Is the water safe for swimming?
There are no advisories currently in effect across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.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: To receive beach advisories directly, fill out a contact form at
(Jackson, Miss.) Note: 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. 2020 Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. WATER CONTACT WARNINGS: None; BEACH ADVISORIES: 2020-08-06 until further notice - WATER CONTACT ADVISORY as a result of probable high bacteria levels at the following location: the beach area including Harrison County station 7 ([EPA:MS409670] Pass Christian East Beach near near Shadow Lawn Avenue, Pass Christian). PASCAGOULA, Miss. Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable. I will never get in the water on the beach, bays or rivers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast again.
The entire shoreline of the Mississippi Gulf Coast is now under the same water warning tied to the blue-green algae bloom.
(AP) — People and pets are being warned to stay out of the water along the entire mainland of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as toxic bacteria continue spreading eastward. An advisory is issued when bacteria levels exceed water quality criteria and therefore poses an increased risk to human health. (JACKSON, Miss.) Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards. There are no advisories currently in effect across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
– The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Thursday for Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach).