MDEQ reminds beachgoers to be mindful of water advisories
Today is the official start of summer, the perfect time to go to the beach. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality wants to remind visitors when beach advisories are…
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Mississippi tests floating trash traps in coastal bayous
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is using BP oil spill money in a test to see whether floating trash traps placed in coastal waterways can make a big reduction in the amount of litter in the Mississippi Sound. The Mississippi…
MDEQ deploys litter collectors to South Mississippi
Keeping the Mississippi Sound clean and beautiful is necessary for a thriving environment here in South Mississippi. In an effort to continue that mission, a pilot project funded by…
MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory in Biloxi
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory in the City of Biloxi Friday. The advisory area in the Mississippi Sound stretches from Brady Drive to Ocean Club Boulevard and includes the old…
MDEQ Revises Closure for Section of Beach in Long Beach
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) revised a preemptive beach closure that was issued Wednesday for a segment of beach in the City of Long Beach. Additional information from the city to MDEQ staff helped pinpoint…
MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Friday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
MDEQ Lifts Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three beach water contact advisories Monday for Stations 1,2, and 15. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. Three…
MDEQ Issues Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued five beach water contact advisories Wednesday for Station 1 (Lakeshore Beach), Station 3 (Waveland Beach), and Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach). Five other advisories remain in…
MDEQ Issues Five Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued five beach water contact advisories Tuesday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach), Station 12A (Biloxi West Central Beach), Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach), Station 14 (Front…
MDEQ Lifts Two Beach Water Contact Advisories in Pass Christian
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted two beach water contact advisories Friday for Station 5 (Pass Christian West Beach) and Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach). Water samples at these stations show the…
MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Thursday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
MDEQ Issues Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued three beach water contact advisories Tuesday for Bay St. Louis Beach, Pass Christian West Beach and Pass Christian Central Beach. Three other advisories remain…
MDEQ Lifts Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three beach water contact advisories Thursday for Station 4 (Bay St. Louis Beach), Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach), and Station 7A (Long Beach). Water samples…
MDEQ Issues Five Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two beach water contact advisories Friday for Station 2 (Buccaneer State Park Beach) and Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Twelve other advisories remain in effect.…
MDEQ Issues Six Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued six water contact advisories Thursday for Station 4, Station 6, Station 7A, Station 8, Station 9, and Station 10. One other advisory remains in effect. The…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Long Beach
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 07A (Long Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 07A — Long Beach — the extent is from…
MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory in Biloxi, One Advisory Remains in Effect
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Wednesday for Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. One advisory…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 8 — Gulfport West Beach — the extent…
Chris Wells named permanent Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) — Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves announced that Chris Wells will serve as the permanent Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Wells served as the Chief of Staff at MDEQ for six years, and the…
Chris Wells named permanent Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Head
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that Chris Wells will serve as the permanent Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Wells served as the Chief of Staff at MDEQ for six years, and the Senior Attorney for…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Waveland
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 3 (Waveland Beach). One other advisory remains in effect. The advisory is issued for: Station 3 --…
MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Tuesday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. Three advisories…
MDEQ issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 8 — Gulfport West Beach — the extent…
MDEQ lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Monday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently no…