Water quality warning lifted for one Gulfport beach, but not all, Mississippi officials say

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A Mississippi seashore water contact advisory was lifted for Gulfport Harbor Seashore on Sunday (Might 29), however state officers stated 4 different warnings stay in impact for shorelines the place swimming on Memorial Day weekend carries a heightened danger of sickness due to elevated micro organism ranges.

The Mississippi Division of Environmental High quality on Sunday cleared Station 9 as having attained “acceptable” micro organism ranges. That space of Gulfport Harbor Seashore runs from twentieth Avenue east to Thornton Avenue.

However the company stated warnings stay in impact for 4 different stations deemed much less protected for human contact. They embody:

• Station 6 (Move Christian Central Seashore) from Henderson Avenue east to Hiern Avenue
• Station 7A (Lengthy Seashore) from Oak Backyard Avenue east to Girard Avenue
• Station 11 (Gulfport East Seashore) from Tegarden Avenue east to Anniston Avenue
• Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Seashore) from St. Peter Avenue east to Dukate Avenue.

Officers stress that these segments of seashore will not be closed on this vacation weekend, however carry an enhanced danger of sickness for individuals swimming in these areas. The company’s Seashore Process Power has a standing advice that swimming “not happen throughout or inside 24 hours of a big rainfall occasion.”

For extra data or to enroll to obtain Mississippi seashore water high quality advisories straight, textual content “MDEQbeach” to 95577 or observe @MDEQ on Twitter.

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