MDEQ LIFTS WATER CONTACT ADVISORIES FOR LONG BEACH AND BILOXI EAST CENTRAL BEACH

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 1 -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release:

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted the water contact advisories for Long Beach and Biloxi East Central Beach.

Water samples at these stations show the area has reached acceptable bacteria levels. There is only one beach water contact advisory currently in effect on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Again, the ADVISORIES have been: LIFTED for: * Long Beach - the previously affected area is from Oak Garden Ave. east to Girard Ave. (Station 7A)

* Biloxi East Central Beach - the previously affected area is from St. Peter St. east to Dukate Street. (Station 12B)

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