The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued beach water contact advisories for two Mississippi Gulf Coast beaches.
Advisories have been issued for:
- East Courthouse Road Beach — the affected area is from Courthouse Rd. east to Tegarden Rd.
- Biloxi East Central Beach — the affected area is from St. Peter St. east to Dukate Street.
The beaches themselves are not closed. However, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas. When water samples show that bacteria levels are safe for contact, the advisories will be lifted.
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.
