by MBJ Staff Published: March 6,2013
Tags: advisory, bacteria, beach, contamination, fishing, outdoors, pollution, public health, public safety, state agency, swim, swimming, tourism, tourist, visitor, water quality
GULFPORT — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted one water contact advisory issued March 1. The advisory has been lifted for Station 10-Gulfport Central, which extends from Alfonso Drive east to the old VA entrance. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 20,2013
Tags: advisory, beach, contamination, fishing, outdoors, pollution, public health, state agency, swim, swimming, water, water quality
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has lifted three water contact advisories issued Feb. 15 for Coast beaches. The agency did not close the beaches. The following stations have been cleared by the MDEQ: ● Station 3 (Waveland Beach — from Oak Boulevard east to Favre Street) ● Station 4 (Bay [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 18,2013
Tags: beach, fish, fishing, outdoors, pollution, public health, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, water quality
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued water contact advisories for three sampling stations. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in those areas. MDEQ reports it is working closely with local [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 19,2012
Tags: beach, beach closure, disease, fish, fishing, health, illness, outdoors, public health, pump station, reopen, safety, sewage, sewage spill, sewer, sickness, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming
BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted a beach closure issued Oct. 13 in Biloxi. The closure extended for a section of beach from Mockingbird Lane on the west to Edgewater Drive on the east and included Beach Station 11A-Edgewater Beach. Last Saturday, the City of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 15,2012
Tags: beach, contact, environment, fish, fishing, flood, flooding, health, hurricane, outdoors, outside, pollution, public health, rain, sewage, sewer, state agecny, storm, storm surge, swim, swimmer, swimming, tropical, Weather, wind
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has lifted several post-Hurricane Isaac beach closures on the Coast, but issued a new one for a stretch of beach in Biloxi. MDEQ has lifted beach closures issued August 31 for the following monitoring stations in Hancock and Harrison counties: • Station 1 — [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 8,2012
Tags: city, ecosystem, environment, federal agency, fish, fishing, municipal government, municipality, pollution, public health, report, sewage, sewer, survey, swim, swimmer, swimming, treated, treatment, wastewater, wildlife
JACKSON — The city of Jackson released more than 2.8 billion gallons of minimally treated sewage — enough to fill four NFL stadiums — into the Pearl River system over the last four years, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Analysis of reports filed with the state Department of Environmental Quality indicate that Jackson bypassed treatment [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 8,2012
Tags: city, construction, contract, fish, fisherman, fishing, harbor, marina, municipal govertnment, municipality, outdoors, swim, swimmer, swimming, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, water, water sports
BAY ST. LOUIS — Officials have delayed for at least two weeks a decision on awarding a contract for a $21 million marina and harbor project. The Sea Coast Echo reports the bids for the harbor project were accepted six weeks ago. The low bidder was Gill’s Crane and Dozer Service of Slidell, La., with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: athletics, builder, building, builld, city, community development, construction, contractor, dive, diver, diving, municipal government, municipality, project, sports, swim, swimmer, swimming, water sports
TUPELO — Work crews are putting up a temporary fence this week around the construction site of Tupelo’s new aquatic center. A groundbreaking was held last Tuesday for the $11 million facility being built near the entrance to Veterans Park. Officials say construction will take about 14 months with a grand opening of the nearly [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 24,2012
Tags: beach, contaminant, contamination, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, fish, fishing, flood, flooding, hurricane, natural disaster, Nature, outdoors, pollution, state agency, state government, storm, storm surge, swim, swimmer, swimming, tropical, water quality, Weather, wildlife, wind
HARRISON COUNTY and JACKSON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has lifted numerous beach closures issued Aug. 31 in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac for monitoring stations in Harrison and Jackson counties. The reopened beaches in Harrison County are: • Station 8-Gulfport West — west end at Marie Avenue to the east end [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 13,2012
Tags: bathing, beach, cleanup, debris, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, hurricane, outdoors, qwind, rain, sand, storm, storm surge, Sun, swimming, tornado, tourism, tourist, tropical, vacation, visitor, Weather
HARRISON COUNTY — Portions of the Hurricane Isaac-battered beach in Harrison County could be open this weekend as workers continue to remove debris the storm left behind. Chuck Loftis, director of the Sand Beach Authority, told The Sun Herald crews are making progress and likely will open parts of the beach where vendors operate. Hurricane [...] [...]
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