Media Contact: Robbie Wilbur, MDEQ, 601-961-5277
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2012
Jackson – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a precautionary beach closure Friday for all segments of Mississippi beach. The hazards of debris plus uncertainty about water quality following widespread flooding prompted the closure. MDEQ will resume water quality testing when the debris has been cleared and beaches will open to water contact when results show water quality standards have been met.
More information on the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program:
http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/msbeach/index.cgi.
To receive beach advisories directly, send an email to rwilbur@deq.state.ms.us for inclusion in a public group email list or follow MDEQ on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/MDEQ.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2012
MDEQ ISSUES BEACH CLOSURES
Jackson – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a precautionary beach closure Friday for all segments of Mississippi beach. The hazards of debris plus uncertainty about water quality following widespread flooding prompted the closure. MDEQ will resume water quality testing when the debris has been cleared and beaches will open to water contact when results show water quality standards have been met.
More information on the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program:
http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/msbeach/index.cgi.
To receive beach advisories directly, send an email to rwilbur@deq.state.ms.us for inclusion in a public group email list or follow MDEQ on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/MDEQ.
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