Thursday, September 6, 2012

News Release: MDEQ AND MDMR REOPEN BAYOU CASOTTE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        Sept. 2, 2012
 
Media Contact
Robbie Wilbur, MDEQ, 601-961-5277                                                                                  
                           
MDEQ AND MDMR REOPEN BAYOU CASOTTE
 
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources lifted a fishing and water contact closure issued Sept. 2 for Bayou Casotte and the adjacent waters of the Mississippi Sound.
 
Water sampling conducted by the agencies indicates the water quality is back to within normal levels and public safety concerns no longer exist.
 
For more information on water quality, visit MDEQ at http://www.deq.state.ms.us/ or MDMR at http://www.dmr.ms.gov/.
 
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