Beach Water Contact Advisory Issued for East Courthouse Road Beach
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Beach Monitoring Program has issued a water contact advisory for East Courthouse Road Beach (Station 10B) due to elevated bacteria levels. The beach is not closed, and the advisory will remain in effect until water samples confirm bacteria levels have returned to safe thresholds. MDEQ will continue issuing advisory text alerts and press releases through Labor Day (September 7, 2026), after which routine advisories outside peak season will be communicated through posted beach signage and the Beach Monitoring website.
“When water samples show that bacteria levels are safe for contact, the advisory will be lifted.”
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a beach water contact advisory for East Courthouse Road Beach (Station 10B, extending from Courthouse Rd eastward to Tegarden) due to elevated bacteria levels indicating potential increased risk of illness for swimmers. The advisory is informational only—the beach remains open—and will be lifted when follow-up water sampling confirms bacteria levels have returned to safe thresholds.
Swimmers and beach visitors should be aware that MDEQ's Beach Task Force maintains a standing recommendation against swimming during or within 24 hours of significant rainfall. Beach managers and local public health authorities should note MDEQ's transition plan: text alerts and press releases will continue through Labor Day (September 7, 2026), after which peak-season notification methods will end and routine advisories will rely on posted signage and the Beach Monitoring website as the primary communication channels.
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a beach water contact advisory for East Courthouse Road Beach.
The beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in this area. When water samples show that bacteria levels are safe for contact, the advisory will be lifted.
An ADVISORY has been ISSUED for:
- East Courthouse Road Beach— the extent is from Courthouse Rd eastward to Tegarden. (Station 10B) 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.
Notice: MDEQ will continue issuing beach advisory text alerts and press releases through Labor Day, September 7, 2026. Beginning September 8, 2026, routine advisories outside the peak beach season will be communicated through posted beach signage and the Beach Monitoring website. Advisory information is posted first on beaches.mdeq.ms.gov, making it the fastest place to find updated beach conditions.
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