FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2011
Contact: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277
MDEQ LIFTS ADVISORY FOR TURKEY CREEK
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Wednesday lifted a temporary water contact advisory issued November 21 for Turkey Creek in Gulfport from the U.S. Highway 49 bridge downstream to Gulfport Lake. This advisory was issued due to a broken sewer line that discharged untreated wastewater to Turkey Creek.
Monitoring by MDEQ staff indicates acceptable bacteria levels in the creek.
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