The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has issued a water contact advisory following the release of wastewater into Gibbs Creek in Grenada County. The advisory was issued today, Friday, June 21.
The advisory covers a section of Gibbs Creek from Mississippi Highway 8 to where it meets with Grenada Lake and its crossing with Old Mississippi Highway 8 (see attached map). Grenada Lake itself is not included in this advisory.
The advisory is being issued due to a sewage bypass, which has since been repaired.
MDEQ recommends that people avoid water contact recreational activities such as swimming, wading, and fishing in these waters. MDEQ will follow up with monitoring and will revise the advisory as needed.
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MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory for Yalobusha River in Grenada
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Thursday for a portion of the Yalobusha River in Grenada.
The advisory is issued for a segment of the river from the confluence with Batupan Bogue downstream to the Interstate 55 bridge. The advisory is being issued due to two ongoing sewer bypasses just south of the Yalobusha River.
MDEQ recommends that people avoid water contact such as swimming, wading, and fishing. People should also avoid eating fish or anything else taken from these waters until further notice.
MDEQ staff will collect samples and monitor the water quality in the river and will revise the advisory as needed.
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