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PARAMETRIC OVERVIEW OF -soc, Land Use and iom Econo, mic Activities PREPARED POR cc-A C-2 INN a MISSISSIPPI MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL BY HD 210 G839 A L N. H63 1976 GULF REGIONA L PLANNING COMMISSION 0 COASTAL ZONE INFORMATION CENTER PARAMETRIC OVERVIEW OF LAND USE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River Cou nties, Mississippi by Ralph E. Hode GULF REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Suite 600, Securities/Markham Building Gulfport, Mississippi 1976 U. S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA Prepared for MISSISSIPPI MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL P. 0. Drawer 959 Long Beach, Mississippi property of CSC LibrarY FOREWORD This document constitutes the final report on the Socio-Ec onomic Land Use N@rpping Project prepared for the Mississippi Marine Resources Council by the Gulf Regional Planning Commission. The work was performed under the gene,ral supervision of Mr. Ned J. Boudreaux, Executive Director, and Mr..A. Paul Desmarais, Deputy Director. Appreciation is expressed to the many state and local agencies for their assistance through the provision of technical and detailed information. These include the Part and Harbor Commissions and Industrial Development Commissions of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties, the Jackson County Planning Com- mission, the Mississippi Power Company, the Mississippi Research and Develop- ment Center, the United States Geological Survey, the State -Department of Education, and numerous personnel in municipal and county offices throughout the study area. Acknowledgment is hereby given the Mississippi Marine Resources Council and its staff. Special appreciation is expressed to Mr. Jerry Mitchell, Coastal Zone Management Coordinator for MMRC for his assistance in the culmination of this work. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. INTRODUCTION ............................. .1 TASK I - AREAWIDE WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY SEWERAGE, & SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ........... :..... 4 Water Supply ............................ 4 Wells .............................. 5 Storage ............................. 8 Water Demands & Forecasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sanitary Sewerage ......................... 10 Solid Waste Disposal ....................... 10 TASK 11 - INDUSTRIAL PARKS & INDIVIDUAL SITES ..... 15 Individual Industries ....................... 15 Industrial Parks ........................... 15 Future Industrial Needs ..................... 19 TASK III -ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SITES 22 Archaeological Sites ....................... 22 Historical Sites ........................... 24 TASK IV - REGIONAL & LOCAL COORDINATION ...... 27 TASK V - FEDERAL & STATE LAND C@WNERSHIP ......... 28 TASK VI - TRANSPORTATION. . 31 Streets & Highways ........................ 31 Airports ................................ 32 Railroads ............................... 33 Ports & Harbors ........................... 35 Interior Navigation ........................ 36 TASK Vil - HOUSING & POPULATION ............... 40 Population .............................. 40 Housing ............. .................. 40 Current Population & Housing Overview .......... 42 Detailed Population & Housing Characteristics ....... 42 TASK Vill - LAND USE & THE MAPPING PROCESS ....... 49 Hancock County .......................... 55 Harrison County ......... ................. 58 Jackson County ........................... 60 Pearl River County .................... t ... 62 Offshore Islands .......................... 64 TASK IX - PARKS & RECREATION .................. 66 TABLE OF CONTENTS cont'd. Poge_No. TASK X - ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSMISSION .......... 74 Description of Existing Miss. Power Co. Generating Facilities ................ ; ...... 74 Description of Existing Miss. Power Co. Transmission Facilities ...................... 75 Statement concerning Miss. Power Co.'s Load Growth ............................. 76 Plonned New Generating Facilities ............... 79 Land & Water Requirements for Generating Plant Sites 81 LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page No. 1-1 Regional Water Well Data ......................... 7 1-2 Water Wel I Use .............................. 8 1-3 Regional Water Storage Tank Data .................. 9 1-4 Municipal Water Supply Demands & Forecasts .......... 11 1-5 Municipal Sanitary Sewerage Volumes & Forecasts ........ 12 1-6 Solid Waste Disposal Volumes &Forecasts ......... .... 14 11-1 Regional Industrial Sites ......................... 16 11-2 Point Source Loadings - Biloxi Bay Watershed ........... 17 11-3 Point Source Loadings - Pascagoula Escatawpa Estuary ...... 18 11-4 Industrial Park Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 111-1 Regional Archaeological Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 111-2 Regional Historic Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 26 V-1 Federal & State Land Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 VI-1 Selected Air Traffic Data for General Aviation Airports . . . . . 34 VI-2 L & N Railroad Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 VI-3 Revenue Tonnage Maritime Ports of Pascagoula & Gulfport 37 VI-4 Navigable Inland Waterways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 VII-1 Population Growth Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 VII-2 Housing Growth Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 V 11-3 Population & Housing Density Coding System . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 VII-4 Municipal Population & Housing Existing & Forecasted . . . . . 45 V 11-5 Unincorporated Area Population & Housing - Existing & Forecasted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 V 11-6 Municipal Population - Five"Yeor Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 V 11-7 Countywide Population Estimates Existing & Forecasted 48 LIST OF TABLES continued Table No. Title Page No. Vill-I Existing Land Use Summaries ... ................. 56 VIII-,2 Harrison County Residential - Commercial Analysis . . . . . . 59 IX-1 Regional Parks & Recreation Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 IX-2 Recreation Standards & Requirements Selected Activities - Hancock County . . .. . . . . . . . . 69 I X-3 Recreation Standards & Requirements Selected Activities - Harriso n County . . . . . . . . . 70 IX-4 Recreation Standards & Requirements Selected Activities - Jackson County . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 X-1 Electrical Energy Needs Existing & Forecasted . . . . . . . . 79 LIST OF FIGURES Figure No. Title Page No. I 'Township Code Key .. ................... 2 General Location of Water Welts & Storage Tanks, Solid Waste Disposal Sites, & Sanitary Sewage Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 6 General Locationof Significant Archaeological & Historical Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 V-1 Federal and State Owned Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 V11-1 General Population Distribution . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 43 Vill-I Existing Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 VI 11-2 Future Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 VIII-3 Population Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 VI 11-4 Federal and State Land Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 X-I Electric System . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 INTRODUCTION The development of a coastal zone management plan, as with all other plan- ning processes, must first begin with an inventory of those assets within a given area. The purpose of this report, therefore, is to serve as a supplempilb @o a land use map- ping project prepared by the Gulf Regional Planning Commission for the Mississippi Marine Resources Council . Existing land uses within the boundaries of Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pea rl River Counties, Mississippi, have been inventoried and the data stored for ana- lytical purposes. The primary purpose of work to be performed under this contract is that of land use mapping. Specific mapping elements addressed include 1) existing land usesf 2) future land uses, 3) Federal and State owned lands and 4) distribution of existing and future housing and population. Supporting data in the form oF texts and tabulations are included herein to further explain and identify existing and future land use trends in the study area. Specific elements addressed in this tex t include areawide water supply, sanitary sewer- age and solid waste disposal, industrial land uses, archaeological and historical sites of critical, concern, an inventory of Federal and State owned lands, transportation, housing and population, general land uses and the mapping process, recreation and open space, and energy generation and iransmission. The land use mapping process was performed on 5 mill clear mylor overlays over 5 mill my.lar base maps at a scale of 1:24000 or I inch equals 2000 feet. As illustrated by Figure 1, there are 91 base maps covering the four counties in the study area, with four overlays for each base map addressing the four land use mapping elements pre- viously mentioned. Cverlays have been colo'r coded and they are further explained in this text to highlight various land use components. Since the project involved the I R15W R14W R17W 81 80 71 70 FIGURE cQ cm 82 79 72 69 1'- I TOWNSHIP CODE KEY In cn ro 90 83 78 73 68 R9W I R8W R7W Rr5W R5W V) -q 89 84 77 74 67 1 -R12W I RIM I RIOW I -R9w 26 18 17 8 7 R13W 44 35 34 27 88 85 76 55 54 45 43 36 33 28 25 19 16 9. 6 7 86 56 53 46 42 37 32 29 24 20 15 10 5 65 31 30 23 (o 6E 64 57 52 47 41 38 21 14 4 2 40 3 13 1 3 QD 63 58 51 50 49 cn 62 59 17@ 6 @6 58 P49 3 59 60 preparation of 455 maps measuring 24" x 32", a somple fownship was selected, reduced and included with this report to assist in explaining the mapping process. It was beyond the scope of the program to provide an onalyticoVcomputerized model to either evaluate existing land use arrays or to predict changes in the future. But by being aware of these possibilities in the near future, the mapping process under- taken in this study was conducted to allow ultimate direct encoding of the data on to mag- netic (computer) tape with minimum effort. To facilitate the comprehension of the material involved, the data are presented by ten individual Tasks as follows: TASK I - Areawide Water Supply, Sanitary Sewerage, & Solid Waste Disposal, TASK 11 - Industrial Parks and Individual Sites, TASK III - Archaeological and Historical Sites, TASK IV - Regional and Local Coordination, TASK V - Federal and State Land Ownership, TASK VI - Transportation, TASK VII - Housing and Population, TASK Vill - Land Use and the Mapping Process, TASK IX - Parks and Recreation, and TASK X - Electrical Energy Transmission -3- TASK I AREAWIDE WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY SEWERAGE, AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL Because human health and well-being.js so dependant on its water supply, proper disposal of sanitary sewerage, and solid waste management, these elements of regional land use must be carefully examined. In order to do this an Urban Systems Engineering Study (USE) was conducted for the Gulf Regional Planning Commission in 1972. The USE study, along with updated and standardized data, serves as a basis for the following text and tabu- lations. It must be understood, though, that as wo ter sewerage, and solid waste are in- dividually discussed, they are only generally examined. More in-depth data can be ob- tained from the USE study or other sources. Water SuEEYI-- Water demands have been increasing more rapidly than the population. It cannot be assumed, though, that such increases can continue indefintely. Available supplies of good quality water are decreasing nationwide, and since ultimate supply is more or less fixed, more efficient use of existing waters is eminent. Many areas throughout the nation are experiencing serious water shortages, but Mississippi is one of the few remaining states having large potential supplies to offer the planner, developer, and manager of water re- sources. M ississippi is endowed with abundant water resources which have, for the most part, been only partially developed. Except for the Mississippi River, which posses along the west boundary of the region with a minimum discharge of 919,900 cfs (observed on September 3, 1963, at Natchez, Mississippi) very little surface water is received from out- side the State. Groundwater replenishment occurs primarily from rainfall. Mean annual runoff exceeds 15 inches throughout the State while runoff in the Gulf Coast Region ranges from 24 to 32 inches annually. -4- In order to address water needs and supply, data collection and mapping were restricted to existing water wells and storage facilities, and existing and forecasted water demands. Each are addressed as follows: Wells: Collection and mapping of water well data was restricted to wells with pump rates of 350 gallons per minute or greater. Such restrictions are necessary to the mapping process due to the fact that approximately 5,000-wells are identified by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Harrison and Jackson Counties alone. Mapping of all wells under these circumstances w ould be a monumental task, even at the map scale being used, and provide limited significant data. Of an estimated seven to eight thousand wells located throughout the four county study area, only 159 wells are mapped and identified. These constitute major wells being used by various political jurisdictions, individual residential developments, in- dustrial sites and military installations. Table 1-1 contains identification of each well by owner and corresponding map codes on the existing land use overlays. Also shown are USGS identification codes, pump rates and related water well uses. Water uses are identified in Table 1-2. Water wel I locations are generally located on Figure 1-1, and as can be seen, most are situated within the urban strip along the coast. -5- FIGURE I - I GENERAL LOCATION OF WATER WELLS AND STORAGE TANKS2 SOLID WASTE .0 DISPOSAL SITES, ANQ SANITARY SEWERAGE PLANTS 000 0 0 cow o 0* 0 0 0 6 00 0 0-0 0 & 0000 o 0 &00 0 0 0 0 01,0.00 09 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0*0 0, 0 0 LEGEND. 0 0 0 0 WELLS 0. *0 0 TANKS 0 0 SOLID WASTE SITES 0 0 0 SANITARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT 0 1 TABLE 1 -1 REGIONAL WATER WELL DATA Map Well USGS pump Rate Wt7' X40P well USUS Pump Rate Water Code No. Code Owner GPM Use Code No. Code Owner GPM Use HANCOCK COUNTY HARRISON COUNTY continued 65 1 C067 Eunice Mariana 700 H 30 93 M075 U. S. Air Force 700 T 63 2 H003 NASA MTF 2487 P 30 94 M076 U. S. Air Force 740 T 63 3 H004 NASA MTF 3550 z 30 95 M077 U. S. Air Force 750 T 63 4 H005 NASA MTF 1089 P 30 96 M078 U. S. Air Force 720 T 63 5 H006 NASA MTF 4900 z 30 97 M079 U. S. Air Force 800 T 63 6 H007 NASA MTF 1254 P 30 98 M082 U. S. Air Force 1016 T 63 7 H008 NASA MTF 5000 N 30 99 M115 Biloxi 900 P 63 8 H010 NASA MTF 1100 P 30 100 M120 Biloxi 686 U 63 9 H014 NASA MTF 510 U 30 101 M121 Biloxi 650 U 62 10 L001 Hancock County Part & Harbor 1787 N 30 102 M126 Capt. Desport 360 P 62 11 L069 Seashore Utility Co. 888 P 30 103 M132 M.vor Fish Co. 350 N 62 2 L094 W. A. Water 487 H 30 04 M147 M-r Packing 950 N 55 @3 A034 A. F. L.ruth 360 H 30 @05 M354 Biloxi Canning 500 N 56 14 C063 Henry Babcock 650 H 30 106 M408 We@twick Utilities 760 P 57 15 F028 Marson 400 H 30 107 M493 DeJean Packing 500 N 57 16 F031 Hancock Fish Form 1200 N 30 108 M550 Biloxi 700 P 57 17 F041 Johnny Luciux 400 H 57 8 F047 Earl R. Lelo eme 2400 H 52 @9 G013 J. S. Ware 400 H 52 20 G043 Diamondhead Inc. 750 1 JACKSON COUNTY 52 21 G048 Diamondheod Inc. 750 P 23 109 N029 Gulf Hills Development 350 H 52 22 G068 Diamonchead Inc. 1100 P 23 110 N250 Pat A.9l.d. 750 H 51 23 K183 Floyd Bush 1200 P 23 111 N355 Bay Water Works 350 P 50 24 K002 W-I.nd 743 P 21 112 N052 Ocean Springs 350 P 50 25 K067 [email protected] 400 P 21 113 N053 Ocean Springs 630 P 50 26 K071 Clermont Harbor 500 P 23 114 N159 Ocean Springs 400 P 49 27 K006 Bay St. Louis 750 P 21 115 N278 Suburban Utility Company 400 P 49 28 K007 Bay St. Louis 400 P 21 116 N279 Suburban Utility Company 420 P 49 29 K040 Boy St. Louis 550 P 21 117 N425 Gulf Pork Estates 350 P @4 8 0139 Albert Holly 350 H 3 9 097 Saint Andrews 377 T 13 120 0213 Saint Andrews 350 P HARRISON COUNTY 11 121 P054 Man Point 455 P @@-30 E045 Lily Saucier 600 H 11 122 P229 Moss Point 600 P 48 31 N005 Pine Point 350 P 11 123 P301 Gulf City Fisheries 370 N 48 32 N@ 914 Pass Chri:tti.n 600 P 11 124 P345 Martin Bluff Water Association 500 P 48 33 N9 Pa. Ch i ion Isles 500 H 11 125 P355 Mass Point 700 P 48 34 N196 Herbernio Bank 500 H 11 126 0293 Pascagoula 550 P 48 35 N198 Pass Christian 350 P 12 127 P108 Jackson County Port Authority 750 N 42 36 F066 J. W. Ferguson 600 H 12 128 P114 Quaker Oats Company 372 N 40 37 N003 Pass Christian 400 P 12 129 P115 Quaker Oats Company 674 N 40 38 0001 Long Reach 586 P T2 130 P124 Pascagoula 873 P 40 39 0006 Pass Christian 356 P 12 131 P131 Ingalls Shipbuilding 1200 N 40 40 0123 Long Beach 750 P 12 132 P138 Pascagoula 400 U 40 41 0162 Coast Waterworks 350 P 12 133 P145 Ingalls Shipbuilding 1750 N 40 42 0166 Long Beach 600 N 12 134 P150 Pascagoula 840 p 40 43 0169 Long Beach 600 P 12 135 P291 Ingalls Shipyard 670 C 40 44 0172 Long Beach 385 P 12 136 P293 lr@gol Is Shipyard 682 N 40 45 0174 Long Beach 600 P 12 137 P348 Ingal Is Corporation 1000 C 40 46 0175 Long Beach 350 P 12 138 P349 Ingo I Is Shipyard 670 N 40 47 0182 M. J. Espey 400 H 4 139 P261 Mass Point 577 P 40 48 0187 Pon Christian 500 U 4 140 Q017 Thiokol Corporation 400 N 38 49 L006 Phillips Company 350 N 4 141 0028 International Paper 458 N 38 50 L014 Gulfport 965 P 4 142 Q057 Moss Point 5DO P 38 51 L016 Gulfport 975 P 4 143 Q166 Moss Point 400 P 38 52 L034 National Tank 602 N 3 144 Q108 Coastal Chemical Company 450 N 38 53 L084 Gulfport Airport 860 P 3 145 Q110 Coastal Chemical Company 494 N 38 .54 L214 Jessie William 600 H 3 146 QIll Coastal Chemical Company 450 N 38 55 L330 Loren D. Heights 350 p 3 147 Q123 Coastal Chemical Company 400 N 39 56 L002 Gu:fpot 1100 P 3 148 Q124 Coastal Chemical Company 400 N 39 57 L015 Gu fport 960 P 3 149 Q135 Standard Oil Company 602 N 39 58 L017 Gulfport 500 P 3 150 0137 Standard Oil Company 602 N 39 59 L141 V. A. Hospital 533 T 39 60 L146 Roy L. Stewart 360 P 39 61 L147 Gulfport 665 P 39 62 L149 Gulfport 710 P PEARL RIVER COUNTY 39 63 L150 Gulfport 4DO U 86 151 W002 Picayune 1000 P 39 64 L152 Gulfport 450 U 86 152 W003 Picayune 750 P 39 65 L160 U. S. Navy 822 T 86 153 W004 Picayune 836 P 39 66 L161 U. S. Navy 526 T 86 154 WOil Picayune 1000 P 39 67 162 U. S. Navy 500 T 86 155 W022 Crosby Chemical Company 1000 N 39 68 L@75 Gulfport Port Authority 350 F 86 156 W041 General Box 584 N 31 69 M005 Biloxi 1000 P 76 157 V094 Center Water Association 354 P 31 70 M023 Mississippi Power Company 350 N 72 158 G009 Poplarville 500 P 31 71 M026 Harrison County 500 N 72 159 G032 Poplarville 500 P 31 72 M033 Coast Water Works 475 P 31 73 M040 Coast Water Works 350 P 31 74 M049 Reichhold Chemical 527 N 31 75 M101 U. S. Air Force 500 T 31 76 M149 Gulf Homes Water Company 350 P 31 77 M248 Broodwater Co. 800 T 31 78 M249 Broadwater Co. 800 T 31 79 M288 Mississippi Power Company 934 1 31 80 M329 Beauvoir Shrine 400 C 31 81 M397 Gulf Homes Water Company 500 P 31 82 M52@ Coast Water Works 350 N 31 83 M544 Biloxi 500 P 31 .84 M576 Biloxi 900 P 30 85 M002 Bi:oxi 1600 P 30 86 M004 Bi oxi 450 P 30 87 M006 Biloxi 550 p SOURCE: United States Geological Survey Office, 30 88 M064 U. S. Air Force 620 T Jackson, Miss., 1975, and selected USGS 30 89 M065 U. S. Air Force 605 T Publications. 30 90 M066 U. S. Air Force 615 T 30 91 M067 U. S. Air Force 650 T 30 92 M068 U.S. Air Force 560 T 7 TABLE 1-2 WATER WELL USE Symbol Water Use C Commercial F Fire Protection H Domestic Irrigation N Industrial P Public Supply T Institutional U Unused z Other SOURCE: United State Geological Survey Office, Jackson, Miss., 1975; and selected USGS Publications. Storage: Water storage is accomplished through ground storage faciliti es with associated pumping equipment or by the use of elevated tanks. Water is stored primarily to equalize water pressure during peak demand and for reserves when well supply is not sufficient to meet demands. Storage facilities are identified in To6le 1-3. Tank numbers correspond to numbers located on existing land use overlays. This tabulation has been prepared in order to identi- fy tanks by location, owner and capacity. There are 71 storage facilities in the region and 33 (or 46 percent) of these facilities are classified as ground storage. Water Demands and Forecasts: Maximum daily demands for water are computed on the basis of standard requirements and known populations. Water demands for maximum daily use and for fire protection requirements have been computed on a basis fo 250 gallons per person. Actual need s may vary with municipality. -8- TABLE 1 -3 REGIONAL WATER STORAGE TANK DATA Mop Tank Storage (000 gals.) Ma p Tank Storage (000 gals.) Code No. Owner Ground Elevated C ode No. Owner Ground Elevated HANCOCK COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY 63 1 NASA 300 21 39 Ocean Springs 250 63 2 NASA 300 21 40 Ocean Springs 2.2 62 3 Seashore Utility 10 21 41 Ocean Springs 500 52 4 Diamondhead Utility 500 42 Ocean Springs 25 51 5 Bay St. Louis 250 21 43 Ocean Springs 100 51 6 Bay St. Louis 250 21 44 Gulf Coast Research Lab 25 50 7 Clermont Harbor 18 21 45 Gulf Park Estates 10 50 8 Clermont Harbor 18 21 46 Suburban Utility 26 50 9 Waveland 55 23 47 Bay Waterworks 25 49 10 Hancock General Hospital 100 13 48 St. Andrews 100 14 49 Martin Bluff 75 14 50 Gulf Coast Jr. College 5 10 51 Escatawpa 250 HARRISON COUNTY 11 52 Escatawpa 500 250 48 11 Pass Christian Isles 10 11 53 Moss Point 100 48 12 Pass Christian 100 50 11 54 Moss Point 2,000 40 13 Pass Christian 200 11 55 Moss Point 500 40 14 Long Beach 500 4 56 Moss Point 100 36 15 Soucier 55 12 57 Pascagoula 350 38 16 North Gulfport Waterworks 30 12. 58 Pascagoula 150 38 17 Gulfport 500 500 12 59 Pascagoula Too 39 18 U. S. Naval Base 63 3 60 Pascagoula 1,000 500 39 19 U. S. Naval Base 63 39 20 U. S. Naval Base 64 39 21 Gulfport 1,000 39 22 Veterans Hospital 200 PEARL RIVER COUNTY 31 23 Ockleigh Utility 9 71 61 Lake Hillsdale 500 31 24 Coast Water Works 250 72 62 Poplarville 37 85 31 25 Coast Water Works 25 72 63 Poplarville 260 31 26 Coast Water Works 25 79 64 Pearl River Jr. College 75 31 27 College Park 6 78 65 Derby 4.5 31 28 College Park 6 76 66 Hide-Away Lake 10 31 29 College Park 6 76 67 Center Water Assn. 50 31 30 College Park 5 84 68 Pearl River Central 75 31 31 Keesler AFB 800 85 69 Pearl River Central 75 30 32 Keesler AFB 800 86 70 Picayune 275 30 33 Keesler AFB 800 86 71 Picayune 125 30 34 Keesler AFB 800 30 35 Keesler AFB 800 30 36 Biloxi 480 30 37 Biloxi 500 SOURCE: U.S.G.S. Public & Industrial Water Supplies in Southern Miss. 1974. 75- 30 38 Forest Cove 20 20 Bulletin No. 2, U.S.G.S. in cooperation with the Miss. Board of Water Commissioners. Existing municipal demands and forecasts to year 2000 are shown in Table 1-4. Daily demands range from 58,000 gallons per day for Poplarville (based on 1972 population -estimates) to 13,070,000 gallons per day for Gulfport. Sanitary Sewerage Sewage is defined as a combination of liquid wastes conducted away from resi- dences, businesses, buildings and institutions along with such ground and storm water as may be present. Sewage from residences, business buildings, and institutions is referred to as domestic or sanitary sewage while sewage from industrial establishments is commonly called industrial waste. A sewerage system is a collection of sewers with oil their op- purtenonces, combined so as to operate together and serve a certain district. Separate sewerage systems collect only domestic sewage and/or industrial wastes while combined sewerage systems also accommodate storm run-off. The mapping phase of the inventory of existing sewerage treatment facilities in the region is restricted to systems operated by the municipal governments, (refer to Figure Vill-1). Sources indicate that in addi- tion to the 15 municipal plants listed in Table 1-5, numerous small independent systems are in operation throughout the region, but only the municipal plants are included in this study. Included in Table 1-5 are treatment plant numbers and corresponding map codes on the existing land use'overlays. Individual plants are identified by municipal- ity, plant capacity and discharge points. Waste water volume-to-capacity ratios shown for 1975 and 2000 indicate that currently only Pass Christian is approaching plant capa- city. However, by year 2000, five of the nine municipal systems will be overloaded. Solid Waste Disposal. The location of solid waste disposal sites are identified on existing land use overlays, .(for reference see Figure VIII-1). There are 16 sites throughout the region _10- TABLE I - 4 MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY DEMANDS AND FORECASTS GULF REGION Municipal Maximum Daily Demand (MGD) CountX System 1975 2000 HANCOCK Bay St. Louis 1.71 2.73 Waveland 1.15 1.61 HARRISON Pass Christian 1.79 2.62 Long Beach 2.31 3.05 Gu I fport 1 13.07 17.04 Biloxi 10.76 18.12 JACKSON Ocean Springs 3.54 5.09 Moss Point 5.00 9.34 Pascagoula 8.47 12.89 PEARL RIVER 2 Picayune 2.72 ---- Poplarville 0.58 I Excludes Wilitary Demands & Forecasts 2 Daily Demand is based on 1972 population. Data for future demands are not available. TABLE 1 5 MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWAGE VOLUMES and FORECASTS Plant Waste Water Volumes Map Plant Capacity Discharge 1975 2000 Code No. MunicipolitK (MGD) Point (MGD) Vol./capacity -Ratio (%) (MGD) Vol./Capacity_ Ratio(% 50 1 Waveland 0.53 Edwards Bayou 0.46 87 0.64 121 51 2 Bay St. Louis 1.25 Watt's Bayou 0.69 55 1.09 87 48 3 Pass Christian 0.75 Sutter Bayou 0.71 95 1.05 140 40 4 Long Beach 1.20 Canal No. 1 0.92 77 1.22 102 38 5 Gulfport 8.25 Bernard Bayou 5.23 63 6.82 83 31 6 Bi loxi 6.00 Back Bay 30 7 Biloxi 5.00 Back Bay 4.30 39 7.25 66 21 8 Ocean Springs 2.00 inner Harbor 1.41 71 2.04 102 11 9 Moss Point 0.50 Escatawpa River 4 10 Moss Point 4.50 Escatawpa River 2.00 40 3.74 75 12 11 Pascagoula Pascagoula River 12 12 Pascagoula 4.30 Lake Ave. Lake 3.39 79 5.16 120 3 13 Pascagoula Bayou Casotte 72 14 Poplarville 0.35 Jump Off Creek 0.23 66 ---- 86 15 Picayune 3.00 MM Creek 1.09 36 which may be classified as sanitary landfills. Three of these are located in Hancock County, nine ore located in Harrison County and four are located in Jackson County. Landfill operations ore normally performed by placing refuse in a natural or manmade trench, compacting it and then it is covered with a layer of. earth and again compacted. In several instances open dumping was found within the region but because of the mag- nitude and low frequency of such occurrences, no effort was made to segregate these. Solid waste volumes and forecasts are shown in Table 1-6. Included are land area requirement ranges based on population. It is estimated that with current dis- posal methods, normal area requirements range between I and 2.5 acres per 10,000 population per year. Volumes, both existing and forecasts, are estimated on normal waste foods of 5.74 lbs. per person per day. The Mississippi State Board of Health, in conjunction with the Mississippi Re- search and Development Center and the Gulf Regional Planning Commissic, n are cur- rently conducting an inventory and analysis of disposal sites within the study area. Volumes, operation and maintenance costs, and alternate methods of disposal will be evaluated in efforts to determine the feasibility of long range disposal through a central resource recovery station. Once completed, the results of this study should,prove volua- ble in assessing present problems and addressing needs of the future. -13- TABLE I - 6 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL NOLUMES AND FORECAST 1975 2000 Solid Waste Land Area Requirements Solid Waste Land Area Requirements 2 Area Population Lbs. /Dry To 7, 7 Vea-, Range (Acres/Yr.) Population Lbs./Day To_n,7Ve_a_r Range (Acres/Yr.) - MISSISSIPPI GULF REGION 1 Total Population 3Q,605 1,800,150 328,526 31.4 - 78.8 490,092 2,813,100 513,390 48.8 - 122.2 Urban Population 204,870 1,176,000 214,618 20.5 - 51.5 303,587 1,742,550 318,014 30.2 - 75.6 Rural Population 108,735 624,150 113,908 10.9 - 27.3 186,505 1,070,550 195,376 18.6 - 46.6 HANCOCK COUNTY Bay St. Louis 6,854 39,350 7,181 0.7 - 1.8 10,899 62,550 11,415 1.1 - 2.8 Waveland 4,614 26,500 4,836 0.5 - 1.3 6,438 36,950 6,743 0.6 - 1.5 Rural 9,732 55,850 10,193 1.0 - 2.5 27,053 155,300 28,342 2.7 - 6.8 HARRISON COUNTY Pass Christian 7,149 40,050 7,492 0.7 - 1.8 10,488 60,200 10,987 1.0 - 2.5 Long Beach 9,239 53,050 9,682 0.9 - 2.3 12,204 70,050 12,784 1.2 - 3.0 Gulfport 52,291 300,150 54,777 5.2 - 13.0 68,156 391,200 71,394 6.8 - 17.0 Sea Bee Base (NCBC) 3 1,563 8,950 1,633 0.2 - 0.5 1,563 8,950 1,633 0.2 - 0.5 Biloxi 43,025 246,950 45,068 4.3 - 10.8 72,471 416,000 75,920 7.2 - 18.0 Keesler AFB 3 12,083 69,350 12,656 1.2 - 3.0 12,083 69,350 12,656 1.2 - 3.0 Rural 51,419 295,150 53,865 5.1 - 12.8 78,986 453,400 82,746 7.9 - 19.8 JACKSON COUNTY Ocean Springs 14,170 81,350 14,846 1.4 - 3.5 20,357 116,850 21,325 2.0 - 5.0 wss Point 20,008 114,850 20,960 2.0 - 5.0 37,362 214,450 39,137 3.7 - 9.3 Pascagoula 33,874 194,450 35,487 3.4 - 8.5 51,566 296,000 54,020 5.2 - 13.0 Rural 47,584 273,150 49,850 4.8 - 12.0 80,466 461,850 84,288 8.0 - 20.0 PEARL RIVER COUNTY 4 Picayune 10,889 62,500 11,406 1.1 - 2.8 Poplarville 2,317 13,300 2,427 0.2 - 0.5 Rural 17,026 97,750 17,839 1.7 - 4.3 1 Excludes Pearl River County 2 Normal Area Requirements for Sanitary Land Fill dictate that from I to 2.5 acres of land be avoi lable for each 10, 000 persons per year. This figure is based on a com- pacted refuse depth of about seven feet. 3 Includes all personnel residing in on-base housing-including group quarters, single family units, multi-family units & rrobile homes. Data are accurate only of time of the study. Projected data assumes complete occupancy of total on-base housing to the year 2000. 4 Requirements for Pearl River County based on 1972 population. TASK 11 INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND INDIVIDUAL SITES Land use surveys conducted in 1972 by the Gulf Regional Planning Commission indicated that approximately 12,600 acres in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River Counties were being utilized for industrial purposes. These uses ranged from small in- significant sites such as borrow pits and automobile junk yards to major industries like the Ingalls Division of Litton Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. It is the purpose of this section to identify and explain the delineotion of major in- dustries and industrial parks as depicted on the land use overlays. Industrial land uses were mapped in two segments covering individual industries of major significance and both existing and proposed industrial parks, (refer to Figure VIII-1). Individual Industries Individual Industries were mapped on existing land use overlays and numbered so as to correspond to site numbers in Tables 11-1 Only the most significant sites were num- 6ered. All industries with 50 or more employees were identified as were all industries with point sources of industrial waste discharge. Included in Toble 11-1 are site names, number of employees, industrial products, corresponding standard industrial classification numbers, and known points of industrial discharge. More detailed point source loadings for the Biloxi Bay watershed and the Poscagou I a -Escatawpa Estuary area are contained in Tables 11-2 and 11-3 respectively. Similar data are not presently available for the Bay St. Louis watershed. Industrial Parks The term industrial parks as used in this report has two connotations - industrial parks and industrial districts. Parks may be defined as those areas legally delineated and subdivided, cleared and mode void of non-conforming land uses, equipped with various -15- TABLE U -I REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL SITES Map Site No. sic Map Site No. 01 C Di: No. No. Site Nam 4.'t Product Code Point No. No. Sit. No- Employees Product C.d. nt HANCOCK COUNTY BILOXI continued =- We. 's Bros. Seafood Co. Seafood Products 2092 Biloxi Bay UNINCORPORATED 30 1-52 L. D. Gollott Seafood Co. Seafood Products 2092 Biloxi Bay 67 -T--T- J. L. fabricating, Inc. 50 Steel Fabrication 3441 30 1-53 Swarez, Seafood Co. Seafood Products 2092 Biloxi Bay 62 1- 2 Jackson Landing Shipyard 150 Petroleum Barges 3731 30 1-54 E. R. Gellert Seafood Co. Seafood Products 2092 B1 I oxi Bay 30 1-55 Hygiene Shell Co. Seafood Seafood Products 2092 Biloxi Bay HARRISON COUNTY 30 -56 Southern Shellfish Co. Seafood Products 2092 Biloxi Bay 30 ;-57 Bayview Foods, Inc. Biloxi Bay PASS CHRISTIAN 30 1-58 Biloxi Conning & Packing Co., Inc. Seafood Products 2D92 Biloxi Bay 48 Pan Christian Industries, Inc. 495 Ladies Jeans & Shirts 2339 48 1- 4 Gulf Coast Pre-Stress Co., Inc. 79 Pre-shress concrete products 3272 JACKSON COUNTY GULFPORT OCEAN SPRINGS 1- 5 Mosonite Corp. - Alpine Division 9 Phenol formaldehyde resin 2821 Bernard Bayou 7T______T-N_ Coco Colo Bottling Co., Inc. 49 Soft Drinks 2086 Phenol Formaldehyde adhesive 2891 21 11-60 Ferson Optic, 211 Optical Equipment 3832 38 1- 6 Bayou Steel Corp. 63 Beat, & Barg., 3732 21 1-61 E. R. Moore Co. 98 Lodi., Gym Suit, 2339 Drilling Platform Components 3533 Academic Gown, 238P 38 1- 7 Chattanooga Glass Company 234 Glass Battles 3221 Brickyard Bayou 21 1-62 Toche Enterprises, Inc. 82 Steel Seagoing Vessels 3732 38 1- 8 Chernfox, Inc. 41 Petro. Hydrocarbon Resin 2821 Bernard Bayou GAUTIER 31 1- 9 Clearspon Cornponents, Inc. 98 We I I & Roof Trusses 2452 Wind- & D.o. 2431 TT-- 1-63 Delta Cremogng Co., Inc. 42 Cremate pillng,poles,post,efc. 2491 38 1-10 Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 56 Soft Drink, 2086 MOSS POINT 38 1-11 Coast Materials Co. 50 Rwdy-Mi:ed Concrete 3273 39 1-12 Col-T.1 Baking Co. 130 Bread & R Ils 2051 Tr----T--&4 Crossfield Products Corp. 7 Latex Industrial Hearing 2851 DischargePoInt Unicown 38 1-13 Con.I.. - Olin C.rpor.tion 168 Aluminum extrusions 33.54 4 1-65 The Fish-IC-., In.. 70 Menhaden Fish Meal 2077 Escatawpa River 38 1-14 Glenbrook Laboratories - Sterling Drugs 85 Laxative 2834 4 1-66 Halter Marine Fabricators, Inc. 350 Offshore Supply Ships 3731 Escatawpa River 31 1-15 Gulf Coast Toel & Die Ltd. Too Metal St-ping, 3469 4 1-67 International Paper Company 1504 Paper Products 2621 Escatawpa River Custom Machine Tools 3544 11 1-68 J. M. Rogers & Sons, Inc. 82 Lumber 2426 38 1-16 Gulf Paving, Inc. 125 Asphaltic Concrete 2951 Wood Pallets 2448 38 1-17 NATCO 231 Steel Fabrication 3443 Harrison Cry. Industrial 4 1-69 Standard Products, Inc. 47 Fish Meal & Oil 2077 Escatawpa River seaway 4 1-70 Thiokol Corp. 178 Polysulfide rubbers & 2822 Escatawpa River 38 1-18 Gulfport Cremating Co. 86 Treated Pine Poles 2491 Bernard Bay- Polyacrylates 39 1-19 KUDA, Inc. No. 1 .52 Ladies & Men's Apparel 2331 NOTE: 1@71-79 Sites 71 thm 79 were Intentionally omitted 31 1-2 10 Marine Systems 50 Metal Fabrication 3441 because they do not meet parameters. Wood Fabrication 2431 39 1-21 Maybelle Dreas Mfg. Co., Inc. 200 Ladle, Apparel 2339 4 1-80 Zapata-Haynie Products 76 Menhaden fish meal & oils 2077 Escatawpa River 38 1-22 PACECO 205 Heavy Steel Fabrication 3441 Harris- Cky. Indtatri.1 4 1-81 Webb Paving Asphalt Paving Escatawpa River Barge'n& Tugboats 3731 Se.way 9 1-82 Cumbest Manufacturing Co. Inc. Lumber 2421 Escatawpa River 38 1 -23 Pl..tifox, Inc. 24 Chlori red Paraffi. 2865 Harrison Cry. Industrial 11 1-83 Mississippi Export Railroad Escatawpa River Metal Seeps 2869 Seaway 31 1-24 Rei.hh.ld Chemicals, Inc. 71 Hydrocorbon resins 2821 Tributary of Big Lake PASCA60ULA Antioxidants 2869 Co 3 1-84 Bayou Crab Company 70 Processed Crb-.f 2091 31 1-25 Southern Precision Steel Co. 130 Id-flinished carbon & Harrison Cty. Industrial I Man & Boy's Knit Underwear 2322 of I oy ban 3316 S. ... y 21 25 Cinderella Knitting Mills 400 38 1-26 Struthers Wells - Gulfport, Inc. 117 Sewage treatment equipment 3443 -86 Continental Can Company, Inc. 135 Metal Bottle Cap$ 3466 38 1-27 Teledyne Irby Steel 200 Pressure vessels & steel fabri- 3443 Bernard Bayou 3 1-87 C.-Ire. Division of C.+.rt Refractories Co. 80 Magnesium Oxide & dolomitic 2819 Mississippi Sound cation 3 1-88 First Miss. Chemical Corp. 48 Orthotoluidine 2865 Bay- C.sotte 31 1-28 McElroy Machine & Mfg, Co. 23 Marine Wenches Bernard Bayou 12 1-89 Frigiternp Marine Division 550 Ship sheet metal work, 2599 Marine Propeller Shafts furniture, etc. 31 1-29 Miss. Power Co.-Plant Jack Watson Electrical Generating Plant Canal draining into 12 1-90 Gulf City Fisheries 400 Fresh & F,..- Seafood 2092 Big Lake 12 1-91 Ingalls Shipbuilding Division 19000 Novel & large commercial 3731 vessels BILOXI 3 1-92 Miss. Chemical Corporation 535 Fertilizers 2873 TO- 1-30 Bang's Bottling Co. 50 Soft Drinks 2086 Sulfuric Acid 2819 30 1-31 Biloxi Pre-Stress 47 Pre-stressed concrete products 3272 12 1-93 The Miss. Press Register 92 Newspaper 2711 30 1-32 Borden Company 90 Dairy Products 2026 12 1-94 Povco I.dustries, In.. 140 Plywood paneling 2435 30 1-33 C. C. Company, Inc. 75 Conned Seafood 2091 Sanded hardboard 2426 30 1-34 Clements Wins Mfg. Co. 51 Automotive Wine Harness 3714 12 1-95 The Quaker Oars Co. 175 Canned at & deg Food 2047 Pascagoula River 30 1-35 DeJean Packing Co., Inc. 60 Canned Seafood 2091 Mississippi S ou nd 3 1-96 Standard Oil Co. 620 Petroleum Fuels 2911 Cat Food 2047 12 1-97 F. B. Walker & San, Shipyard 99 Beat Building 3732 Pascagoula River 30 1-36 Del's Seaway Sheirrip & Oyster Co. 150 Frozen Shrirnp & Oysters 2092 12 1-98 Castigliola Seofoad Products 2D92 30 1-37 R. Fournier & Sons 40 Shrimp, Crab & Crab -at 2092 Biloxi Bay 12 1-99 Clark Seafood Seafood Products 2092 30 1-38 C. F. Gollott & San Seafood Co. 35 Shrimp, Crab & Crab meat 2092 Biloxi Bay 12 f-roo Graham Boats, Inc. Beat Building 3732 Pascagoula River 30 1-39 E. M. Gollott & San Seafood Co. is Frozen Shrimp 2092 Biloxi Bay 30 1-40 Gellert & Canaan Seafood Co. 15 Frozen Crcbmeat & Orters 2092 Biloxi Bay PEARL RIVER COUNTY 30 1-41 The M. H. Graham Corp. 85 Electrical Appliances 3634 Household Metal Products 3469 PICAYUNE 31 1-42 Gulf Publishing Company, Inc. 270 Newspaper 2711 B6 1-101 Crosby Chemicals, Inc. 155 Resins & Pine Oil 2861 Hobolocitto Creek 30 I_Q Leckich & Fayard Seafood Co., Inc. 115 Frozen Shrimp 2092 Biloxi Bay Resins & Polymide resins 2821 30 1-44 Movar Shrimp & Oyster Co., Inc. 100 Conned Shrimp & Oysters 2091 Mississippi Sound 86 1-102 Crosby Forest Products Co. 45 Points & Varnishes 2851 30 1-45 Means, Seafood Co. 55 C .. ed Shrimp 2091 Mississippi Sound 86 1-103 General Box Co. 280 Wirebound shipping containers 2449 Frozen Shrimp 2092 Mississippi Sound 86 1-104 Inteirpine Lurnber Co. 75 Lumber 2421 36 1-46 Shemper Seafood Co. 75 Frozen Seafood 2D92 Mississippi Sound 86 1-105 Picayune Manufacturing Co. 225 Wisc. Electrical housewares 3634 30 1-47 West Seafood Co. Seafood Products 2092 Mississippi Sound 86 1-106 Standard Container Co. 133 Metal containers & food cons 3411 30 1-48 Kalil's Seafood & Ice Co. Seafood Products 2092 Mississippi Sound 30 1-49 Sea Coast Company Seafood Products 2092 Mississippi Sound POPLARVILLE 30 1-50 Cruso Canning Company Conned Seafood 2091 Biloxi Bay 7T ------ PT07 Movie Star, Inc. 669 Ladies Lingerie 2341 72 1-108 Poplarville Mfg. Co. 87 Disc,, be-- & plows 3523 TABLE 11-2 POINT SOURCE LOADINGS' BILOXI BAY WATERSHED AREA EPA WASTE SOURCE SURVEY, JULY-AUGUST, 1972 Heavy Oil and Total Fecal Point Source Receiving BODS Total N Total P Total Solids Phenols Metals Grease coli coli PH Temp Water MGD lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day2 lbs/day /lOOml /1001ml 6C DeJean Packing Coy Biloxi Bay 0.32 4150 590 83 4220 210,000 2,150 6.3 29.0 Southern Shellfish Co3 Back Bay 0.19 1600 217 34 3960 1,370,000 40,200 9.1 28.5 Biloxi-Canning and Back Bay 0.30 2400 287 57 2840 50,300 32,500 9.4 30.0 Packing Cos Kuljis Seafood Co Back Bay 0.027 18 8 1 115 540,000 2,300 7.9 28.5 Suarez Seafood Cos Back Bay 0.02 190 33 4 339 79,000 33,000 7.2 29.0 Sterling Drug Co Brickyard Bayou 0.27 11 < 2 < 1 5100 0 9.2 51.5 Chattanooga Glass Co Brickyard Bayou 0.19 13@ < 2 < 1 563 0 42 8.8 35.0 '4 Olin Corporation Brickyard Bayou 1.21 17 4 3 2020 0 8.2 32.5 Plastifax Industrial Seaway 0.10 10 < 2 < 1 1550 0.1 10 1.7 30.0 Reichold Chemicals, Inc Big Lake 0.52 161 16 2 1560 < I < 24 47 160,000 35,000 8.4 34.0 Biloxi STP (old) Keegan Bayou 2.90 327 503 202 24300 0 < 9 170 58 7.3 30.0 Ocean Springs STP Ocean Springs Harbor 1.27 572 388 122 5300 0 2,880 391 7.5 30.0 Keesler AFB STP Back Bay 2A2 549 325 124 7840 1.0 < 10 190 32 7.1 3 0.0 Gulfport STP Bayou Bernard 3.40 1410 686 188 11200 1.5 < 17 142 272 42 7.2 29.0 'loadiogs computed on a pounds added bas;s 'total of Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn Smay not be representative of average loadings SOURCE: Water Resources Engineers, Inc. TABLE 11-3 POINT SOURCE LOADS' PASCAGOULA-ESCATAWPA ESTUARY AND CONTIGUOUS COASTAL AREAS EPA WASTE SOURCE SURVY JULY-AUGUST, 1972 Heavy Oil and Total Fecal Point Source Receiving Approximate 0 BODS Total N Total P Total Solids Phenols Metals Grease Coll coli Temp Stream River Mile MGio lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day lbs/day' lbs/day /1001111 /100ml PH C International Paper Co Escatawpa 5 32.0 39,900 428 154 324.000 188 74 102.000 10,8GO 6.2 43.0 Thiokol Chemical Co Escatawpa 4 3.0 24,600 39 6 216,000 6 < 7 3,030 9.9- 34.0 Standard Products Cc' Escatawpa 4 2.0 1,300 18 6 3.910 112 5.7 44,0 Haynie Products' Escatawpa 4 5.0 2,370 410 22 306 6.5 37.0 The Fishmeal Co' Escatawpa 4 0.4 144 67 8 7.8 46.5 Gulf City Fisheries' Pascagoula 2 0.12 1,010 101 16 1,270 7.5 24.0 Waker Oats Col Pascagoula 2 0.29 5,()00 325 54 4,380 2 229 8.2-6.54 30.0 Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula 1 0.04 0 1,440 4 0 6.4-0.2" 32.0 Delta Creosetino West Pasc. 1 0.02 Y3 904. 24 0 15 4.1 28.5 I Continental . Can Co Bayou Chico 0.06 a 305 0 7.7 35.0 co First Chemical Co Bayou Casotte 0. Ql 127, 0 2,730 20 0 9.5 28.0 1 Mississippi Chemical Co Bayou Casotte 66.2 82 11,580 3,120 < 35 9.1-2.24 40.0 Chorchem, Inc. Miss. Sound 13.6 0 is 0 0 26 10.0 30.0 Standard Oil Co Miss, Sound 27.5 2.110 570 42 10 139 0 - 233 30 8.1 32.0 Ross Point STPII Pascagoula 7 .15 44 35 10 4,870 1,480 7.2 31.0 Moss Point STP#2 Escatawpa 3 1.26 510 342 129 9,150 0.7 5.0 401 254 7.6 30.0 Estatawpa STP11 Escatawpa 1 0.16 9 30 4 862 69 20 7.2 26.5 Escatawpa STP#2 Pascagoula 12 0.08 10 17 5.5 307 1,200.000 1,170.DGO 7.5 28.5 Pascagoula Main STP Pascagoula 2 2.8 1,0()0 349 168 148,000 2.5 <IS 10.0 . 33,300 6,970 7.2 30.0 Pascagoula Bayou Casotte STP Bayou Casotte 0.86 678 387 141 6,980 748 483 7.4 29.5 Pascagoula East Side STP Pascagoula 3 0.40 )07 19 22 2,400 -5.0 354 43 7.2 28.5 Ingalls Shipbuilding 114,000 65,200 7.8 26.0 STP Pascagoula 1 0.35- 41 73 9 2,980 'loadings computed on a pounds added basis 2totel of Cd, Cr, Cu, Hq, Ni, Pb, Zn 'May not be representative of average loadings 4pH from various outfalls facilities, utilities and services optionally supplied in parks, and otherwise made ready for immediate occupancy by industrial firms. Industrial districts may be defined as those areas which hove been legally set aside or zoned for industrial use. Unlike parks, districts, used -in this context, may or may not have other land uses occupying space inside the district limits. This distinction is made in order to explain industrial park delineation on land use overlays. Where parks exist in an area, they are delineated on the existing land use overlay. In most instances, parks are not total ly.occupied, but since the land within the park has been prepared for immediate occupancy, it must be shown as an existing land use. Examples of this are seen in al I parks in Harrison and Hancock Counties. Districts, on the other hand, because they are zoned industr ial, are shown on the future land use overlay, (see Figure VIII,-2). Existing land uses within these districts were mapped and identified as they exist. In essence, the existing land uses of an area regardless of, the zoning classification, are shown on the existing overlay. In Jackson County, many of the areas zoned industrial are totally occupied by industrial or manufacturing firms. Here the land use is shown on both existing and future overlays. Other areas which have been zoned industrial, but in fact presently exhibit other land uses are shown on the future overlay. Industrial park data are summarized in Table 11-4. Individual parks are identified by name, township codes, and owners. Other data include park size and available acre- age, existing utilities and services, water use and dischorge and types of available trans- portation. Also shown is the industrial park or district classification. Future Industrial Needs Future industrial area needs are shown on future land use overlays. In all in- stances, areas zoned or otherwise set asfde for industrial uses exceed present land utill- zations. Therefore, it my be said that future requirements (to the year 2000) for addi- _19- TABLE 11-4 INDUSTRIAL PARK SUMMARY Hancock, Harrison ' Jackson and Pearl River Counties Gulf Regional PI nning Commission - January 1976 Water Waste Transportation Map Size Occupied Available UTILITIES Used Discharge Roil Roads Code Name Ownership (Acres) Acreage Acreage Water Gas Electric Sewer (gal/day) (gal/day) Water Air Remarks HANCOCK COUNTY 62 Port Bie le Ind. Park Hancock County 1460 291 1169 x x x x 8,000 2,000 x x x Industrial Park HARRISON COUNTY 48 Pass Ur-ishan Ind. Park Harrison County 190 94 96 x x x x 10,500 x x Industrial Park 40 Long Beach Ind. Park Harrison County 500 0 500 x x x x Industrial Park 39 Bayou Benard Ind. Park Harrison County 1450 949 501 x x x x 100,000 x x x x Industrial Park 30 East Harrison Co. Ind. Park Harrison County 83 33 50 x x x x 9,600 x x Industrial Park JACKSON COUNTY 21 Ocean-5p-riings Ind. Park Jackson County 15 6 9 x x x x Industrial Park 3 Bayou Casotte Public Terminals Jackson County 25 0 25 x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 3 Bayou Casotte No. I Jackson County 242 0 242 x x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 3 Bayou Casotte No. 2 Jackson County 649 4 645 x x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 0 3 Greenwood Island Ind. Park Jackson County 311 0 311 x x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 12 West Bank Ind. Park No. I Jackson County 6 0 6 x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 12 West Bonk Ind. Park No. 2 Jackson County 65 0 65 x x x x Industrial Dist. PEARL RIVER COUNTY Palestine Rd., Site No. I Picayune 55 10 45 x x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 86 Palestine Rd., Site No. 2 Picayune 53 0 53 x x x x x Industrial Dist. 86 Thigpen Ind. Site Private 50 0 50 x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 86 Stanfield Ind. Site Private 140 20 120 x x x x x x Industrial Dist. 72 Poplarville-P.R.Co. Ind.Site Pop./P.R.Co. 51 29 22 x x x x Industrial Park TOTALS 5345 1436 3909 SOURCE: I . Miss. Research & Development Center, Long Beach - General Information 2. Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission - Water Use & Discharge 3. Harrison County Development Commission - Water Use & Discharge 4. Jackson County Planning Commission General Siting Information tional industrial areas are incorporated into present parks and/or districts. As shown, in Table 11-4, of 5,345 acres set aside for industrial use only 1,436 acres are currently being used. Future.demands are expected to be absorbed by the remaining 3,909 acres. -21- TASK III ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SITES Historical and archaeological sites of significance exist in all three coastal Mississippi Counties. There are numerous structures or landmarks that have witnessed events of political or military importance. Many areas once existed as camps or vil- lages of prehistoric cultures while other sites ore important because of t heir association with personage of historic prominance. Presently the National Park Service, U. S. Department of Interior, recognizes I I historically significant sites on the Mississippi Coast. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History not only recognizes those of the National Parks Service, but also lists approximately 100 archaeological sites and approximately 60 historical sites that are of importance to local and state heritage. It is the purpose, therefore, of this section to identify and explain the significance of each of these sites. Archaeological Sites Mississippi's archaeological site distinctions are the product of several decodes Of survey work done by various governmental agencies as well as private individuals. Many of the site locations are not exact, but rather are included within a known outer boundary. Arc6aeological sites I isted date between 9500 B. C. and 1830 A. D. Al I of the sites have been subsequently explored and, to a limited extent, excavated. Individ- ual sites are identified in Table 111-1 and correspond to site numbers on existing land use overlays, refer to Figure Vill-1). As shown, several sites have neither names nor degree of significance assigned by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. However, they hove been listed in the Mississippi Statewide Comprehensive Historic Preservation plan as significant sites. Because of this they too are identified on existing land use over- _22- TABLE M-1 REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Code No. Site No- Significance Code No. Site No- Significance HANCOCK COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY continued 60 X--T- Campbell Bayou Site Village site of early & mid woodland periods 23 A-67 Fort Mu;:Pas Site No. I No Ztai:: ov' i:cb; 6 - 2 J ckson Lending - Mulatto Bayou Site Historic Indian shell midden - 400 B.C. to 290 A. D. 23 Nod I -i b 5; A A-68 L:mon Si A- 3 Joes Bayou Site Shell midden 10 A-69 P tic. No details available 50 A- 4 Lakeshore Midden Site Shell midden 3 A-70 Bone Yard Sit. Ceramics of Tchula period & large quantities of animal bone 60 A- 5 Last Site 'Vill age site of woodland Mississippi periods 23 A-71 Fort Mourepas Site No. I B No details available 56 A- 6 Section 20 Site No details available 23 A-72 Fort Maurepos Site No. 11 No details available 23 A-73 Ocean Springs Site No. I No details available I I A-74 Berries Site Woodland period HARRISON COUNTY 23 A-75 French Vessel - Biloxi Bay No details available 48 X- -7 Bayou Pork Mound Site No details available 4 A-76 Escatawpa Site@ 1, 11 & III No details available 48 A- 8 No Nome No details available 5 A-77 No Name No details available 48 A-19 No No- No details available 10 A-78 Durnas Isle Site Shell midden of Mississippi Period 48 A- 0 N. No.. No details available 11 A-79 Martin Bluff Sit. No. I I Shell midden of Mississippi & Historic periods 48 A_II No Nome No details available 12 A-80 No Site No details available 48 A-12 Seminary Midden Shell idden 3 A-81 Pt. Aux Chenes Site Mounds 31 A-@3 Wilkes Site Shell midden 12 A-82 Wallace Site No details available 48 A- 4 Pine Hill Hotel Site Sh::@ rniddeen I A-83 Griffin Point Site No details available 30 A-15 Back Boy Beach Site Sh midd n @3 A-84 Stone Site No details available 30 A-16 Lopez Place Shell midden 13 A-85 Old Shell Landing Site No details available 40 A_ 17 To, Pits No details .-liable 12 A-86 Shepard's Island Site No details available 31 A-18 Brodie Sit a. :1 No details available 12 A-87 Mrs. C. M. Shepard Site No details available I c t: No 31 A- 9 Brodi Si N No details available 12 A-88 Steve's Site No details available 31 A-20 O'Neal Site No details available 13 A-@89 Cedar Point Site No details available 31 A-21 Atcheson Site No details available 12 A-90 Camp L...tte No details available 31 A-22 Oak L.wn Site No details available 11 A-91 Mchinis Bayou Site No details available 31 A-23 Caren Site No details available 2 A-92 Bay- Her. Site No details available 37 A-24 Baldwin Site No details available 10 A-93 P.H.- Site No details available 29 A_25 Janus Site No details available 2 A-94 Betty', Site No details available 30 A-26 Wilde Site No details available 11 A-95 Bob's Sit. No d.t.i Is available 31 A-27 Fritz Site No details available 9 A-96 Porker's Lake Site No details available 31 A-28 Council Site No details available 30 A-29 Brodie Sit. No. III Occupied during Archaic period SOURCE: -Missisli i tatewide Co-rl!,!*,,e @is ri-I Pr.s .... ti.n Plan, EL 11 31 A-30 Williams Site Shell midden of Woodland period @ccond Edit@_, Volume M,.,ss, 1P llprtment of Archives & 48 A-31 Acadian Bayou Site No. I No details available History, April, 1974. 48 A-32 Discovery Boy Site No details available 48 A-33 Leon Site No details available 48 A-34 De Metz Site No details available 48 A-35 Suffer Site No details available 48 A-36 Cedar Bayou Site No details available 48 A-37 D.1i,le Sit. No details available 48 A-38 Diane Site No details available JACKSON COUNTY Paquette Point Site Shell midden of Woodland & Mississippi Period 13 A-40 Pointeux Chenes Site Mounds 13 A-41 Green Site Shell midden 13 A-42 Groveline Mounds Shell midden 21 A-43 Magnolia Site Shell midden 11 A-44 Martin's Bluff Site Shell midden of Mississippi Period 12 A-45 Schultes Site No details available 21 A-46 Gal I otte Site No details available 12 A-47 Delmos, Place Site Shell midden of Mississippi Period 12 A-48 Coast Guard Dock Site Shell midden 9 A-49 Mound Field an Pascagoula Two mounds 9 A-50 Long Lake Mound Shell rnidden 17 A-51 Brodus Old Field Site Mound 12 A-52 Gautier Site Shell midden of Mississippi Period 3 A-53 Greenwood Island Site Shell midden-Periods of Polco Indian, Poverty Point,Tchula & Mrksville 21 A-54 T-ksonyo Sit. No details available 10 A-55 Indian Site No details available 10 A-56 Champigne Site Mound 12 A-57 Shirley Site No details available 11 A-58 Rudloff Site No details available 3 A-59 Standard Oil Site No details available 3 A-60 Coastal Chemical Site No details available 12 A-61 Spanish Fort Site No details available 11 A-62 Fulmer Site No details available 13 A-63 A,qville, Site No details available 13 A-64 Apple Site No details available 13 A-65 North Street Site No details available 21 A-66 Soy Cophil Point Site No details available lays. The general locations of archaeological sites are shown in Figure 111-1 Historical Sites Fifty eight s i t e s were identified by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as areas of particular historic or cultural significance. These sites ore of distinct historic,' aesthetic or cultural value to both the State of Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. Many of the sites were also identified as historically important by local governments, civic organizations, and concerned citizens residing within the urbanized area. This is especially relevant as communities and private concerns often place a sentimental value on structures and sites which reflect post accomplishments deemed vital to the area's heritage. Table 111-2 identifies 58 historical sites in the coastal area. Each site number corresponds to numbers on existing land use overlays from which general locations and concentrations my be found. The general locations of historical sites ore illustrated in Figures 111-1. -24- FIGURE Mr- I GENERAL LOCATION OF SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SITES HANCOCK,HARRISON &JACKSON COUNTIES wl. JACASON STONE Co. MT A I T7 ZI CAYUNE W, xiz 0'. Mir 0 < -lAo. 'COLFPORT L BEAC CHRIST], N DAY ST. LOUIS p 0 0 I I S S MVCLAFM , LEGEND mississipm ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES HISTORICAL SITES TABLE X-2 REGIONAL HISTORIC SITES Map Site V.P Site Code No. Site No- Sig.ific ... i, Cod. No. Site No- Significance HANCOCK COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY continued T9 H --I Our Lady of the Gulf Church LargestCatholic Parish in Wississippi-Architecturally Unique 12 H-56 USS C.;,. 1,4 One of the original city-closs-iranclod gunboats built in 1861; first U.S. 49 H- 2 El-..d Manor 2 story 6rick residential structure typical of many early Louisiana exonples worship sunk by electrically ignited Torpeclos during Civil War. in its use of brick piers to support front & back galleries nt ground i ... 1 12 H-57 Walter Denny House Colonial house aid to be - 200 years old. 62 H- 3 Simon Fcvre House Constructed during period when Pearlington was a major logging town. 12 H-58 Washington Grant House Built prior to Civil War; fired upori by Admiral Forrogut 52 H- 4 Rotten Bayou Cemetery From 1700's period - one of the oldest cemeteries on the Gulf Coa,t c9ntains groves of many early French settlers. HARRISON COUNTY TF_H- 5 The Anchorage Built in 1850's; used as a children's home for eight year,. 30 H- 6 Ante6ellem Howard & Wood Home Creole plantation cottage built with wooden pegs in 1807 39 H- 7 Barrett House Oldest house in Gulfport; 1843 two-sto,y Greek Revival style 31 H- 8 Beauvoir 1,2,3 Lost home of Jefferson Davis 30 H_ 9 Biloxi First Baptist Church Q-6 organized in 1945 30 H-10 Biloxi Gorden Center Built in 1840's; hom of John Henley, Mayor of Biloxi during Civil War 30 H-1 I Biloxi Lighthouse Historical lighthouse operated 1847-1931 30 H-12 Chamber of Commerce Building Brick in walls reclaimed from destroyed house of lighthouse keep,,. 30 H- 13 Church of the Redeemer Gothic Church built in 1854 & still in use; Jefferson Davis worshipped here 30 H-14 Deer Island Inhabitants have included Indians, Pirates, & Federal troops during Civil War 30 H-15 Father Abram Ryan Home Residence of Father Ryon, Civil War Poet, Soldier & Teacher - 1870', 1 National Register of Historic Places 30 H-16 Tullm, Filbrick or Prodat House 2 1854 - two story Greek Revival Home 2 Historical American Building Survey 31 H-17 Gillis House 1,2 1838 - Greek ReAvol Home 3 National Historic Landmark 30 H-18 Gross Lawn I Built by Dr. Hiram Roberts in 1850's as Summer home. 4 National Park Service 39 H-19 Gulfport Lutheran Church Woodrow Wilson worshipped here in 1913 30 H-20 Magnolia Hotel I Lost remaining pre-Civil War hotel (1847) an Mississippi Coast SOURCE: Mississippi tatewide Cniehemive niDtorical Prese'votiors Plan, -21 "M.'g. Second Ed,@ 30 H et Emilie" Museuml Sailing schooner monument to schooner sailors & shipbuilders (1912) ton, V.Tum sipp, e art ment at Archives & 30 H-22 Moran Site - Original Biloxi Site of the original Biloxi settlement & associated burial grounds History, April, 1974. 30 H-23 Old Biloxi Cemetery Active cemetery dating from the late 1700's 30 H-24 Old Brick House House built in 1790 now being restored 30 H-25 Old Fort Lewis Site No details available 30 H-26 Old French House Old French house built in 1737 with wine cellar & slave quarters in basement; currently a restaurant 30 H-27 Old Spanish House House built in 1790 by Spanish Army Captain when Spain controlled the area. 30 H-28 Red Brick House Nadetails available 39 H-29 St. Mork's Episcopal Church 1855 church attended by Jefferson Davis 48 H-30 Wharf- House House completed in 1850; used to quarter Federal officers during the Civil War. JACKSON COUNTY Anderson Home Built in 1839; presently location of Shecrwoter Pottery Industry 12 H-32 Bester's Place Old home originally used as a boarding home for Sea Captains 12 H-33 Chostant - Fuselia House Built by wealthy New Orleans plantation owner in 1852; writing a, walls (Won,en Home) dates to Civil War period; Greek Revival details. 15 H-34 Dee, Store Built by Daritzler Lurrloer Company during late 1800's. 12 H-35 Delmos House Greek Revival structure - 1823 12 H-36 Dupont House Built in 1836 by Admiral David Forrogut; give, to Elizabeth Forrogut & Celeste Dupont as wedding present. 12 H-37 Estabrook House Raised Cottage (ly' story) from 1840-1860 period it H-38 Forragot Home Lost home of Major George Fornagut built in 1808; his son become first Admiral of U. S. Navy. 23 H-39 French Vessel Site 1723 shipwreck remains; still present but original cargo removed 12 H-40 Frent. House Classic Revival home built in 1878 12 H-41 Grent Cemetery Old family cemetery. 12 H-42 Hilaire Krebs House Classic Revival structure built around 1850 12 H-43 Krebs Cemetery Oldest known cemetery sti I I in use in the Mississippi Val ley (1764) 12 H-" Lewis House Classic Revival structure built in 1889; said to be the site of a bottle between Pascagoula & Biloxi Indians 3 H-45 Longfellow House 2 Constructed in 1854; questicaable legend claims Longfellow wrote a poem here. 21 H-46 Louis Sullivan House C-0.1 retreat of LouisSuliivon until 19N; built around 1890. 12 H-47 Morgan House Colonial house built 1865-1867 23 H-48 Old Fort Mourepars Site Fi 'st permanent settlement in Central U.S.; established by D'tberville in 1699. 21 H-49 Old Indian Springs Prehistoric Springs used by Indians far health purposes. 21 H-50 Old L & N Railroad Station Old Station on L & N Railroad used from 1907-1935. 12 H-51 Old Spanish Fort 1,2 Oldest existing building in lower Mississippi Valley - 1710-1770. 12 H-52 Parquet House Classic Revival summer home for New Orleans inventor. 21 H-53 Presbyterian Church Oldest church in Ocean Springs; used since 1889. 21 H-54 Ruskin Oak One of the oldest ock trees on the Gulf Coast 21 H-55 St. John's Episcopal Church Church unofficially organized in 1865, formally in 1891; building shows touch of Louis Sullivan architectural style. TASK IV REGIONAL AND LOCAL COORDINATICN Coordination of planning activities with the local population is vital to the insured success of any proposed management project. Today, with the advent of federal requirements aimed at protection of the environment and general improvement of human health and well-being, there is skepticism on the part of smaller governmental bodies and private citizens. Such skepticism is seen as a fear of loss of personal rights and abolishment of the just compensation clause of the U. S. constitution. Because of this it is imperative that the CZM planning process be coordinated with local agencies, public bodies and private citizens groups. Under this task, the GRPC is working on a, continuing basis with the Mississippi Marine Resources Council in identi- fying concerned agencies and organizations and helping to establish question and answer sessions whereby public input to the pl ann ing, process is achieved. ) Under other elements of the CZM planning program, State and Regional agencies through which coordination can be achieved, have been identified. Currently local participation is being achieved by MMRC through planned public meetings and scheduled public hearings. One major area of involvement concerns the ongoing Environmental Protection Agency Sec. 201 Facilities Plan for Harrison and Jackson Counties. Representatives of the MMRC have been attending the monthly meeting of participating engineering firms and the MMRC is kept abreast of all developments as they pertain to plans and programs to manage, on a regional basis, the point source waste discharges. -27- TASK V FEDERAL AND STATE LAND OWNERSHIP Land use analys is conducted by the GRPC in 1972 indicated that approximately 1,673,000 acres of land are contained within the jurisdiction of Hancock.. Harrison, Jack- son and Pearl River Counties, Mississippi. Of this acreage, it is estimated that as much as 6,365 acres are under state ownership and 247,421 acres belong to or are leased by the federal government, (refer to Figure V-1 for general distribution of. Federal and State Lands). As seen in Table V-1 , federal and state land uses range from state parks to military bases. But, by for the greatest single federal or state land use is found within the National Space Technologies Laboratory (NSTL) buffer zone. Here 109,820 acres, or approximately 35 percent of the Hancock County land area, is under federal ownership or lease. Federal forests occupy another 84,799 acres in the four county area, and military bases and veteran hospital centers account for 2,802 acres. Of the total land area within the region, 14 per- cent is occupied by the federal government while less than one percent is owned by the State of Mississippi, most of which is university forest lands. Federal and State land ownership is shown by township for each county on I and use overlays, (refer to Figure VIII-4). An analysis of land use overlays will show that not all townships contain federal or state lands. Those that do are shown in Figure V-1 . Where such lands are found, each parcel is identified by owner and, where possible, by land use. Abbreviations are often used to denote ownership and use and are defined as follows; USF. - United State Forests; UML - University of Mississippi forest lands; US-Federally owned lands with use not known (aerial photography of these areas generally indicate that the land is presently in forest); STATE - state owned lands with use not known (as with US lands,these appear to be forest). Other federally or state owned lands such as VA Hospitals, military bases and state parks are usual ly identified by name. -28- TABLE V - I FEDERAL & STATE LAND OWNERSHIP Acreage CountZ State Federal Type of Land Use HANCOCK 315 Buccaneer State Park 109,820 NSTL Buffer Zone & Fee Area HARRISON 59,209 Forrest Lands - DeSoto Nafional Forrest 2,802 Military Bases, V.A. Hospitals 450 University Forrest Lands & Other JACKSON 20,050 Forrest Lands - DeSoto National Forrest & Gulf Island's National Seashore 5,200 University Forrest Lands & Other PEARL RIVER 5,540 Forrest Lands - DeSoto National Forrest 400 University Forrest Lands & Other TOTALS 6,365 147,421 SOURCE: Harrison County Wississippi Ownership Maps, 1972 Jackson County Mississippi Ownership Maps, 1973 Pearl River County Mississippi Ownership Maps, 1975 Prepared by TAB Mapping Company, Lucedale, Miss., from Offices of Tax Assessors and Land Rolls. Hancock Data were obtained by GRPC from in-house files and from County Land Rolls, 1975. -29- FIGURE V-1 FEDERAL AND STATE OWNED LANDS HANCOCK, HARRISON, JACKSON Ek PEARL RIVER COUNTIES PLPLARVtLLEj C51 $10un Mau :@;@@KSON Lul. STONE ........ .... ............ .. .. ...... d x`: .... ..... .... PICAYUNE 10 It '@CEAN X It ........... . .. ...... .... ....... -@U IPORT . ...... .... ........... CHRISTIA?j a ST Lm s N A WWELAND s C, LEGEND F'lAl MISSISSIPF1 FEDERAL LANDS STAT E LANDS' TASK VI TRANSPORTATION Transportation within the study area involves a s e r i e s of networks and systems that- occupy approximately 36,600 acres of land excluding those requirements of airports. An analysis of streets and highways, railroads, and utility rights-of-way such as pipelines- and electrical power transmission lines reveals the following facts. Railroads occupy approximately 2,680 acres of land throughout the four county area; streets and highways account for 28,636 acres; and utility rights of way utilize 5,320 acres (GRPC 1972 Land Use). Air transportation facilities, including the airport of Gulfport, the air traffic sec- tion of Keesler AFB, Stennis International Airport in Hancock County, the Jackson County Airport, and the public air facility in Picayune utilize another estimated 2,500 acres or less than 3 percent of the region. Increases in transportation rights-of-way have amounted to approximately 4 percent since 1970 (GRPC 1972 Land Use). The mapping process of this task has been summarized so that major existing trans- portation routes are highlighted on land use overlays, (refer to Figures V111-1 and Vill-2). Routes of lesser importance are shown on the base maps accompanying each set of overlays. Cther land uses which must be considered under this task are ports and harbors and navig- able waterways. The following text and tabulations are included to explain and identify transportation routes and related systems as they are seen on the land use overlays. Streets and Highways A Gulf Coast Area Transportation Plan developed for the GRPC in 1971 identified and classifed each transporto tion route within the urban area. Also included were pro- ject ions and roadway classifications which would be needed to meet future den-sands. Routes within the urban areal both existing and future, were highlighted on overlays based on the Gulf Coast Area Transportation Plan and taking into account collectors, arterials -31- and freeways and expressways. Routes in rural areas were highlighted based on recommended county plans with minor modifications. Major roadways shown on the existing land use maps are de- fined categorically as they relate to areas they serve.. Collectors, identifiedas smaller dotted lines, move traffic within communities. They tie in with arterials, identified as solid lines, which transfer traffic over larger areas and between communities. 'These in turn may connect with freeways, interstates or expressways which are identified as larger dashed.lines. Freeways, interstates and expressways, are controlled access routes designed to move larger volumes of traffic at maximum speeds. Airports- The four county study area is comprised of three distinct types of airport facilities: Air Carrier Facilities, General Aviation Facilities and Military Installations. This grouping is necessary and significant in terms of the traffic levels handled by such installations, by the types of aircraft which make use of these various airfields, by the runway, airspace and terminal requirements, and by the degree and type of interaction with other fields in t he area. The air carrier airports are located to serve large concentrations of population and/or commerce, mainly because that is where the demand for their services exist. They require runways of considerable length, width, and some type of instrumentation and lighting, as well as passenger terminal and/or cargo handling facilities, and adequate ground access. These facilities do. however, accommodate and encourage operations by general aviation air- craft. Presently only The facility of Gulfport, serving most of the coastal area falls into this category. General aviation airports may arid frequently do serve smaller population centers or industrial or recreational areas. These airports generally require less runwoy width, length and strength. Some have runway lighting and a published VCR or ADF approach. Such -32- airports are owned and operated by municipalities as wel I as private individuals. Those in the study area which fall into this group include the one at Picayune, Stennis International Airport, Diamondhead Airport in Hancock County, the Gulf Park Facility east of Ccean Springs and the Jackson County Airport. Within the general ov:iation grouping, one must further distinguish between "public" and "private" use airports. The former (of interest in this study) serve aviation by offering services, charter, rental, instruction, etc. to the public. The latter are relatively few in number in the Gulf Coast Region and do not offer service to the public. Although patronage of the public is not solicited by private fields, they are available to any aircraft in case of emergency. Finally, military installations must be considered in relation to operations of military flight missions within the study area. Here only Keesler Air Force Base need be considered. This inventory, therefore, seeks to examine these facilities in terms of what exists and where they ore located relative to other social and economic activities. Airports are delineated and named on existing land use overlays by townships in which they are situated,,(referto Figure Vill-1). With the exception of Jackson County, no known plans exist for construction of additional airport facilities. Plans have been made for the construction of a new general aviation terminal in Jackson County but at this time no definite location has been selected. The Upper Gulf Coast Regional Air Transportation Study conducted in 1970 resulted in comparative data for selected air carrier airports in the Gulf Coast region from Mississippi to Florida. Data in Table VI-I are included to emphasize acitivites at, the Gulfport Airport and to provide comparative data between local air transportation and that of Mobile. Rai I roads Rail transportation lines have been delineated on existing and future land use over- lays just as they are seen on individual base maps, (refer to Figure VIII-1). Research indi- cated that with the general decline in rail transport, no new facilities can be anticipated in -33- TABLE VI-1 SELECTED AIR TRAFFIC DATA FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS Gulfport and Mobile HISTORY OF AVERAGE AND PEAK HOUR COMMERCIAL AIR MOVEMENTS Annual Peak Peak/ Aircraft Average Hour Average Hour Airport Year Movements Hour Rate Rate Ratio Mobile 1960 20,149 2.3 11 4.8 1965 18,165 2.1 9 4.3 1967 18,225 2.1 8 3.8 1968 17,407 2.0 9 4.5 Gulfport 1960 3,400) (0.4) N/A N/A 1965 7,483 0.9 10 11.1 1967 7JP478 0.9 7 7.8 1968 6,958 0.8 6 7.5 FORECAST OF AVERAGE AND PEAK HOUR COMMERCIAL AIR MOVEMENTS 1970 -1995 Annual Peak Peak/ Aircraft Average Hour Average Hour Airport Year Movements Hour Rate Rate Ratio Mobile 1970 20,100 2.3 11.3 4.9 1975 25,310 2.9 13.3 4.6 1980 29,660 3.4 15.0 4.4 1985 34,920 4.0 16.8 4.2 1990 43,820 5.0 19.5 3.9 1995 49,980 5.7 20.5 3.6 Gu I fport 1970 10,000 1.1 7.3 6.6 1975 10,422 1.2 7.8 6.5 1980 12,100 1.4 8.1 5.8 1985 13,986 1.6 9.1 5.7 1990 15,874 1.8 9.9 5.5 1995 16,666 1.9 10.3 5.4 FORECAST OF TYPICAL PEAK HOUR PASSENGERS (TPHP) Peak Hour Average Typical Air Carrier Aircraft Load Peak Hour Airport Year Movements Size Factor Passengers Mobile 1970 11.3 85 28 270 1975 13.3 103 30 410 1980 15.0 124 33 610 1985 16.8 150. 35 880 1990 19.5 180 35 1,230 1995 20.5 220 35 1,580 Gulfport 1970 7.3 65 15 70 1975 7.8 79 18 110 1980 8.1 95 21 160 1985 9.1 115 24 250 1990 9.9 140 24 370 1995 10.3 170 30 530 SOURCE: Upper Gulf Coast Regional Air Transportation Study, Vol . 1, 1970 34 the near future. Data obtained from the L & N Railroad Central C'ffice in Mobile, Alobarno indi- cate that approximately 12 trains, all of which are freight service, pass through the coast between Mobile and New Orleans each day. It was also determined that two switch trains operate in the area and may be seen passing through the area at various times. \41hile schedules are subject to fluctuation, the following time periods account f;r most rail transportation movements. TABLE VI-2 L & N RAILROAD SCHEDULE South out of Mobile North out of New Orleans 5:05 A. M. 1:00 A. M. 9:30 A. M. 5:30 A. M. 11:59 A. M. 8:30 A. M. 4:00 P M. 10:00 A. M. 5: 00 P M . 12:30 P . M. 10:00 P . M. 8:00 P . M. SCURCE: L & N Central Cffice, Mobile, Alabama, Dec., 1975 A general increase in rail passenger service in the area is not anticipated. How- ever, efforts being sponsored by the Mississippi Coast Transportation Authority and other interested groups are currently underway to determine the feasibility of establishing pas- senger service between Ingalls Shipbuilding facility and strategic points along the Coast. Ports and Harbors Eight maritime ports are found in the three coastal counties of Mississippi. Of these, o nly two are given significant consideration relative to transportation. Included here are the port facilities of Pascagoula and the State Prrt at Gulfport. Because of their- -35- commercial import and export capabilities these ports have been examined in terms of tonnage handled during the period July through September, 1975. It is realized that the following data provide little basis for determining trends in port activities. However, it is intended that this information provide some insight into the magnitude of current Mori- 'time transportation. As shown in Table VI-3 the vast majority of Gulf Coast maritime transport acti- vities occurred at the Pascagoula port facilities. Here the largest shipments were soybean and wheat; while in Gulfport the largest shipments were bananas. It must be noted that these figures represent a three month period and not the total year. In order to accurately access ocean transport and shipping trends of the two ports, historical data over several years should be analyzed. The remaining six harbors on the Mississippi Ccast may be more accurately described as marinas. These serve the purpose of providing docking facilities, gas, oil and various other marine services as well as protection for small craft. These types of harbors are re- creational in nature and are identified by name and number under the recreation section of, this text. They are found in Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, at the Broadwoter Hotel, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and Pascagoula. Interior Navigation Ocean transportation routes, though not specifically identified, provide access to fhe two rnajor commercial harbors previously mentioned. Interior navigation routes must be given special attention, however, because of their ability to provide access to an unlimited number of inland destinations. -36- TABLE Vj- 3 REVENUE TONNAGE MARITIME PORTS OF PASCAGOULA AND GULFPORT July 1, 1975 through September 30, 1975 PASCAGOULA GULFPORT Tonnage Tonnage Cargo Inbound Outbound Cargo Inbound Outbound Rolled Oats 771 Bananas 111,824 Soybean Meal 6,093 6,093 Coconuts & Pineapples 1,611 Alumina Hydrate 6,030 Fishmeal 5,818 Flour 6,461 Cotton Bagging 567 Misc. Cargo 207 Jute Fiber 20 Copper Matte 429 Coil Steel 5,650 Copper Conct. 1,393 Lu mber 954 Lead Dross 1,677 Linerboard 17f 407 Lead Conct. 5,690 Frozen Meat 5,778 Molybdenum 4,911 General Cargo 4,543 Potash 40,070 Cowhides 2,084 Fertilizer 3,407 Cotton 4,459 Zinc Conct. 4,229 Military Cargo 101 Firebrick 1,150 Urea 15,300 Fertilizer 16f617 Misc. Cargo 109 Scrap Metal 5,525 Fishmeal 8P416 Rubber 18,237 Ammo. Phos. 9,898 126,651 90,237 USDA Cargo 5,507 216,888 Soybeans 107,693 126,401 Wheat 283,105 445,171 TOTAL 965TW7 EI-6,729 1,112,186 SOURCE: Port of Pascagoula Tonnage Reports obtained through the Miss. Research & Develop- ment Center, Long Beach, Miss. and "Port of Gulfport Man i fest", Third Quarter, 1975. -37- MississiPPi State laws define navigable streams as follows; All rivers, creeks and bayous in this state, twenty-five miles in length that have sufficient depth and width of water for thirty consecutive days in the year for floating a steamboat with carrying capacity of two hundred bales of cotton ..... (Mississippi' Code 1972 - 51 -1 -1 .) While it appears that this definition is somewhat antiqu ated, it is in keeping with navigable limits as defined for the purpose of this report. Navigable limits as referred to- herein mean those points on major streams beyond which it is hazardous for commercial fishing boats or industrial barges to proceed. Major streams and their navigable limits as identified by the U S. Corps of Engineers, Mobile, are shown in Table VI-4. -38- TABLE VI-4 NAVIGABLE INLAND WATERWAYS MISSISSIPPI COASTAL COUNTIES Navigable Stream from to Type of COE Maintenance Pearl River West mouth Bogalousa Bar at mouth & river channel Pearl River East mouth NSTL Bar at mouth & river channel Bayou Cadet mouth Lower limits tar at mouth & river channel Jourdan River mouth 8 miles inland Bar at mouth Wolf River mouth 8 miles inland Bar at mouth Bay St. Louis mouth Mouth of Jourday Channel & river bars Harrison Co. Industrial Mcintained by the Harrison Canal mouth Three Rivers Road County Development Commission Bayou Benard mouth Three Rivers Road Bar at mouth Biloxi River mouth Miss. Power Plant Bar at mouth Tchoutacabouffa River mouth 1-10 bridge ' Bar at mouth Biloxi Bay mouth Mouth at Bayou Benard Channel & river bars FortBayou mouth 5 miles inland Bar at Mouth Pascagoula River Deep water mouth Railroad Bridge Channel Barge traffic mouth Moss Point Channel Shallow draft mouth Merri I I Snagging Escatawpa River mouth Moss Point Channel Intercoastal Waterway & Harbors Channel Infercoostal Waterway - located off shore in the Mississippi Sound is malintained by the Corps of Engineers on a regular basis. SOURCE: U. S. Corps of Engineers - Operations Division, Mobile Office, Jan. 1976. -39- TASK VII HOUSING & POPULATION Under *this task population and housing have been considered co ncur- rently. The reason for this Iies in the fact that existing housing data has been used a,- a tool to estimate current population and, to a lesser extent, to forecast population growth-. In making population forecasts, housing, as well as historic data, census information, and existing and proposed land use regulations, have been utilized. The following text and tabulations address population and housing separately, but it must be noted that they are inseparable when considering the socio-economic elements of land use. Population Population in the study area experienced considerable growth during the period 1940 to 1970. As shown in Table V11-1, the region experienced a growth of 163 percent over the 30 year period while the State of Mississippi experienced less than 2 percent growth. The largest individual county growth was seen in Jackson County where popula- tion increased by 327 percent. It is obvious from these facts that the coastal area, particularly Harrison and Jackson Counties is growing at a rapid rate. Because of this, special attention must be given the area in providing services and meeting growing socio-economic demands brought on by these increases. Housing As with population, housing in the study area experienced considerable growth during the period 1940 to 1970. Table VII-2 indicates that housing in the region increased by 205 percent. It is interesting to note that the housing growth rate increased more rapidly than did the population growth rate for the same period. One explanation for this lies in the -40- TABLE VII-1 POPULATION GROWTH PATTERNS 1940 to 1970 Population Percent change Area 1940 1950 1960 1970 1940 to 1970 Hancock Co. 11,328 11,891 14,039 17,387 53 Harrison Co . 50,799 84,073 119,489 134,582 165 Jackson Co - 20,601 31,401 55,522 87,975 327 Pearl River Co. 19,125 20,641 22,411 271802 45 Region 101,853 148,006 211,461 267,746 163 State 2,183,796 2,178,914 2,178,141 2,216,912 2 SOURCE: GRPC, "1973 Housing Program" based on Census Data for the years 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970. TABLE VII-2 HOUSING GROWTH PATTERNS 1940 to 1970 Housing Percent Change Area 1940 1950 1960 1970 1940 to 1970 Hancock Co. 3,602 4,505 6,413 7,330 103 Harrison Co. 14,062 23,164 35,227 41,579 196 Jackson Co. 5,451 9,838 16,226 27,513 404 Pearl River Co. 4,750 5,724 6,633 8,850 86 Region 27,883 43,231 64,499 85,272 205 State 557,246 609,329 628,445 699,178 25 SOURCE: GRPC "1973 Housing Program", based on Census Data for the years 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970. -41- fact that family sizes decreased creating a greater demand for housing. To illustrate this, it was found that in 1940 there were 3.65 persons per household in the region. In 1950 the ratio had dropped to 3.42; in 1960, to 3.27; and in 1970 the ratio was 3.13. Current Population and Housing Overview Since 1970 few variations have been found in the pattern. In 1975 the GRPC con- clucted its annual housing inventory and analysis. Using dato gathered through land use @ surveys in 1972 and building permits for 1973 and 1974, along with updated vacancy rates provided through postal surveys conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment (DHUD), several conclusions were reached. Foremost among these was that trends es- tablished between 1940 and 1970 were currently the same. It was found that presently there are between 2.89 and 3. 13 persons per household. Such is in keeping with the general be- lief that family sizes are becoming smaller while the housing market is becoming over saturated. These facts were emphasized in order that selected historical background data might be combined with population and housing estimates and forecast being provided under TASK VII of this program. Such information can be useful in analyzing forecasted growth in the study area, (for general population distributions, refer to Figure VII-1). Detailed Population and Housing Characteristics Population and housing charactefistics as mapped on population density overlays, (Figure Vill-3), have been coded in order that various concentrations may be looked at rather than individual totals by geographical area. Codes were designed so that one code applies to both housing und population as well as present and future (to the year 2000) con- centrations. Codes are defined in Table VII-3 and are explained as follows. Code I means that the density range for a particular area is between 0 and 500 people per square mile and between 0 and 160 houses per square miles. (NOTE: Housing density is based on the number of persons per household as defined by the 1970 census and varies between counties, -42- FIGURE I GENERAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, HANCOCK, HARRISON, JACKSON AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI ) @ld POPULATION PER SQ. MILE, 1970 cl F-o--l 0 - 25 26-30 -N- F-2 1 511- 100 F-3-@ 101 -200 F-W-1 201 - 400 r-3--j 401 - 800 F-6-1 801 - 1600 4 0 4 12 1601-3000+ MILES AN) W 3 C7 o 3 3 Traffic Analysis Zones JAZ) and townships throughout the study area.) For purposes of coding, however, a ratio 3.13 persons per household is uniformally applied. Actual housing counts by township and traffic zones are found in Tables VII-4 and VII-5. TABLE VII-3 POPULATION AND HOUSING DENSITY CODING SYSTEM People Houses Code Per Sq. Mile Per Sq.Mile 1 0- 500 0- 160 2 501-1000 161- 319 3 1001-2500 320- 799 4 2501-5000 800-1597 5 C ver-5000 Over-1597 Each section in the unincorporated area and each TAZ in the municipalities is coded to define existing and future population and housing characteristics. For example, a code of 2/3 means that the present population density is between @01 and 1000 people per square mile (denoted by Code 2) and the future population density is expected to be between 1001 and 2500 people per square mile (denoted by Code 3). Likewise, present and antici- pated housing densities by geographical areas may be found. For more detailed population and hous,ing characteristics, the following tabulations 'have been compiled in accordance with requirements under TASK V11 of this project. Table VII-4 depicts existing and forecasted population and housing by selected areas (TAZ) identi- fied on the population density overlays in which municipalities are found. Unincorporated area population and housing estimates are shown on Table VII-5. These estirrates cover the total township for which corresponding township codes are shown. Population estimates at 5 year intervals (Table VII-6) have been computed for each municipality in the Coost counties in order to address socio-econamic demands where they are most frequently found. Countywide estimates and forecasts to the year 2000 are shown in Table VII-7. -44- TABLE 711-4 MUNICIPAL POPULATION a HOUSING EXISTING and FORECASTED Population Population _�@ueng PopMation 1100,119 -,.o Housing T-975 20DO Municipality TAZ 2 Munic!E21ity TAZ 1975 2000 511-1. Municipality TAZ 1975 2000 1975 2000 Municipality TAZ 1975 2000 BAY ST6 LOUIS 288 34 232 14 98 GULFPORT cont'd. 192 927 1,680 287 520 BILOXI cont'd. 129 0 0 0 0 (A) PASCAGOULA 30 39 48 12 is 289 60 467 25 197 193 2,161 2,913 669 901 130 1,725 2,322 534 719 31 401 938 126 295 291 703 971 297 409 194 843 1,589 261 492 131 1,140 1,502 353 465 32 750 2,171 236 683 292 821 1,228 346 518 195 1,205 1,957 373 606 132. 0 0 0 0 36 881 2,108 277 663 293 612 1,019 258 430 196 1,764 2,516 546 779 133 2,755 2,755 853 853 37 1,577 2,678 496 842 294 870 898 367 379 197 1,757 2,504 5" 775 134 1,941 1,941 601 601 38 70 70 22 22 295 626 760 264 321 198 2,025 2,781 627 861 1350 2,006 2,904 621 899 39 3,021 4,716 950 1,473 296 3D9 309 130 130 199 4,596 5,356 1,423 1,658 1351 0 0 0 0 (A) 40 1,533 2,631 482 827 297 406 813 171 343 200 898 1,644 278 509 136 1,076 3,443 333 1,065 41 86 137 77 43 298 1,574 1,982 664 836 201 527 1,102 163 341 137 1,770 4, 1" 530 1,282 42 1,141 2,509 359 789 299 423 829 178 350 202 1,473 1,489 456 461 138 414 3,656 128 1,132 43 1,711 2,938 538 924 30D 204 611 86 258 2D3 924 1,137 286 352 139 1,686 2,413 522 747 44 1,574 2, SD3 495 880 301 169 576 71 243 204 614 61`4 190 190 140 2,281 3,282 706 1,016 45 3,978 4,767 1,251 1,499 302 43 194 18 82 205 937 1,734 290 351 141 0 0 0 0 46 5,670 5,813 1,783 1,828 Tot.[ T 8-54 TO-89-9 YW9 T-5-9-4 206 97 97 30 30 142 681 3,049 211 944 47 925 925 291 291 207 23 23 7 7 143 2,067 4,428 640 1,371 48 913 1,285 287 404 WAVELAND 299 17 183 7 77 208 65 65 20 20 188 578 2,765 179 856 49 1,179 2,200 371 694 301 22 98 9 41 209 3 3 1 1 189 843 1,579 261 489 50 1,698 2,035 .534 640 303 321 576 135 243 210 0 0 0 0 190 578 578 179 179 51 1,177 1,943 370 611 304 894 1,060 377 447 211 0 0 0 0 Total ME 7T,-VT TT, Mo 22,450 52 1,390 1,784 437 561 305 606 771 255 325 212 0 0 0 0 53 893 1,746 281 549 306 1,234 1,397 520 589 213 0 0 0 0 OCEAN SPRINGS 83 837 1,727 263 543 54 19 105 6 33 307 619 749 250 316 214 52 52 16 16 87 779 1,669 245 525 55 773 1,527 243 478 308 38 240 16 101 215 32 32 10 10 88 5,085 5,975 1,599 1,879 56 665 1,307 2D9 411 3D9 0 166 0 70 2161 769 769 238 238 89 2,242 3,129 705 985 57 1,218 1,409 383 443 310 223 389 94 164 2162 39 39 12 12 90 3,062 3,959 963 1,245 58 156 277 49 87 311 640 809 271 341 217 2,222 2,456 688 760 91 1,723 2,610 542 821 59 0 0 0 0 Total 7-6-1-4 T-438 T-93-4 T79 218 2,019 2,771 625 858 92 412 1,288 139 405 60 0 0 0 0 219 1,618 2,370 501 734 Total TT 1-70 '20-3-57 T-4-5-6 -6@lff 61 0 0 0 0 PASS CHRISTIAN 268 588 827 182 250 220 937 1,686 290 522 62 283 283 89 89 249 1,550 1,790 480 554 2211 1,069 1,299 331 402 MOSS POINT 6 0 477 0 150 63 153 413 48 130 2501 264 503 82 155 2212 88 88 27 27 7 197 I'm 62 569 64 0 0 0 0 2502 26 265 a 82 222 1,137 1,886 352 584 15 529 2,185 189 687 65 0 0 0 0 260 859 1,098 266 340 223 2,590 3,347 802 1,036 16 0 83 0 26 Total W8-7T 375-6-6 TO-6-57 T6-70-4 261 517 756 160 234 224 0 749 0 232 17 1,189 2,433 374 765 262 627 862 194 267 225 2,177 2,926 674 906 18 674 525 212 165 PICAYUNE 1 10,889 --- 3,468 --- 263 775 1,011 240 313 2261 162 162 50 50 19 01 0 0 0 264 610 849 189 263 2262 113 113 35 35 23 1,126 2,317 354 729 POPLARVILLE I --- 2,317 --- 738 --- 265 391 630 121 195 Total -5rT9T W175-6 T-6-188 71-9-36 24 140 w 44 44 267 565 804 175 249 25 79 79 25 25 270 161 400 50 124 BILOXI 102 1,327 2,746 411 850 26 760 2,373 239 746 271 168 406 52 126 103 733 981 227 304 27 4,410 6,004 1,387 1,888 274 48 287 15 89 104 0 0 0 0 28 3,654 5,269 1,149 1,657 Total 7-T-49 TO-4-8-8 @-2-14 r 4" 105 372 1,789 115 554 29 1,937 3,568 609 1,116 106 1,"7 2 174 448 673 30 0 0 0 0 LONG BEACH 223 71 517 22 160 107 788 1:448 244 448 33 2,235 3148 703 11: 210 2411 1,960 2,4D4 607 744 108 1, 176 1,983 364 614 34 1,743 3 55 548 055 2412 103 155 32 48 109 1,870 2,807 579 869 35 1,285 2,897 404 911 242 1,337 1,779 414 55, 110 1,582 1,582 490 490 Total TO-0-0-8 3-7 -3-6Y TW9 T-1-7-4-3 243 572 572 177 177 111 1,157 1,157 358 358 244 507 778 157 241 112 1,273 1,528 394 473 245 1,547 1,990 479 616 113 107 107 33 33 246 1,850 2,261 573 700 114 149 149 46 46 248 1,292 1,748 400 541 115 91 91 28 28 (A) Keesler AF8 Total 9,239 -12-,70-4 M-1 '�-,7-78 116 29 29 9 9 117 29 29 9 9 1 Population and Homing Data reflect 1973 counts for total nsunicipalities in GULFPORT 175 2,578 2,578 798 798 1. 0 0 0 0 Picayune and Popl-;Ile. No forecasts to 2000 are available. 176 2,164 2,913 670 902 119 110 110 34 34 177 439 1,189 136 368 120 19 19 6 6 181 0 0 0 0 121 1,101 1,101 341 341 182 1,118 1,867 346 578 122 1,841 2,591 570 802 183 853 853 264 264 123 1,076 3,036 333 940 184 1,777 2,529 550 M 124 1,127 1,712 349 530 185 2,203 2,396 682 742 125 1,221 1,221 37B 378 186 2,303 3, OD4 713 930 126 652 862 202 267 187 1,670 2,419 517 749 127 917 1,127 284 349 191 1,324 1,763 410 546 128 1,379 1,379 427 427 TABLE ME - 5 UNINCORPORATED AREA POPULATION AND HOUSING EXISTING AND FORECASTED Gulf Region Township Population Housing Township Population Housing County Code 1975 2000 1975 2000 County Code 1975 2000 1975 2000 HANCOCK 66 0 0 0 0 JACKSON 26 16 16 5 5 COUNTY 65 164 164 69 69 COUNTY 25 156 156 49 49 64 0 0 0 0 24 1,673 3,161 526 994 63 0 0 0 0 23 8,350 12,224 2,626 3,844 62 976 1,369 412 577 22 1,066 2,605 335 819 61 0 0 0 0 21 3,672 10,846 1,154 3,411 60 0 0 0 0 20 774 774 243 243 59 510 1,285 214 542 19 124 124 39 39 58 147 147 62 62 18 184 184 58 58 57 236 619 100 261 17 134 1b4 42 42 56 514 514 217 217 16 698 892 219 281 55 348 348 146 146 15 2,559 2,814. 805 885 54 481 481 203 203 14 4,969 10,348 1,562 3,254 53 672 672 283 283 13 4,786 8,217 1,505 2,584 52 1,634 15,467 690 6,526 12 1,022 1,905 321 599 51 2,096 13,923 884 5,871 11 5,186 7,883 1,631 2,479 50 1,235 2,013 521 849 10 2,653 4,342 837 1,365 49 Urban Area - See Municipal Population & Housing 9 1,599 2,063 County Total 9,013 V, 0-02 -3,90-1 15,606 8 594 594 186 186 7 1,354 1,294 426 407 HARRISON 48 2,526 5,898 782 1,826 6 820 820 258 258 COUNTY 47 1,225 2,639 379 817 5 2,989 4,490 940 1,412 46 646 646 201 201 4 1,928 4,309 605 1,355 45 351 351 110 110 3 32 32 10 10 44 79 79 24 24 2 239 239 75 75 43 709 709 220 220 1 0 0 0 0 42 999 999 311 311 County Total T7-,584 9-0-,466 T-4,960 T5, 3-02 41 2,444 5,372 736 1,663 40 5,937 8,944 1,847 2,769 PoQulation Housing 39 32 184 10 57 1972 38 17,843 22,167 5,586 6,873 PEARL RIVER 37 2,238 4,138 693 1,296 COUNTY 91 29 9 36 1,158 1,158 360 360 90 517 163 35 180 180 56 56 89 526 166 34 9 9 3 3 88 469 148 33 100 100 31 31 87 105 33 32 1,600 1,600 497 497 86 3,261 997 31 5,974 13,908 1,847 4,306 85 2,184 689 30 6,575 8,779 2,036 2,718 B4 748 236 29 600 1,059 186 328 83 374 118 28 12 35 4 11 82 181 57 27 32 32 10 10 81 232 73 County Total 3-1,-451 78-,-986 -15-,9-7-9 -24-,Z-7 80 162 51 79 1,173 370 78 653 206 77 659 208 76 1@252 M 75 1,164 366 74 276 87 73 466 147 72 278 88 71 434 137 70 482 152 69 205 64 68 276 87 67 392 122 County Total 16,498 5,082 46 TABLE V11-6 MUNICIPAL POPULATION FIVE YEAR INTERVALS 1975 through 2000 Gulf Region Municipality 1975 1980 1985 1990 __1 i@9_y 2000 (Population), - HANCOCK COUNTY Bay St. Louis 6,854 7,654 81,454 9,254 10,054 10,899 Waveland 4,614 41979 5,344 5,709 6,074 6,438 HARRISON COUNTY Pass CFr7is-Cian 7,149 7,828 8,507 9,208 9t908 10,488 Long Beach 9,239 9,353 9,467 10r252 11,037 12f2O4 Gulfport 1 521291 54,081 55,870 60,557 65,243 68,156 Bi!oxi 1 43,025 49,387 55,749 61,295 66,840 72,471 JACKSON COUNTY Ocean Springs 14,170 15,078 15,985 17,771 191V557 20,357 Moss Point 20,008 23,986 27,964 31f091 34,218 37,362 Pascagoula 33,874 36,251 38,628 42,949 47f271 51,566 Figures for Gulfport & Biloxi do not include population residing in on-base housing at Keesler Air Force Base & the Naval Construction Battalion Center. SOURCE: Existing population figures are based on current hous- ing accomdations. Forecasted populations are straight line projections based on historical data. TABLE V11-7 COUNTYWIDE POPULATION ESTIMATES EXISTING & FORECASTED Population County 1975 2000 HANCOCK Total County 20,481 54,339 Total Unincorporated 9,013 371002 Total Municipal 11,468 17,337 Bay St. Louis 6,854 ]Of 899 Waveland 4,614 6,438 HARRISON Total County 163,155 242,305 Total Unincorporated 51,451 78,986 Total Municipal 111,704 163,319 Pass Christian, 7,149 10,488 Long Beack 9,239 12,204 Gulfport 52,291 68,156 Bi loxi 43,025 72,471 JACKSON Total County 115,636 189,751 Total Unincorporated 47,584 80,466 Total Municipal 68,052 109,285 Ocean Springs 14,170 20,357 Moss Point 20,008 37,362 Pascagoula 33,874 51,566 COASTAL REGION Total Reg;on 299,991 476,446 Total Unincorporated 108,767 186,505 Total Municipal 191,224 2891441 -48- TASK Vill LAND USE & THE MAPPING PROCESS Land use in the Gulf Region may be broadly grouped into eight classifications. These classifications, along with accompanying mapping explanations are addressed below. For reference purposes, a representative map has been reproduced, reduced, and included with this report, (see Figures VIII-1 and Vill-2). Figures VIII-3 and Vill-4, also in- cluded for reference purposes cover population densities by Section and TAZS and Federal and State land ownership by township and range. A total of 91 base maps and 364 accom- ponying overlays depicting existing land use, future fond use, population distributions and Federal and State land ownership were prepared under this task. I . Residential contains five sub-categories; single family, mobile home, duplex, multi-family and mobile home parks. For mapping purposes, residential land uses may be identified as those areas in existing and future land use overlays outlined in yellow and designated residential 'by the symbol "R" (refer to Figures VIII-1 and 2). All five sub-categories are grouped under one heading for residential. 2. Commercial, covering all types of commercial activity including central business districts, neighborhood commercial, community and regional shopping centers, and general highway commercial are outlined in existing and future land use overlays in red and denoted commercial by the symbol "C" (Figures Vill I and 2). 3. Industrial classifications embrace all existing industries including all forms of manu- facturing, open storage of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products, sal- vage yards and excavation activities. Industrial land uses are outlined in blue and symbolized by the letter "I" (Figures Vill I and 2). 4. Public and semi-public land us es cover all governmental activities including schools, colleges, fire stations, courthouses, city halls, libraries, and tax supported institu- tions, churches, non-profit hospitals, community centers, public recreation, parks, -49- FIGURE 27 -1 -EXISTING LANE) USE SHEET INDEX Ell R9W Raw Pt7w RGW R5W R4W 2 mwo 5 ---------- A--- 0 Ig 10 8 12 _4 71 d ---- -------- OVERLAY LEGEND .. .... TIAl R do 7' It 4 17 15 14 7 S R 8 W 7 _Dl ... ... ... W.- 0 APPROXIMATE MEAN DECLINATION JE, @t@"Pf z"' ...... <D - --- ------------------- A ..... ... --------- --------- -------_----- LIl TI 11-1 -- -j" SCALE 1.24000 'I 7\ I_ o 25 BASE MAP LEGEND INTERS1. ETD ------------- STREAMS ---- ------- _.;-_ -1@@ PIPELINE TE HIGHWAY ------ Me U.S. HIGHWAY S TE HIGHWAY DITCH ---------------- RO DS -------------- ----- - PONDS RIM ----------- ..... PROPOSED INTERSTATE-_ LAND MARK BUILDING ------ 6 1, TRAILS --- ----------------- --------- BUILDINGS ------------------ RAILROAD ------------------ - SCHOOLS ------------------- STATE BOUNDARY ----------- - - CHURCHES -------------- COUNTY BOUNDARY --------- CEMETERY ------_---------- CORPORATE LIMITS ---- TANKS ---------------------- 33 3 CLAIM LINES -- ----------- WELLS --------------------- r 36 TOWNSHIP LINE ------------- PECAN GROVE -------------- SECTION LINE -------------- TUNG GROVE -------------- t --T P c OWLR LINE -------------- MARS. S S.AMI ---------- .j THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS PARTIALLY FINANCED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 305 OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972. PLANDIllum MAP JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI prp-ed fair 4&WSSM MARINE REIMM MML by &W RegMW PlmnMg CommMim TOWNSHIP NUMBER T7S- ?8W OVERLAY NO I mp TIT EXISTING LAND USE CODE 21 LE GPAF COAST AERIAL MAPPING CO. INC. FIGURE MI-2 FUTURE LAND USE (SAMPLE TOWN") -------- ----- SHEET INDEX R9W R BW R7W Rew R5W R4W A 2 ;> ---------- ---------- ----- --- ------- - - F 4 > 1290WO 5 - ---- --------- -- --- ------- 10 7 ----------------- --------- ------------------ 12 OVERLH LEGEND A 171. R 8 W T 7 S 17 15 14 - --- ----- i U-ii 41 23. 0 APPROX MATE 24 DECLINATION I: a MCA Isso --------- --- 4, -- ----- - ------ - --- ------ - ----------- ------ ....... SCALE 1,24000 5t '7 Io ... .. .... A-1 "00 2 R 5 27 7 26 BASE MAP LEGEND PIPELINE ------------------- -------- INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ------ @7 U.S. HIGHWAY ------------- ----- STREAMS ------------------ - ii - ::... - , DITCH S ATE HIGHWAY ---------- 31 X ........ ROADS ----------- ---------- PONDS PROPOSED INTERSTATE LAND MARK BUILDING ------ TRAILS ------------- -------- ---------- BUILDINGS -------- --------- RAILROAD ------- ---------- - SCHOOLS ------------------- fs STATE BOUNDARY ----------- - - CHURCHES ------------------ COUNTY BOUNDARY --------- CEMETERY ------------------ ......... C RPOR ATE LIMITS -------- TANKS ---- CLAIM LINES -------------- WELLS TOWNS I E------------- PECAN GROVE -- ----------- ip N SECTIOHN LLINE -------------- TUNG GROVE ---------- 36 33 3 POWEP LINE ----- MARSH a SWAMP ---------- -:j @-o - - - - - - - THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS PARTIALLY FINANCED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 305 OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972 PLMNEW W JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI ,p@ed fcc ISSIMM WINE RLSOURCES COUNM by GWf RogWW Pbn" CommW" TOWNSHIP NUMBER T7S-RBW OVERLAY No 2 -P FUTURE LAND USE CODE 21 12 TITLE GULF COAST AERLAL MAPPING CO. INC. gg .4a "7% FIGURE )ZM- 3 POPULATION DENSITY SHEET INDEX R9W Raw R 7W Raw Rsw s4w - ------ - ---------- -------- -- ----- -------- -- ---- 2 6 5 4 0 10 7 .... .. 9 -- - ----- --- ---------- ---------------- 12 112 ---------- 4 OVERLAY LEGEND .-A TIIAI 0 ch T 7 S 17 13 i 16 15 14 1 c J rn 20 APPROIIIMATE 2 0 0 MEAN DECLINATION ---------- 24 .7 -- --- ---- ------------------- ------- --- ----------- ------ ---- --- - z SCALE 124WO ............ ......... "A@40 ........ 27 26 87- BASE MAP LEGEND ......... ... ....... 'A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ------ PIPELINE ------------------- -------- U. S. HIGHWAY -------- STREAMS ------------------ 'Z- STATE HIGHWAY ----------- --- DITCH, OAIBEACOI:fl -------------------- KT 3 ROADS ---------------------- PONDS ---------------------- P OPOSED INTERSTATE LAND MARK BUILDING ------ 16 TRAILS --------------------- --- -------- BUILDINGS ------------------ RAILROAD ------------------ SCHOOLS ------------------- I STATE 80 NDARY ----------- - - CHURCHES --------- -- ----- I COON NDA Ry -------------- Ty RY ------- - Ceff"r" 33 C RPORATSEWLIMITS -------- TAIKI ---- - ------ zi 34 CLAIM LINES -------------- WELLS a 36 TOWNS IP LIKE ------------- PECAN GROVE -------------- 86 'ECTIOMN LINE -------------- TUNG GR E ------ M'umml Ov &4@,, MARSH a SWAMP ---------- POWER LINE ---------------- ...... .... T -T- T7- -77 THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS PARTIALLY FINANCED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 305 OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972. PLAN113mcc couovv propored for lofflowE RESOURM CCU= TOWNSHIP NUMBER T7S-R8W OVERLAY NO 3 -p 6 TITLi-POPULATION DENSITIES CODE 21 GULF COAST AERIAL MAPPR@* CO. INC. FIGURE VM-4 FEDERAL-STATE OWNERSHIP (SAVPLE T@NSHIP) ---------- - - - - - --- --------- - ------ S@EET INDEX z R 9V4 R avj t R TIN p 6 tIj R St7 P41N 6 5 3 2 4 -------- - - - ------- -------- ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...... lo 10 J_ 7 8 9 - ----- ------------------- ---------- --------- ---------- @7 I-A T 7 S R 0 tq 17 1'3 18 15 14 - - -------- 094; i APPRO-ATE 0 0 MEAN DECLINATION ---------- I------ - 124 _2 ------- -- ----- ------- --------- ----- ------------- ---------------- - -------------------- ---------- SCALE 124 000 -s' 0 -7 . ... K .. R, - --------- V ........... 25 27 et) BASE MAP LEGEND A@ p, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PIPELINE ------------------- -------- GHWAY ------------ STREAMS ----------- ------ DITC ---------------------- - - - - - - - STATE HIGHWAY ------- 'oAus ----------- ---------- PoNos ---------------------- P ROPOSED INTERSTATE_- LAND MAR@ BUILDING ------ I!, 35 TRAILS_ ................ --- --- ------- BUILDINGS ...... ........... b. RAILROAD -------------- -- - SCHOOLS ----------------- ........ STATE BOUNDARY ----------- - - CHURCHES ------------------ OUNTY BOUNDARY J@ CORPORATE LIMITS -------- TANIK5 ---------------------- -------- CEMETERY. -------- -------- 3 34 36 CL IM LINES -------------- WELLS ---------------------- A a. TOWNSHIP LINE ------------- PECAN GROVE -------------- SECTION LINE -------------- TUNc' GROVE ------ POWER LINE - - ------- ----- MARSH a SWAMP ---------- 'po 3 T T THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS PARTIALLY FINANCED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, AS AUTHORIZED By SECTION 305 OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972. ROME= r" proparod for m1mom amou= muorm by TOWNSHIP NUMBER T7S-R8W OVERLAY NO 4 --------- - ------ .P TITLE FEDERAL STATE OWNERSHIP CODE 21 GULF COAST AERIAL MAPPING CO. INC. stadiums, public beaches and similar uses. These are outlined in green and are denoted by a series of symbols identified on the overlay legend on accompanying base maps (see Figures Vill-] and 2). 5.. Rights-of-way identify lands delineated for streets, roads, highways, railroads, and uti I ity I ines. Major routes are identified by brown I ines and correspond to symbols shown on the overlay legend (Figures Vill I and 2). 6. Resource production activities include all types of forming, crops, pastures, dairies, orchards, commercial forests, national forests and tidal marshes. These are identified in block and are classified according to symbols contained on the overlay legend (Figures Vill- I and 2). 7. NASA-Military lands include the National Space Technologies Laboratory, Keesler Air Force Base and the Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC). As public in- stitutions, these ore shown in green and usually named accordingly (Figures VIII-1 and 2). 8. Water and Unclassified make up the remainder of land uses within this classification. These areas are usually left void of any classification and may be generally identified by lack of activity. Land use surveys conducted by the GRPC in 1969 and 1972 serve as a basis for deter- mining trends in land use acitivites. In the following paragraphs each county is addressed separately relative to land use changes between the years 1969 and 1972. Such comparisons may be used to analyze current activities and to plan future land uses within the study area. -54- Hancock Count Hancock County has two incorporated cities within its boundaries, Bay St. Louis and Waveland, both having comprehensive community plans by which grow th may be guided. Between 1969-and 1974, Bay St. Louis updated its zoning regulations while Waveland adopted *a compf efely new zoning ordinance. Hancock County Nos adopted sub- division regulations and is considering a county zoning plan. The County's economy is directly linked with tourism but the degree of linkage is uncertain. With the opening of Interstate 10 during 1973, the urban areas (Bay St. Louis and Waveland) were by-passed by this major thoroughfare. %e extent of economic conse- quences is undetermined at this time; however, an 1-10 Impact Study conducted by GRPC in 1973 predicted minimum long term adverse impact. Initial data for Hancock County was collected in 1969 while data for updating pur- poses was accumulated in 1972. A comparative analysis of these data revealed some in- teresting findings that are discussed below. Residen tial land use showed an over-all increase of 47% from 1969 to 1972 (see Table VI An increase of this magnitude could possibly have had an undesirable effect on the County as a whole, due to the overloading of existing public facilities, such as streets, sewage, water systems, police and fire departments, schools and libraries. Fortunately, de- ficiencies have not been too severe, although sewage collection and water systems constitued somewhat significant problems. M ore re c e n t I y e f f orts ho ve be e n mad e to a I I e v i a t e t h e s e deficiencies, the results of which are found in a new treatment plant for Waveland and experiments with new treatment concepts in the form of water hyacinths in Bay St. Louis. At present, Hancock County is utilizing only 19% of the total residential acreage that will be needed by 1990. To date, subdivision regulations have not been adequte to prevent or resolve most of the major deficiencies. County-wide zoning should, when adopted, alleviate many of the land use conflicts. -55- TABLE VIII-I EXISTING LAND USE SUMMARIES With Percent Changes from 1969 - 1972 Water and Residential Commercial Industrial Public, Semi-Public Rights-of-Way Resource Production NASA Military Unclassified Total County Acreage - % Change Acreage - % Change Acreage - % Change Acreage - % Change Acreage % Change Acreage % Change Acreage - % Change Acreage-% Change Acreage Hancock 3,865.9 47 231.6 18 4, "2.6 1 1,480.3, 95 6,835.8 4 59,018.1 50 109,820.7 0 122,165.6 -15 307,410.6 Harrison 14,239.3 18 1,434.2 13 2,389.3 15 5,366.6 0 10,193.4 3 187,449.3 3 2,802.1 0 155,467.4 - 4 379,341.6 Jackson 11,403.3 17 938.7 13 5,181.8 8 6,401.3 3 10,407.2 3 178,230.4 20 00.0 0 253,325.1 -10 465,887.8 Pearl River 5,291.8 288.3 18 601.5 0 2,662.0 1 9,346.1 7 252,334.2 0 2,678.3 0 246,792.4 - 1 519,994.5 REGION 34,800.3 2,892.8 -- 12,665.2 -- 15,910.2 -- 36,782.5 -- 677,032.1 -- 115,301.1 - 777,750.5 -- 1,673,134.5 SOURCE: GRPC Regional Lane Use Plan, 1973. Commercial acreage showed an over-all gain of 18% from 1969 to 1972. The in- crease was necessary to adequately provide goods and services for the large residential in- flux. Although the rise in commercial property is inevitable, it is vital thatcommercial zones be closely monitored in the future to guard against "spot zoning" and "strip commer- cialism". Industrial land use increased only slightly over the post three years; nevertheless, a great amount of progress was accomplished in this category. Considerable development occurred at the Industrial Park and Seaway (Port Bienville) located south of Pearlington near the mouth of Pearl River. By means of this development, Hancock County, under the direction of the Port and Harbor Commission, is attempting to further diversify the County's economic base. Industrial development also occurred at Stennis International Airport which is located adjacent to the eastern boundary of the Buffer Zone (NASA-MTF). Public and Semi-Public acreage grew enormously over the period of analysis (1969- 1972). Actual increase of this category was almost 100%. Two facilities were primarily re- sponsible for this increase. First was the addition of Stennis International Airport which was not considered in the initial survey since the facility was not then in operation. The other major addition come with the donation of several hundred acres as a Boy Scout Camp which is placed in the Semi-Public category. The Boy Scout facility is now completed and includes a large lake providing additional recreational activities. These facilities, combined with the con- struction of Buccaneer State Pork in Waveland, constitute three very substantial assets for Hancock County. Resource Production land use reflected an increase of 50% from 1969 to 1972. The actual increase was a result of Tidal Marsh becoming a protected resource, thus allowing tide- lands to be placed in Resource Production. Tidal Marsh and its nutrients serve as spawning ground and feeding areas for many species of fishes that are vital to the seafood industry. Many acres of these marshes had been reclaimed for uncontrolled development purposes, mak- -57- ing it necessary to adopt restraining le gislation. Agricultural and orchard acres remained stable with very little variation demonstrated in survey statistics., Water and Unclassified decreased by 15% with several townships revealing a de- crease of over 30%. Primary responsibility for the dramatic loss' is due to the removal of Tidal Marsh from this category, which was recommended by the Regional Land Use Plan. Unclassified areas sustained the loss with water remaining the same. Harrison Count As stated previously, base figures for Harrison County were obtained in 1969 with later statistics being accumulated in 1972. Harrison County has four incorporated cities; Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach, and Pass Christian, accounting for a major portion of the County's urban area. A comparison of base figures with present computations revealed no extraordinary trends (see Table Vill-1). The county, while appearing to be economically diversifiedl is at present highly dependant on military activities. Residential acreage showed on overal I increase of 18% from 1969 to 1972 with the urban area showing the greatest increase (22%). This growth was considered healthy and in accordance with the regiono I plan. The Regional Land Use Plan (1971) provides for a greater growth rate within the urban area to maintain a balanced land use pattern. Rural residential acreage increased significantly due to the increase of non-form residences and the influx of mobile home dwellers. Commercial acreage increased 13% through the County with a 9% gain in the urban area and a 29% gain in the rural area in the past th ree years (see Table VIII-2). Commercial acreage increased at a faster rate than anticipated in the land use plan, particularly in the rural area. -58- TABLE VIII-2 HARRISON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS URBAN (incorporated area) No. of Acres Percent 1969 1972 Increase Residential 6,500.16 7,907.55 22 Commercial 997.73 1,084.50 9 RURAL (unincorporated area) Residential 5,564.94 6,331.78 14 Commercial 270. 88 349.71 29 Industrial land use rose substantially in three years ('15%). The main addition come with the development of the Long Beach Industrial Park. Public and Semi-Public land use show no appreciable increase; however, this does not indicate a lack of constructive activity in the category. New parks were con- structed and others received much needed restoration efforts. Other public and semi- public cc tivities involve plans for construction of the Coast Coliseum on Highway 90 in Biloxi and a new County Courthouse in Gulfport. Resource Production acreage increased by 3%. This rigure is substantial when the amount of acres involved is considered, amounting to an actual increase of more than 5,000 acres. The tremendous increase is attributable to the addition of Tidal Marsh. Tide lands or those. lands below ordinary mean high tide are now protected and regulated under 1973 state legislative action, which had been recommended by the initial GRPC land use plan. Commercial and National forests remained constant with no noticable variance in the land use. -59- Water and Unclassified areas decreased 4% primarily because of tidal marsh being reclassified and placed in Resource Production. As other land uses expand, unclassified areas will obviously decrease. The ro le of decrease will b e rapid as oil unclassified lands are programmed to be integrated with productive land uses, as illustrated by tidal marsh 6e-r ing reclassified as Resource Production. By 1990 all land in the County should be in a pro- ductive status. Jackson Count Jackson County was the first County in the Region to adopt a County-wide zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. Each of the three cities, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, and Pascagoula, have comprehensive plans and corresponding zoning ordinances. It was im- portant that Jackson County be completely zoned because of the rapid growth over the post decade. Early action in land use controls has already made it possible to anticipate and avert potential problems. Survey data obtained in 1969 and again in 1972 revealed, as suspected, that Jackson County is growing rapidly in most areas. However, monitoring of certain indicators revealed that accelerated growth has probably reached its peak and is now continuing at a more normal rate. Residential land use hIad a tremendous increase of 44% between 1969 and 1 1972. Survey findings also revealed a 30% increase in the total number of dwelling units within the some period. One explanation for a larger increase in residential acreage than in number of dwell- ing units is that a greater number of homes were being built in the County where lot sizes tend to be larger than within the cities. The County economy has expanded rapidly and in an effort to keep up with this expansion, developers have worked vigorously to provide a sup- ply of residential property adequate to meet current demands. During 1972 and early 1973 residential construction become so intensive that oversaturation resulted. More recent data, however, indicate some stabilization is beginning to take place. -60- The Pascagoula City Planning Commission previously took action to prevent ex- cessi ve development in the city by requesting a moratorium on the issuance of building permits for multi-family rental dwellings. The proposed moratorium was to lost only un- til the City coul d be reasonably sure that the total number of rental units would not ex- ceed occupancy demands. As of this writing the moratorium is still in effect; however, indications are that it may soon be lifted due to declining vacancies in apartments. Commercial land uses showed on increase of approximately 13 percent. This in- crease was essential in order to su pply the rapid residential growth with goods and services. Even with comprehensive zoning to regulate and guide commercial expansion, portions of this increase are seen as "strip commercialism" resulting from the continuing development of commercial property along U. S. Highway 90 between the cities of Ocean Springs and Pascagoula. Industrial land use increased by 8% as the County continued to broaden its economic base. To the alread y existing industr ial areas around Bayou Casotte, Moss Point and Ingalls shipyards, other plans were developed for additional industrial acreage. The City of Ocean Springs made preparations to create an Industrial Park that will provide job opportunities for residen ts of the western segment of the County and efforts are being initiated to make optimum use of land already set aside for industrial purposes. Public and Semi-Public land use was 3% over the previous survey computations of 1969. The creation of the Gulf Islands National Seashore Park,although not appre- cia6ly increasing land area, was a monumental change. The headquarters for the National Park was formerly the Magnolia State Park located adjacent to Ocean Springs and bordering the Mississippi Sound. Other areas where increases occurred were in public utilities and services. -61- River. The construction of a reservoir that would provide recreation and supplement exist- ing water supplies has been the subject of continuing deliberation. There is already documented need forla new source of water in the Pascagoula-Moss Point area. The City of Ocean Springs has undertaken a project to have Fort Mourepas (erected by DIberville in 1699) reconstructed to serve as a museum and historic attraction as a part of the National Bicentennial. The Fort will be a tremendous asset to the cultural and tourist interests of the Gulf Coast region and the State. Plans are also in the initial stage for a major recreational facility to be built on Bluff Creek near the community of Vancleave. As population increases in Jackson County, a concentrated effort will be needed to obtain more recreational facilities for residents of the County as well as the region. The Regional Plan for Open Space, Recreation and Environmental Appearance. has a number of recommendations to aid the County in acquir- ing more recreational facilities. Resource Production remained a stable land use with the exception of the addition of Tidal Marsh which amounted to over twenty-seven thousand acres (20%), emphasizing the timeliness of recent state legislation to preserve coastal wetlands in the regiow. Water and Unclassified areas had an over-al I decrease of 9%, with the largest loss attributed to the removal of Tidal Morsh from this category. Increased residential land use also occounted for a portion of the decrease. The reduction of acreage in this land use was not unexpected, but predicted, in order to remain consistent with the Regional Land Use Plan. Unclassified areas incurred the decrease, while water areas remained virtually the some. Pearl River County Pearl River County has two c7ties, Poplarvi Ile and Picayune, which contain almost half of the County's population. Both cities have comprehensive plans and zoning ordin- ances. Zoning regulations for the county are still under advisement at this time. -62- Picayune has a stable economy with a number of industries to provide jobs and maintain a diversified economy. Picayune, located immediately north of NSTL, suffered an economic depression as did Hancock County when the Test Foci I ity.experi enced opera- tional cutbacks in 1970. The cityhos nowovercome the setback due to its diversity and stability. Poplarville contains industry as well as a two-year college to compliment its industry. Plans areno w in process whereby the city of Poplarville, in cooperation with the County, will construct a general aviation airport to be used by local industries for transport and by Pearl River Junior College for educational purposes. Data obtained in 1969 and again in 1972 prove that Pearl River County is growing steadily and, barring any unforeseen changes, it should continue to do so. Residential acreage proved to be the most rapidly expanding land use in the County, having an increase of 44% (see Table Vill-11). Survey statistics indicated that Picayune had a significant *increase in residential acreage of 31%, but the major increase occurred in subdivisions located outside of Picayune. This additional growth will place a greater de- mand on supporting land uses, especially commercial and industrial. Public utilities will also need to be expanded, with emphasis upon water and sewage facilities. Commercial land use increased by 18% over a period of three years. Survey data revealed that the greatest amount of commercial increase occurred within the cities of Poplarville and Picayune. This increase was essential in order to provide adequate retail trade facilities for the area, as required by the large residential expansion. Industrial acreage had a zero percent change over-all; however, there was decisive activity in this category. Several townships reveal an increase, while others show a de- crease. "Borrow Pits" were abandoned in some instances and a sawmill in the McNeil Community was vacated and removed. Picayune constructed an Industrial Park in addition to other industries that located elsewhere in Picayune. Although the County had no actual increase in Industrial acreage its capacity to pr oduce has increased substantially. -63- Public and Semi-Public acreage increased by only 1%. Plans for public and semi-public uses have been recommended in the Regional Plan for Open Spaces, Recrea- tion and Environmental ApEearance. By virtue of the sharp rise in residential acreage the county should consider implementing a number of the proposals set forth by the afore- mentioned Regional Plan. Pearl River County has numerous potential sites for recreational areas that would enhance the County's environment as well as its economy. Resource Production had no appreciable change, which wa s not unexpected.' How- ever, survey findings did indicate one very important change with this category- the con- version of orchards to farmland. Acreage in orchards, primarily tung groves, diminished 93% during the survey analysis period. There were a number of reasons for this gross reduction in orchards. Many orchards in the initial survey were in a dormant or non-productive status. Even though winters are mild they were often too severe for tung trees. Hurricanes also dealt severe damage to this crop in the past decade. Less expensive synthetic products replaced tung oil on the market, thus delivering another crucial blow to the tung industry. Water and Unclassified acreage decreased by 1% due to the large increase in resi- dential and commercial land use (water area remained the some). The decrease was consis- tent with the Future Land Use Plan for Pearl River County and can be noted as a favorable reduction. Offshore Islands There are six islands located in the Mississippi Sound which must be given considera- tion in light of the purpose of this project. Petit Bois, Horn, Round, Deer, Ship and Cat Islands. Of these islands only Deer Island was placed in the existing and future land use computations, due to its proximity to the mainland and the City'of Biloxi. Petit Bois, Horn, and Ship Islands have been placed in the Na tionol Park system by congressional action; these islands are now part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Plans -64- are being prepared now to develop the islands for recreational purposes including over- night camping, fishing, swimming and related activities, with visits to Ship Island and historic Fort Massachusetts. Round Island, one of the smaller and I ess significant islands, serves as an ideal area to be preserved in its natural state with no development necessary other than a small park with a minimum harbor and docking space. Cat Island, though privately owned, has seen limited development in recent years. The area has been subdivided into lots for summer home dwellings and includes a T series of dredged canals for residential docking facilities. More recently, there has been some interest in the inclusion of this island in the Gulf Islands National Seashore. At this time no definite action has been takent however. -65- TASK IX PARKS AND RECREATION Recreational movements and activities are profoundly qffected within any given area by trends in growth and development. Industiralization, commercialization, population concentrations and shifts, and urban and sub-urban development are most often accomplished by the absorption of open space. This being true, it can be said that growth patterns are directly influenced by availability of open space. It follows logically that planned and managed open space in turn can influence growth patterns, adding further emphasis to the importance of a regional plan for open space management and conservation. Recreational trends also reflect patterns of increasing personal income, and an increasing involvement of the private sector in recreation -oriented development. Other more subtle factors which exert an influence on recreation desires, octivi- ties, and poterittals include governmental policies and on going recreation programs. Concern on the part of public officials is reflected in the numerous park and playground commissions active in most municipalities throughout the region. In order to provide on overview of existing public recreation facilities, Table IX-1 was developed. Data reflected therei n are the results of work performed in the summer of 1975 by GRPC. Because of map limitations only public recreation and major semi-public and commercial activities ore identified. Recreation areas and facilities, identified in Table IX-1 and corresponding to facility numbers on existing land use overlays., have been divided into six major classi- fications. These include, as shown in Tables IX-2 through IX-4, large community parks, -66- TABLE X- I REGIONAL PARKS a RECREATION AREAS Map Facility M. P Facility cod. Number No- Type of Facility Ownership Acreage Code Number Name Type of Facility Ownership Acreage HANCOCK COUNTY GULFPORT continued BAY ST. LOUIS 39 PK-60 East Side Mini-Park Neighborhood Mini-Pcrk City of Gulfport .5 51 ___R - I Bay'High School School Playrield City School System 15 39 PK _6 1 Hewes Recreation Center Community Center City of Gulfport 4 49 PK- 2 Bay Jr. High School Playfield City School System 4 39 PK _62 East Side Community Center Community Center City of Gulfport .5 49 PK- 3 North Bay Elem. School School Playground City School System 5 39 PK-63 Moses Pier Public Fishing Pier City of Gulfport --- 49 PK- 4 Christ Episcopal Parochial School Playground Church 4 39 PK-64 S-11 Craft Harbor Public Marina City of Gulfport 30 49 PK- 5 Devine Word Seminary Parochial School Playfield Church 3 39 PK-65 Gulfport Yacht Club Yacht Club & Private Marina Yacht Club - Private 4 49 PK- 6 Our Lady of the Gulf Parochial School Playground Church 2 38 PK-66 Bayou View Golf Course Golf Course Private-lease from City 140 49 PK- 7 St. J..p h Academy Parochial School Playground Church 4 38 PK-67 Gulfport Par-Three Course Par-Three Golf Course Commercial 39 49 PK- 8 St. St-islaus College Parochial School Playfield Church 25 31 PK-68 Broadwofer Golf Course Golf Course Commercial 160 49 PK- 9 Ingram Elem. School School-City Playground City of Bay St. Louis 1 39 PK-69 Marine Life Marine Aquarium Commercial 2 49 PK-10 Dunbar & Ulmon Field City Playfield City of Bay St. Louis 2 49 PK-I I Julio & Dunbar Park City Mlinl-P.rk City of Bay St. Louis I BILOXI 49 PK-12 Win & Necoise Park City Wini-Park City of Bay St. Louis 1 30 PK-70 Biloxi High School School P1.yfi,sld & Related City School System --- 49 PK-13 St. Francis & Bookter Park City Mini-Park City of Day St. Louis I Facilities 30 PK-71 Central Jr. High School School Gym & Related Facilities City School System --- WAVELAND 31 PK-72 Fernwood School School Gym & Related Facilities City School System --- 50 PK-14 Waveland Elem. School School Playground City S.h..1 System 3 30 PK-73 Michel Jr. High School School Gym & Related Facilities City School Sy@tem --- 50 PK-15 St. Clares' Elem. School Parochial School Playground Church 3 30 PK-74 Biloxi Municipal Stadium Municipal Stadium City of Biloxi --- 50 PK-16 El mwoGd Park City Playfileld & Pork City of Wvel.nd 5 31 PK-75 Hiller Park Community Park City of Biloxi 75 31 PK -76 T.nglewod Community Park C; ty of Biloxi 2.5 UNINCORPORATED AREA 30 PK-77 Brian Pork Community Park & Center City of Bit-! --- 53 PK-17 Hancock North Central School School Playfleld & Playground County School System 30 30 PK-78 Circle Park Community Park City of Biloxi --- 62 PK-18 C. B. Murphy School School Playground County School System 3 30 PK-79 Biloxi Community Center Community Center City of Biloxi --- 50 PK_19 Hancock Co. Beaches Public Beach County 135 30 PK-80 Division Street Co-nity Center Community Center City School System --- so PK-20 Buccaneer St. Park State Park State of Miss. 394 30 PK-81 Me..It Center Community Center City of Biloxi --- 30 PK-82 West Biloxi Center Community Center Lutheran Church --- HARRISON COUNTY 30 PK-83 East End Center Community Center City of Biloxi --- 30 PK-84 Bock Day Little League Park Little League Pi.yf*.eld City of Biloxi 5.5 PASS CHRISTIAN 30 PK-85 Lee Street Baseball Park Neighborhood Playfield City of Biloxi 5 T8-PK-21 Pass Christian High School School Stadium City School System --- 30 PK-86 McDonnell Playfield Neighborhood Playfield City of Biloxi 7 40 PK-22 Parker Memoriol Park Community Playfield City of Pass Christian --- 30 PK-87 Rose Street P1,yfield Neighborhood Playfield City of Biloxi 3.3 48 PK -23 Pass Christian Harbor S-11 Craft H.rbo;' City of Pass Christian 3 30 PK_B8 St. Michael Playfield Neighborhood Playfold City of Biloxi 3.5 40 PK -24 Camp Robinson Park Community Park City of Pass Christian 25 30 PK-89 West End Park Little League Playfleld City of Biloxi 2.5 0) 48 PK-25 Harbor Park Community Park City of Pass Christian 1 30 PK-90 Business Men's Club Playground Neighborhood Playground City of Biloxi 3 48 PK-26 Church St. Park Neighborhood Playfield City of Pass Christian 5 31 PK-91 S!. Mary's Playgro nd Neighborhood Playground City of Biloxi 1.5 48 PK-27 War Memorial Park Neighborhood Playfield City of Pass Christian 4 30 PK-92 Biloxi I.t-.ti.nol PI... Neighborhood Plaza & Park City of Biloxi 2 48 PK-28 Pau Christian Yacht Club Yacht Club & Marina Club-Serni-1`6tic 3 30 PK-93 Miromic Mini-Park Neighborhood Mini-Park City of Biloxi 1 30 PK-94 Guice Park Neighborhood Plaza-Park City of Biloxi I LONG BEACH 30 PK-95 Biloxi S-11 Craft Harbor Small Craft Harbor & Morin, City of Biloxi 12 To-PK-29 Long Beach High School School Playfleld,Gym, City School System --- 30 PK-96 Bi:oxi Fishing Bridge Fishing Bridge City of Biloxi --- Tennis Courts & Stadium 30 PK-97 'I oxi Yacht Club Yacht Club & Marina Private 5 40 PK-30 O'Malley Park Community Mayfield City of Long Beach 10 3@ PK-98 Broadwater Beach Marina Small Craft Harbor Private-Commercial 10 40 PK-31 Church Street Park Community Playground City of Long Beach 6 3 PK-99 Amusement Park Arruse-t Park C.mmnerchsl 2 40 PK-32 SWIhs Park Neighborhood Playfleld City of Long Beach 3 31 PK-100 Deer Ranch Amusement Park Commercial 7 40 PK-33 Railroad St. Park Neighborhood Mayfield City of Long Beach 2 3@ PK-101 Goofy Golf Amusement Park Commercial 2 40 PK-34 Long Beach Basketball Court Neighborhood Playrield City of Long Beach 1 3 PK-102 Broadwater Sun-Golf Course Golf Course Commercial 160 40 PK-35 Long Beach Recreation Center Recreation Center City of Long Beach 1 31 PK-103 Edgewater Golf Course Golf Course Comme-W 125 40 PK-36 Small Craft Harbor Small Craft Harbor City of Long Beach 2 31 PK-104 Sunkist Golf Course Golf Course & Club Private 120 GULFPORT UNINCORPORATED AREA 3r- PK-37 H.ndsb.r. School School Playfield City School System 4 35 PK-105 Airey Lake Recreation Area Camping & Picnic U. S. Forest Service 6 31 PK-38 Anniston Avenue School School Mayfield City School System 2 36 PK-106 Big Biloxi River Recreation Area C.Ming & Picnic U. S. Forest Service 27 39 PK-39 Mississippi City School School Phsyfi,ld City School System 4 35 PK-107 Big Fact H.- Trail Riding Trail U. S. Fwest Service 7 38 PK-40 28th Street School School Pl.yr..Id City School System a 35 PK-108 Tuxachan;e Hiking Trail Hiking Trail U. S. Forest Service 17 39 PK-41 Gulfport High School Gym & Related Facilities, City School system --- 31 PK-109 Ship Island Park National Fork National Park Service 120 38 PK-42 Gulfport East High School Gym, Tennis Courts & City School System --- 30-48 PK-I 10 Harrison County Beach Public Beach Harrison County/Miss. --- Related Facilities 36 PK-111 Soucier Little League Field Little League Ployfield Unknown 2 38 PK-43 Bayou View Jr. High School Gym, Playfield & Recited City School System --- 30 PK-112 D'Iberville Little League Field Little League Playflield Unknown 2 Facilities 46 PK-113 Lizanno Little League Field Little League Playfi,ld Unknown 2 38 PK-" Gulfport East Jr. High Gym, Tennis Courts & City School System --- 38 PK-I 14 Orange Grove Little League Field Little League Playfield Unknown 2 Related Foci I Mes 40 PK-115 Pineville Little League Field Little League Playfield Unknown 2 39 PK-45 West Gulfport Jr. High School Playfield City School System --- 39, PK-1 16 Harrison County Fishing Pier Public Fishing Pier Harrison County 2 39 PK-46 Wilner Stadium Stadium City of Gulfport --- 31 PK-117 Camp Wilkes Boy Scout Camp Boy Scout Council 89 39 PK-47 Fairgrounds Playfield Playfields & Fairgrounds City of Gulfport 26 31 PK-118 Biloxi Par-Three Golf Course Golf Course Commercial 32 39 PK-48 33rd Avenue Playfield Community Mayfield City of Gulfport 14 36 PK-119 Harrison Central High School School Mayfield & County School System --- 38 PK-49 Bayou View Playlield Community Pl.yfeld City of Gu I fp.rt 8 Related Facilities 39 PK-50 Beach Blvd. Playfield Community Playfield City of Gulfport 18 38 PK-51 Bayou View Park Community Pork City of Gulfport 10 JACKSON COUNTY 39 PK-52 Westside Community Park Community Pork & Center City of Gulfport 19 39 PK-53 Gaston Point Playfield Neighborhood Playfield City of Gulfport 3 OCEAN SPRINGS 38 PK-54 North Gulfport Playfield Neighborhood Playfield City of Gulfport 2 Tf-PK-120 Freedom Field School Playrield City School system 4 39 PK-55 2nd Street Playfireld Neighborhood Playfield City of Gu I fport 3 21 PK-121 Vermont St. Playground School Playground City School System 1 39 PK-56 19th Street Playfield Neighborhood Playfield City of Gulfport 3 21 PK-122 Greyhound Stadium Stadium City & School 19 31 PK-57 Hill Park Neighborhood Park City of Gu I fport 37 21 PK-123 Magnolia Park Community Park City of Ocean Springs 20 39 PK-58 Jones Park Memorial Park City of Gulfport 4 21 PK-124 Pecan Pork Community Park City of Ocears Springs 21 39 PK-59 Broadmore Place Park Neighborhood Mini-Park City of Gulfport .3 21 PK-125 Little Cl.ildren's Park Neighborhood Playground City of Ocean Springs 4 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M TABLE 3X-1 REGIONAL PARKS a RECREATION AREAS (CONTINUED) It Number Facility No- Type of Facility Ownership Acreage OCEAN SPRINGS continued 2; TR_779' Ocean Springs Remotion Center Community Center City of Ocean Springs 1 2 PK-127 Parktown East Neighborhood Park City of Ocean Springs 3 2; PK-128 Clayboy Park Neighborhood PloyFfeld City of Ocean Springs 5.5 2 PK-129 Hallstmd Rd. Tennis Courts Tennis Courts City of Ocean Spri ngs 8 21 PK- 130 Ocean Springs Small Craft Harbor Small Craft Harbor City of Ocean Springs --- MOSS POINT 4 K-131 Mayo Elementary School Playground School Playground City School System 2 11 PK-132 Bell view Park Community Park City of Mass Point 19 I. PK@133 Magnolia Park Community Park City of Moss Point 9 4 PK-134 Curt Street Playrield Community Playfield City of Mass Point 13 4 PK _, 35 Frederick St. Playfleld Community Mayfield City of Me. Point 10 I I PK _136 Mass Point Recreation Center Community Center City of Mass Point 1 4 PK-137 Goutier Field Semi-Public Playfield Dixie Youth Baseball League 4 4 PK-138 St. Joseph Church Playfield S.ui-Pblic 1`16yfleld church 2 PASCAGOULA PK-139 Colmer Jr. High Playfield School Ployfileld City School System 10 12 PK-140 Pascagoula City Park Community Pork City of Pascagoula 8.5 ; 2 PK-141 Davenport Playfl.ld Neighborhood Playfield City of Pascagoula 2 2 PK-142 Flonnegam Hayfield Neighborhood Playfield City of Pascagoula 2 12 PK-143 Gibson Mayfield Neighborhood Playfleld City of P.s..goul. 2 12 PK-144 Ingalls Pl.yfleld Neighborhood Playffeld City of Pascagoula 2 12 PK-145 John Ingalls Neighborhood Pl.yField City of Psc.9-1. 2 12 PK-146 War Memori.1 Stadium Stadium City of Pascagoula 4 12 PK-147 Parsley St. Mni-P.rk Neighborhood Wini-Park City of Pascagoula 1 12 PK-148 Live Oak MW-Park Neighborhood Nitni-Park City of Pascagoula .5 12 PK-149 Poscogoulo Recreation Center Recreation Center City of Pascagoula 7 12 PK-150 Pascagoula Inner Harbor Harbor & Marine City of Pascagoula 4 3 PK-151 Longfellow House & Gardens Pool, Golf& Tennis Litton Industries 70 12 PK-152 Pascagoula Country Club Golf Course Private - Club 200 12 PK-M Aquatic Club Pool Swimming Pool Private - Club 1 3 FK-154 Coastline Paul Swirwring Pool Private - Club I 0) 4 PK-155 Fun Spot Miniature Golf Commercial 4 W UNINCORPORATED AREA 4 PK-M_ Softball Field Community Playfleld County-Community 10 22 PK-157 Gulf Park Estates Marine, Golf Course & Pool Private Corporation --- I I PK-158 Hickory Hills Country Club Golf Course & Pool Private Corporation --- 13 PK-159 St. Andrews on the Gulf Golf Course, Tennis & Pool Private Corporation --- 23 PK-160 Gulf Hills Dude Ranch Golf Course, Tennis & Stables Private Corporation 1000 PEARL RIVER COUNTY PICAYUNE 86 PK-161 Picayune Memorial High School School Playfield & Related Facilities City School System --- 86 PK-162 Picayune Jr. High School Playfield & Related Facilities City School System --- 86 PK-163 Roseland Park Neighborhood Mayfield City of Picayune 3 86 PK-164 Railroad Park Neighborhood Park City of Picayune 4 86 PK-165 YMCA Semi-Public Recreation Center YMCA --- POPLARVILLE 77' PK-166 Pearl River Jr. College School Playfield & Related Facilities County/Stote --- 72 PK-167 Poplarville Jr./Sr. High School School Playfleld & Related Facilities City School System --- 72 PK-168 Poplarville Community Park & Center Community Playfleld & Center Semi-Public Organization 10 72 PK-169 Raine Street Recreation Center Community Center Semi-Public Orgonizotim 13 UNINCORPORATED AREA 87 PK-170 W.Iki.h Buff Park State Park State-Pearl River Basin 18 Development District 76 PK-171 Anchor Lake Fishing Lake Private Corrip 400 76 PK-172 Hideaway Lake Fishing Lake Privet: Corporation 200 71 PK-173 Hilldole Lake Fishing Lake & Golf Course Privat Corporation 50 85 PK-174 Millbrook Country Club Lake, Pool, Clubhouse & Picnic arm Private Corporation @50 TABLE IX-2 RECREATION STANDARDS & REQUIREMENTS SELECTED ACTIVITIES HANCOCK COUNTY Standards _@upply Requirements Communitx Facilities Units Units per 1000 Pop. 1975 1975 2000 Large Community Parks Acres 5.00 394 106 222 Community Parks Acres 1.25 5 27 56 Community Playfields Acres 1.25 74 27 56 Neighborhood Parks Acres 1.00 22 21 44 Neighborhood Playfields Acres 1.00 8 21 44 Sub-Neighborhood Mini-Parks Acres 0.25 3 5 11 Selected Activities Basketball Courts Courts 1.00 10 21 44 Tennis Courts Courts 0.50 11 11 22 Baseball Fields Fields 0.20 3 4 9 Fields 0.10 4 2 4 a, Football Fields Softball Fields Fields 0.20 4 4 9 Boat Launching Ramps Ra mps 0.20 7 4 9 Golf Courses (18 hole) Course 0.02 1 1 0 1 Swimming Pools Sq.Feet 500.00 0 10,600 22,195 I Semi-Public Course at Diamondheod. Note: Other Facilities include only those which may be termed public use. SOURCE: GRPC - The Regional Plan for 02en SEace, Recreation, and Environmental' peearance- , 1971. Updated by Selected Activities, Summer 1975. TABLE IX-3 RECREATION STANDARDS & REQUIREMENTS SELECTED ACTIVITIES HARRISON COUNTY Standards Supply - Requirements -Community Facilities Units Units per 1000 Pop- 1975 1975 2000 Large Community Parks Acres 5.00 166 815 IF21 2 Community Parks Acres 1.25 119 204 303 Community Playfields Acres 1.25 98 204 303 Neighborhood Parks Acres 1.00 73 163 242 Neighborhood Playfields Acres 1.00 59 163 242 Sub-Neighborhood Mini-Parks Acres .25 3 41 61 Selected Activities Basketbal I Courts Courts 1.00 42 163 242 Tennis Courts Courts 0.50 38 82 121 N Baseball Fields Fields 0.20 27 33 48 Football Fields Fields 0.10 13 16 24 Softball Fields Fields 0.20 19 33 48 Boat Launching Romps Ra mps; 0.20 29 33 48 Golf Courses (18 hole) Course 0.02 7 1 3 5 Swimming Pools Sq.Feet 500.00 9,900 81,550 121,150 1 Semi-Public Courses at various hotels. Note: Other facilities include only those which may be termed public use, SOURCE- GRPC, The Regional Plan for Open Space, Recreation, & Environmental AEE2arance, 1971; Updated by Selected Activities, Summer 1975. TABLE IX-4 RECREATION STANDARDS & REQUIREMENTS SELECTED ACITIVITIES JACKSON COUNTY Standards Suppl Requirements Communitz Facilities Units Units per 1000 Pop. 1975 1975 2000 Large Community Parks Acres 5.00 3,449 1 578 949 Community Parks Acres 1.25 78 145 237 Community Playfields Acres 1.25 55 145 '237 Neighborhood Parks Acres 1.00 18 116 190 Neighborhood Playfields Acres 1.00 60 116 190 Sub-Neighborhood Mini-Parks Acres 0.25 0 29 47 Selected Activities Basketball Courts Courts 1.00 13 116 190 Tennis Courts Courts 0.50 23 58 95 Baseball Fields Fields 0.20 8 23 38 Football Fields Fields 0.10 9 12 19 Softball Fields Fields 0.20 16 23 38 Boat Launching Romps Ra mps 0.20 35 23 38 Golf Courses (18 hole) Courses 0.02 7 2 4 Swimming Pools Sq.Feet 500.00 40,100 57,800 94,850 I Includes the Gulf Island National Seashore & Related Areas. SOURCE: GRPC, The Regional Plan for OFen Seace, Recreation & Environmental Appearance , 1971; Updated by Selected Ac- tivities, Summer 1975. community parks, community playfields, neighborhood parks, neighborhood playfields, and sub-neighborhood mini-parks. These may be generally defined as follows: Large communi ty parks are semi-active recreation facilities which offer a variety of activities ai-med at serving a cross section of age groups. Land requirements are high (5 acres per 1000 people) and as a result few such facilities are seen. Here are found such facilities as Buccaneer State Park and the Gulf Islands No- tional Seashore headquarters. CommunitZ Parks are semi-active recreation facilities aimed of serving major portions of the city. Numerous age groups my be served but on a smaller scale than large community parks. Land requirements are low (1.25 acres per 1000 people); however, many cities are deficient in community parks. Community ployfields are active recreation facilities serving major portions of the city. These are playfields for organized baseball and softball.. As with other recreation classifications, community playfields, though more numerous than com- munity parks, are also in short supply. Neighborhood parks are semi-active areas designed to provide recreation facilities to smaller areas or neighborhoods. Often times school playgrounds fall into th is category; however, the majority of such parks are non-school associated. Land area requirements are relaf;vely low and where population densities are high, usu- ally school facilities are utilized. Neighborhood Eloyfields are active recreation areas that usually require larger tracts of land. Most neighborhood playfields are associated with neighborhood school facilities. As a result, multiple use of land reduces total citywide recrea- tion costs and provides, to a limit ed extent, needed facilities. -72- Sub-neighborhood mini-parks, the smallest of all facilit,ies, are designed as close to home passive (low activity as compared to high activity baseball fields) recreation facilities. Many times such facilities are provided solely for use by small children".and are someti mes referred to as tot-lots. Major recreation facilities are identified in Table IX-1 . While not intended as a comprehensive listing, it is felt that this tabulation identifies all major public facilities as well as high public use commercial and semi-public recreation areas. Included are facility names and corresponding map numbers, the type of facility, its owner and esti- mated acreage. Supplemental to Table IX-1 are recreation standards and requirements. Here a.re listed the standard requirements per 1000 population, the existing supply, and the require- ments for acreage or units needed to bring the existing supply up to standards. As shown in Table IX-2 through IX-4 few counties (including municipalities) currently bave suffi- cient facilities. Also included are requirements for the year 2000, based on estimated population. Selected activities, or those octivities which are currently most popular throughout the region, have also been analyzed. As can be seen in Tables IX-2 through IX-4, most county supplies fall below the standards based on units per 1000 population. Such in- Jormcition con be useful in predicting future needs and to a lesser extent determining trends in recreation development. -73- TASK X ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSMISSION The follo wing,information was prepared by the Mississippi Power Company for purposes of this task at the request of GRPC. The Power Company is to be commended for their participation. Description of Existing Mississippi Power Company Generating Facilities Mississippi Power Company owned and operated at December 31, 1974, three steam-electric generating stations and one combustion turbine generating station and re- lated equipment. The Company also has a 200,000 kilowatt share of a 500,000 kilowatt steam-electric generating plant on the Black Warrior River in Greene County Alabama, owned by Missi ssippi Power Company and Alabama Power Company as tenants in common in the proportions of 40% and 60% respectively. The total installed capacity of these generating plants, excluding the portion owned by or leased to others is 1,465,760 kilo- watts, (for reference see Figure X-1). Plant Sweatt, located near Meridian, has two 40,000 kilowatt steam electric tur- bine generators and one 39,400 kilowatt comubstion turbine in service. At Plant Eaton., near Hattiesburg, there ore three 22,500 kilowatt steam electric turbine generators in service. Af.Plant Jack Watson, located near Gulfport and Biloxi, there are two 75,000 kilowatt vnits, one 112,000 kilowatt unit, one 250,000 kilowatt unit, and one 500,000 kilowatt unit, all of which are steam electric turbine generators, and one 39,360 kilowatt combustion turbine in service. In the Standard Oil Generating Station near Pascagoula, there are two 13,750 kilowatt combustion turbines, which are a part of the aggregate in- stalled capacity stated above. In addition, the Company owns two combustion turbines in the Standard Oil location with an installed capacity of 32,200 kilowatts which are leased to the Standard Oi I Refinery and are operated by Mississippi Power Company under an agreement with Standard. The entire output of the leased units is used by the customer -74- and the capacity of these units is not included in the above statement of Vississippi Power Company's generating capacity. All four of the units at Standard Oil have heat recovery boilers to supply process steam. Primary and al ternate fuels used in the Company's generating stations vary in the different plants. Plant Sweatt is equipped to utilize natural gas as the primary fuel for the steam units and the combustion turbine. The boilers of the steam units are equipped to burn No. 6 oil for short periods of time and to supplement gas fuel. The com6u stion turbine utilizes No. 2 oil as the alternate fuel. Natural gas has been curtailed by the supplier. The three units at Plant Eaton operated for many years with natural gas as the pri- mary fuel and No. 6 oil as 'the alternate fuel . The gas contract at this location has been terminated by the supplier. At Plant Jack Watson the two 75,000 kilowatt units and the one 112,000 kilowatt steam units and the 39,360 kilowatt combustion turbine utilize gas as the primary,fuel and No. 2 oil as the alternate fuel. The 250,000 kilowatt unit uses coal as the primary fuel with natural gas as the alternate fuel and the 500,000 kilowatt unit uses coal as its fuel with no alternate provided. Natural gas at this location is being increasingly curtailed by the supplier. All units in the Greene County, Alabama plant utilize coal as the primary fuel and no alternate fuel is provided.. Combustion turbines in the Standard Oil Generating Statior, near Pascagoula utilize natural gas exclusively as fuel. Description of Existing Mississippi Power Company Transmission Facilities At December 31, 1975, the Company's transmission system consisted of 2,042 circuit miles of high voltage transmission lines. This total consisted of 518 miles of 230,000 volt lines, 997 miles of 115,000 volt lines and 528 miles of 46,000 volt facilities. -75- The Company's generating and transmission system is operated in parallel with the interconnected systems network. The interconnected systems network is made up of essentially al I of the electric power systems in the United States and part of Canada east of the Rocky Mountain.s, with the exception of parts of Texas. The Mississippi Power Com- pony has four 230,000 volt interconnections and three interconnections operated at 115,000 volts each with the Alabama Power Company to the east, and on the western side of its - system, there are in operation two 230,000 volt interconnections with Louisiana Power & Light Company and two 115,000 volt interconnections with Mississippi Power & Light Com- pany. In addition, one 230,000 volt and one 115,000 volt interconnection are provided with the South Mississippi Electric Power Association in the Purvis and Moselle areas for the purpose of providing firm power sales and emergency backup power supply to that system. Since December 31, 1974, the Company has completed or presently has under con- struction 21 miles of transmission line rated at 230,000 volts and 6.6 miles af transmission I ine rated at 115, 000 volts. The location of these new facilities, as well as existing trans- mission facilities of the Company, can best be seen by referring to the attached Map entitled "Electric System - Mississippi Power Company" dated January 1975. Operating in conjunction with the Company's generation and transmission system are 177 substations with an aggregate installed capacity of 5,779,587 kilovolt amperes. Statement - Concern i ng Mississippi Power Company's Load Growth The annual rate of growth of Mississippi Power Company's territorial peak hour food was reasonably uniform for many years. In 1969 a slight loss of load was experienced as a result of Hurricane Camille, and in the years 1970 and 1971, the Company's load was fur- ther reduced from its normal trend due to the loss of approximately 100 megawatts of REA Cooperative loads to the South Mississi ppi Electric Power Association. The growth rate, corrected for REA load transfer, was approximately 12% per year compounded over the 20 year period, 1952 - 1972. -76- E -A-K E NESHOSA LAUDERDA N E Vp @1, sc 0 T @l @ON RIDIAN --v b JPLANf SWEATfY V I T H ell J A S.P E R c L A 'R K E 71 @,V -,- C 0 V I T N JEFFERSON DAVIS ILI A Y w N E S /0 -J I T --- - ------ HAMEsSUAG PLA EA10N M 'A R G R E N M A R 1 0 P E R R Y F 01\R E 5 T G E/ 0 R11 G E LEGEND E A R L V E R 5 T N E I/ . ........ . . 230 KV TRANSMISSIO@ LINE: ION IN OPE AT U 1111 C011TRUITI.. :15 KV TRANSMISSION LINE: N OPERATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION A6 KV TRANSMISSION LINE: IN OPtRAT]ON K R R I SON/ UNDER CONSTRUCTION NlS J A C K 0 N 3 S, N LINE OR N oISTRIBUTI N LHE CONNECTING o 4 rOWNS A D C ION IN OPtRAN T UNDER CONSTRUCTION A N C 0 C K .7 STEAM-EttCTRIC GENERATING STATION: Cl IN OFFAAT ON UNDER CONSTRUCTION lp, SUSSTArioN ON swac"wo STATION: A IN OPERATION' uNoE% CON5TRUCIiON- DELIVERY POINT TO ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION: FIGURE X-1 m IN OPERATION @EW Y -T, S UNDER CONSTRUCTION ELECTRIC SYSTEM 0 INCOCRPORATED CITY OR TOWN UNIN ORORATED COM4UNITY *SUBSTATIONS 111' 1111 I.All 4@ KY SOURCE VOLTAGE NO, SHOWN. MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY -77 For the years 1973, 1974 and 1975, the total growth in system demand was only 8.4% and in energy use only 12.06%. This is far below the historic growth rate which would be about 40% for three years. The lower growth rate is believed to be the result of economic conditions and conservation efforts of consumers in our service area. Lower than normal summer temperatures associated with above normal rainfall has also tended to reduce foods in recent years. During the last three years, the cost of energy has increased faster than other segments of the economy, with the cost of oil and natural gas leading the way. Coal has also increased dramatically in price. Other factors in the increased cost of electricity are additional construction requirements to meet environmental standards, escalation of construction costs and higher cost or invested capital needed to finance the construction. Due to the short period of time in which the cost of electric power has been significantly rising and because of the other forces acting at the some time, it is impossible to deter- mine the exact degree to which price elasticity, conservation, the state of the economy and the weather have cont ributed individually to the abrupt change in growth rate. For planning purposes,.load growth is projected for ten years beyond the current year. A tabulation of actual peak hour demands for the years 1972 - 1975, inclusive and estimate d demands for the years 1976 - 1985, inclusive, is given in Table X-I . -78- TABLE X - I ELECTRICAL ENERGY NEEDS EXISTING AND FORECASTED Peak Hour Demand % Increase In Over Previous Megawatts Year 1972 1070 10.5 1973 1120 4.67 1974 1154 3.04 1975 1162 .69 1976 1235 6.28 1977 1346 8.99 1978 1405 4.4 1979 1475 4.98 1980 1554 5.36 1981 1636 5.28 1982 1731 5.81 1983 1840 6.3 1984 1961 6.58 1985 2100 7.09 Planned New Generating Facilities The Mississippi Power Company has underway the construction of two new 500 MW steam-electric generating unifs stationed in Jackson County. The Company's designation of the initial units is Jackson County Steam Plant - Unit No. I and Unit No. 2. The site is located approximately I I to 12 miles north of the city of Pascagoula and lies on the east bank of the Pascagoula River. The site encom passes approximately 3000 acres. -79- Site investigation and clearing was initiated in 1972 and construction of the facilities began in 1973. Construction is scheduled for completion of Unit No. I in 1977, and completion of Unit No. 2 is scheduled for 1979. Present estimated cost for the construction of the units and related facilities is approximately $300 million. These costs include acquiring the site, clearing, purchas- ing and installing two complete 500,000 Kw steam-electric generating units with all auxiliaries including a step-up substation having spaces for four (4) 230 Kv transmission I ines. The turbine units are to be 500,000 Kw, 3,600 rpm, tandem compound, four (4) flow reheat steam turbines with 25-inch lost stage blades designed for steam conditions of 2,400 psig, 10000 F, with reheat of 1000' F, 3.5" H9. Abs. exhaust pressure and 3% make-up, extracting for seven (7) stages of feedwater heating and auxiliary turbine drive of the boiler feed pumps. The generator ratings are 645 MVS, 18 Kv, 3,600 rpm, 60 cycle, 0.85 power factor and 0.5 short circuit ratio. The boilers will be controlled circulation, radiant reheat, pressurized steam genera- ting units hcving a capability of producing continuously 3,611,242 lbs. of steam per hour (it full load at a steam pressure of 2,500 psig and temperature of 10000 F at the superbeciter header outlet and steam pressure of 516 psig and temperature of 10000 F of the reheater outlet. Cooling water for the steam condensers will be provided by a closed system utilizing a cooling water reservoir for recycling the water. For the operation of the plant, average monthly water balance studies ind icate that 11 .45 MGD of make-up water for the closed cooling system will be withdrawn from the Pascagoula River. This make-up will be needed in addition to the water added by rainfall and watershed to equate the losses due to evaporation and seepage. -80- The ultimate plant site generating capacity would require an estimated withdrawal rate from the Pascagoula River of 74.55 MGD of which 14 MDG will be returned. The boilers will be arranged to have the capability of being fired with either fuel oil until late 1978, after which coal would become the primary fuel. Unit No. 2 is ex- pected to use cool as the primary fuel when it begins operation in early or mid 1979. The boilers and their auxiliar;es will be so designed and constructed to include, to the extent of technological means reasonably available, such facili ties as may be neces- sary for compliance with all valid and lawful air quality regulations that may ultimately be applicable to such operation. A tall stack of 350 feet height will be employed to dis- perse flue gases at high level to meet the currently proposed ground level ambient air re- gulations. It should be noted that plant construction was delayed for most of 1975 because of financing difficulties, and although construction has resumed, Mississippi Power Company is still seeking a long-range solution to its financing requirements. Land and Water Requirements for Generating Plant Sites With the total food demand of customers served by electric utilities historically doubling every ten (10) years nationally, the industry is faced with increasing requirements of installing larger generating facilities to meet these loads. Technological advancements in providing better materials and manufacturing techniques permit the fabrication of larger, more efficient, and economical units to be installed in various size ranges up to 1000 Mw each to meet this load growth. In view of the increasing Federal and State environmental requirements, industry practices, today, dictate the location of new generating facilities remote from urban areas whenever possible and to acquire the site for the ultimate facility development. With planned generating stations total installed capabilities approaching 3,000 to 4,000 Mw -81- each, land requirements as compared to past practices, are increasing proportionately. The major reasons that demand the increased land and water requirement at new plant sites are: .1 Each turbo-ge nerating unit of a given nominal rating has a definite physical size. Therefore, as a unit increases in size there is a corresponding incremental increase in its physical dimensions. Correspondingly, as the turbo -gen erati ng unit sizes increase, so must the boiler, condenser, and thei r related auxiliary equipment increase in size to meet the operating steam requirements. 2. With decreasing availability of natural gas supplies for use as a boiler fuel, utilities are relying more and more on other types of fossil fuels for firing its steam-electric generating facilities. Coal and oil are thus the basic fossil fuels presently being utilized due to their being more readily available at reason- able costs. With the customary means for delivering coal and oil being by rail, barge, or pipeline it is necessary to stockpile adequate quantities of fuel at a plant site to insure continuity of service. There are several methods used to determine the quantities of fuel to be stored. As an example, the Mississippi Power Company presently maintains a normal 450,000 ton supply of coal of its Plant Jack Watson. This quantity represents a 90 day supply for its Units No. 4 and 5. If fuel oil were the primary fuel., on the some basis, it would require the storage of approximately 1,770,000 barrels of oil of 42 gallons per barrel for 750 Mw of capacity. Regardless of which of the two fuels are used, large areas of land are re- quired at a plant site for unloading, storage and, in the case of coal, disposal of the ashes on the site. I These fuel facilities must, by necessity, be reasonably remote from the generating plant facilities to insure added protection in case of fire. -82- 3. As turbo-generating unit and plant sizes increase to meet the loads the water requirements of a steam-electric generating station increase in a like manner. To meet the increasingly restrictive Federal and State regulations limiting the temperatures and dissolved oxygen content of cooling waters discharged into public bodies of water it is becoming necessary to plan on-site facilities for cooling and recycling The waJer. Devices such as cooling towers and ponds are being employed for this pur- pose since they minimize the amount of make-up water required and the amount of water discharged into a public body. Regardless of which on-site system is employed for cooling and recycling the plant's cooling water, large areas of land are required to accommodate the facilities to effectively transfer the heat from the cooling water to the ambient air. -83- REFERENCES Gulf Regional Planning Commission. 1973 Housing Program. Gulfport, Miss.: 1973. Gulf Regional Planning Commission. Regional Land Use Plan., Gulfport, Miss.: 1971. Gulf Regional Planning Commissio n.. Regional Land Use Plan. Gulfport, Miss.: 1973. G. R. P. C. Regional Plan for Open Space, Recreation, & Environmental Appearanc Gulfport, Miss.: 1971. Gulf Regional Planning Commission. Urban System Engineering Report. Vol. 4. Gulf- port, Miss.: 1973. Gulf Regional Planning Commission. Urban System Engineering Report. Vol. 3 . Gulf- port, Miss.: 1973. Gulf Regional Planning Commission. Mississippi Gulf Coast Area Transportation Study. Gulfport, Miss.: 1971. Hancock County Tax Assessor. "Land Rolls", Bay St. Louis, Miss.: 1975. 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