Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held April 13, 2010

Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held APRIL 13, 2010

Prepared By Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on April 13, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson.  All Board members were present for the meeting chaired by Kent Ford.  Minutes from  the March meeting were approved, as were all non-controversial permits issued by the staff since the last meeting.  Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL

Billy Joe Leach, Poultry  (Newton County)

Issuance of Coverage Under the AFO General Coverage  MSG201000

Leach applied for a construction permit to add four new poultry houses to his existing six houses located on Coonhatta Road near Macon.  Three nearby landowners appeared before the Board to express objections to the permit.  Statements centered around concerns regarding flies, odors, and surface runoff.  After hearing all objections, the Board issued the permit.

Michael Smith, Poultry  (Neshoba County) 

Issuance of Coverage Under the AFO General Coverage  MSG200144

Smith applied for a construction permit to add two new poultry houses to his existing two houses located in rural Neshoba County. Four neighbors objected to the permit expressing concerns about flies, odors, surface runoff, and litter on the sides of the public roads. One neighbor shared specific concerns that on two prior occasions her pet dog brought dead birds from the poultry house site to her land.  After allowing all objections to be heard, the Board issued the permit.

Southern Container  (Panola County) 

Issuance of Pretreatment Permit     MSP091907

Although objectors were invited to attend the Board meeting, no one appeared and the Board routinely issued the permit.

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

Surface Mining Bond Releases

TCB Construction Company                                   Forrest                        P01-030

TCB Construction Company                                    Forrest                        P01-031

TCB Construction Company                                    Forrest                        P01-032A

TCB Construction Company                                    Forrest                        P02-023

C & D Sand & Gravel, Inc.                                                                           Pearl River                 P04-040

Hill Brothers Construction Co., Inc.             Adams                        P03-034

Surface Mining Permits to Transfer:

W. C. Pitts LLC                                                         Wayne                        P92-045T

transfer to W. C. Pitts Construction Co., Inc.

Jackie R. Brownlee                                                   Clarke                         P08-028

transfer to Walters Development LLC

All surface mining bond releases and permit actions were approved in accordance with the staff’s recommendations.

Please note that the next Board meeting will be held

Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. instead of
Tuesday, May 11

This Newsletter is a publication of the Environmental Department of the law firm of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes located in Jackson, Mississippi.. The Newsletter is not designed or intended to provide legal or professional advice, as any such advice requires the consideration of the facts of the specific situation.