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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board

November 19, 2019 by IT Support

Summary of Meeting Held November 12, 2019

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on November 12, 2019, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. Chris McDonald chaired the meeting.

The Board approved minutes from the September meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the September meeting.

Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

Ron Porter (MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation) presented the MDEQ Staff’s recommendations and Board approved the following:

Surface Mining Bond Releases

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
Eutaw Construction Company, Inc. Hinds P17-017 Additional 10%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Marion P02-052A No release
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Marion P08-010AAA Additional 20%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P96-072 Additional 20%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P00-026A Additional 20%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P93-053A Additional 10%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P97-053TA Additional 10%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P08-015AAA Additional 25%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P09-017 Additional 10%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P16-006 Additional 80%
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P16-026 Additional 20%

Surface Mining Permit to Rescind

In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following transfer:

Permittee County Permit
R&F Materials Rankin P92-104
R&F Materials Rankin P92-126

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL  – No Items to be Presented

Other Business

Roy Furrh, MDEQ Legal Counsel reported that the NCL Waste, LLC (“NCL”) application is scheduled to be heard during the December Permit Board meeting. After discussion among Board members, it was decided that MDEQ Staff will present the application at 10:30 (after the regularly-scheduled meeting).  NCL can make its presentation after the Staff presentation if it chooses to do so.  Since it is anticipated that several visitors in opposition will be in attendance, the Board will then recess for lunch and public comments will be heard when it at 1:00.

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on December 10, 2019, at 9 a.m.

This Newsletter is a publication of the Environmental Practice Group of the law firm of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes located in Jackson, Mississippi. This 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.

If you have any questions concerning the content of a newsletter, or if you would like further information about the matters addressed in a newsletter, please contact John Milner, the Brunini Firm Environmental Practice Group leader, at jmilner@brunini.com or (601) 960-6842.

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