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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board

August 17, 2018 by IT Support

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on August 14, 2018, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting.

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

Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

Liberty Fuels Company, LLC: Modification of State of MS Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit No. MS-003, Renewal 1, Modification 1 – Kemper County. Staff recommended and Board approved the Modification.  Notice was given and a public hearing was held.  Comments were received by the Sierra Club; however, no one in opposition appeared at the meeting.

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
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company DeSoto P13-004T Final 10%
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company DeSoto P13-008T Final 10%
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company DeSoto P14-004 Final 10%
Parker Sand & Gravel Lowndes P04-002A Initial 90%
Tillery Properties, LLC Jones P04-002A Final 10%

 

Surface Mining Permits to Transfer 

Permittee County Permit
B&C Land Services, LLC Hancock P06-037
Mississippi Gravel Sales, LLC Monroe P15-003A
North Mississippi Gravel Company Monroe P16-028

OTHER BUSINESS:

  1. Roy Furrh, MDEQ Legal Counsel, addressed outstanding Evidentiary Hearing requests.
  2. Mr. Furrh also reported that Staff will present an overview of the Solid Waste application process during the next meeting.

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on September 11, 2018, at 9 a.m.

This Newsletter is a publication of the Environmental Department 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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