Summary of Meeting Held October 12, 2021
Prepared By Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened at 9:00 a.m. on October 12, 2021. This meeting was held through a telephone conference call and the public was invited to listen to the deliberations of the Board. The Board first approved minutes from the previous meeting held on September 14, 2021 and the non-controversial actions/certifications completed by the staff since the September meeting. Then, following a prepared agenda, the Board considered items 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 Release
| Permittee | County | Permit | Staff Recommendation |
| Krystal Gravel, Inc. | Copiah | P94-067T1 | Final 50% |
| Krystal Gravel, Inc. | Copiah | P91-029T1 | Final 40% |
| Krystal Gravel, Inc. | Copiah | P87-003 | Final 50% |
| Krystal Gravel, Inc. | Copiah | P87-012 | Final 20% |
James Matheney (MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation) presented the MDEQ Staff’s recommendations and Board approved the following:
Surface Coal Mining Bond Release
| Permittee | County | Permit |
| Liberty Fuels | Kemper | MS-003 |
Other Business
No Other Business was discussed.
The next Permit Board meeting will be held on November 9, 2021, at 9 a.m.
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