Summary of Meeting Held July 12, 2022
Prepared By Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened at 9:00 a.m. on July 12, 2022. 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 June 14, 2022 and the non-controversial actions/certifications completed by the staff since the January meeting. Then, following a prepared agenda, the Board considered items as follows:
OFFICE OF GEOLOGY
James Matheney (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 |
| Eutaw Construction Company | Panola | P16-016 | Additional 15% |
| Ausburn Construction Company, Inc. | Oktibbeha | P16-002 | Initial 80% |
Surface Mining Transfer
| Permittee | County | Permit |
| Holden Earth Moving to 419 Development Group | Harrison | P02-045TAT |
| Baldwin Sand and Gravel to LNC Services, Inc. | Panola | P12-019AT |
Permit to Rescind
| Permittee | County | Permit |
| DDB Construction | Hinds | P14-016 |
Other Business
Roy Furrh, MDEQ Chief Counsel, provided there was no other business other than a reminder of the next Permit Board meeting, which will held on August 9, 2022, at 9 a.m.
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