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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board

March 13, 2019 by IT Support

Summary of Meeting Held March 12, 2019

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

The Board approved minutes from the February meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the August 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
AMG Construction, Inc. Tallahatchie P16-019 Initial 90%
Boydstun Lumber Company Winston P87-021 Final 10%
Hammett Gravel Yazoo P93-076 Final 90%
Hammett Gravel Yazoo P02-048 Final 90%
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company Panola P09-011 Initial 90%
Neely Trucking & Excavating Rankin P94-128 Final 90%
Ralph Weldy Forrest P94- 014A Final 10%

 SURFACE MINING PERMIT TRANSFER

Charles Henley to Necaise Brothers Constr, Inc Hancock P03-028A
Krystal Gravel, Inc to WAG Sand & Gravel, LLC Copiah P95-069T2
S & S Sand and Gravel, LLC to SamSand WMS, LLC Wilkinson P03-017AT

 SURFACE MINING PERMIT TO RESCIND

Firetower Landfill, LLC Biloxi P93-064T1
Mangum Farms Tunica P99-053
Wallace T. L. Construction Greene P15-018

 SURFACE PERMIT APPLICATION

WC Fore, LLC Harrison A1999

OTHER BUSINESS:

Mr. Furrh, MDEQ Legal Counsel, reported that a resolution has been worked out between Dr. Richard Vise and D and E Construction Company Inc. regarding the Reissuance and Modification of Coverage under the Mining Storm Water General Permit No. MSR320485, and Surface Mining Permit Modification with Acreage Permit No. P95-071 (Lauderdale County) which was approved by the Board during the December meeting. The request for an Evidentiary Hearing has been withdrawn.

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on April 9, 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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