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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held August 8, 2017

August 11, 2017 by Brunini Law

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2017, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson.  Dennis Riecke chaired the meeting.

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

Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL – No items.

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following surface mining bond releases:

 

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
Buchanan  Timber  Holdings, LLC Pontotoc P07-009 Initial 10%
Neely Trucking & Excavating Rankin P05-019AT No Additional Release
Joe McGee Construction Co., Inc. Winston P13-015 Final 30%
Joe McGee Construction Co., Inc. Newton Pl0-031 Final 40%
Joe McGee Construction Co., Inc. Madison P06-024 Final 10%
Oddee Smith Construction, Inc. Lincoln P99-018 Final 50%
Oddee Smith Construction, Inc. Lincoln P02-047 Final 65%
Oddee Smith & Sons, Inc. Lincoln P98-007 Final 70%
Oddee Smith & Sons, Inc. Lincoln P05-014 Final 50%

 In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following surface mining permits to cancel:

 

Permittee County Permit
William Adair Marshall P09-029
Baker Ready Mix-Construction- Landscaping Winston P07-029
Ellis Construction Company, Inc. Lowndes P02-055A
The City of Brandon, Crossgates Project Rankin P16-024

 In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following surface mining permits name change:

 

Permittee County Permit
Boral Bricks Inc. name changed to Meridian Brick, LLC Kemper P85-014, P85-020, P86-012, P92-099, P04- 046

 In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following surface mining permits to transfer:

 

Permittee County Permit
Wagoner Gravel, LLC., transfers to Camo Construction Company, Inc. permit number will be P04-039T Adams P04-039
Edgin Construction Company Transfers to Self-Storage 61, LLC permit number will be P16-013T Adams PI6-013
Marion Clay and Gravel, LLC, transfer to Heritage Sand and Gravel LLC permit number will be Pll-031T Marion Pll-031

In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following surface mining permits to rescind:

 

Permittee County Permit
Old Hickory Clay Company Tippah P09-022
Hedges Plantation Land, LLC Adams P17-006

OTHER BUSINESS:

Roy Furrh, MDEQ Legal Counsel, welcomed David Dockery to the Permit Board.  Mr. Dockery was recently selected as head of the Office of Geology and the State Geologist, replacing Michael Bograd who recently retired.

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on September 12, 2017, at 9 a.m.

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