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.