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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held June 13, 2017

July 3, 2017 by Brunini Law

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on June 13, 2017, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson.  Mr. Mike Bograd, RPG, chaired the meeting.

The Board approved minutes from the May meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the March 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
Milton Chad Coffee Union P07-014T Initial 20%
Foshee Construction Company, Inc. Madison P99-047 Additional 40%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo P93-061 Initial 10%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo P96-052 Initial 10%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo P97-046 Initial 10%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo P00-064 Initial 10%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo POl-037 Initial 10%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo P02-026 Initial 10%
Hammett Gravel Company, Inc. Yazoo P02-030AAA Initial 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P79-002T2 Initial 20%
Krystal  Gravel, Inc. Copiah P02-043 Final 20%
Krystal  Gravel, Inc. Copiah P87-040T2 Additional 20%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P92-107 Initial 50%
Krystal  Gravel, Inc. Copiah P94-103 No release
Krystal  Gravel, Inc. Copiah P95-069T2 Initial 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P98-003 Final 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P07-007 Initial 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah Pl0-027 No release
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P16-015 Initial 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P16-032 No release
W. S. Newell Marshall Pl3-024 Initial 90%
W. S. Newell Marshall P13-025 Initial 90%
W. S. Newell Marshall P13-026 Initial 90%
W. S. Newell Marshall P14-007 Initial 90%
Oddee Smith & Sons, Inc. Lincoln P87-025 Final 50%
Oddee Smith & Sons, Inc. Lincoln POS-013 Final 15%
T.  L. Wallace Construction, Inc. Hinds PlS-010 Initial 90%

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

 

Permittee County Permit
Pat Fore Truck Lines, Inc. Harrison P95-082
Pat Fore Truck Lines, Inc. Harrison P95-083
AMO Construction. Inc. Tallahatchie P16-018

OTHER BUSINESS:

Lisa Ouzts, Senior Attorney with MDEQ, presented the proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (“Findings of Facts”) for consideration regarding the evidentiary hearing held on March 14, 2017, in the matter of Drying Facility Assets Holding, LLC, Pearl River County,  Mississippi,  regarding the issuance, transfer, and modification of the Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC2012071), transfer of certificate of coverage under Mississippi’s Large Construction Storm Water General Permit (MSR106120), transfer of certificate of coverage under Mississippi’s Baseline Storm Water General Permit (MSR002071), and transfer of Permit to Construct Air Emissions Equipment (No. 2180-00052) to Drying Facility Assets Holding LLC, Pearl River County, Mississippi.  Staff previously circulated the proposed Findings of Facts to all parties and received only minor (non-substantive) edits.  Based on Staff recommendation, Board approved the Findings of Facts.

ELECTION OF BOARD CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN FOR 2017-2018

The Board voted unanimously to elect the following:

Chair – Dennis Riecke, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

Vice-Chairman – James Hoffmann, Office of Land and Water

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on July 11, 2017, at 9 a.m.

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