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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held August 10, 2021

August 12, 2021 by Brunini Law

Prepared By Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened at 9:00 a.m. on August 10, 2021.  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 July 13, 2021 and the non-controversial actions/certifications completed by the staff since the February meeting. Then, following a prepared agenda, the Board considered items 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 Release

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P87-003 Additional 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P87-012 Additional 30%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P91-029T Additional 20%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P94-067T1 Additional 10%
Krystal Gravel, Inc. Copiah P09-007 Additional 30%

 

Other Business

Lisa Ouzts, MDEQ Senior Attorney, presented and the Board approved Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law related to the evidentiary hearing regarding the issuance of Section 401 Water Quality Certification No. WQC2018036 to the Mississippi Port Authority.  .

 Roy Furrh, MDEQ Chief Counsel, NCL Waste has withdrawn its application and is no longer before the Permit Board.

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on September 14, 2021, 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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