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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held December 8, 2015

December 21, 2015 by Brunini Law

Prepared By Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC

The Environmental Practice Group of the Brunini Law Firm publishes a summary of the proceedings of each monthly meeting of the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board and of the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality. We strive to provide, in a succinct newsletter format, the key points addressed in each meeting that will be of interest to the regulated community in Mississippi.

If you have any questions concerning the content of a newsletter it 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.

Meeting Summary

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board (Board) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on December 8, 2015 at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson.  Mr. David H. Snodgrass, RPG chaired the meeting.  The Board approved minutes from the November Regular meeting along with non-controversial actions/certifications by the staff since the November meeting.

Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

In accordance with MDEQ staff recommendations, the Board approved the following surface mining bond releases, bond application, and permits to rescind.

Surface Mining Bond Releases:

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
Eutaw Construction Company Clay P13-002 Initial 50% release
South Byram Properties, Inc. Hinds P06-009 Initial 20% release
Eutaw Construction Company Lee P01-008 No additional release

Surface Mining Bond Application:

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
APAC-Mississippi, Inc. Yazoo A1928 Approved

Surface Mining Permit to Rescind:

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
RaCon, Inc. Lowndes P10-007 Rescind
RaCon, Inc. Lowndes P10-015 Rescind
RaCon, Inc. Lowndes P10-016 Rescind
RaCon, Inc. Lowndes P10-025 Rescind

MDEQ Staff recommended that Fuller Pit, LLC in Tishomingo County, No. P94-068T1 combine Permit Nos. P94-068T1 and P94-065T1, rescind P94-065T1, and retain P94-068T1 as the final Permit Number.

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL

No items on the agenda

OTHER BUSINESS

MDEQ reported that a draft version of the Findings of Facts from the Evidentiary Hearing regarding the Board’s issuance of the NPDES Permit MS0061743 to the West Rankin Utility Authority (“WRUA”) is not complete at this time.  They anticipate bringing this matter back before the Board at either the January or February 2016 meeting.

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on January 12, 2016 at 9 a.m.

This Newsletter is a publication of the Environmental Department 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.

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