Prepared By Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on March 12, 2013, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson. Jan Boyd chaired the meeting attended by all Board members. Minutes from the February meeting were approved, as were all non-controversial permits issued by the staff since the last meeting. Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:
OFFICE OF GEOLOGY
Surface Coal Mining Permit Transfer:
Moltan Company, LP
transfer to EP Minerals, LLC
Tippah P00-018AAA
The surface mining permit transfer listed above was approved in accordance with the staff’s recommendation.
OTHER BUSINESS
MDEQ Legal Counsel presented to the Board for approval the proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (FOFCOL) from the evidentiary hearing held on November 13, 2012 regarding the Board’s prior decision to deny NCL Waste, LLC’s solid waste management permit application. The Board voted unanimously to approve the FOFCOLs.
The next Permit Board meeting will be held on April 9, 2013.
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