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Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary of Meeting Held March 13, 2018

March 15, 2018 by Brunini Law

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on March 13, 2018, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson.  Dennis Riecke chaired the meeting.

The Board approved minutes from the February meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the February meeting.

 

Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows:

 

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL

No items on the Agenda

 

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

James Matheny (MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation) presented the MDEQ Staff’s recommendations and Board approved the following:

 

Surface Mining Bond Releases

Permittee County Permit Staff Recommendation
Joe McGee Construction Co., Inc. Madison P11-018A Additional 10%

 

Surface Mining Permit Reduction in Acreage      

Permittee County Permit
Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc. Copiah P08-015AA

 

Surface Mining Permit to Rescind 

Permittee County Permit
Huey P. Stockstill, LLC Hancock P97-046T1
Dickerson and Bowen, Inc. Amite P94-046

 

Surface Mining Permit Name Change

Permittee County Permit
J. Levens Builders, Inc., name change to JLB Contractors, LLC Harrison P06-025TA

 

Surface Mining Permit to Transfer

Permittee County Permit
D.W. Laney Fill and Trucking, Inc., Transferred to DeSoto Services, LLC Harrison P89-022

P93-052

P04-022AA

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Becky Nester from MDEQ’s Permit Division presented an overview of MDEQ’s Poultry Farm Permit Application Review Process wherein she described the responsibilities of MDEQ; the Application review, requirements and inspection process. Tim Aultman, Chief of the Compliance and Enforcement Division of MDEQ’s Office of Pollution Control discussed compliance issues.  Dr. Jim Watson, State Veterinarian – Mississippi Board of Animal Health discussed carcass disposal and composting.  Rogerick Thompson, State Resource Conservationist – Natural Resources Conservation Services discussed the nutrient management plan.  This presentation was for informational purposes only.  If you would like to obtain copies of materials provided to the Permit Board concerning this topic, please contact John Milner at jmilner@brunini.com.

 

Mr. Roy Furrh, MDEQ Legal Counsel reminded the Permit Board members that they need to complete their annual compliance forms and statement of economic interest forms.

 

The next Permit Board meeting will be held on April 10, 2018, 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.

 

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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