Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171

Public Notice Start Date: October 23, 2018	MDEQ Contact: Laura James

Sklar Exploration Company LLC, McLeod 30-11 Number 1 Production Facility, located at 4715 Highway 18 West, Lease Road in Quitman, MS, (303) 319-6713 , has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the following permitting action:  Air Permit to Construct No. 0440-00067. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 1311.  A Statement of Basis has been prepared that contains a discussion of the decision-making that went into the development of the permit and provides the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding issuance of the permit. The Statement of Basis also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
Sklar Exploration Company LLC is requesting a permit to construct a crude oil and natural gas production and processing facility in Clarke County near Quitman, MS.  The well producing crude/natural gas for processing is identified as McLeod 30-11 Number 1. The well is estimated to produce 150 barrels a day.  The facility has the following emission sources: the production well, one (1) heater treater, three (3) oil/condensate storage tanks, one (1) produced water storage tanks, a process control flare, and a truck loading operation.  Natural gas produced during the separation process and emissions from the storage tanks and truck loading will be routed to the flare for combustion.  The facility utilizes a flow meter to measure gas sent to the flare for combustion. 
The facility has asked for a true minor determination regarding all criteria pollutants; however, the true emissions potential will not be determined until initial field testing is complete. The facility is required to submit a revised permit application within 90 days of startup to complete the true minor determination.  
The staff of the Permit Board has developed this draft permit based on information submitted to the Permit Board by the applicant, appropriate State and Federal agencies and other interested parties. The staff of the Permit Board is soliciting all relative information pertaining to the proposed activity, including public comment, to ensure that the final staff recommendation on the draft permit complies with all State and Federal regulations. Public review and comment on the draft permit and supporting documentation is an important element in the staff evaluation and resulting recommendation to the Permit Board. The draft permit conditions have been developed to ensure compliance with all State and Federal regulations but are subject to change based on information received as a result of public participation.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit comments in writing to Laura James at the Permit Board's address shown above, no later than the end of the thirty (30) day public notice. All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application(s).  A public hearing will be held if the Permit Board finds a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit(s). Persons wishing to request a public hearing may do so by submitting that request in writing to Laura James or the Chief of the Environmental Permits Division at the address shown above.  The Permit Board is limited in the scope of its analysis to environmental impact.  Any comments relative to zoning or economic and social impacts are within the jurisdiction of local zoning and planning authorities and should be addressed to them.
Additional details about the application(s), including a copy of the draft permit(s), are available by writing or calling Lorenzo Boddie, Jr. at the above Permit Board address and telephone number.  Additionally, as a courtesy, for those with Internet access, a copy of the draft permit(s) may be found on the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s website at: http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx . This information is also available for review at the following location(s) during normal business hours:
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Pollution Control
515 E. Amite St 
Jackson, MS 39201 
Clarke County Quitman Public Library
116 Water Street
Quitman, MS 39355    

Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know will be interested.