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

Public Notice Start Date: October 31, 2018	MDEQ Contact: Slater Smith

Petro Hunt LLC, Seale et al Number 1 Tank Battery (N 31° 26’ 01”, W 90° 56’ 53”) and Petro Hunt LLC, USA 17-5 Number 1 Tank Battery (N 31° 24’ 57”, W 90° 53’ 21”), located in Meadville, MS, (701) 863-1309, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the following permitting action(s): Issuance of Permits to Construct Ref. No. 0820-00029 and Ref. No. 0820-00030. 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.  
Both Petro Hunt projects will consist of one well on-site which will deliver a produced gas/oil/water mixture to the tank battery facility then a fired heater treater separator. From the heater treater, liquid phase materials are routed to their appropriate storage tanks (two 16,800 gallon oil storage tanks and two 16,800 gallon produced water storage tanks), and gases are routed to the flare.
Both Petro Hunt projects have the potential to exceed the Title V threshold for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions; however, the facility will self-imposed restrictions on each facility's operations to limit VOC and HAP emissions, consistent with 11 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt. 2, Ch. 6. Each facility will require that the flare is operated at all times while venting gas, all produced gas and storage tank emissions be routed to the flare to limit VOC and HAP emissions to minor source levels. Emissions produced during truck loading will vent to the atmosphere.
The staff of the Permit Board has developed each 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 activities, including public comment, to ensure that the final staff recommendation on each draft permit complies with all State and Federal regulations. Public review and comment on the draft permits 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 Slater Smith 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 Slater Smith 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 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 
Franklin County Public Library
PO Box 336
Meadville, MS 39653     

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