Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225
Telephone No. (601) 961-5623

Public Notice Start Date:  April 7, 2020	MDEQ Contact: Rajeev Gupta

Cooper Marine and Timberlands Corporation, located at 183 County Road One, in Dennis, Mississippi, telephone No. (662) 454-9274, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the modification of NPDES Permit No. MS0060119 for the incorporation of storm water permitting requirements found in the State of Mississippi Baseline General Storm Water Permit into their NPDES Permit.  The facility operates as a Hardwood Chip Mill and has one existing outfall for the discharge of storm water mixed with Log Spray process wastewater.  The outfall discharges to Rock Creek thence into the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway.
 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 email comments to Rajeev Gupta by emailing rgupta@mdeq.ms.gov or submit written comments to 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 email comments to Rajeev Gupta or the Chief of the Environmental Permits Division or submit written comments to 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 the Public Records Request Officer 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 during normal business hours:
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Pollution Control
515 E. Amite St 
Jackson, MS 39201 

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