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

Public Notice Start Date: October 14, 2009
Deadline For Comment: November 12, 2009
MDEQ Contact: Michelle Vinson

King Construction & Environmental Services, LLC submitted an application to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the construction and operation of a Class I rubbish disposal facility, solid waste reference number SW0230020546. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 4953.  The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (Permit Board) will conduct a hearing on the submitted application on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:00 P.M., at the Bay-Waveland Middle School in the Cafetorium, 600 Pine Street, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi  39520.
King Construction & Environmental Services, LLC submitted an application for the construction and operation of Class I rubbish disposal facility consisting of 20.2 acres within a total land tract of approximately 500 acres.  The site is location in Sections 27 and 28, Township 8 South, Range 15 West, Hancock County.  More specifically the site is located on Bayou La Croix Road, approximately six (6) miles west of the City of Waveland and eight (8) miles west of the city of Bay St. Louis and situated between Highway 607 and Interstate 10.  The proposed rubbish site will accept Class I rubbish wastes as defined by the Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations.
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 Michelle Vinson at the Permit Board's address shown above, no later than November 12, 2009.  All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application.  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.
The Permit Board is created by Mississippi Law for the purpose of issuing or denying, under such conditions and limitations as it may prescribe, environmental protection permits to control or prevent the release of contaminants into the air and waters of the State.  By law, the Board is composed of the Chief of the Bureau of Environmental Health within the State Department of Health; the Director of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the Director of the Office of Land and Water Resources within the Department of Environmental Quality, the Supervisor of the State Oil and Gas Board; the Director of the Department of Marine Resources; the Director of Geology within the Department of Environmental Quality; and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.

The Purpose of this hearing is to explain the proposed project and to receive comments from the public regarding the project and particularly the draft permits and the disclosure statement.  Upon arrival at the public hearing, everyone will be asked to register and note if they expect to make a statement.  Statements will be received in the order of registration (i.e., first to register will be the first to give public comment).  However, everyone will be given an opportunity to comment including those who indicated during registration that they did not expect to comment.  Persons commenting will not be limited to any specific time so long as the comments are reasonably concise and relate, at least generally, to the responsibilities of the Permit Board.  However, because a large number of people often wish to speak, comments should be as brief as reasonably possible.  Comments can be presented in writing if preferred.  In order to help facilitate understanding between citizens and the Permit Board staff, the staff will attempt to answer questions at the hearing.  However, such interchanges should be as brief as possible so that everyone who wants to speak has the opportunity as promptly as possible
All comments made during this public hearing will be transcribed and made a part of the Permit Board file in this matter.  Before making any decision, the Board will consider all issues and concerns raised regarding environmental protection.  Any interested party aggrieved by the decision of the Permit Board may file a written request for a formal hearing, after which the Permit Board will make its final decision in the matter. Any person aggrieved by that decision may appeal to the chancery court in the county of the proposed project.
Additional details about the application, including a copy of the draft permit, are available by writing or calling Edna Banks at the above Permit Board address and telephone number.  For those with Internet access, a copy of the proposed draft permit 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 locations during normal business hours:
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Pollution Control
515 E. Amite Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201 
Hancock County Library System
312 Highway 90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520    

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