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

Public Notice Start Date: May 24, 2013
Deadline For Comment: June 25, 2013

Waste Management of Mississippi Inc, Pecan Grove Landfill and Recycling Center and Rubbish Site, located at 9685 Firetower Road in Pass Christian, Mississippi, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environment Quality for the re-issuance and modification of the following environmental permits:
1.	Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Permit SW02101A0400
2.	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit MSS057843
3.	State of Mississippi Pretreatment Permit MSP091891
4.	Title V Air Permit to Operate Air Emissions Equipment 1020-00048
A public hearing regarding the draft permits will be held on June 25, 2013, at 7:00 PM, at the City of Long Beach Recreation-Senior Center, 20257 Daugherty Road, Long Beach, Mississippi, 39560.
Statements of basis or Rationales have been prepared that contain a discussion of decision-making that went into the development of the draft permits and to provide the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding the requested re-issuance and modification of the permits. The Statement of Basis also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
Pecan Grove Landfill and Recycling Center is an existing municipal solid waste management landfill permitted for approximately 176 acres of disposal area.  The facility is located approximately 6 miles north of Pass Christian, Mississippi.  A Class I rubbish disposal site is also located within the total property boundaries.  The total property consists of 1,213 acres.
1.	Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Permit SW02101A0400:  Waste Management proposes the re-issuance of the existing solid waste management permit and a re-configuration of the previously permitted disposal area to tie in with previously constructed disposal cells.  A horizontal or vertical expansion of the facility is not proposed within the current application.
2.	NPDES Permit MSS057843:  Waste Management proposes the re-issuance and modification of the existing NPDES Permit for the discharge of non-contact storm water from the facility through three outfall points.  Outfall 001 is an existing discharge point for non-contact storm water and discharges to an unnamed tributary of DeLisle Bayou.  Outfall 002 is an existing discharge point for non-contact storm water and discharges to an unnamed tributary of the Wolf River.  Outfall 003 is a proposed discharge point which will be an emergency outfall for non-contact storm water collected from the Class I rubbish disposal area.  No other type of waste water will be discharged through these existing and proposed outfalls.
3.	State of Mississippi Pretreatment Permit MSP091891:  Waste Management proposes the re-issuance and modification of the existing pretreatment permit for the discharge of landfill leachate to the Gulfport North Publicly Owned Treatment Works operated by the Harrison County Utility Authority.  The proposed modification will increase the maximum discharge from 30,000 gallons per day to 50,000 gallons per day.
4.	Title V Air Permit to Operate Air Emissions Equipment 1020-00048:  Waste Management proposes the re-issuance and modification of the existing Title V air permit to continue operations and establish a numerical limit for HCl emissions.  Specific conditions have been included the draft/proposed permit to address this numerical limit.
The staff of the Permit Board has developed these draft permits 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 permits 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 permits 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 June 25, 2013.  All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the applications.  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.
After receipt of public comments and thorough consideration of all comments, the staff will formulate its recommendations for permit re-issuance and a proposed permit if that is the recommendation. The Title V Permit to Operate is a permit that is required by Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Law. The Title V permit is a Federally-enforceable permit as well as a State permit.  Therefore, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will also be allowed an opportunity to review the application, proposed permit, and all comments received during the public comment period prior to Permit Board action on the application. 
EPA has agreed to treat the Title V Air draft permit as a proposed permit and to perform its 45-day review provided by the law and regulations concurrently with the public notice period, as long as no public comments are received regarding the Title V draft permit within the 30-day public notice period.  If comments are received, EPA’s 45-day review period will cease to be performed concurrently with the public notice period.  EPA’s 45-day review period will start once the public notice period has been completed and EPA receives notification from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that comments have been received and resolved.  Whether EPA’s 45-day review period is performed concurrently with the public comment period or after the public comment period has ended, the deadline for citizen’s petitions to the EPA Administrator will be determined as if EPA’s 45-day review period is performed after the public comment period has ended.  
The status regarding EPA’s 45-day review of this project and the deadline for citizen’s petitions can be found at the following website address:  http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/Mississippi.htm.
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 applications, including a copy of the draft permits, 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 proposed draft permits 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 St 
Jackson, Mississippi 39201 
Pass Christian Public Library
111 Hiern Avenue
Pass Christian, Mississippi  39571

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