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The information contained in this report is obtained from MDEQ's enSite (electronic environmental Site Information System) System used by the Office of Pollution Control's Air Division, Environmental Permits Division and Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Division, and the Office of Geology's Mining and Reclamation Division. The purpose of the system is to support permitting and compliance activities of the Department of Environmental Quality. Regulatory programs that are supported by this database are the Surface Water National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; the Air Title V, Construction and Operating Programs; the Solid and Hazardous Waste Programs; Geology Surface Mining and Reclamation Division; and the Waste Tire Program (the UST program is currently not supported). There are other regulatory programs within the Department that do not currently utilize this database including programs managed by the Office of Land and Water, and the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program.

Powe Timber Company, dba American Wood

General Information

AI IDBranchSICCountyBasinStartEnd
2233Air 2
Haz Waste
Water 2
2491PerryPascagoula River11/05/1982 


Physical and Mailing Address

Physical Address (Primary)Mailing Address
Highway 15 North
Richton, MS 39476
PO Drawer 1617
Richton, MS 39476


Permits and Alternate/Historic AI Identifiers

Alt IDAlt NameAlt TypeStart DateEnd Date
220000004American WoodAir-State Operating01/27/198702/19/1990
220000004American WoodAir-State Operating07/06/2000 
MSR220011American WoodGP-Wood Treating07/14/199207/13/1997
MSD021019914American WoodHazardous Waste-EPA ID11/05/198204/14/2005
MSD021019914American Wood - Division of Powe TimberHazardous Waste-EPA ID04/14/2005 
HW8991401American WoodHazardous Waste-TSD07/22/198908/24/1999
HW8991401American WoodHazardous Waste-TSD03/27/200002/28/2010
HW021019914American Wood, Division of Powe Timber CompanyHazardous Waste-TSD09/28/201208/31/2022
MSP090108American WoodWater-Pretreatment04/23/199604/22/2001
MSP090108American Wood (Division of Powe Timber)Water-Pretreatment04/12/200403/31/2009
MSP090108American WoodWater-Pretreatment06/19/201305/07/2018
MSP090108Powe Timber Company, dba American WoodWater-Pretreatment05/07/201803/16/2023
MSP090108Powe Timber Company, dba American WoodWater-Pretreatment03/16/202302/29/2028


Office of Pollution Control Contacts

NameAssignmentPhone Number
Pilgrim, KennethOffice of Pollution Control Air Compliance Manager(601) 961-5368
Pilgrim, KennethOffice of Pollution Control Air Compliance Staff(601) 961-5368
Whitlock, JaricusOffice of Pollution Control Air Permit Manager(601) 961-5747
Caron, KristaOffice of Pollution Control Hazardous Waste Manager(601) 961-5719
Tanner, LeighOffice of Pollution Control Hazardous Waste Staff(601) 961-5073
Griffith, MichaelOffice of Pollution Control Water Compliance Manager(601) 961-5559
Pope, AndrewOffice of Pollution Control Water Compliance Staff601-961-5010
Simonson, BeckyOffice of Pollution Control Water Permit Manager(601) 961-5580
Gupta, RajeevOffice of Pollution Control Water Permit Staff(601) 961-5623


Active Permits Available Online

Permit TypePermit NumberIssue DatePermit Document
Water - Pretreatment RenewalMSP09010803/16/2023 click for document


Current Status of Individual Permit Applications

ProgramPermit TypePermit NumberStatus DateStatus Desc.
AirRevocation-Air-SOP22000000407/06/2000Permit Issued
Hazardous WasteTSD Post-Closure RenewalHW-021-019-91403/08/2022Permit Application Received
Hazardous WasteTSD RenewalHW899140103/27/2000Permit Issued
WaterNPDESMSS06154904/23/2010Complete Early Public Notice of Application
WaterPretreatment RenewalMSP09010803/16/2023Permit Issued


Current Status of General Permit Applications

ProgramPermit TypePermit NumberStatus DateStatus Desc.PDF
General PermitWood Treatment CoverageMSR22001108/05/2005Administratively Complete NOI Reviewed by MDEQ Staff click for document

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