Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

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.

EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes Mine

General Information

AI ID	Branch	SIC	County	Basin	Start	End
10674	Stormwater 401	1442	Monroe	Tombigbee River	02/04/1993

Physical and Mailing Address

Physical Address (Primary)	Mailing Address
Highway 25 Aberdeen, MS 39730	10420 Darracott Road Aberdeen, MS 39730

Permits and Alternate/Historic AI Identifiers

AI ID	Alt Name	Alt Type	Start Date	End Date
MSR320177	Engelhard Corporation	GP-Mining	02/04/1993	01/15/2008
MSR320177	BASF Catalysts LLC, Fowlkes Mine	GP-Mining	01/15/2008	07/22/2013
MSR320177	BASF Catalysts LLC, Fowlkes Mine	GP-Mining	07/22/2013	08/31/2017
MSR320177	EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes Mine	GP-Mining	03/26/2018
MSR320177	EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes Mine	GP-Mining	05/07/2018	03/31/2023
P78007	BASF Catalysts, LLC (formerly Engelhard) (formerly Engelhard)	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/10/1978	07/10/2008
P86015T	EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/08/1986	08/31/2022
P86015	BASF Catalysts, LLC (formerly Engelhard) Fowlkes Pit	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/08/1986	07/08/2011
P88013	BASF Catalysts, LLC (formerly Engelhard) Class 1	Geology-Mining-Permit	03/29/1988	03/29/2008
P88013T	EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	03/29/1988	07/31/2022
P88013	BASF Catalysts, LLC (Formerly Engelhard)	Geology-Mining-Permit	03/29/1988	02/28/2008
P92071	BASF Catalysts, LLC (formerly Engelhard) (formerly Engelhard)	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/24/1992	07/24/2012
P92071T	EP Engineered Clays, Fowlkes Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/24/1992	08/31/2017
P99042AAT	EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/22/1999	03/08/2022
P99042AA	BASF Catalysts, LLC (formerly Engelhard) Fowlkes/Lawler Pit-Bentonite Clay Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	09/13/2005	09/13/2010
P99042A	Englehard Corporation, Lawler Pit	Geology-Mining-Permit	04/07/2006	09/20/2007
P99042AA	BASF Catalysts LLC, Aberdeen Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	09/20/2007	08/31/2012
P99042AAA	BASF Catalysts, LLC, Fowlkes Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/13/2011	06/30/2016
10674	EP Engineered Clays Corporation	Geology-Mining-Permit	07/07/2021	07/08/2026
10674	EP Engineered Clays Corporation, Fowlkes Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	06/09/2022	07/24/2027
WQC2005089	Engelhard Corporation, Bentonite Clay Mine	WQC Number	08/11/2005
WQC2009034	BASF, Proposed Surface Mine	WQC Number	09/10/2010

Office of Pollution Control Contacts

Name	Assignment	Phone Number
Saik, Sandy	Geology Administrative Contact	(601) 961-5514
Matheny, James	Geology Application Review	(601) 961-5527
Matheny, James	Geology Permit Manager	(601) 961-5527
Beasley, Sara	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Compliance Manager	(601) 961-5283
Beasley, Sara	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Compliance Staff	(601) 961-5283
Bass, Florance	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Permit Manager	(601) 961-5614
Paige, Joseph	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Permit Staff	(601)961-5624

Active Permits Available Online

Permit Type	Permit Number	Issue Date	Permit Document

Active Coverages Available Online

Permit Type	Permit Number	Issue Date	Permit Document
General Permit - Mining Recoverage	MSR320177	05/07/2018

Current Status of Individual Permit Applications

Program	Permit Type	Permit Number	Status Date	Status Desc.

Current Status of General Permit Applications

Program	Permit Type	Permit Number	Status Date	Status Desc.	PDF
General Permit	Mining Modification	MSR320177	05/29/2025	Notice of Intent for General Permit Coverage Received

Current Status of Plans & Specs Approval Letters

Program	Permit Type	Permit Number	Status Date	Status Desc

Current Status of Water Quality Certification

Program	Type	Cert No.	Status Date	Status Desc
Water Quality	401 Certification	WQC2009034	09/13/2010	Water Quality Certification Issued

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