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.

Tyson Farms Inc, Carthage Processing Plant

General Information

AI ID	Branch	SIC	County	Basin	Start	End
2443	Haz Waste Stormwater 401 Water 1	2015	Leake	Pearl River	10/10/1989

Physical and Mailing Address

Physical Address (Primary)	Mailing Address
3865 Highway 35 North Carthage, MS 39051	3865 Highway 35 North Carthage, MS 39051

Permits and Alternate/Historic AI Identifiers

AI ID	Alt Name	Alt Type	Start Date	End Date
152000005	Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	Air-State Operating	10/10/1989	10/01/1992
MSR110087	Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Baseline	11/03/2000	12/19/2003
MSR110087	Tyson Foods Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Baseline	12/19/2003	12/12/2005
MSR110087	Tyson Foods, Inc., Choctaw Maid Farms Inc	GP-Baseline	12/12/2005	11/08/2010
MSR110087	Tyson Foods Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Baseline	11/08/2010	12/28/2015
MSR110087	Tyson Foods, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Baseline	12/28/2015	10/31/2020
MSR110087	Tyson Foods, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Baseline	02/23/2021	11/30/2025
MSR100513	Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Construction	06/07/1995	07/13/1997
MSR103666	Tyson Foods Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Construction	06/20/2005	05/31/2010
MSR107227	Tyson Foods, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Construction	08/01/2016
MSR107227	Tyson Farms Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Construction	10/26/2017	05/16/2019
MSR110087	Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	GP-Sara Title III	11/10/1992	11/03/2000
MSR000005785	Tyson Farms Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	Hazardous Waste-EPA ID	09/28/1999
MS0026140	Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc., Carthage Processing Plant	Water-NPDES	04/23/1996	04/22/2001
MS0026140	Choctaw Foods, Inc.	Water-NPDES	06/11/2001	12/19/2003
MS0026140	Tyson Foods Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	Water-NPDES	12/19/2003	04/13/2006
MS0026140	Tyson Foods Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	Water-NPDES	04/14/2006	12/06/2010
MS0026140	Tyson Foods Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	Water-NPDES	12/06/2010	11/30/2015
MS0026140	Tyson Farms Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	Water-NPDES	05/24/2016	04/21/2021
MS0026140	Tyson Farms Inc, Carthage Processing Plant	Water-NPDES	04/21/2021	03/31/2026

Office of Pollution Control Contacts

Name	Assignment	Phone Number
Caron, Krista	Office of Pollution Control Hazardous Waste Manager	(601) 961-5719
Beasley, Sara	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Compliance Manager	(601) 961-5283
Schaub, Thomas	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Compliance Staff	(601) 961-5035
Beasley, Danny	Office of Pollution Control Water Compliance Manager	(601) 961-5356
McManus, Claire	Office of Pollution Control Water Compliance Staff	(601) 961-5308
Tomkins, Tracy	Office of Pollution Control Water Permit Manager	(601) 961-5622
Rush, Deanna	Office of Pollution Control Water Permit Staff	(601) 961-5019

Active Permits Available Online

Permit Type	Permit Number	Issue Date	Permit Document
Water - NPDES Renewal	MS0026140	04/21/2021

Active Coverages Available Online

Permit Type	Permit Number	Issue Date	Permit Document
General Permit - Baseline Recoverage	MSR110087	02/23/2021

Current Status of Individual Permit Applications

Program	Permit Type	Permit Number	Status Date	Status Desc.
Air	Construction Permit	152000005	08/23/1999	Issue Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Application
Air	State Operating Permit	152000005	08/17/2006	Application Withdrawn
Water	NPDES Renewal	MS0026140	04/21/2021	Revoke Permit

Current Status of General Permit Applications

Program	Permit Type	Permit Number	Status Date	Status Desc.
General Permit	Baseline Recoverage	MSR110087	04/04/2024	Receive Revised Plans and Specs
General Permit	Construction Recoverage	MSR107227	05/16/2019	Coverage Terminated
General Permit	Sara III Coverage	MSR110087	11/03/2000	Coverage Terminated

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

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