Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

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Hard Rock Sand and Gravel LLC, Richton

General Information

AI ID	Branch	SIC	County	Basin	Start	End
49517	Stormwater 401	1442	Perry	Pascagoula River	06/18/2009

Physical and Mailing Address

Physical Address (Primary)	Mailing Address
757 Buck Creek Road Richton, MS 39465	757 Buck Creek Road Richton, MS 39465

Permits and Alternate/Historic AI Identifiers

AI ID	Alt Name	Alt Type	Start Date	End Date
MSR321900	Blain Sand and Gravel, Inc., Watkins Danos Mine	GP-Mining	09/23/2009	11/20/2012
MSR321900	Blain Sand and Gravel, Inc., Watkins Danos Mine	GP-Mining	11/20/2012	08/31/2017
MSR321900	Blain Sand and Gravel Inc, Watkins Danos Mine	GP-Mining	09/06/2018	01/10/2022
MSR321900	APAC- Mississippi, Inc, Watkins Danos Mine	GP-Mining	01/10/2022	08/29/2022
MSR321900	APAC MISSISSIPPI, INC WATKINS DANOS MINE	GP-Mining	08/29/2022	09/14/2022
MSR321900	Hard Rock Sand & Gravel, LLC- Richton	GP-Mining	09/14/2022	03/31/2023
P09024	Blain Sand and Gravel, Inc, Watkins Danos Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	09/23/2009	08/30/2019
P09024	Blain Sand and Gravel, Inc., Watkins Danos Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	09/23/2009	08/31/2014
49517	Blain Sand and Gravel, Inc., Watkins Danos Mine	Geology-Mining-Permit	01/31/2020	09/23/2024
WQC2024070	Hard Rock Sand and Gravel - Richton Mine	WQC Number	10/15/2024

Office of Pollution Control Contacts

Name	Assignment	Phone Number
Porter, Ron	Geology Application Review	(601) 961-5309
Matheny, James	Geology Permit Manager	(601) 961-5527
Griffith, Michael	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Compliance Manager	(601) 961-5559
Lewis, Braden	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Compliance Staff	601-961-5206
Barefoot, Carrie	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Permit Manager	(601) 961-5249
Barefoot, Carrie	Office of Pollution Control Stormwater Permit Staff	(601) 961-5249
Griffith, Michael	Office of Pollution Control Water Compliance Manager	(601) 961-5559
Lewis, Braden	Office of Pollution Control Water Compliance Staff	601-961-5206

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 Administrative Modification	MSR321900	09/14/2022

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	MSR321900	12/12/2024	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

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