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Permit Board

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board takes action on permits administered through MDEQ. The Permit Board issues, reissues, modifies, denies, transfers, and revokes Mississippi permits and certifications administered under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, state mining laws, and state water resource control laws.

The membership of the Permit Board is set by statute. Seven of the Permit Board members serve by virtue of the state office they hold. The remaining two members are appointed by the Governor and must be a retired professional engineer and a retired water well contractor.

Permit Board Members:

Chair: Les Herrington
Mississippi State Department of Health
Director of Office of Environmental Health

Vice Chair: David Snodgrass
Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board
Designee for Jess New, Director

Doug Mann
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Designee for Sam Polles, Executive Director

David Dockery
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Director of Office of Geology

Jennifer Wittmann
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Designee for Joe Spraggins, Executive Director

Chris McDonald
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Designee for Andy Gipson, Commissioner

Chris Hawkins
MDEQ Office of Land and Water Resources
Designee for Kay Whittington, Director of Office of Land & Water Resources

Permit Board Meeting Date/Time/ Location:

Normally held the second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.

The MDEQ Permit Board Meeting will be held May 10, 2022.
May 10, 2022 Agenda

515 East Amite St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Commission Hearing Room
For questions regarding the meeting date, time or location, please call (601) 961-5101

Click here for directions.
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Documents (FOFCOLs):

An explanation of permit board decisions in contested permit board matters.

Evidentiary Hearing Regarding Issuance Of The State Of Mississippi Facility Multimedia Pollution Control Operating Permit No. MS0052710 To Bill Cook Swine Facility, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of LawHunter’s Construction, Huntington Park Estates, Lauderdale County Reconsideration of NPDES Permit No. MS0049867 - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law To View Document Click HereFormal Hearing Regarding The Reissuance Of Surface Water Withdrawal Permit No. MS-SW-00173 To The City Of Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law To View Document Click HereFormal Hearing Regarding The Issuance Of Pollution Control Permits To The Lone Oak Energy Center, LLC - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law To View Document Click Here
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