1. Environmental Water Permitting MDEQ implements and oversees the wastewater environmental permitting for the State of Mississippi in accordance with Title 11 of the Mississippi Administrative Code Part 6: Wastewater Pollution Control Regulations. MDEQ receives and reviews National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”), Stormwater, Pretreatment, and State Operating applications for permitted activities. In order to protect water quality and promote wise economic development, MDEQ’s Environmental Permit Division (“EPD”) corresponds with Applicants, evaluates water quality impacts, assesses technical merits, develops permits conditions/limits, engages stakeholders in public participation, and permits activities in accordance with state and federal law. Additionally, EPD reviews plans and specifications for treatment and abatement technologies. EPD provides support to the public, permitees, and internal stakeholders before, during, and after the permitting process. Permits associated with this task include to the following: • NPDES • State Operating • Pretreatment General Permits • Hot Mix Asphalt (Air/Water) • Ready Mix Concrete (Air/Water) • Wet Deck Log Spray (Water) • Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (Water) • Industrial Stormwater (Water) • Large Construction Stormwater (Water) • Dry Litter Poultry Animal Feeding Operation (Water) • Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (Air/Water) • Hydrostatic (Water) • Underground Storage Tank Remediation (Water) • Mining (Water) Activities the Offeror may perform under this Task include, but are not limited to the following: • Provide thorough review of applications submitted for wastewater control permits; • Advise the Applicants in writing of deficiencies in submitted applications; • Provide defensible evaluations on projects based on applications, reports, or other submittals; • Develop wastewater pollution control permits, certificates, or other approvals and supporting documents in accordance with wastewater pollution control regulations based on applications and information submitted to MDEQ; • Update applicable MDEQ data management systems (i.e. “enSite”); • Participate in project meetings, stakeholder engagement, community outreach, public hearings and presentations before the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board; • Perform other related permitting tasks as directed by MDEQ. This Task Area requires the Offeror to be knowledgeable of state wastewater permitting regulations, federal permitting regulations, engineering principles related to wastewater treatment, and MDEQ permitting processes. Knowledge of MDEQ’s data management systems including enSite, is also preferred, though not required. Additionally, the Offeror must have adequate staff including a licensed Professional Engineer registered in Mississippi. 2. Environmental Air Permitting MDEQ implements and oversees the air quality environmental permitting for the State of Mississippi in accordance with Title 11 of the Mississippi Administrative Code Part 2: Air Regulations. MDEQ receives and reviews applications for the following types of permits pertaining to the construction and/or operation of air emissions equipment: permits to construct Moderate Stationary Sources and Moderate Modifications, permits to construct Minor New Source Review (“NSR”) Sources, permits to construct Major Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) Sources and Major Modifications, State Operating Permits (including Synthetic Minor Operating Permits), and Title V Operating Permits. In order to protect air quality and promote wise economic development, EPD corresponds with Applicants regarding the administrative and technical completeness of applications, evaluates the applicability of State and Federal air regulations to processes and equipment at the facility, ensures adequate and thorough evaluation of potential air emissions from the facility, develops permits with required limits and conditions necessary to enforce such limits, engages stakeholders in public participation, and permits activities in accordance with State and Federal law. Permits associated with this task include to the following: • Prevention of Significant Deterioration Construction • Title V Operating • Synthetic Minor Operating • Air Construction • Hot Mix Asphalt (Air/Water) • Ready Mix Concrete (Air/Water) • Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (Air/Water) • Oil Production (Air) Activities the Offeror may perform under this Task include, but are not limited to the following: • Provide thorough review of applications submitted for air permits; • Advise Applicants in writing of deficiencies in submitted applications; • Provide defensible evaluations on projects based on applications, reports, or other submittals; • Develop and draft air Title V permits and supporting documents in accordance with Air Regulations based on applications and information submitted to MDEQ; • Develop and draft non-Title V permits and supporting documents in accordance with Air Regulations including Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) preconstruction permits and State permits to construct and operate, based on applications and information submitted to MDEQ; • Update MDEQ data management systems (i.e. “enSite”); • Participate in project meetings, stakeholder engagement, community outreach, public hearings and presentations before the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board • Perform other related tasks as directed by MDEQ.
