TUPELO • Tupelo Regional Airport Executive Director Joe Wheeler got an early Christmas present Thursday after finding out the airport will receive more than $1 million in federal infrastructure funds.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Tishomingo County Airport (Belmont) (“Airport”) entered into a May 18th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi Code related to discharges of waste into waters of the state. See Order No. 7122 21.
The alleged violation involved expiration of a general stormwater permit.
The AO states that MCEQ on December 12, 2019, conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (“CEI”) at the Airport which is located in Belmont, Mississippi. The AO cites the following alleged violation:
A. Violation of MS. Code Ann. § 49-17-29(2b): which states in part that . . . it is unlawful for any person to carry on any of the following activities, unless that person holds a current permit for that activity from the Permit Board as may be required for the disposal of all wastes which are or may be discharged into the waters of the state. . . (iii) the construction, installation or operation of any
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