MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PUBLIC
NOTICE
OF
PROPOSED
BROWNFIELD AGREEMENT SITE
Pursuant
to the Mississippi Brownfield Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act
Mississippi Code Annotated Sections § 49-35-1 through § 49-35-27 (Act), notice
is hereby given that The District Land Development Company, LLC (“Brownfield
Party”) has submitted an application to the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to enter into a Brownfield Agreement with the
Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) with regard to a tract
of land located just east of I-55 and north of Eastover Drive in Jackson,
Mississippi and referred to as the former Mississippi School for the Blind
(AI#63645). The Brownfield Agreement
Site is further described as being situated in Section 24, Township 6N, Range 1E,
Hinds County, Mississippi.
Buildings on the proposed Brownfield
Agreement Site contain asbestos requiring abatement. The Brownfield Party has agreed to conduct the
proposed asbestos abatement activities in compliance with the Mississippi Air
Emission Regulations For the Prevention, Abatement, And Control Of Air
Contaminants (APC-S-1) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP). The proposed use of
the Site after completion of all remediation will be the District at Eastover mixed-use
development. The Brownfield Party will
be required to report to the MDEQ regarding the status of the implementation of
the Brownfield Agreement and the corrective action.
The
staff of the Commission has evaluated the proposed Brownfield Agreement and
believes that, with the conditions and restrictions contained within the
proposed Brownfield Agreement, the remediation will be in compliance with all
applicable State and Federal laws and standards and will be protective of the
public health and the environment.
Therefore, the staff of the Commission has made a preliminary decision,
based on available information, to recommend to the Commission that the
proposed Brownfield Agreement be approved.
The
Brownfield Party proposes to remediate the site based on site-specific public
health and environmental risks as provided by the Act and in accordance the Mississippi
Air Emission Regulations for the Prevention, Abatement, And Control Of Air
Contaminants (APC-S-1) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP). The Brownfield Party certifies that there are no other
known potentially affected Parties other than those that are named in the
proposed Brownfield Agreement. The public is invited to submit any comments
regarding the proposed Brownfield Agreement no later than close of business on
September 5, 2013, to Trey Hess at:
Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality
Office
of Pollution Control
Groundwater
Assessment and Remediation Division
P.O. Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi
39225-2261
Phone: 601-961-5654
Fax: 601-961-5300
All comments received by
that date will be part of the record and considered in the formulation of a
final decision in this matter. A copy of
the proposed Brownfield Agreement is available for inspection and copying at
the offices of the MDEQ located at 515 Amite Street, Jackson, MS 39225 by
calling Mr. Lorenzo Boddie at (601) 961-5068.
A copy of the proposed Brownfield Agreement is also available for
inspection at the county courthouse of Hinds County, Mississippi at the
location where other public notices are posted.
It is expected that the Commission will consider the proposed Brownfield
Agreement during its regular meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. on September 26, 2012 at 515 Amite Street,
Jackson, Mississippi. Questions or
comments should be directed to the MDEQ representative set forth above.