by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: bench, boaters, boating, boats, county government, courts, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, outdoors, river, swimming, water, waterway
LAMAR COUNTY — The Pat Harrison Waterway District has filed suit against Lamar County for not paying its $390,000 membership allocation for fiscal year 2011-12. The Hattiesburg American reports the district filed a petition May 3 in Forrest County Chancery Court, listing the county, its Board of Supervisors president Joe Bounds and tax assessor/collector Jack [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 8,2012
Tags: beaches, environment, health, outdoors, pollution, public health, state agency, swimming, tourism, tourists, visitors, water, water pollution
HARRISON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued water contact advisories for two sampling stations in Harrison County. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in those areas. MDEQ is working closely with local [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 1,2012
Tags: bill, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislators, Legislature, municipal government, Sales Tax, sewer, state government, taxes, water
JACKSON — Mississippi legislators have advanced a bill that could allow up to a 1 percent sales tax in metro Jackson to help fund improvements to the water and sewer system used by the capital city and some suburbs. The tax would be put in place only if it’s approved by at least 60 percent [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Federal approval for a pair of power-generating turbines in the Mississippi River near Vicksburg will take a bit longer than expected due to ongoing study, according to developers. Free Flow Power Corp., based in Gloucester, Mass., has applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for licenses to place the large propellers at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: angling, boating, electricity, energy, fees, fishing, marinas, outdoors, power, power distribution, power generation, recreation, utilities, water
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to roll out new fees for shoreline marinas across the seven-state region. Some smaller operators say it could be the death knell of their businesses. But TVA says these are private operators making money from public land and a restructuring of fees has been in order [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 31,2012
Tags: environment, ground water, pollution, regulations, rural, state government, utilities, water, water associations, wildlife
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has decided against enforcing proposed amendments to state ground water regulations. “We held a public hearing about the proposed regulations and listened carefully to the concerns of those in attendance. We are not moving forward with the proposed regulations,” MDEQ spokesman Robbie Wilbur in a statement. The [...] [...]
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley says 92 water associations in North Mississippi have failed to meet a Jan. 18 deadline for submitting a copy of their corporate by-laws to the PSC. Presley gave the 92 associations until Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. to submit by-laws or face subpoenas for records. [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), together with staff from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), will conduct a dye tracing study beginning Jan. 15 at areas of interest identified in this study in the vicinity of St. Louis [...] [...]
JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County and the local utility authority will use grant money to build a new water treatment plan for the east side of the county. Supervisor John McKay tells the Mississippi Press the project will cost $10 million to $12 million. McKay said the money was originally meant for economic development at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 4,2012
Tags: casinos, construction, Conventions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, infrastructure, lodging, meetings, municipal government, restaurants, roads, sewer, state government, streets, tourism, tourists, visitors, water
D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville will apply for a grant of up to $8.5 million to fund infrastructure improvements for CanCan Casino. The Sun Herald reports originally the cost of the new streets, water and sewer infrastructure for the proposed casino was estimated at $6 million. City Manager Michael Janus said at yesterday’s council [...] [...]
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