MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY   August 18, 2025   NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   Notice is hereby given that the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, at 9:00 a.m. on September 9, 2025 in the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 515 Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. Consideration will be given to the following surface mining bond release application (s): H Co. (formerly Amer. Sand & Gravel Co.), A541, Permit No. P 92-074, Forrest County, Mississippi The applicant seeks the release of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 13.2 acres of surface mined land Located in Section 28, Township 5N, Range 13Wi Forrest County, Mississippi. H Co. (formerly Amer. Sand & Grave L Co.), A775, Permit No. P 94-083, Forrest County, Mississippi The applicant seeks the re-Lease of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of .9 acres of surface mined land located in Section 28, Township 5N, Range 13W, Forrest County, Mississippi. Krystal Gravel Company, Inc, A2067, Permit No. P 21-014 T, Copiah County, Mississippi The applicant seeks the release of 90% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 50 acres of surface mined land located in Section 24, Township IN, Range 1 W, Copiah County, Mississippi. Memphis Stone & Gravel Company, A688, Permit No. P 93-092, DeSoto County, Mississippi The applicant seeks the release of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 229.3 acres of surface mined land located in Section 5, Township 3S, Range 7 W, DeSoto County, Mississippi. All comments must be received by the Office of Geology no later than September 08, 2025, in order to forward a copy of the comments to the operator and to incorporate the comments into the hearing records as required by law. For further information, write the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, P. O. Box 2279, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, or call (601) 961-5527.   Sincerely, James Matheny Division Director Mining and Reclamation Division 08/24, 08/31, 09/07/2025 #11598191