State of Mississippi TATE REEVES Governor MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CHRIS WELLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR   September 26, 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 October 14, 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) :   Glen Jordan (Ernest R. Jordan, deceased), A1154, Permit No. P98-035, Stone County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 5 acres of surface mined land located in Section 35, Township 3S, Range 11W, Stone County, Mississippi.   Green Brothers Gravel Company, Inc., A2010, Permit No. P1B-009AA, Copiah County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 90% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 35 acres of surface mined land located in Section 17, Township 1N, Range 1W, Copiah County, Mississippi.   All comments must be received by the Office of Geology no later than October 13, 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 Mathens Division Director Mining and Reclamation Division 10/3, 10/10, 10/17/2025 #11710273