Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board

An authorized employee or agent of the District, utilizing written guidelines published by the Mississippi State Department of Health, shall conduct surveys and on-site visits as necessary to locate existing cross connections. Single family dwellings and multi-family dwellings de…

The District, acting through its employee or agent, shall have the right to enter any non-residential building, during reasonable hours, to inspect the plumbing system installed in any such building or premises provided prior notification of the inspection is given. The District,…

Each cross connection found will be classified as High Hazard or Low Hazard by the authorized employee or agent of the District. If a connection is found to be a High Hazard cross connection, the owner of the connection shall be notified in writing within ten (10) days, that the …

It shall be the responsibility of the District, acting through its employee or agent, to determine the type of backflow preventer required at each cross connection and the location the backflow preventer will be installed. The type backflow required location to be installed will …

Any backflow prevention device or assembly installed on the water system to protect the water system against the possibility of backflow from a customer's water service prior to the adoption of this regulation shall be governed by this regulation. Existing backflow preventers sha…

The District, acting through its employee or agent, shall review all applications for new meters to determine if a cross connection will be created. The appropriate backflow preventer will be required at all new connections where a cross connection will be created. Notes 33 Miss.…

The District, acting through its employee or agent, will periodically inspect any connection to the water system as deemed necessary to insure cross connections have not been created. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 212-3.7 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2000)

The District shall maintain records of the type, size and location of each backflow preventer installed in the system, when each backflow preventer is due to be tested, and the results of each test. Records shall be maintained for five (5) years from date of test and inspection. …

Each reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly, double check valve assembly, and pressure vacuum breaker shall be tested immediately after installation, after repairs of any kind, and annually. Any backflow preventer found to be non-functional shall be repaired and …

Only backflow preventer testers certified by the Mississippi State Department of Health shall test backflow preventers located the Reservoir Project Area. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 212-4.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2000)

The District will notify the owner of each backflow preventer at least sixty (60) days prior to the due date that the backflow preventer is due to be tested. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 212-4.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2000)

If the owner of a connection refuses to let the employee or agent of the District inspect that connection to determine if a cross connection exists, a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly will be required at that connection and water service to the connection s…

If the owner of a connection, after having been informed that a cross connection exists at the connection or otherwise is required at the connection, refuses to eliminate or protect the cross connection through installation of the appropriate backflow preventer, water service to …

Any other violation of these regulations shall result in immediate termination of water service to the premises where the violation has occurred and restoration of service shall be made only upon satisfactory evidence of compliance being presented to the General Manager of the Di…

If water service is discontinued under these regulations as a result of a violation, in addition to all other requirements for restoration of service, a fee of $500.00 will be payable by the owner to the District. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 212-5.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2…

Nothing contained herein shall affect the operation and maintenance of the Ross Barnett Reservoir nor shall anything contained herein be construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the District or anyone acting on behalf of the District, in whole or in part. If any provision of …

All titles listed in these Regulations are for convenience of use and compliance with required format and do not limit, alter or amend the substance of any regulation. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 213-1.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2000)

The Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District is an agency of the State of Mississippi created pursuant to the Joint Water Management Districts Law, Title 51, Chapter 8 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. The District is composed of seventeen member countie…

The District was established pursuant to the purpose provided in Section 51-8-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. The District was specifically created for the purpose of promoting and maintaining water resources conservation, management, and development; establishing and im…

All policy and rulemaking authority of the District is vested in the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners delegates the routine operations and personnel supervision to the District's Executive Director. The District conducts is business operations Monday through Fri…

The Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District's Office may be contacted in person, by U.S. Mail, courier mail, email, telephone, and facsimile. The District also maintains and provides a website on the Internet at www.ymd.org. (a) The District Office is located at 3…

The District strives to serve the public by making information regarding its services and operations readily available. Printed information may be obtained from the District's Office. There may be a charge, depending on the nature of the information. The public is also encouraged…

With regard to public records, it is the policy of the District to provide for inspection and copying of its identifiable public records by all people of the State of Mississippi who request such inspection or copying, consistent with the provisions of the Mississippi Public Reco…

The District's Board of Commissioners meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month and begin promptly at 10:00 A.M. in the Board Room of the District's Office. Board of Commissioner meetings are open to the general public and are conducted pursuant to the Mississippi Op…

Any person wishing to appear before the Board of Commissioners to make an oral presentation may do so by sending his or her request, in writing, to the Board of Commissioners, in care of the District's Executive Director, at the District's Office. Requests must be received no lat…

Persons attending a Board of Commissioners meeting who may wish to comment on a topic appearing on the agenda for that meeting may request to be recognized during the "Public Comment" portion of the meeting. Such requests must be made to the Board of Commissioners Chairman, immed…

The following rules shall control public hearings and hearings within the jurisdiction of the District, required by the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law. This chapter applies to all oral proceedings held for the purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make…

When a political subdivision, an agency, or a person requests an oral proceeding in regards to a proposed rule adoption, the requestor must submit a printed, typewritten, or legibly handwritten request that adheres to the following requirements: (a) Each request must be submitted…

Notice of the date, time, and place of all oral proceedings shall be filed with the Secretary of State's Office for publication in the Administrative Bulletin. The District shall provide notice of oral proceedings to each requestor. The oral proceedings will be scheduled no earli…

Written comments on proposed rules and regulations are encouraged and they may be submitted to the District's Executive Director or to the individual designated in the Administrative Procedures Act filing notice as the person to contact. If public oral proceedings are conducted, …

Public participation shall be permitted at oral proceedings in accordance with the following: (a) At an oral proceeding on a proposed rule, persons may make statements and present documentary and physical submissions concerning the proposed rule. (b) Persons wishing to make oral …

The presiding officer shall have authority to conduct the proceeding in his or her discretion for the orderly conduct of the proceeding. The presiding officer shall (i) call proceeding to order; (ii) give a brief synopsis of the proposed rule, a statement of the statutory authori…

Physical and documentary submissions presented by participants in an oral proceeding shall be submitted to the presiding officer. Such submissions become the property of the District, part of the rulemaking record, and are subject to the District's public records request procedur…

Any person with a substantial interest in the subject matter may request the District for a declaratory opinion by following the specified procedures. (a) "Substantial interest in the subject matter" as used in this chapter means a party is directly affected by the District's adm…

The District will issue declaratory opinions regarding the applicability to specified facts of: (a) a statute administered or enforceable by the District, (b) a rule promulgated by the District, or (c) an order issued by the District. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-5.2 Miss. Code An…

The District may, for good cause, refuse to issue a declaratory opinion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the circumstances in which declaratory opinions will not be issued include, but are not necessarily limited to: (a) the matter is outside the primary jurisdi…

A declaratory opinion will not be issued where a similar request is pending before this agency, or any other agency or a proceeding is pending on the same subject matter before any agency, administrative or judicial tribunal, or where such an opinion would constitute the unauthor…

A declaratory opinion will not be issued if it may adversely affect the interests of the State, the District, or any of their officers or employees in any litigation which is pending or may reasonably be expected to arise. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-5.5 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27…

Where a request for a declaratory opinion involves a question of law, the District may refer the matter to the State Attorney General. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-5.6 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.103(2) Adopted 10/31/2019

A declaratory opinion will not be issued where the question involves eligibility for a license, permit, certificate or other approval by the District or some other agency, and there is a statutory or regulatory application process by which eligibility for said license, permit, or…

Each request must be printed, typewritten or in legible handwriting. Each request must be submitted on standard business letter size paper (8 1/2" by 11"). Requests may be in the form of a letter addressed to the District or in the form of a pleading as might be addressed to a co…

A declaratory opinion shall not become final until the expiration of sixty (60) days after the issuance of the opinion. Prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days, the District may, in its discretion, withdraw or amend the declaratory opinion for any reason which is not arbitrary…

The District may give notice to any person that a declaratory opinion has been requested and may receive and consider data, facts, arguments and opinions from persons other than the requestor. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-6.11 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.1…

The requestor, or his attorney, shall append to the request for a declaratory opinion a listing of all persons, with addresses, known to the requestor who may have an interest in the declaratory opinion sought to be issued, and shall mail a copy of the request to all such persons…

All requests must be mailed or delivered to the District. The request and its envelope shall clearly state that it is a request for a declaratory opinion. Oral and telephone requests are unacceptable. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-6.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25…

Each request must include the full name, telephone number, and mailing address of the requestor. All requests shall be signed by the person filing the request, unless represented by an attorney, in which case the attorney may sign the request. The signing party shall attest that …

A request must be limited to a single transaction or occurrence. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-6.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.103(2) Adopted 10/31/2019