Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board

Within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of a complete request for a declaratory opinion which complies with the requirements of these rules, the District shall, in writing: (a) issue an opinion declaring the applicability of the specified statute, rule, or order to the spec…

The forty-five (45) day period shall begin on the first State of Mississippi business day that the request is received by the District. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-6.9 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.103(2) Adopted 10/31/2019

If the District, in its sole discretion, deems a hearing necessary or helpful in determining any issue concerning a request for a declaratory opinion, the District may schedule such a hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given to all interested parties unless waived. Notice ma…

Procedure for conducting a hearing, including but not limited to the manner of presentation, the time for presentation, and whether and how evidence may be taken, shall be within the discretion of the District. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-7.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code…

The District shall allow the requestor to participate in any hearing. The District may allow any other persons or entities to participate in the hearing in its discretion. Submission of a request for a declaratory opinion or for a hearing does not automatically entitle the reques…

Declaratory opinions and requests for declaratory opinions shall be available for public inspection and copying in accordance with the District's public records rules and regulations. All declaratory opinions and requests shall be indexed by name and subject. Declaratory opinions…

The following procedures in this Chapter 8 shall govern formal hearings and requests for reconsideration. Any person, firm or corporation that has been aggrieved by a final decision of the District and its Board of Commissioners may request an evidentiary hearing within fourteen …

The District shall fix the time and place of such hearing and shall notify all parties thereto by certified mail. Individuals coming before the District may appear personally, by counsel, or both, produce witnesses and cross-examine witnesses. The Chairman of the Board of Commiss…

The District is not authorized to issue subpoenas. Parties to an evidentiary hearing are responsible for assuring the attendance of their witnesses. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-8.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.104(b) Adopted 10/31/2019

(a) Direct testimony of each witness to be relied upon during the hearing shall be pre-filed with the District and copies of the same shall be mailed to all parties seven (7) days prior to the hearing, except that in the discretion of the District this requirement may be modified…

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 Records Act, Section 25-61-1 throug…

(a) Identifiable Public Record: A public record is identifiable if a reasonably specific description of the record, such as the date, the subject matter and persons involved, or other identifier that will permit location or retrieval of the record, is given in the request for pro…

(a) Records Available: All identifiable public records of the District not exempt pursuant to § 25-61-9 and § 25-61-11 of the Public Records Act or other applicable law or judicial decision are available for inspection or copying, or both, pursuant to the procedures herein. (b) R…

(a) Notice of Request: For the purpose of providing notice of a request for inspection, examination, copying or reproduction to a third party that has submitted trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information, pursuant to § 25-61-9 of the Public Records Act, twe…

(a) Costs: A fee reasonably calculated to reimburse the District the actual cost of searching, reviewing, reproducing, and transmitting copies of public records shall be paid in advance of complying with a request, as follows: (i) Basic search, review, and reproduction charge: $1…

Expedited requests for services in emergency situations that cannot wait for scheduled handling will be charged an additional handling fee of $20.00. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-9.6 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.104(a) Adopted 10/31/2019

Fees and charges shall be paid by check or money order made payable to the District or by Visa or MasterCard credit or debit cards. A charge of $40.00 per item will be assessed for checks returned for insufficiency. Notes 33 Miss. Code. R. 501-9.7 Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27; Miss.…

(a) All previously promulgated rules or regulations that are inconsistent with any provisions set forth above are hereby repealed. (b) Conflicts between this regulation and existing statutes or statutes hereinafter made relating to access to public District records and fees charg…

Upon receipt of a permit application to divert surface water or withdraw groundwater, staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program will review the permit application and ensure that it is complete, insofar as it contains all …

(a) Upon determining that a permit application for a new permit for the diversion of surface water or withdrawal of groundwater includes the required information and signatures, staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program wi…

After determining that the application process is complete pursuant to Rule 1.2 herein, staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program will proceed on those applications as follows: (a) For completed applications for new divers…

The Board of Commissioners of the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District shall act on the permit application recommendations for issuance provided by the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District Permitting Director pursuant to Rule 1.3(a) and (c). …

Once an application is completed, the staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program will ensure that all application information and documentation has been entered, scanned, and uploaded to the Mississippi Water Information Sy…

Originals of all application materials and documents will be submitted to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality by the staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program after such materials and documents have been su…

For each permit application, except applications for permit modifications, the staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program shall collect the associated application fee, as required by the Mississippi Department of Environmen…