Opinion ID: 1651926
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Heading: Permitting Process

Text: ¶ 26. When deciding whether permits will be issued for the operation of a landfill, the Permit Board is to consider twenty-three (23) siting criteria, which have been duly promulgated for this purpose. These criteria are contained in the Miss. Nonhazardous Waste Management Regulations § III. This was the inquiry before the Permit Board, and it made its decision based on the siting criteria. The Authority was required by the Commission to designate a single site in its Revised Plan prior to submitting its application for a permit for that site. ¶ 27. Once an application is submitted, that site is then evaluated by the Permit Board. If the site submitted by the Authority does not meet the siting criteria, then the Permit Board rejects it and the Authority is required to select another site. On November 22, 1994, the Permit Board held that the site proposed by the Authority met all of the applicable siting criteria, and therefore, the necessary permits should be issued for its operation.