Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261 | Jackson, MS 39225
515 East Amite St. | Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171

Public Notice Start Date: July 8, 2026	MDEQ Contact: Chappell Ford

Tinsley Resources LLC, Tinsley Pipeline System, located at 167 First Street, in Tinsley, MS, (662) 746-6661, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s): Renewal of Air Synthetic minor Operating Permit Ref. No. 3020-00031. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 4612.  A Statement of Basis has been prepared that contains a discussion of the decision-making that went into the development of the permit and provides the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding issuance of the permit. The Statement of Basis also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
Tinsley Resources LLC owns and operates its Tinsley Gathering Facility which receives and stores crude oil prior to shipment through the facility’s pipeline to a transfer facility located near Mayersville, MS, or is pumped directly into the Mid Valley pipeline system near Mayersville.  The Tinsley Gathering Facility receives crude oil via pipeline, with custody transfer taking place at or near the facility boundary. The facility is also equipped with one (1) Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) unit, so that crude oil may also be received via trucks if the need arises. 
The facility operates two (2) storage tanks, including a 3,360,000 gallon (80,000 bbl) above ground fixed roof steel storage tank (Emission Point AA-001), and a 420,000 gallon (10,000 bbl) above ground internal floating roof storage tank (Emission Point AA-002), also constructed of steel.  Electric-powered pumps are used for the transfer of oil from the storage tanks to the pipeline. The standard industrial code (SIC) for the facility is 1311.
Tinsley Resources LLC is an existing Air Synthetic Minor Facility who has applied to renew their Air Synthetic Minor Operating Permit (SMOP). Tinsley has the capacity to process as much as 13,500 barrels per day of crude oil causing potential emissions of VOCs to exceed 100 tpy. The facility has a federally enforceable annual throughput limit of 1,533,000 bbl/yr of crude oil  for the fixed roof storage tank (Emission Point AA-001) and 1,022,000 barrels per year of crude oil for the floating roof tank (Emission Point AA-002). Storage of crude oil containing hydrogen sulfide is restricted to the storage tank equipped with a floating roof (Emission Point AA-002). The facility is requesting to retain their current federally enforceable maximum annual throughput limits. 
The staff of the Permit Board has developed this draft permit based on information submitted to the Permit Board by the applicant, appropriate State and Federal agencies and other interested parties. The staff of the Permit Board is soliciting all relative information pertaining to the proposed activity, including public comment, to ensure the draft permit complies with all State and Federal regulations. Public review and comment on the draft permit and supporting documentation is an important element in the staff evaluation and its consideration of key aspects of the permit action. The draft permit conditions have been developed to ensure compliance with all State and Federal regulations but are subject to change based on information received as a result of public participation.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit comments in writing to Chappell Ford at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Ford-Chappell/ or to the Permit Board address shown above, no later than the end of the thirty (30) day public notice. All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application(s).  A public hearing will be held if the Permit Board finds a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit(s). Persons wishing to request a public hearing may do so by submitting that request in writing to Chappell Ford at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Ford-Chappell/ or to the Permit Board address shown above.  The Permit Board is limited in the scope of its analysis to environmental impact.  Any comments relative to zoning or economic and social impacts are within the jurisdiction of local zoning and planning authorities and should be addressed to them.
Additional details about the application, including a copy of the draft permit, are available by writing or calling the Public Records Request Officer at the above Permit Board address and telephone number or by completing the form at the following website:  https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/about-mdeq/public-records-request/public-records-request-form/.  Additionally, a copy of the draft permit and statement of basis may be found on the MDEQ’s website at: https://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx. This information is also available for review at the office of the MDEQ at the Permit Board address shown above during normal business hours. Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know will be interested.