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: April 1, 2026	MDEQ Contact: Chappell Ford

VBM ThreeRivers LLC, VBM Three Rivers, located at 2006 Pontotoc Parkway W,   in Pontotoc, MS, (713) 931-0329 (Scott), has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s):  Permit to Construct, Air Ref. No. 2300-00055. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 4925.  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.  
VBM Three Rivers LLC (VBM Three Rivers or VBM) is proposing to construct a renewable natural gas (RNG) processing facility, known as the “Three Rivers RNG Facility”, that will treat and convert landfill gas (LFG) generated at the adjacent Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority Regional Landfill (the Landfill) into RNG, a pipeline quality natural gas. The gas treatment process includes the removal of moisture, siloxane/sulfur, and other gas components (e.g., carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and volatile organic compounds) leaving the gas with a higher methane concentration. Off-gas from the gas treatment process will be controlled via a thermal oxidizer (TOX) and an off-specification gas flare with limited operation. 
Although VBM is located adjacent to the Landfill and belongs to the same two-digit SIC code (49), VBM and the Landfill do not share common control. The Landfill owns the property and VBM will be considered a lessee, however the facility will be owned and operated by VBM. Therefore, the two facilities are not considered a single stationary source.
VBM Three Rivers does not have the potential to exceed the Title V threshold for any criteria pollutant or Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs). While VBM Three Rivers will have two control devices, a TOX and an off-spec gas flare, these devices will not be subject to any state mandated recordkeeping or reporting requirements. As such, the facility will be considered a True Minor Source and will not require a permit to operate. However, since the facility’s emissions of PM, SO2, NOX, and CO are > 10 tpy, the facility is required to obtain a permit to construct.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 that the final staff recommendation on 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 resulting recommendation to the Permit Board. 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.