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 8, 2026	MDEQ Contact: Clinton Gentry

Farmers Grain Terminal Inc, Greenwood Facility, located at 2000 Garrard Avenue,  in Greenwood, MS, (662) 453-5423, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s):  Air Synthetic Minor Operating Permit (SMOP) Ref. No. 1560-00007. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 2041.  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.  
Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc., Greenwood Facility (FGT) operates an existing grain elevator located in Greenwood, Mississippi. The facility operates under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 5153, Grain and Field Beans and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 424510, Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers.  
FGT operates six (6) baghouses for purposes of air pollution control. Baghouse No. 1 controls the two (2) truck receiving pits. Baghouse No. 2 controls emissions from the three (3) grain handling receiving elevator legs/conveyors. Baghouse No. 3 controls emissions from the Facility Ref. No. 57 grain bins gallery belt. Baghouse No. 4 controls emissions from the Facility Ref. No. 67 and 77 grain bins gallery belt. Baghouse No. 5 controls emissions from the conveyor from bin storage to loadout legs and reclaims from the bottoms. Baghouse No. 6 also controls emissions from the conveyor from bin storage to loadout legs and reclaims from the bottoms. Conveyors located at the top of the grain bins are not controlled because they are completely enclosed.  
FGT has the potential to exceed the Title V major source threshold of 100 tpy for PM10, as well as the PSD major source threshold of 250 tpy for PM. In order to remain classified as a synthetic minor source, the facility has requested to continue to limit their total annual grain throughput to less than 400,000 tpy. The facility will also have a Title V avoidance limit of 99.0 tpy for PM10 emissions, as well as a PSD avoidance limit of 250 tpy for PM.
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 Clinton Gentry at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Gentry-Clinton/ 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 Clinton Gentry at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Gentry-Clinton/ 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.