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

Public Notice Start Date: November 26, 2025	MDEQ Contact: Samar Patel

Nouryon Pulp and Performance Chemicals LLC, located at 4374 Nashville Ferry Road East, in Columbus, MS, (662) 240-8654, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the following permitting action: Renewal of their Water NPDES Permit Ref. No. MS0040215. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 2819.  
Nouryon is a manufacturer of inorganic chemicals.  This facility produces sodium chlorate and hydrogen peroxide. The NPDES permit consists of two outfalls. Outfall 104 is an internal outfall receiving wastewater from the Hydrogen Peroxide process.  This outfall includes wastewaters from production of hydrogen peroxide, carbon filter wash waters, and reverse osmosis rejects water from the deionization backwash. Outfall 001 is comprised of wastewater from the plant site, which includes: wastewater generated from chlorate production, boiler blowdown, air compressor cooling water, brine plant wastewater, cooling tower blowdown, wastewater from internal outfall 104, storm waters, and treated sanitary effluent.  Outfall 001 discharges to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the Tombigbee Basin. 
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.  
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 Samar Patel at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Patel-Samar/ 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. A public hearing will be held if the Permit Board finds a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit. Persons wishing to request a public hearing may do so by submitting that request in writing to Samar Patel at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Patel-Samar / 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.