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: May 13, 2026
Public Notice End Date:  June 12, 2026	MDEQ Contact: Jeffrey Bland

BWC Terminals Pascagoula Facility, located at 601 Industrial Road, in Pascagoula, MS, Jackson County, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s): Permit to Construct, Air Ref. No. 1280-00152. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 5171 (Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals).  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.  
BWC Terminals Pascagoula Facility (BWC) is proposing to construct a new bulk liquid storage terminal. BWC will construct and operate twenty-one (21) aboveground storage tanks, three (3) natural gas-fired heaters for product handling, six (6) natural gas-fired boilers for railcar heating, two (2) diesel-fired emergency fire pump engines used to provide water for the fire suppression system, a natural gas-fired vapor combustion unit (VCU) used to control VOC emissions during marine vessel loading operations at the dock, and associated piping, valves, pumps (product and fire), and connectors. The terminal will also transfer Naphtha which will be conveyed directly through the site without any onsite storage.
Primary emissions from the facility will be Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), and Carbon Monoxide (CO). BWC has proposed throughput limits that will limit potential emissions of these pollutants to levels below the Title V major source threshold of 100 tons per year (tpy) as defined in 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 6.1.A(19). As such, the facility will be considered a moderate stationary source as defined in 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, R. 2.1.C(13).
With regards to applicability to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations in 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 5, the facility is one of the 28 categorical facilities listed in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(10(i)(a) since the total petroleum storage capacity of the facility exceeds 300,000 barrels (or 12.6 million gallons). As such, the facility is considered a stationary source subject to the 100 tpy major source PSD threshold for regulated NSR pollutants. Since the proposed throughput limits will result in a potential-to-emit (PTE) below the 100 tpy threshold, the facility will be considered a moderate stationary source and will not be subject to the PSD regulations. 
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. 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 Jeffrey Bland at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Bland-Jeffrey/ 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 Jeffrey Bland at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Bland-Jeffrey/ 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.