in Mississippi

Lamar, Madison and Rankin and any other county containing an urbanized area as determined by
the latest census conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
An MS4 is eligible for coverage under this permit for discharges of pollutants of concern to
water bodies for which there is a TMDL established or approved by EPA if measures and
controls are incorporated that are consistent with the assumptions and requirements of such
TMDL. To be eligible for coverage under this permit, the facility must incorporate in the Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Plan or runoff limitation any conditions applicable to any
discharge(s) necessary for consistency with the assumptions and requirements of such TMDL. If,
after coverage issuance, the EPA establishes a specific waste load allocation that would apply to
the facility's discharge, the facility must implement steps necessary to meet that allocation.
Planning and Updates
SOLID WASTE
In order to protect the public health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and to protect and
enhance the quality of its environment, Mississippi adopted the Nonhazardous Solid Waste
Planning Act. The act, Code, § 17-17-201, et seq., requires that local governments prepare,
adopt, and submit a local nonhazardous solid waste management plan to the CEQ. The law also
provides that local governments shall comprehensively update the local nonhazardous solid
waste management plans (SWM Plans) at a frequency determined by the CEQ no more than
once every five years. In addition, Code, § 17-17-5 requires that the Board of Supervisors of
each county and that each municipality in the state provide for the collection and disposal of
garbage and the disposal of rubbish. Municipalities may provide for collection and disposal of
garbage under Code, § 19-5-17, but are not required to do so. Other requirements for the Board
of Supervisors under these code sections include provisions that it:
• shall establish, maintain, and collect rates, fees, and charges for collecting and disposing
of such garbage and/or rubbish;
• may acquire property, real or personal, by contract, gift, or purchase, necessary or proper
for the maintenance and operation of such system;
• may make all necessary rules and regulations for the collection and disposal of garbage;
and
• may require all person in the county generating garbage to utilize a garbage collection
and disposal system.
All local governments should, at a minimum, be a part of a local solid waste management plan
and should participate and contribute to the local planning process. These local governments may
include counties, cities, regional solid waste management authorities, and/or solid waste
management districts. Generally, county governments, by law and in practice, have taken the
lead in developing these plans and municipalities have joined that planning process with the
county. However, some communities have incorporated solid waste management authorities or
solid waste management districts to facilitate long-term solid waste planning. Some
municipalities have elected to develop and adopt their own solid waste management plans
separate from the county or regional planning process. The manner in which these plans are
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