Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Columbus Oil Company Enter into Agreed Order
April 24, 2026
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Dutch Oil Company (“DOC”) entered into an April 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7684 26.
The AO provides that DOC operates a facility in Columbus, Mississippi.
The facility is stated to operate pursuant to a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit (“Permit”).
The AO states that DOC failed to submit a timely renewal application to the MCEQ Board in violation of Condition 1.C.1 of the Permit. The Permit requires that the applicant make application not less than 180 days prior to the expiration date of the permit, substantiated with:
- Current emissions data.
- Test results.
- Reports or other data as deemed necessary.
DOC is stated to have submitted a permit renewal application on March 9th.
The AO provides that DOC shall comply with all terms and conditions of the Permit until the Permit Board acts on the renewal application.
A Copy of the AO can be found here.
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