MDEQ v. BELL UTILITIES OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC

No. 2013-CC-00165-SCT.

135 So.3d 868 (2014)

MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board v. BELL UTILITIES OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Thompson Ouzts , Roy Furrh , Jackson, attorneys for appellants.

Kathryn H. Hester , Jackson, attorney for appellee.

Before RANDOLPH, P.J., PIERCE and KING, JJ.


KING, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Lawrence Elliott owned and operated the Black Creek Water and Wastewater systems in Forrest County from the 1990s until 2005. The systems are a few miles upstream of an area of Black Creek that is designated as a National Wild and Scenic River. Under Elliott's ownership and operation, the systems suffered numerous violations of environmental regulations, including multiple illegal sewage discharges. Bell Utilities purchased...

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