PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR STATE WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES REQUIRING A FEDERAL LICENSE OR PERMIT Holden Earth Moving & Construction Company, P.O. Box 5188, Vancleave, MS 39565, hereby gives public notice of application to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for a Section 401Water Quality Certification for a project located at the northeast corner of Hwy 57 & Wade Vancleave Road in Jackson County, MS 39565. This project falls within the Pascagoula Streams Basin and is situated adjacent to Little Creek which flows into Bluff Creek and then into the West Pascagoula River. The purpose of the project is to construct a road to allow for access to an existing mining operation and will result in the impact to 0.15 acres of wetlands. To compensate for the impact to wetlands, the applicant proposes to purchase wetland mitigation credits from an approved mitigation bank. In compliance with the requirements of Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, 1341), the Applicant has applied for certification from the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board that the above mentioned activity will comply with applicable provisions of Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311), Section 302 (33 U.S.C. 1312), Section 303 (33 U.S.C. 1313), Section 306, (33 U.S.C. 1316), and Section 307 (33 U.S.C. 1317), of the federal Clean Water Act and appropriate requirements of State Law. Persons wishing to comment upon this Application for certification are invited to submit comments in writing to Carrie Barefoot of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, at Post Office Box 2261, Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2261, (601) 961-5171, no later than 10-17-2025. 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 certification. The Permit Board is limited in the scope of its analysis to matters bearing on the project's possible impacts on water quality. 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 are available by writing or calling Carrie Barefoot at the above Permit Board address and telephone number. This information is also available for review at the following location during normal business hours. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Office of Pollution Control 515 E. Amite Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (601) 961-5171 Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you believe will be interested. IPL0273697 Sep 17,Oct 17 2025