JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 13 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release:
In response to state environmental regulators' proposed new sweeping land and water use regulations that would affect landowners' rights, Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson has submitted comments to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) opposing the new regulations. A copy of the Commissioner's comments is available here: https://agnet.mdac.ms.gov/agManage/uploads/3450.pdf.
The MDEQ has proposed a series of new "Waters of the State" regulations and permits, now known as the State Water Alteration Program (SWAP), that would extend state environmental regulatory reach to include even temporary water streams and ...