Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Part 4 - Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations
Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Regarding Evaluation Criteria for Local Solid Waste Management Plans
Rule 11-4-2.2 - Definitions

A. "Contiguous Property" - shall mean any property sharing a common border or point with a property where a new or expanded solid waste management facility is proposed. A property shall also meet this definition if the property would otherwise be contiguous except for separation by a street, highway, railroad line or other similar transit or utility right-of-way or other property owned by the applicant.

B. "Minor Modification" shall mean an amendment or addition to an approved plan, which is an administrative change or which does not involve or result in a significant change in the manner of solid waste management in the planning area. A minor modification would also include the addition or expansion of solid waste facilities, which do not require solid waste management permits or which are noncommercial, on-site and captive to wastes generated solely by the owner of the facility. A minor modification would not include: the addition of a new or expanded commercial solid waste management facility (facility); a significant change in the operation of an existing facility; a change in the service area for an existing facility; or any other significant change in the manner in which solid wastes are managed in the planning area.