Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board
Part 502 - Authority and Procedures for Accepting, Reviewing, and Recommending Action on Applications for Permits to Divert or Withdraw for Beneficial Use the Public Waters of the State of Mississippi

Introduction. These regulations and procedures are adopted and promulgated by the Board of Commissioners of the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District pursuant to the authority granted by and in conformity with the provisions of Section 51-8-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and in relation to the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board's delegation of authority to the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District to receive, investigate, and make recommendations to the Permit Board for water diversion and withdrawal permits, pursuant to Section 51-3-15(2)(f), Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

Further, these regulations and procedures are adopted and promulgated by the Board of Commissioners of the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District pursuant to the powers vested in it by Section 51-8-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, including those powers "necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of the purpose for which such district is created" and the empowerment "to do all acts necessary, proper or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted under such sections" of Title 51, Chapter 8 of the Mississippi Code of 1972.

Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27