Wastewater Advisory Council created; purpose; composition

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Public Health
4. Mississippi Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law
5. General Provisions
6. Wastewater Advisory Council created; purpose; composition

1. There is created the Wastewater Advisory Council for the purpose of advising the department regarding individual on-site wastewater disposal systems. The advisory council shall be composed of the following:
   1. One (1) appointee of the State Health Officer;
   2. One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the State Board of Health;
   3. One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the State Board of Health that represents a Mississippi Aerobic Treatment Unit (ATU) manufacturer;
   4. One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the State Board of Health that represents a certified installer;
   5. One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the State Board of Health that represents a septic tank or aggregate disposal manufacturer;
   6. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality;
   7. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Office of Pollution Control;
   8. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission;
   9. One (1) appointee of the Director of the Mississippi State Board of Registered Professional Geologists;
   10. One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the Department of the Mississippi State University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Companies;
   11. The federally appointed Mississippi State Soil Scientist, or his designee;
   12. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the American Council of Engineering Companies;
   13. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi;
   14. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Engineering Society;
   15. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Manufactured Housing Association;
   16. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Rural Water Association;
   17. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors;
   18. One (1) appointee of the President of the Mississippi Pumpers Association;
   19. One (1) appointee of the President of the Mississippi Water and Pollution Control Operators Association, Inc.;
   20. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Realtors; and
   21. One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League.
2. The members of the advisory council shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from its membership.
3. The terms of appointments for each member shall be for a period of two (2) years.
4. The advisory council shall have quarterly meetings, with at least one (1) of those meetings taking place between forty-five (45) and sixty (60) days before the meeting of the board.
5. The department shall staff all advisory council meetings and record minutes of those meetings.

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