STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
PHIL BRYANT, GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Trudy D. Fisher, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
March 4, 2013 601/961-5277
MDEQ Accepts Nine New Members into the enHance Program
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) has accepted nine new members and three renewing members into its
enHance program.
enHance is a voluntary stewardship program that recognizes committed
environmental leaders who accomplish goals beyond their legal requirements.
enHance is open to facilities, cities, counties, and other entities who are
interested in the program, and applicants can choose from three tiers:
Associate, Steward, or Leader.
"We are very excited about this program that rewards members for their
leadership in protecting Mississippi's environment. There have been
several outstanding classes of members, and we look forward to including
this next group into the program. There are many facilities in Mississippi
doing good work and achieving standards beyond their permit requirements.
We believe they should be recognized for their leadership," said Trudy
Fisher, MDEQ Executive Director. "In addition, successful participation in
this program will result in the reduction of waste and the conservation of
resources leading to long-term economic benefits and continuous
environmental enhancement."
The new members for 2013:
Leaders
►Anel Corporation (Winona)
►Hol-Mac Corporation – Plant 1 (Bay Springs)
►Hol-Mac Corporation – Plant 2 (Bay Springs)
►Hol-Mac Corporation – Plant 3 (Bay Springs)
►Tupelo Sleeper – Leggett & Platt (Tupelo)
Stewards
►Southwire Company (Starkville)
Associates
►American Eurocopter Corporation (Columbus)
►City of Natchez Water Works
►Haworth, Inc. (Bruce)
Renewing members are Associates Quantum Choctaw Power, LLC (Ackerman) and
Choctaw Generation, LP - Red Hills Power Plant (Ackerman) and the Naval
Construction Battalion Center (Gulfport) as a Leader.
The enHance members will be recognized at a luncheon and training seminar
in Jackson on April 10.
Current enHance members:
Leaders
►Baxter International (Cleveland)
►AkzoNobel-Eka Chemicals (Columbus)
►International Paper (Redwood)
►Nucor/General Recycling (Flowood)
►14th Flying Training Wing/Columbus Air Force Base (Columbus)
►The Cooper Tire Company (Tupelo)
►Custom Engineered Wheels (Tupelo)
►Flexsteel Commercial Seating Division (Starkville)
►Nissan North America, Inc. Canton Manufacturing Plant (Canton)
►Leaf River Cellulose, LLC (New Augusta)
►Northrop Grumman (Moss Point)
►Super Sagless (Tupelo)
►Southern Natural Gas Company - Onward Compressor Station (Cary)
Stewards
►Hunter Douglas (Tupelo)
►DTE Petcoke (Vicksburg)
►Ark-Ell Springs (Houlka)
►Zeon Chemicals Mississippi Plant (Hattiesburg)
►City of Ridgeland
►City of Southaven
►City of Quitman
►City of Hernando
Associates
►U.S. Government Printing Office (Stennis Space Center)
Information about the program is available at: www.enhance.ms.
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Mr. Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
601/961-5277
601/421-5699 (c)
601/961-5715 (f)
rwilbur@deq.state.ms.us
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