After nearly 20 years of service to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Land Division (AML), JaNell Hunter is retiring at the end of December. Hunter has acted in various capacities for AML and the City of Rock Springs over her career and most recently has been the AML Rock Springs Liason. Her […]
Cheyenne, WY – On November 28, 2017, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Air Quality Division held its Pre-Winter Ozone Season Open House for the upcoming 2018 Winter Ozone Season in the Lovatt Room of the Pinedale Library in Pinedale, Wyoming. For the first time, DEQ gathered video footage of the event in […]
On November 6, 2017, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) recognized four Wyoming mining companies with the “Good Neighbor Award”. The four Wyoming coal mine operators recognized are Arch Coal, Cloud Peak Energy, Kiewit Mining Group, and Peabody Energy. The Good Neighbor Award is given to mine operators for successfully working with […]
An interagency group composed of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality – Water Quality Division (WDEQ-WQD), the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), the Willwood Irrigation District, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the Wyoming Water Development Office, the State Engineer’s Office, and others have been working on developing a plan to allow for the […]
(Note: The previous video has been changed for context) The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Water Quality Division (WQD) recently received notice from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) approving designated use changes of many low-flow stream channels in Wyoming for secondary contact recreation. As the third driest and least populated state […]
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director, Todd Parfitt, was named the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) President. Established in 1993, ECOS is the national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders. Their purpose is to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and their leaders to protect and […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Abandoned Mine Land Division (AML) recently received its Annual Evaluation Summary Report from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE).Within the evaluation, OSMRE praised Wyoming’s AML program. The report said: “The State administers a superior AML program in full compliance with its approved AMLR (Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation) […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Water Quality Division (WQD) is releasing results from Escherichia coli (E. coli) sampling conducted by staff on Flat Creek, Fish Creek, and the Snake River. The samples were collected approximately every two weeks from May 9th until August 10th. DEQ is releasing this data at this time so […]
Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing the completion of a University of Wyoming Master’s thesis that compiles the latest scientific information on the temperature requirements for Wyoming stream fishes. The thesis, “Development of Thermal Tiers and Regulatory Criteria for Wyoming Stream Fishes,” was completed by Caitlin Peterson to partially fulfill […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is teaming up with EnSave, Inc. to provide energy audits for Wyoming farms and small businesses. Energy audits are customized plans to identify energy savings for businesses. These audits typically find 10 to 35 percent savings. “Our goal is to provide assistance to small businesses in Wyoming. This […]