General Industrial Storm Water
This page contains documents related to the Industrial General Permit (IGP).
Certain industrial facilities are required to seek coverage under the general industrial storm water permit. Facilities most commonly covered in Wyoming are most mines (mineral mines are covered under the mineral mining permit, see above), facilities that produce cement products, many wood product facilities, airports, junk yards, and scrap recycling facilities. Coverage is based on the facility’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.
Please note that the general industrial storm water permit is not available to facilities where storm water runoff has the potential to discharge to class 1 waters. Facilities may apply for coverage under an individual storm water permit.
WDEQ issued a General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (IGP) renewal, effective June 1, 2023 and expiring May 31, 2028. The deadline for submission of renewal application forms and fee payments was July 31, 2023. To maintain existing coverage for your facility (or facilities) under the new IGP you must re-apply. If you have not yet submitted your renewal form/fee, please do so as soon as possible. Failure to submit a renewal application shall result in permit coverage termination. If you no longer require IGP permit coverage for a particular facility, please submit a Notice of Termination via our Electronic Documents Submittal portal above. If you have questions, contact us via email to both of the following addresses: anita.rehner@wyo.gov and katy.sprouse@wyo.gov. Make sure to include your WYPDES permit authorization number(s) (starting with ‘WYR00’, followed by 4 unique digits) and facility name(s) in your email so that we can better assist you.
Applicants for new IGP coverage must use the Notice of Intent_2023 posted on this page and follow the instructions within it.
We are currently processing the renewal applications received since June 2023. We anticipate that this process will continue at least through January 2024. If you have concerns about the renewal for your facility, please contact us via the email addresses listed above.
Beginning July 1, 2013 payment of permit fees for individual permits and general permit authorizations are required to be submitted with the permit application or NOI form. All storm water authorizations have variable fees that must be calculated depending upon the NOI date. The “Fee Calculator” should be used to determine the proper amount to be submitted with each NOI. Checks should be made out to the “Dept. of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division.
WYPDES Upload Portal:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/87c4d7eb3c524d6e89c9dfe7bc94d70e
WYPDES Electronic Payment Site:
https://deq.wyoming.gov/e-payment/
The option to mail or hand-deliver the renewal form with a check payment will still be available, but electronic submission and payment will ensure faster processing.
If you are aware of personnel changes at your organization that affect the contact information for your storm water permit authorization(s), please contact Anita Rehner (307-777-5622, anita.rehner@wyo.gov) or Katy Sprouse (307-777-7570, katy.sprouse@wyo.gov) to determine whether the contact information in our database is current. This will ensure that your organization receives email updates on permit status. Permittees are welcome to contact us with questions as we proceed.