CHEYENNE, WYOMING – Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has proclaimed the week of February 9-15, 2026, as Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Appreciation Week. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) is joining the Governor in recognizing the essential role these professionals play in safeguarding public health and protecting the environment across the state. “Healthy […]
Statewide, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) Water Quality Division (WQD), in collaboration with the Shoshone National Forest (SNF), completed an evaluation of Lonesome Lake and Big Sandy Lake, indicating that Escherichia coli (E. coli) samples collected in the summer of 2025 attained state water quality standards for recreational uses. WDEQ and SNF initiated […]
Statewide, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division (AQD) has begun operating a mobile ambient monitoring station in Rawlins, Wyoming. To introduce the station and engage with the community, AQD will host an open house on December 16, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, off the footpath behind the […]
STATEWIDE, WYOMING – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) is calling on restoration ecologists and land stewardship professionals to volunteer as mentors for its 2025 Native Plants Project Annual Sagebrush Planting Event. This three-day experiential learning opportunity is being held at the WDEQ-Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Day Loma Reclamation Project near Jeffrey City, Wyoming. […]
Statewide, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division (AQD), has launched operations of a mobile ambient air monitoring station in Wright, WY. To introduce the station and engage with the community, AQD will host an open house on October 1, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at the south […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Water Quality Division (WQD), in conjunction with the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD), is recommending that private well owners within the greater Saratoga area test their wells. Recently, SERCD and DEQ identified several wells primarily within the Cow Creek Station Subdivision and additional locations within the northwest greater Saratoga […]
CHEYENNE – Amber Potts has been selected as the new Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) Administrator. The position became open in May when the previous AQD Administrator, Nancy Vehr, was appointed as the DEQ Deputy Director. “It is with great pleasure I am announcing that I have selected Amber Potts […]
Statewide, WY – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is now accepting grant proposals for emissions reduction projects across the state. Proposed projects must involve methods to mitigate nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from vehicles listed within the eligible mitigation actions established in DEQ’s Volkswagen (VW) Mitigation Plan. More detailed information about eligible mitigation actions […]
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Water Quality Division (WQD) invites the public and our partners to attend the second Wyoming Water Quality Conference at the University of Wyoming Conference Center in Laramie, Wyoming on October 15-16, 2025. At the Conference, participants will learn about how the WQD fulfills its mission of protecting and restoring […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Water Quality Division (WQD) is celebrating the 2025 National Intern Day by highlighting the amazing interns we have working here this summer. DEQ has six interns working across various WQD Programs for the Summer 2025 Season. The WQD programs that have interns this year include the Groundwater Section’s […]