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Enforcement Actions

The DEQ undertakes enforcement actions to preserve safe environmental conditions throughout Wyoming. 

This page contains information on the enforcement actions that the Water Quality Division may undertake, as well as a record of enforcement actions that have been undertaken by WQD.

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Electronic Documents Submittal

Electronic document submittal is available for WQD permit applications, reports, and other communications.
Visit:  WDEQ Water Quality Division Downloads

You do NOT need to follow up the electronic submission with a hard copy submission unless you are specifically contacted by a WQD staff person with a request to do so.

Need to report a spill or complaint? Please visit https://deqspills.wyo.gov/home

Submitting a public comment? WQD is unable to accept public notice comments through this system. Refer to the public notice document for instructions on how to submit comments or visit https://wq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/comment/search.

NOTICE: All applications for water distribution systems and/or sewage collection systems that are within the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (BOPU) district shall be submitted to the BOPU for approval. Contact Frank Strong or Bryce Dorr at (307) 637-6460, ENGreview@cheyennebopu.org, or http://cheyennebopu.org for additional information.

Recent General Permit Authorizations

The DEQ Water Quality Division accepts comments on all permits authorized under a general permit for a period of 30 days, as provided for in W.S. 35-11-801(d).

Interested persons may mail or fax comments to the main Cheyenne office. The ‘Date’ column in the table below indicates the date the authorization was posted to the website. Comments must be received before 5:00 pm on the 30th day after the authorization was posted to the website. For example, comments for an authorization posted on 10/1/18 must be received by 5:00 p.m. on 10/31/18. DEQ does not accept emailed comments.

You may sort the table by posting date or search for the type of general permit, the county where the permit was issued, the permit number, or the name of the person or company to whom the permit was issued.

If you wish to review the general permit documents, please go to the web page for each permitting program:

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Proposed Rules and Regulations

The Water Quality Division will present proposed revisions to Water Quality Rules Chapter 1, Wyoming Surface Water Quality Standards; and Chapter 2, Permit Regulations for Discharges to Wyoming Surface Waters to the Water and Waste Advisory Board at their June 13, 2024 meeting, starting at 9:00 a.m. The proposed revisions to Chapter 1 (1) fulfill the federal requirements at 40 CFR § 131.20, (2) restructure and align requirements with state law and federal law, regulations, and guidance; (3) revise designated uses and remove the designated use classification system; and (4) provide minor updates to specific water quality criteria. The proposed revisions to Chapter 2 (1) update references to the designated use classification system to reflect proposed revisions to Chapter 1; and (2) incorporate provisions related to fish toxicants, aquatic pesticides, and short-term sediment disturbance that Water Quality Division proposes to move from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2. More information is available at: http://deq.wyoming.gov/shwd/wwab/ under the “Upcoming Meeting” tab

Rules and Regulations

All official Wyoming State Rules and Regulations are kept at the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. Click here to view all current Rules and Regulations.

Training Opportunities

Over a Thousand Online Trainings Available!  New trainings are added frequently, so check back often!

Click Here to Find a scheduled In-person Training or Webinar

Below is a list of Correspondence Course Providers, Classroom Trainings, In-state Training Providers, IACET Approved Online Courses, Other Online Training Providers, and Conferences. 

Correspondence Course Providers

Office Of Water Programs, California State Univ.- Sacramento
Phone: 916-278-6142     Fax: 916-278-5959

Technical Learning College (TLC):  Click on Water, Distribution, Wastewater or Collection Courses for course lists.

TPC Training Systems:  Correspondence courses for water and wastewater treatment operators.

Classroom Trainings

Casper College, Workforce Development
Erik Christensen Phone: 1-800-442-2963 x 2085

 

Northern Wyoming Community College, Workforce and Community Education
Karen St. Clair  Phone 307-674-6446 X4502

 

Northwest Membrane Operator Association (NWMOA) offers operators of Wyoming and other NW US states continuing education credits.

 

Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA)  The RMWEA also offers 360Water online courses at a discounted rate!

In-state Training Providers

Midwest Assistance Program (MAP)

Rocky Mountain Section American Water Works Association (RMSAWWA)

 

Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA)

 

Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems (WARWS)

 

Wyoming Water Quality Pollution Control Association (WWQ-PCA)

IACET Approved Online Courses

IACET Approved Online Courses: In an ongoing effort to provide the best training to our operators, online training providers that meet the standard of excellence for online training developed by the International Association of Continuing Education & Training (IACET) are highlighted below.

 

AdvanceOnline Solutions offers OSHA and HAZWOPER 8-Hour video courses.

 

American Water College One hour long core topic area classes in Water Treatment, Distribution, Wastewater Treatment or Collection.



CEU Plan Core topic area classes from one to 10 hour long courses in Water Treatment, Distribution, Wastewater Treatment or Collection. IACET approved classes.

 

Houston Industrial Training Institute offers online courses in both water and wastewater.

 

Office Of Water Programs, California State Univ.- Sacramento (Ken Kerri)

 

PDHengineer.com Although designed for engineering continuing education credit, these courses will offer operators a good technical challenge. Select courses from the Environmental Engineering category in either Water Supply or Wastewater Treatment sub-categories.


Technology Transfer Services provides courses in water and wastewater treatment.

Other Online Training Providers

The training providers listed below have been approved by the State of Wyoming, but do not yet have IACET accreditation.

 

360water, Inc. Core topic area classes in Water Treatment, Distribution, Wastewater Treatment or Collection.



American Water Works Association (AWWA) eLearning CE Credit Courses:  Click on Course Catalog for a course list. 



At Your Pace Online (AYPO): Core topic area water and distribution classes from 2 to 24 hours long.

 

National Environmental Services Center (NESC) is dedicated to helping small drinking water system operators. For operator education and certification training, please go to their Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators page.

 

Digital 2000 offers video training on OSHA and safety courses.



Vector Solutions offers a mix of core and non-core classes for water and wastewater operators

 

Water Environment Fund (WEF) WEF has created a complimentary 3 month e-WEF membership (expires June 30, 2020) for new members.  Membership benefits include up to 20% off of their comprehensive online training materials for wastewater treatment professionals.

 

Water Otter water and wastewater treatment courses that are broken into convenient 30 minute long units,

 

Zarathom Online offers 1 hour long water and wastewater trainings.

Conferences

Please contact the DEQ Operator Certification Office prior to attending out of state conferences not listed here to make sure that you will get contact hours!

Webinar Providers

American Water Works (AWWA) 

  •  e-Learning  Both self-paced and instructor-led online courses on technical and leadership topics are available.  

  • Webinars Learn about trending topics in the water sector and professional development issues.  All webinars both upcoming and previously aired are available and approved for WY operator training credit.

US EPA Webinar Series  All webinars both upcoming and previously aired are available and approved for WY operator training credit.  Archived webinars must be viewed with a proctor to get contact hours.  Please contact opcert@wyo.gov to make arrangements.

US EPA Drinking Water Academy  Online training covering federal drinking water requirements and National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.

 

Water Environment Federation (WEF) WEF has both upcoming and previously aired webinars available.

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Contact
Contact

Please contact Kim Parker at kim.parker@wyo.gov or 307-777-6128 if you have questions about the Operator Certification Program.

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