Monitoring

Enforcement Actions

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

This page contains information on the enforcement actions that the Solid and Hazardous Waste Division may undertake, as well as a record of enforcement actions that have been undertaken by SHWD.

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Electronic Document Submittal

In response to the Governor's request to limit contact and the move toward most WDEQ staff working remotely for the near future, the Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (SHWD) have made electronic document submittal available. This includes work plans, reports, general correspondence and Solid Waste permit applications. Electronic submittal forms are now available for SHWD programs. Please choose the appropriate form from the list of links below to upload documents. If submitted electronically, no hardcopy is required to be submitted unless you are contacted by SHWD staff with a request to submit the hard copy. Please note that SHWD is unable to accept comments on documents in public notice via these forms. Please refer to the public notice for instructions on how to submit comments.   

Hazardous Waste, Voluntary Remediation, Orphan Site Programs 
 https://bit.ly/WDEQ-SHWD-HW-VRP-upload  

Solid Waste Permitting & Corrective Action Program                      
 
Proposed Rules and Regulations

This page contains any proposed Rules or Regulations that are currently under development within the Solid and Hazardous Waste Division. 

Hazardous Waste Rules, Chapter 1

The Hazardous Waste Rules, Chapter 1, General Provisions were adopted and filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State on April 7, 2022.  See https://rules.wyo.gov/.

Solid Waste

The Solid Waste Permitting and Corrective Action Program is conducting a public outreach on proposed revisions to the Solid Waste Rules Chapter 3 Industrial Landfills Regulations.

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.

Monitoring

In order to assist local governments in determining whether their local landfills were leaking and polluting groundwater, Wyoming’s state lawmakers appropriated funding for monitoring networks that assist with the process. 

Background Information

In 2006, the Wyoming Legislature set aside $7,970,000 to help local government entities fund the installation of monitoring networks, and in some cases pay for monitoring, to determine if their landfill has polluted groundwater. This legislation was supported by the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association and the Citizen’s Advisory Group on Solid Waste.

Wondering if your landfill qualifies for assistance? Click on the “Reimbursement Eligibility Information” resource tab on the right to learn more about the application process including required criteria and an application form.

Citizens Advisory Group

This tab contains reports, documents and contact information for the Citizen's Advisory Group on Solid Waste. 

 

Guidance and Forms
This tab contains a variety of forms and information pertaining to SHWD Guidance procedures concerning monitoring. 
 
Reimbursement Eligibility Information

This page contains forms and information - such as applications and monitoring reimbursement criteria (including whether a landfill is eligible for a 75 percent reimbursement) - concerning SHWD's landfill reimbursement eligibility. 

Note: The DEQ's criteria for awarding reimbursement grants is set under W.S. 35-11-521. 

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Related Links

This tab contains a variety of links to informational web sites pertaining to Wyoming's solid waste monitoring networks. 

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