Watershed Protection

The Watershed Protection Program is responsible for a variety of planning and water quality project implementation activities.

The Program’s major functions include:

  • Water Quality Standards
  • Nonpoint Source Planning and Grant Administration
  • Water Quality Assessment
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Water Quality Laboratory
  • 401 Certifications and Wetlands Protection
  • TMDL Coordination
  • Data Quality Assurance

Special projects associated with the Program include:

Contact
NAME/EMAIL ADDRESSPROGRAMPHONE
David Waterstreet, Program ManagerWatershed Program307-777-6709
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification and Turbidity Waivers  
James Tarzon (Cheyenne)CWA Section 401 Certification, Turbidity Waivers307-777-6701
Data Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)  
Jennifer Pollard (Cheyenne)Data QA/QC307-777-6372
Surface Water Monitoring Program  
Jeremy Zumberge, Program Supervisor (Sheridan)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-675-5638
Tavis Eddy (Lander)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-335-6957
Grant Wichman (Cheyenne)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-777-6353
Jason Martineau (Sheridan)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-675-5632
James Tarzon (Cheyenne)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-777-6701
Daniel Bryant (Sheridan)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-675-5637
Michael Wachtendonk (Lander)Surface Water Monitoring Program307-335-6751
Surface Water Quality Standards  
Eric Hargett, Program Supervisor (Cheyenne)Surface Water Quality Standards307-777-7079
Rachel Eyres (Cheyenne)Surface Water Quality -Standards, Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms307-777-2073
Jackson Akin (Cheyenne)Surface Water Quality Standards, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)307-777-7050
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)/Assessment/ Nonpoint Source Pollution/Program  
Ron Steg, Program Supervisor (Lander)Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)307-335-6980
Joanna Harter (Lander)Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)307-335-6965
Race Stryker (Cheyenne)Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator307-777-6755
Water Quality Lab  
Steve Vien, Lab Supervisor (Cheyenne)Water Quality Lab307-777-7654
Rex Bagley (Cheyenne)Water Quality Lab307-777-7151
Amaryllis Briggs (Cheyenne)Water Quality Lab307-777-6783
Alexis Lester(Cheyenne)Water Quality Lab307-777-3770
Guidance

This page contains a variety of downloadable Guidance procedures pertaining to the Watershed Protection Program. 

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