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 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.
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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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 December 12, 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
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.
Federal facilities, mostly military sites, are located throughout the state of Wyoming. The Federal Facilities Program works with federal partners such as the US EPA, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the US Department of Defense to investigate, quantify and clean up soil and water contamination on these sites.
The military discovered soil and groundwater contamination at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, located west of Cheyenne, in the 1980’s. Contaminated soil and groundwater has been removed or treated and clean-up is ongoing to address remaining contamination.
The Wyoming Air National Guard has been cleaning up contaminated properties, such as the site located at the Cheyenne Municipal Airport, since 2001. Long-term plans are in place for ongoing clean-up where soil or groundwater contamination still exists.
When the military inactivates, or decommissions, a site, they become known as Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDs). The Federal Facilities Program and federal partners work with current land owners to find acceptable clean-up methods for these sites. There are currently several dozen FUDs located in Wyoming. Top priority sites for clean-up include those which impact drinking water supplies.
The extent and nature of the soil and groundwater contamination is often unknown. Groundwater contamination plumes can extend hundreds of feet, or more, so investigations are currently in progress to better characterize contamination at federal facilities in Wyoming.
Investigations at one FUD determined that the plume from the Belvoir Ranch site extends for more than 10 miles. Municipal and private wells were impacted by this plume, so this FUD was particularly important to clean up. Due to the successful collaboration between the land owners, the Federal Facilities Program and federal partners, the water produced by these wells is being treated and no longer poses a danger to human health. Photos, maps, site investigation reports and more can be found at the Atlas Missile Site 4 Information website.
Federal Facilities Program Manager: Nicole Twing 307-777-8275
NAME | PROGRAMS | PHONE |
Lily Barkau | Groundwater Section Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-7072 |
Vacant | Ground Section Geology Supervisor, UIC, GPC, & Federal Facilities Programs | (307)777-8275 |
John Passehl | Federal Facilities Program, Geology Supervisor, Cheyenne | (307)777-5623 |
Justin Scott | UIC Program, Geology Supervisor, Cheyenne | (307)777-7511 |
Tyler Harris | UIC Program, Project Geologist, Cheyenne | (307)777-7608 |
Aaron Birkemeier | UIC Program, Natural Resources Program Principal, Cheyenne | (307)777-5501 |
Hunter Hubbard | UIC Program, Project Geologist, Cheyenne | (307)777-2960 |
Wylee Rizzitello | GPC Program, Natural Resources Program Principal, Cheyenne | (307)777-9355 |
Julia Glicini | UIC Program, Natural Resource Analyst, Cheyenne | (307)777-6080 |
Brenden Stefanowicz | GPC Program, Natural Resource Analyst, Cheyenne | (307)777-7092 |
Graeme Finley | UIC Program, Senior Project Geologist, Casper | (307)473-3478 |
Christy Hutchinson | GPC Program, Natural Resources Program Principal, Casper | (307)473-3468 |
Steven Loose | GPC Program, Geology Supervisor, Lander | (307)335-6942 |
Jack Leitner | UIC Program, Natural Resource Analyst, Lander | (307)335-6752 |
This page contains a series of maps detailing contaminated federal sites in Wyoming. which include:
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