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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Water Quality Rules Chapter 12
The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council will consider proposed revisions to the
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Rules Chapter 12, Design and Construction Standards for Public Water Supplies, Docket 22-3103, at a hearing to be held on November 15, 2022 in the Capitol Extension Public Meeting Room 5, Herschler Building, 122 W. 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, starting at 9:00 a.m. (MST). The revisions include new requirements for public water supplies that propose well acidization, updates to water treatment technologies, and the incorporation by reference of the Recommended Standards for Water Works, 2018 Edition. More information is available at: https://eqc.wyo.gov/Public/Pleadings.aspx?DocketId=4336
Water Quality Rules Chapter 3
The Department of Environmental Quality has revised Water Quality Rules, Chapter 3, Regulations for Permit to Construct, Install or Modify Public Water Supplies,
Wastewater Facilities, Disposal Systems, Biosolids Management Facilities, Treated
Wastewater Reuse Systems and Other Facilities Capable of Causing or Contributing to Pollution.
The Environmental Quality Council adopted the revised rules at a public hearing located at the Capitol Extension Public Meeting Room 5, Herschler Building, 122 W. 25th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming on June 14, 2022. The final rule was filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State on August 19, 2022.
Electronic copies of the rule are available from the Secretary of State at rules.wyo.gov , under “Current Rules,” “Environmental Quality, Dept of (020),” “Water Quality,” “Chapter 3.”
Water Quality Rules Chapter 29
The Department of Environmental Quality has created a new rule: Water Quality Rules Chapter 29, Geologic Sequestration Special Revenue Account Requirements.
The Environmental Quality Council adopted the new rule at a public hearing located at the Capitol Extension Public Meeting Room 5, Herschler Building, 122 W. 25th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming on June 14, 2022. The final rule was filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State on August 19, 2022.
Electronic copies of the rule are available from the Secretary of State at rules.wyo.gov, under “Current Rules,” “Environmental Quality, Dept of (020),” “Water Quality,” “Chapter 29.”
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 |
Nicole Twing | 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 |
Laurel Morrow | UIC Program, Project Geologist, Cheyenne | (307)777-7608 |
Tyler Harris | 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 |
Curtis Crawford | UIC Program, Natural Resource Analyst, Cheyenne | (307)777-6080 |
Aaron Birkemeier | 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 & UIC Program, Project Geologist, 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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