Name | PROGRAMS | PHONE |
Miles Austin | (307)777-6081 | |
Lily Barkau | Groundwater Section Manager Cheyenne | (307)777-7072 |
Tyler Harris | UIC Program Project Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-5501 |
Steven Loose | GPC Program, UIC Program Project Manager, Lander | (307)335-6942 |
Laurel Morrow | UIC Program Project Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-7608 |
John Passehl | UIC Program , Federal Facilities Project Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-5623 |
Wylee Rizzitello | (307)777-7092 | |
Troy Sanders | UIC Program Program Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-2960 |
Justin Scott | UIC Program Project Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-7511 |
Taylor Spiegelberg | UIC Program Project Manager, Lander | (307)335-6752 |
Nicole Twing | Know Your Well , Gillette-Madison Wellfield Project, GPC Program and Federal Facilities Program Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-8275 |
Kira Weber | CAFOs, Produced Water Permitting, GPC Program Project Manager, Cheyenne | (307)777-7090 |
In response to the Governor's request to limit contact and the move toward staff working remotely for the near future, the WDEQ Water Quality Division (WQD) has made electronic document submittal available. This includes permit applications, response to comments, reports, and other communications. Forms have been set up for individual WQD Sections (Watershed, WYPDES, Groundwater, Water/Wastewater), and a form is also available for general WQD submittals. Please choose the appropriate form from the list of links below to upload your documents. If submitted electronically, no hardcopy is required to be submitted unless you are contacted by a WQD Section Manager with a request to submit the hard copy. Please note that the Water Quality Division 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.
Groundwater Section: | Click Here |
Watershed Section: | Click Here |
Water and Waste Water Section: | Click Here |
WYPDES Section: | Click Here |
General WQD: | Click Here |
NOTICE: Effective November 23, 2021, all permits to be submitted 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. BOPU contacts are Frank Strong or Bryce Dorr at (307) 637-6460, ENGreview@cheyennebopu.org, or www.cheyennebopu.org for additional information.
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The GEM Database is a tool for permitees, operators, and consultants to report monitoring data to the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. Operators and consultants requesting access to the database for reporting must be approved by a responsible corporate officer of the permitted entity.
Currently the GEM Database is offline. To submit documents please click here: https://bit.ly/WDEQ-WQD
For inquiries regarding UIC records, please submit a Public Records Request.
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.
Class VI Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) refers to the process in which carbon is captured from industrial processes and either utilized by turning the carbon into a new product or stored by injecting the carbon into a storage site, usually underground in a geologic formation.
A well that is used for injecting a carbon dioxide stream for geologic sequestration that:
Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Industrial Development Information and Siting Act (2020 Edition) 35-11-103:
Carbon sequestration permit requirements and Unitization are outlined in 35-11-313 through 35-11-317
Water Quality Rules Chapter 24, Section 2(v) “Geologic sequestration project” means an injection well or wells used to emplace a carbon dioxide stream into an injection zone for geologic sequestration. It includes the subsurface three-dimensional extent of the carbon dioxide plume, associated pressure front, and displaced fluid, as well as the surface area above that delineated region.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality implements the Underground Injection Control Class VI Program. Water Quality Rules, Chapter 24 outlines the permitting requirements for Class VI wells.
The following is the permitting, operating and closure process for a Class VI well in Wyoming:
For more information on how to apply for a Class VI permit, please review the Class VI Injection Wells and Facilities Underground Injection Control Program Informational Program Packet located in the ‘Forms and Guidance’ tab above.
Forms are also available for:
Questions regarding Class VI wells and the permitting process, or to request a Word version of the Permit Application Part 2, please contact Lily R. Barkau, P.G. at (307) 777-7072 or lily.barkau@wyo.gov
Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the US EPA to develop UIC program requirements that protect underground sources of drinking water. Primary enforcement authority, often called primacy, refers to state, territory, or tribal responsibilities associated with implementing US EPA approved UIC programs. Primacy programs are established under Section 1422 and 1425 of the SDWA. Wyoming received primacy over Class I through V in 1983. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality received primacy over Class VI wells on September 3, 2020. Wyoming is one of two states to have received primacy for implementing the Class VI program; the other is North Dakota.
Wyoming’s primacy documents can be found here: