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.
The Federal Clean Water Act requires regulation of point source pollutant discharges into surface waters. In the state of Wyoming, such discharges are regulated under the Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WYPDES) Program.
Operators with point source surface discharges to Wyoming surface waters are required to obtain permit coverage under the WYPDES Program. WYPDES permits contain limitations and/or conditions protective of state and federal surface water quality standards.’ Discharges occurring within the boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation are regulated by the Region 8 EPA office in Denver, CO.
NAME/EMAIL ADDRESS | PROGRAM | PHONE |
Jason Thomas | WYPDES Program Manager | 307-777-5504 |
Discharge Permitting | ||
Kathy Shreve - Supervisor | Discharge Permits | 307-777-7093 |
Mike Locatelli | Discharge Permits | 307-777-7081 |
Eric Pribil | Discharge Permits | 307-777-8991 |
Anita Rehner | Storm Water Permits | 307-777-5622 |
Katy Sprouse | Storm Water Permits | 307-777-7570 |
Inspection, Compliance & Enforcement | ||
Kevin Wells - Supervisor | Inspection, Compliance & Enforcement | 307-777-8669 |
Kevin Campbell | NetDMRs, Transfers & Terminations, Compliance & DMRs | 307-777-2431 |
Katherine McCrea | NetDMRs, Compliance & DMRs | 307-777-5990 |
Jim Eisenhauer - Coordinator (Sheridan) | Inspections | 307-675-5636 |
Jessica Barnes (Sheridan) | Inspections | 307-675-5631 |
Jon Deutscher (Sheridan) | Inspections | 307-675-5635 |
Brad Kniss (Cheyenne) | Inspections | 307-777-2457 |
Eric Moore | Inspections | 307-335-6956 |
Christy Hutchinson (Casper) | Inspections | 307-473-3468 |
Ann Heuerman (Casper) | Inspections | 307-473-3474 |
Tori Nye (Pinedale) | Inspections | 307-349-7474 |
Beginning July 1, 2013 payment of permit fees for individual permits and general permit authorizations are required to be submitted with the permit application or NOI form. Some types of permits have flat fees and others have variable fees that must be calculated.
This "Fee Calculator" should be used to determine the proper amount to be submitted with each application or NOI. Checks should be made out to the "Dept. of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division.
This resource page contains General Permit and Notice of Intent (non-storm water) documents
This resource page contains downloadable Individual Permit Application Forms for Discharge
Please use the table below to search for and download WYPDES permits issued within the last five years (2014 and later). Permits are named using the following format: "PermitNumber_CompanyName_
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:
If the download box is not working below, please click here.