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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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 provides that the discharge of any pollutants from a point source into surface water of the United States must be regulated under the Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WYPDES) Program.
Through this program, operators of a point source discharge are required to receive coverage under a WYPDES discharge permit.
The permits contain limitations and conditions that will assure that the state’s surface water quality standards are protected. In order to verify that the state’s surface quality standards are protected the permits also contain sampling requirements that show that permit holders comply with the permit limitations and conditions.
The sample results have to be submitted to the DEQ on Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) at specific time intervals as specified in the permit (see DMR Due Dates tab above). The DMRs shall be submitted through EPAs Network Discharge Monitoring Report (NetDMR) system. Access to the NetDMR system can be obtained here: https://usepa.
The WYPDES Program also requires that permit holders comply with their permit requirements including submitting their DMRs on time, submitting DMRs even when there was no discharge, submitting completed and legible DMRs, etc. Permit holders are also required to notify the Water Quality Division (WQD) of any permit violations (excursions, non-sampling events, other violations). Failure to comply with the permit requirements might result in an enforcement action (for details see Compliance tab above).
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 |
The WYPDES Program requires that permit holders comply with all permit requirements including:
Failure to comply with the permit requirements may result in an enforcement action.
Management Requirements of any WPDES Permit specifies the following (for a full list of requirements check your permit):
CBM DUE DATES | NON-CBM DUE DATES | |
Monthly Submission | 45 days of the completed sampling month | Monthly DMRs are due on the 28th day of the month following the completed reporting period |
Quarterly Submission | 1st Quarter DMRs are due on May 15th; 2nd Quarter DMRs are due on August 15th; 3rd Quarter DMRs are due on November 15th; 4th Quarter DMRs are due on February 15th | 1st Quarter DMRs are due on April 28th; 2nd Quarter DMRs are due on July 28th; 3rd Quarter DMRs are due on October 28th; 4th Quarter DMRs are due on January 28th |
Semi-Annual Submission | 1st Semester DMRs are due on August 15th; 2nd Semester DMRs are due on February 15th | 1st Semester DMRs are due on July 28th; 2nd Semester DMRs are due on January 28th |
Annual Submission | Annual DMRs are due on February 15th | Annual DMRs are due on January 28th |