Welcome to DEQ's Water Quality Division

Cheyenne Office:

        DEQ/Water Quality Division
        122 West 25th Street
        Herschler Building, 4th Floor-West
        Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

     Water Quality Division's main telephone number:  307-777-7781

     DEQ/WQD fax machine number:  307-777-5973

Field Offices:  

Casper Office: 
WDEQ Casper Field Office
152 North Durbin Street, Suite 100    
Casper, WY  82601
 


 Main Telephone Number:  307-473-3465

 Fax Number:  307-473-3458

Lander Office: 
WDEQ Lander Field Office
510 Meadowview Drive
Lander, WY  82520


 Main Telephone Number:  307-332-3144

 Fax Number:  307-332-7726

Sheridan Office:
 WDEQ Sheridan Field Office
2100 West 5th
Sheridan, WY  82801


 Main Telephone Number:  307-673-9337

 Fax Number:  307-672-2213

ADVISORY BOARD:

Water and Waste Advisory Board listing
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Current Events, Proposed Rule Changes, and Draft Documents
A listing of public meetings, public notices and on-going rule revisions.

The Water Quality Division has adopted a policy of paperless email notification for announcements, notifications of rule changes or general information.  To receive these email notifications, you must sign up for them at the following link:

Please remember to confirm your sign up by responding to the email that is sent from the list after you join.  All other Water Quality email lists will be consolidated into this list except for the combined Nonpoint Source and TMDL programs.

Carbon Sequestration:  Rule Information

Interim Policy on Establishing Effluent Limits for Permitted Point Source Discharges to Class 1 Water Tributaries - Adopted
             Memorandum summarizing Interim Policy

Niobrara Shale Development Q&A

 

WQD RULES AND STATUTES:

Water Quality Rules & Regulations (Chapters 1 to 24)

Environmental Quality Act - Link to the legislative website for Title 35.  Section 35-11-101 is the beginning of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act.

DEQ Rules of Practice and Procedure

WQD PROGRAMS:

Commercial Oilfield E&P Exempt Pits List

Groundwater Program
Subdivision planning has moved to the Water and Wastewater Program

Watershed Protection Program
Includes non-point source grants and TMDL information.

Water and Wastewater Program
Includes:
*  water and wastewater construction permitting
*  rulemaking  for cross connection control
*  small wastewater (septic systems)
*  operator certification
*  SRF loan program
*  capacity development
*  source water and wellhead protection
*  subdivision planning

Underground Injection Control Program
Regulates any subsurface fluid emplacement.

WYPDES (Point Source) Program regulates discharges of pollutants that have the potential to reach surface waters of the state.  Programs include permits for:
* Point source discharges of waste and process waters
* Coalbed methane (CBM) discharges
* Storm water discharges from regulated activities
* Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)
* Link to CBM Watershed Based Permitting Page
 

 

                                              Last Update:  March 19, 2012