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About LQD
The LQD administers and enforces all statutes and regulations on land disturbances dealing with mining and reclamation within the State of Wyoming. The LQD has the authority to require permitting and licensing of all operator actions of surface and underground mine facilities. Each mining operation must be covered by a Reclamation Bond in the event the operator is unable to fulfill the reclamation requirements. The LQD's authority derives from the Federal Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act and the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act.
LQD District Contacts  (Click County on Map Below)
LQD Administrator	Don McKenzie	(307) 777 - 7046
LQD Program Manager	Carol Bilbrough	(307) 777 - 6772
LQD Bonding Analyst	Deanna Hill	(307) 777 - 6910
LQD Records Manager	Ramona Christensen	(307) 777 - 7053

 

What's New?

    - Revised Guideline 12 (Standardized Reclamation Performance Bond Format and Cost Calculation Methods)

      Download the revised [Guideline_12].  (Added 11/4/09)

    - Small Mine Handbook w/updated contact information [Small_Mine_Handbook] (Added 8/25/09)  

    - Updated Mine Operators Contact Lists [Contact_Lists] (Added 8/21/09)

    - Revised Rules and Regulations (Rule Package 1-S) - Recently Approved Rules (Added 8/18/09)

    - General Performance Standards for Limited Mining Operations LMO_Performance_Standards (Added 12/19/08)

Guidance and Information

• Coal Forms, Bonds, Reports (Updated 9/12/08)

• Noncoal Forms, Bonds, Reports (Updated 9/12/08)

• Guidelines & Standard Operating Procedures (Updated 11/4/09)

• Mine Operators Contact List (Updated 8/21/09)

• Uranium Data Submission Spreadsheets (Updated 8/20/08)

  Land Quality/Water Quality Working Agreement (Added 3/27/08)

Statutes, Rules & Regulations, and Advisory Board  

• Wyoming Environmental Quality Act, (Title 35, Chapter 11) (Coal & Non Coal)

• Recently Approved Rules (new or changes) (Updated 8/18/09)

• History of Rule Changes Since 1989 [Coal] [Noncoal] (Updated 10/24/06)

• Rules and Regulation (Sec. of State Website)

• Advisory Board Meeting Minutes (Updated 8/20/09)

Current Events (Updated 8/20/09)

• Upcoming Advisory Board Meetings

• Upcoming Environmental Quality Council Hearings on Proposed Rules

• Proposed Rules

Coordination with the Office of Surface Mining (OSM)

• Office of Surface Mining

• OSM Reclamation Awards

• Please note:  The Land Quality Division webpage  is currently being revised.  If you have any comments/questions/suggestions, please feel free to email chults@wyo.gov  .

Revised 11/4/2009