Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

DEQ Calendar of Events

The following is a list of comment deadlines, training, advisory committee meetings, conferences, DEQ public meetings, and events that are sponsored by, or directly related to, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

Q U I C K J U M P
2013
January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

January 2013

February 2013

March 2013

30- The Wyoming Water and Waste Advisory Board will meet on March 21, 2013 at 9:00 AM in the Auditorium of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Basko Building, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming. The Solid and Hazardous Waste Division is requesting the board’s consideration regarding grant requests for reimbursement to local governments conducting solid waste landfill monitoring pursuant to W.S. 35-11-521 for the Solid and Hazardous Waste Division. Additional information is available at: http://deq.state.wy.us/shwd/gwg/pages/WWAB.asp . The Water Quality Division is requesting the board’s consideration on proposed changes to Water Quality Rules and Regulations Chapter 1. Electronic copies of the public notice and relevant documents for the Chapter 1 rulemaking are available at:http://deq.state.wy.us/wqd/watershed/surfacestandards/index.asp .

April 2013

16 and 18-The Storage Tank Program will be hosting two training classes this year. One in Thermopolis (16th) and one here in Cheyenne (18th). The classes are intended to help the owners and/or operators of tanks that are regulated by our program better understand WS 35-11 Article 14 (Wyoming Storag etnak Act of 2007) and WWQRR, Chapter 17.

I posted registration form on our website and it has the class times and locations. The link to the form is:

http://deq.state.wy.us/shwd/stp/Public_Notices/Training_registration_2013.pdf

19- AML BID tour for Project Number 16G-II, Phase 4, Clyde Pit and Coyote Creek Reclamation
Call For Bid

25- The Restoration Advisory Board for the former nuclear missile site on the Belvoir Ranch west of Cheyenne will be held April 25, 2013 at the Laramie County Library, in the Cottonwood Room. The meeting starts with an open house for the public to view posters and ask questions at 5:30 pm. The presentation on current activities at the site will be at 6:00 p.m. The library is located at 2200 Pioneer Ave.

May 2013

15 Non Point Task Force Public Meeting- 9 AM-12:00 PM Crook County Extention Office, SUndance WY

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality/Abandoned Mine Land Division (WYDEQ/AML), AML Project 17.6A-6 and 17.6A-7. These Projects consist of drilling and grouting of abandoned mine lands. The following areas will be mitigated:

·         South Side Belt Route adjacent to Stable Lane;
·         Near the Joint Powers Water Board tank at the intersection of Walnut Street and the South Side Belt Route;
·         Grant Street Extension; and
·         Blairtown Park (final phase of Blairtown Park).

As we continue with the mitigation efforts, we appreciate your continuing patience. Traffic disruptions are anticipated to be minimal during the course of the work. The work within Blairtown Park will be done within the previously fenced in area. All work is anticipated to be completed by December 2013. The Contractor is Nucor, Inc. and the Engineer is JFC Engineers & Surveyors. If there are any questions please contact:

Rob Gerrard, PE
Project Manager
JFC Engineers & Surveyors
1515 Ninth Street, Suite A
Rock Springs, WY 82901
307-362-7519
rgerrard@jfc-wyo.com