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WYPDES Coalbed Methane Permits |
Bill DiRienzo, Program Manager |
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Leah
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Brian Lovett,
Inspection/Compliance Supervisor |
The NPDES program name has changed to WYPDES. In accordance with recent revisions to Chapter 2 of the Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations the state program name, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), has been changed to the Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System or WYPDES. This change clarifies that the Department of Environmental Quality is the permitting authority within Wyoming. However, NPDES permits will continue to be issued for pre-treatment discharges and within areas of the Wind River Reservation where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency remains the permitting authority.
CBM Quick Links
WYPDES CBM Permit Application Material
WYPDES CBM Watershed Permitting
WYPDES CBM Powder River Assimilative Capacity
Reservoir Bonding and Reclamation Guidance
Guidance and Technical Support Documents
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CBM General Permit for Temporary Discharge |
Temporary discharge of CBM water for purposes of groundwater characterization or emergency stock watering |
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| NOI application form for Temporary Discharge General Permit |
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WYPDES Application for Permit to Surface
Discharge Produced Water from CBM New Discharges, Renewals, or
Major Modifications **THIS FORM LAST UPDATED 9/3/08** |
New CBM facilities, permits up for renewal, or permits requesting a major modification* |
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| WYPDES Application for Permit to Surface Discharge Produced Water from CBM Minor Modifications (revised 7-10-06) | Existing facilities requesting a minor modification* |
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| *Modification Guidance Document (revised 7-10-06) | describes how to determine if a modification qualifies as a renewal, major modification, minor modification, or a notification letter |
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Upcoming Training Opportunities |
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WYPDES Online Permit Application. The WYPDES Program is pleased to announce that we will soon be offering the option of submitting your permit application ONLINE, through the WYPDES Program Electronic Application. In this first phase, the following online applications will be available: Coal Bed Methane, Oil Treaters, Industrial Operations (Form G), Non-Process Water (Form H), Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s) and Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production (Form B), and Coal Mines (Form F). Please keep checking back for dates regarding when the system is up and running as well as when and where training sessions will be held. (August 4, 2009) |
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Past CBM Training Sessions |
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Posted below are the presentations from the July 15, 2008 WYPDES CBM training session in Casper. |
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| WYPDES Permitting Trends |
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| The Application |
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| Powder River Assimilative Capacity |
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| Agricultural Use Protection |
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| WYPDES Enforcement Management System Overview |
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| Discharge Monitoring Reports |
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| WYPDES Inspection Process for CBM Facilities |
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| Permit Modifications |
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CBM Watershed Permitting. General information on watershed permitting and information on specific watersheds are found on this page. |
WYPDES Powder River Assimilative Capacity
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Go to the Powder River Assimilative Capacity web page (updated 1/25/2008) |
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Annual fee requirement for WYPDES permits and authorizations. Individual permits and general permit authorizations are subject to an annual $100 fee for as long as the permit or authorization is active. There is no need to pay the fee with your application. All permit and authorization fees are invoiced after December 31st. Please direct inquiries to Jessica Wales at (307) 777-7082 |
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Transfer Forms
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| Transferring existing permit coverage to another party. Use this Notice of Transfer and Acceptance (NOTA) To transfer coverage under an individual permit or general (non-storm water) permit to another party. The Department must have original signatures on both Parts 1 and 2. (9/04) |
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Reservoir Bonding and Reclamation Guidance
(Reservoir bonding requirements effective September 1, 2005)
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Reclamation and Bonding of |
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Implementation Policy for Reclamation and Bonding of On-Channel Reservoirs that Store Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water (revised 11/09) |
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| Table of required bonding amounts through Calendar Year 2012 (revised 11/30) |
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| WDEQ/BLM Bonding Requirements Comparison Table |
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| Form and Execution Requirements of Bonds |
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| Reclamation Performance Bond |
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| Reclamation Performance Bond - General Purpose Rider |
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| Reclamation Performance Bond Increase/Decrease Rider |
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| Checklist for bonds |
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| Letter of Credit - Criteria Memo |
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**All questions
regarding bonding CBM Reservoirs and all bonding-related documents should be
sent to Jessica Wales |
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Documents
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| Chapter 2 of the Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations. Newly revised as of November 2004. Please be patient, this is a large file. (11/04) |
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| Permitting Requirements associated with off-channel containment pits (This file is 11.5MB.) |
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| Acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing is now being required for CBM produced water from the Big George coal seam. Please see the following four documents: | |
| ►CBM Discharge WET Testing Implementation Approach (9/04) |
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| ►Map - CBM WET Test Requirement Area (revised 6/04) (pdf) [Note: The WET test map was revised in June of 2004 to correct a geographic inconsistency with the accompanying implementation document. Please use this revised version.] |
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| ►September 27, 2004 cover letter on revisions to the CBM Discharge WET Testing Implementation Approach |
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| ►Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing of Coalbed Methane (CBM) Produced Water in Northeastern Wyoming, (10/03) |
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| Compliance Monitoring for Ground Water Protection Beneath Unlined CBM Produced Impoundments (6/04) |
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| Clarification memo for Integration of Groundwater Monitoring Requirements for CBM Ponds into the NPDES Permitting Process (revised 4/05) |
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| WY NPDES Program Implementation Changes |
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| A letter from the Water Quality Division Administrator: Permits to Construct for Coalbed Methane Produced Water Treatment Plants (12/03) |
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| Guideline Revision: "Compliance Monitoring and Siting Requirements for Unlined Impoundments Containing Coalbed Methane Produced Water" (revised document posted 12/1/06) |
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| Updated Permitting Options (12/01) |
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| Instruction memo regarding discharges from off-channel, complete containment ponds |
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| Instruction memo regarding use of CBM produced water for dust control on county roads |
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| Barium Anti-degradation Review, Analysis, and Findings |
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| Analysis of Comments on Barium Anti-degradation Findings |
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| Known irrigation uses in current CBM development basins of Wyoming. Please Note! The above list includes those irrigation uses which are located within current coal bed methane development areas, and which are currently known by the Wyoming DEQ to warrant protection for water quality under Chapter 1, Section 20 of the Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations. This irrigation list may be updated periodically to reflect new information as it becomes available. This is not intended as a list of SEO-filed water appropriations. (12/31/08) |
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| Agricultural Use Protection Policy, (posted 3-20-07) |
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| Not sure if your off-channel pit needs a WYPDES permit? Take a look at the WYPDES Permitting of Off-Channel Pits Policy to find out. (posted 1/4/08) |
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Permits in Recent Public Notices Recently Approved WYPDES permits Governor's Streamlining and Strengthening Project Map: This map is hosted by the WOGCC and is for interested parties to view information related to the CBM industry. The type of information that can be displayed includes: WOGCC data (well data), WYPDES outfall information (including DMR data) and SEO data. Montana Department of Environmental Quality coalbed methane information Wyoming CBM Clearinghouse: This web site is a clearinghouse for information about coalbed methane in and around the state of Wyoming. US EPA WET testing web page. On this page you will find links to method manuals for acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity testing procedures. (6/04) Wyoming Surface Water Quality, Powder River Basin (USGS). This is a link to the USGS website with surface water quality data for the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, for the water year 2005. CBM Water Quality Technical References Bibliography. Water quality reference documents relevant to CBM discharges. This bibliography will be updated as new reference materials are received and reviewed. Bibliography last updated 6/5/06. Water-Quality Characteristics for Sites in the Tongue, Powder, Cheyenne, and Belle Fourche River Drainage Basins, Wyoming and Montana, Water Years 2001–05, with Temporal Patterns of Selected Long-Term Water-Quality Data. (SAR Estimator Report) By Melanie L. Clark and Jon P. Mason (USGS)
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Rebecca Adair
rebecca.adair@wyo.gov
CBM permitting |
307-777-6354 |
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Kathy Shreve
kshrev@wyo.gov Powder River Assimilative Capacity, water quality modeling, data analysis, and grant management, permitting |
307-777-6682 |
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Jason Thomas
jthoma4@wyo.gov CBM permitting |
307-777-5504 |
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Carrie Ferguson
carrie.ferguson@wyo.gov
CBM permitting |
307-777-6549 |
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Jeff
Fruhwirth
jeff.fruhwirth@wyo.gov CBM Permitting |
307-777-7543 |
This page was last updated
January 20, 2012