Groundwater Section

Kevin Frederick, P.G.,  Manager
307-777-5985
Kevin.Frederick@wyo.gov

Niobrara Shale Development and Hydraulic Fracturing

Niobrara Shale Development - Water Quality Questions and Answers

US Dept. of Energy's "Modern Shale Gas Development in the US: A Primer"

US EPA's Hydraulic Fracturing Website

"FracFocus" Chemical Disclosure Registry

 

Water Well Sampling Guidelines

DEQ Guideline:  Sampling and Testing Water Wells in Areas of Oil and Gas Development

DEQ Guideline:  Sampling and Testing Well Water Quality

Potential Sources of Contamination and Related Contaminants

US EPA National Drinking Water Standards (Primary and Secondary)

US EPA 2009 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories

  

The Ground Water Protection Council's "Report to the Nation: A Call to Action"

 

Groundwater Investigation Requirements for New Facilities Capable of Causing or Contributing to Pollution

Chapter 3, Section 17 Environmental Monitoring Program for Protection of Waters of the State; Permit Application Requirements

Chapter 3 Permit Application Form   Application Form  

Chapter 3 Permit Transfer of Permit to New Owner Form

      

    Well Construction and Abandonment

Well Construction Standards (Chapter 26)

Chapter 3, Section 8  Permit-by-Rule

State Engineer's Office Permit Requirements for Monitoring Wells

Requirements for Well Plugging and Abandonment

Well Abandonment (Chapter 26)  and Reporting Form  

State Engineer's Office Regulations for Plugging Private Water Supply Wells

 

Groundwater Quality Standards and Classification of Groundwater

Chapter 8 - Quality Standards for Wyoming Groundwaters

 

Requirements to Report Groundwater Contamination

Chapter 4 - Regulations for Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances Into Waters of the State

Chapter 3, Section 8(b) - Permit-by-Rule

 

Groundwater and Soil Cleanup DEQ's Voluntary Remediation Program

 

Permitting and Compliance Programs

Groundwater Pollution Control Program

Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program

Federal Facilities Cleanup Program
            Atlas Missile Site 4 Information

Uranium Mill Tailings Cleanup Program  

 

Coal bed Natural Gas (CBM) Guidelines for Produced Water Disposal into Impoundments

Revised Guideline (April 2010)  'Compliance Monitoring and Siting Requirements for Unlined Impoundments Containing Coalbed Methane Produced Water' 

Memo to operators describing 2010 revisions to guidance document

Clarification of the Integration of Groundwater Monitoring Requirements for CBM Ponds into the NPDES Permitting Process (Memo)   (September 22, 2004)

Compliance Monitoring Data Reporting

Field Filtering Groundwater Samples:  Procedures  and Flowchart

Compliance Monitoring and Siting Requirements for Drip Irrigation Systems

Five Year Review of Monitoring Associated with CBM Impoundments

 

Groundwater Assessment and Monitoring

Aquifer Sensitivity and Groundwater Vulnerability: County Maps and Reports  (Under construction)

Groundwater GIS Coverages at WyGISC (WY GeoLibrary)  NOTE:  Enter "ground water" (two words) in the Search box.

DEQ Groundwater Monitoring Strategy

Aquifer Prioritization for Ambient Groundwater Monitoring

State Map

Statewide Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Program

USGS

Wyoming's Pesticide Monitoring Program (USGS)

Wyoming Water Resources Data System (WRDS)

USGS National Water Information System (NWIS)

 

Water Well Problems and Treatment

DEQ's "Know Your Well"

The "Private Well Class"

Wellowner.org (National Ground Water Assoc.)

National Environmental Services Center at West Virginia University

Water Systems Council

 

Water Well Protection Fact Sheets

Introduction

Sources of Contamination

Well Maintenance

Siting New Wells

Septic Systems

Setbacks for Water Wells

Well Construction

Plugging Abandoned Wells

US EPA

National Ground Water Association

 

Protecting Public Drinking Water Supplies

Wyoming's Wellhead Protection Guidance Document

EPA - Public Water Supply Information (SDWIS Database)

 

Groundwater Section Contacts

Federal Facilities Cleanup :  Jane Francis, P.G.  Jane.Francis@wyo.gov, 307-777-7092

Underground Injection Control:  John Passehl, P.G. John.Passehl@wyo.gov, 307-777-5623

Sheridan District Office: Don Fischer, P.G.  Don.Fischer@wyo.gov, 307-675-5640

Lander District Office:  Deb Harris, P.G. Deborah.Harris@wyo.gov, 307-335-6980