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
Rock Springs Office:
 WDEQ Rock Springs Field Office
2451 Foothills Blvd.  Suite 100
Rock Springs, WY 82901


 Main Telephone Number:  307-352-2559

 Fax Number:  307-352-2617

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.

 

Niobrara Shale Development Q&A

 

WQD RULES AND STATUTES:

Water Quality Rules & Regulations (Chapters 1 to 26)

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:

Groundwater Program
    ▪  Underground Injection Control
    ▪  Groundwater Assessment and Monitoring
    ▪  Well Construction and Abandonment
    ▪  Requirements to Report Groundwater Contamination
    ▪  Water Well Protection
    ▪  Guidelines for Sampling Water Wells
    ▪  Federal Facilities and Formerly Used Defense Sites

Watershed Protection Program
     ▪  Water Quality Surface Water Standards
     ▪  Nonpoint Source Planning & Grants
     ▪  Water Quality Assessments
     ▪  TMDL Coordination
     ▪  401 Certification
     ▪  National Environmental Policy Act, and Wetlands
     ▪  Quality Assurance and Turbidity Waivers
     ▪  Monitoring Program

Water and Wastewater Program
     ▪  Water and Wastewater Construction Permitting
     ▪  Cross Connection Control
    ▪  Small Wastewater (septic systems)
     ▪  Operator Certification
     ▪  SRF Loan Program
     ▪  Capacity Development
     ▪ Source Water and Wellhead Protection
    ▪  Subdivision Program

 WYPDES (Point Source) Permitting Program
     ▪  Point Source Applications & NOIs (non-stormwater)
     ▪  Coalbed methane (CBM) discharges
     ▪  Storm Water Permitting
     ▪  Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
     ▪  Pesticides
     ▪  Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs)
     ▪  Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (EDMR)
     ▪  Issued Permits
 

 

                                              Last Update:  April 08, 2013