WATERSHED PROGRAM
● Watershed Planning 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
David Waterstreet, Supervisor
307-777-67099
dwater@wyo.gov
The Watershed Planning Program is responsible for a variety of
planning and water quality project implementation activities. The major
functions include Water Quality Standards, Non-point Source Planning and
Grant Administration, Water Quality Assessment, 401 Certifications and
Wetlands Protection, TMDL Coordination, and Data Quality Assurance. The
primary staff contacts for each of these program areas are as follows:
Water Quality
Surface Water Standards
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David
Waterstreet, Supervisor
307-777-6709
dwater@wyo.gov
Jennifer Zygmunt
307-777-6080
jzygmu@wyo.gov ● Nonpoint Source Program Information This link will take you to a general Nonpoint Source information site containing multiple links to a great variety of educational material. Many of the links are to outside sources and the DEQ takes no responsibility for the content of those sites.● Documents - Best Management Practices
Hydromodification BMP
Urban BMP
Grazing BMP document, brochure
Silviculture BMP (2004)
Cropland BMP
● Grant Information
●
June 15th - The Request for Proposals period is now open for
FY10 Clean Water Act (Section 319) Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
Funds and Clean Water Act (Section 205(j)) Water Quality Planning Funds.
Please review the documents listed below for important information about
your proposal, deadlines, proposal requirements, and eligibility.
o Public notice
● 319/205j Project Final Report Guidance This document provides useful information on how to format and submit the final report required on all 319 and 205j projects. It includes information on content and format, how and when to submit, and a sample report.
● Stream Restoration Success Stories
Hunter Creek
North Fork Spread Creek
Rock Creek
Sage Creek
Shell Creek
Smith's Fork
Water Quality Assessment
Richard Thorp
307-777-3501
rthorp@wyo.gov
● Method for Determining Water Quality Condition of Surface Waters
Download here
Response to
Comments
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Information
Monitoring Program
The Monitoring Program is responsible for all surface
water monitoring activities conducted by the Watershed Management
Section. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to,
collection, analysis, and reporting of chemical, biological, and
physical monitoring data in support of statewide water quality
assessment and TMDL development efforts, in addition to complaint
investigations, technical support to local groups involved in water
quality monitoring and watershed planning, and support to
● Water Quality Monitoring
Strategy 2004 through 2008
● Year 2008 305(b)
Water Quality Assessment and 303(d)
List of Waters requiring TMDLs
Download
here.
● Comments
and Responses
● Draft
2010 305(b) Water Quality Assessment and 303(d) List of
Waters requiring TMDLs.
Download here.
Public Notice.
Don Newton
307-335-6965
dnewto@wyo.gov
● Why is the state concerned with
TMDLs?
● Connection to the Clean Water Act?
● TMDL
Workplan Update
● TMDL Development
401 Certification
Jeremy Zumberge
307-673-9337
jzumbe@wyo.gov
● Nationwide Certification
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Wetland Banking
Mark Conrad
307-777-5802
mconra@wyo.gov
● Wetland Guidelines
and
Wetland
Banking Application
Quality
Assurance and Turbidity Waivers
Jeff Clark
307-777-6891
jclark2@wyo.gov
● Application
for Increased Turbidity and
Instructions(both in pdf format)
● Quality Assurance Project Plan
(QAPP) for Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Project (BURP) Water Quality
Monitoring
● Manual of Standard Operating
Procedures for Sample Collection and Analysis
(Revised manual - posted 11/19/2005)
Jeremy Zumberge
307-673-9337
jzumbe@wyo.gov
Amendment to Monitoring Strategy for 2009
● Water Quality Monitoring Annual Work Plan, Year 2008
DEQ/WQD Monitoring Program staff locations are in Cheyenne, Sheridan, and Lander, Wyoming.
Last update:
June 17,
2009