WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM
● 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
Watershed
Protection Program
David Waterstreet, Program
Manager
307-777-6709
david.waterstreet@wyo.gov
The Watershed Protection 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, Water Quality
Monitoring, Water Quality Laboratory, 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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Lindsay Patterson
307-777-7079
lindsay.patterson@wyo.gov
Jennifer Zygmunt
307-777-6080
jennifer.zygmunt@wyo.gov
Water Quality Assessment
Richard Thorp
307-777-3501
richard.thorp@wyo.gov
●
Wyoming’s Methods for Determining Surface Water Quality Condition and
TMDL Prioritization
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Information
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Wetland
Banking Quality
Assurance and Turbidity Waivers
● Quality Assurance Project
Plan
(QAPP) for Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Project (BURP)
Water Quality Monitoring
Monitoring Program
The Monitoring Program is responsible for all surface
water monitoring activities conducted by the Watershed Protection
Program. 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 WYPDES
compliance inspection staff.
● Water Quality
Monitoring Strategy 2010 through 2019
● Water Quality
Monitoring Annual Work Plan, Year 2013
● South
East Wyoming Lakes SAP, Year 2011
●
Waterbody Assessment Reports
●
Monitoring Program Publications
DEQ/WQD Monitoring Program staff locations are in Cheyenne,
Sheridan, and Lander, Wyoming.
Last update: August 15, 2012
●
Response to Comments on Wyoming's Draft Methods for Determining Surface
Water Quality Condition and TMDL Prioritization
● 2012 Integrated
305(b) and 303(d) Report
●
2012 EPA 303(d) List Approval Letter
●
Comments
and Responses
●
2012
Assessed Waters Shapefiles (zipped folder)
●
2010 Integrated 305(b)
and 303(d) Report
● 2008
Integrated 305(b) and 303(d) Report
● 2006
Integrated 305(b) and 303(d) Report
● 2004
Integrated 305(b) and 303(d) Report
● 2002
Integrated 305(b) and 303(d) Report
Kevin
Hyatt
307-777-8582
kevin.hyatt@wyo.gov
● TMDL
Workplan Update
● TMDL Development
Jeremy Zumberge
307-673-9337
jeremy.zumberge@wyo.gov
● Current
Public Notices
● General
Information
● Surface
Water Quality Standards and Classification
● Nationwide
Certification - 2012
Attachment 1 - Class 1 Waters
Attachment 2 - Nationwide Permit 27
Table 1 -
Certification of Nationwide Permits
● U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers, Wyoming Regulatory Office
Mark Conrad
307-777-5802
mark.conrad@wyo.gov
● Wetland
Guidelines
and
Wetland
Banking Application
Quality Assurance: Jeff Clark
307-777-6891
jeff.clark@wyo.gov
● Manual
of Standard Operating Procedures for Sample Collection and Analysis
(Revised manual - posted 8/2/2012)
Turbidity Waivers: Cathy Norris
307-777-6372
cathy.norris@wyo.gov
● Application
for Increased Turbidity and
Instructions(both in pdf format)
Jeremy Zumberge
307-673-9337
jeremy.zumberge@wyo.gov