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, 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
● 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
● Method for
Determining Water Quality Condition of Surface Waters
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Information
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
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Wetland
Banking
Mark Conrad
307-777-5802
mark.conrad@wyo.gov
● Wetland
Guidelines
and
Wetland
Banking Application
Quality
Assurance and Turbidity Waivers
Jeff Clark
307-777-6891
jeff.clark@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)
● Additional Standard
Operating Procedures, 5/16/2011
Monitoring Program
Jeremy Zumberge
307-673-9337
jeremy.zumberge@wyo.gov
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 2012
● Water Quality Monitoring Annual Work Plan, Year 2011
● 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: May 9, 2012