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Water & Wastewater Program |
Public Water Supplies
Wyoming is the only state in the union that does not
have primacy for the Safe Drinking Water Program. The responsibilities
for insuring that drinking water is safe in Wyoming are shared between
the Wyoming Water Quality Division and the
US EPA Region 8 Direct Implementation Program. The EPA Region
8 contacts for the direct implementation program are listed on this Web
Page:
http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/dwhome/index.html Public
eating and drinking establishments are monitored by either the
Wyoming Department of
Agriculture Consumer Health Services Division or a local health
department. If an infectious pathogen or poison is suspected in
the water supply the
Wyoming Department of Health becomes involved. Water sample results and compliance issues are handled
by the
US EPA
Region 8 Direct Implementation Program. Any public water
supply must coordinate directly with Region 8 to obtain a public water
supply number and to determine what testing will be required. Any construction activities involving a public water
supply system must obtain a permit to construct
from the Wyoming DEQ/WQD Water and Wastewater
Progam. Chapter 12,
of the Water Quality Division Rules and Regulations defines the
requirements for the construction of public water supplies. The other programs that help insure the supply of safe
drinking water to Wyoming's citizens include the
operator certification,
source water assessment and
protection (SWAP), and the
State Revolving Funds (SRF)
for construction and other improvements to water supplies. These
programs have been delegated to Wyoming DEQ although the overall
responsibility for the Safe Drinking Water Program has not been
delegated.
Last Updated: January 24, 2013
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