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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-5 - General Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				shall issue a general permit for the installation, modification, construction,
				or operation of new systems for the following classes of facilities:
(i) Small wastewater facilities that require
				a permit under Water Quality Rules Chapter 25;
(ii) Extensions to or modifications of
				existing sewage collection facilities and public water supply distribution
				facilities, excluding finished water storage facilities, booster pump systems,
				and sewage lift systems;
(iii)
				Pilot plants constructed to obtain data to demonstrate compliance with
				applicable Water Quality Rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-6 - Permit by Rule

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				facilities are permitted by rule when they are constructed, installed,
				modified, or operated in accordance with the requirements of this section:
(i) Monitoring wells, boreholes, test holes
				installed using direct push methods, soil vapor surveys, and test pits that are
				used to characterize subsurface conditions at sites where pollution is not
				known to exist; and
(ii) Monitoring
				wells and other subsurface investigation facilities used to obtain information
				for a permit application under Sections 4(d) and 14 of this
				Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-7 - Sedimentation Control Structures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Sedimentation
				control structures shall:
(i) Not obtain
				wastewater from any other source than natural runoff;
(ii) Not be located in a drainage channel
				that accepts runoff from undisturbed areas;
(iii) Be constructed before lands are
				affected, except sedimentation control structures for topsoil piles may be
				completed within fifteen (15) days after the need arises; and
(iv) Individually contain less than two
				acre-feet of runoff in addition to sediment storage or contain less than two
				acres in surface area, whichever is smaller;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-8 - Permit Duration

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In general, any
				construction, installation, modification, reuse of treated wastewater or land
				application permits authorized by a permit issued under this Chapter shall be
				completed within five (5) years from the date of issuance. A permit may specify
				a shorter deadline.
(i) For individual
				permits, the date of issuance is the date the Director issues the permit to the
				permittee.
(ii) For general
				permits, the date of issuance is the date the Director issues a written
				notification of coverage to the permittee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-9 - Transferring Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any permit
				issued under this Chapter is specific to the facility and applicant, and no
				permit shall be transferred without the approval of the Director. The Director
				shall issue permits only to:
(i) The owner of
				a public water supply, sewerage system, treatment works, disposal facility,
				biosolids management facility, treated wastewater system, or other facility
				capable of causing or contributing to pollution; or
(ii) The preparer or applier of the treated
				wastewater or biosolids.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-10 - Renewing Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				may renew a permit issued under this Chapter if the permittee provides a
				written notice to the Division stating that there shall not be any changes in
				the plans for construction, installation, modification, or operation of the
				facility.
(b) The Director may
				renew an expired or terminated permit if the Director determines that renewing
				the permit will not cause or result in a violation of the requirements of this
				Chapter or the requirements of other applicable Water Quality Rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-11 - Denying Permits or Coverage under a General Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				may deny a permit or coverage under a general permit for any of the following
				reasons:
(i) The application is
				incomplete;
(ii) The facility does
				not meet the minimum design standards of this Chapter or other applicable Water
				Quality Rules;
(iii) The
				installation, construction, modification, or operation of the facility will
				cause or result in a violation of the surface water standards in Water Quality
				Rules Chapter 1 or the groundwater standards in Water Quality Rules Chapter
				8;
(iv) The installation,
				construction, modification, or operation of the facility would not comply with
				applicable state and local water quality management plans as required by
				Section 15 of this Chapter;
(v) The
				installation, construction, modification, or operation of the facility would
				result in hydraulic or organic overloading of wastewater facilities;
(vi) The installation, construction,
				modification, or operation of the facility would result in public water supply
				demand in excess of source, treatment, or distribution capabilities;
				or
(vii) The Director determines
				that the installation, construction, modification, or operation of the facility
				would not be protective of surface water standards, groundwater standards,
				public health, or the environment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-12 - Amending Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				may modify a permit for any of the following reasons:
(i) Existing, unknown, or changing site
				conditions that would prevent compliance with the Water Quality
				Rules;
(ii) Receipt of additional
				information; or
(iii) The
				Administrator determines that modifying the permit is necessary to achieve
				compliance with Water Quality Rules or the Environmental Quality Act;
				or
(iv) The permittee requests a
				permit modification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-13 - Suspending, Revoking, and Terminating Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				may suspend, revoke, or terminate an individual permit, coverage under a
				general permit, or coverage under a permit by rule for any of the following
				reasons:
(i) Noncompliance with the terms of
				the permit, the Water Quality Rules, or the Environmental Quality
				Act;
(ii) Unapproved modifications
				in design or construction;
(iii)
				False information submitted in the application, failure in the application or
				during the issuance process to disclose fully all relevant facts, or
				misrepresenting any relevant facts at any time;
(iv) Changing site conditions that would
				result in violation of the requirements of this Chapter or applicable Water
				Quality Rules;
(v) Noncompliance
				with applicable state and local water quality management plans as required by
				Section 15 of this Chapter; or
(vi)
				The Director determines that the installation, construction, modification, or
				operation of the facility is not protective of surface water standards,
				groundwater standards, public health, or the environment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-14 - Environmental Monitoring Program for Protection of Waters of the State

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As determined
				by the Administrator, whenever a facility may cause, threaten, or allow the
				discharge of any pollution or wastes into Waters of the State or may alter the
				physical, chemical, radiological, biological or bacteriological properties of
				any Waters of the State, the permittee shall develop and implement an
				environmental monitoring program.
(b) An environmental monitoring program shall
				be adequate to ensure detection and knowledge of migration and behavior of the
				pollution or wastes and may include:
(i)
				Operational monitoring;
(ii)
				Post-discharge or post-operational monitoring; and
(iii) Recordkeeping and reporting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION › Section 3-15 - Compliance with State and Local Water Quality Management Plans

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No permit may
				be issued for any facility that conflicts with any local or state-approved
				water quality management plan established pursuant to section 201 of the Clean
				Water Act,
				33 U.S.C. §
										1281.
(b) No permit may be issued for any facility
				that conflicts with any Department of Environmental Quality-approved wellhead
				protection plan established pursuant to section 1428 of the Safe Drinking Water
				Act,
				42 U.S.C.
				§
										300h-7 or local source water
				protection plan established pursuant to section 1453 of the Safe Drinking Water
				Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
										300j-13.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-11-301 and
				  35-11-302, which state that no
				  person, except when authorized by permit, shall: cause, threaten or allow the
				  discharge of any pollution or wastes into the waters of the state; or: alter
				  the physical, chemical, radiological, biological or bacteriological properties
				  of any waters of the state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to regulate the
				  containment, cleanup, and disposal of oil or hazardous substances which have
				  been released and which enter, or threaten to enter, waters of the state and to
				  require notification to the Water Quality Division of such releases. These
				  regulations do not apply to intentional discharges of oil or hazardous
				  substances which would be regulated by the National Pollutant Discharge
				  Elimination System permits issued in accordance with Chapter II, Wyoming Water
				  Quality Rules and Regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Hazardous Substance" means any substance
				or waste which, after release, constitutes a threat to public health or
				welfare, or other aquatic life or wildlife because of its quantity,
				concentration, chemical, corrosive, flammable, reactive, toxic, infectious, or
				radioactive characteristics. The term shall also include all substances so
				designated by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. The term shall not
				include oil.
(b) "Oil" means
				insoluble or partially soluble oil of any kind including, but not limited to,
				crude or fuel oil, lubricating oil, oily sludge, asphalt, crude condensate,
				gasoline, aviation fuel, kerosene, diesel motor fuels, road oil, waste oil, oil
				mixed with federally defined nonhazardous wastes and derivatives of mineral,
				animal, or vegetable oils.
(c)
				"Predesignated State On-Scene-Coordinator (OSC)" means the state official(s)
				predesignated by the governor to coordinate and direct state responses to oil
				or hazardous substance(s) releases and to function as the state representative
				to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, Regional Response
				Team. The Wyoming Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan shall
				contain the designation of the OSC and define his duties.
(d) "Release" includes, but is not limited
				to, any sudden spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, emitting,
				discharging, dumping, addition of, escaping, leaching, or unauthorized disposal
				of any oil or hazardous substance which enters, or threatens to enter, waters
				of the state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-4 - Notification, Containment and Cleanup of Releases

Current through July 13, 2024
A hazardous substance release in any amount which enters, or
				  threatens to enter, waters of the state shall be reported, contained, removed,
				  and disposed of in accordance with these regulations.
(a) Any person owning or having control over
				oil or a hazardous substance which, after release, enters, or threatens to
				enter, waters of the state shall:
(i)
				immediately take appropriate action to stop and contain the release.
(ii) Immediately notify the division of the
				type, quantity, and location of the release, and of the response, containment,
				and cleanup actions which have been taken or are proposed to be taken.
(A) The following releases are not required
				to be reported to the division provided the release does not physically enter
				waters of the state, and it is immediately contained, removed, and disposed of
				in accordance with departmental regulations:
(I) Ten barrels (420 gallons) or less of
				crude oil, petroleum condensate, produced water, or a combination
				thereof;
(II) Twenty-five (25)
				gallons or less of refined crude oil products, including but not limited to,
				gasoline, diesel motor fuel, aviation fuel, asphalt, road oil, kerosene, fuel
				oil, and derivatives of mineral, animal, or vegetable oils.
(iii) Immediately
				proceed to correct the cause of the release.
(iv) Within seven (7) days following a
				release, submit a complete written report to the division describing the
				reportable release and steps taken to prevent a recurrence.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-5 - Water Quality Standards Violation

Current through July 13, 2024
In no case shall there be a violation, or threat of
				  violation, of Wyoming surface water or ground water
				  standards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-6 - Compliance Liability

Current through July 13, 2024
Compliance with the above requirements does not relieve the
				  owner or person having control over the released oil or hazardous substance
				  from liabilities, damages, or penalties resulting from the release and cleanup
				  of such oil or hazardous substances.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-7 - Use of Chemicals

Current through July 13, 2024
No chemicals shall be used to disperse, coagulate, collect,
				  sink, or otherwise treat oil or hazardous substance releases except in
				  emergency situations which are a danger to health and welfare. These chemicals
				  must be used in a manner authorized by the department in coordination with the
				  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-8 - Disposal

Current through July 13, 2024
Recovered oils, hazardous substances or the
				  contaminated
materials resulting from the containment, cleanup or
				  treatment of a release shall be handled and disposed of in a manner authorized
				  by the division and the department's Solid Waste Management
				  Office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 4 - RELEASES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO WATERS › Section 4-9 - Wyoming Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

Current through July 13, 2024
For purposes of implementing this regulation, the Water
				  Quality Division is authorized and directed to prepare and periodically update
				  a Wyoming Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan which shall
				  be compatible with the National Contingency Plan and the U.S. Environmental
				  Protection Agency, Region VIII, Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
				  Contingency Plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This rule is promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-11-101 through 1904, specifically
				  302(a)(iv).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-2 - Objective

Current through July 13, 2024
Water treatment systems, water distribution systems,
				  wastewater collection systems, and wastewater treatment systems protect public
				  health and the environment only if they are being properly operated and
				  maintained.
This rule requires all public water supplies and publicly
				  owned wastewater treatment and collection systems be operated by an
				  appropriately certified operator and establishes the standards for experience,
				  training, and certification of such operators for the protection of the public
				  health of the people of Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-4 - Stakeholder Involvement

Current through July 13, 2024
The public health objective of the operator certification
				  program is supported by stakeholder involvement. This requirement is satisfied
				  by public meetings and hearings held by the Water and Wastewater Advisory
				  Board, as created and empowered by
				  W.S.
				  35-11-113 to 114, and the Environmental
				  Quality Council, as created and empowered by
				  W.S.
				  35-11-111 to 112.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-5 - Facility Classification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All water and
				wastewater treatment facilities subject to this rule shall be classified in
				accordance with the Points and Classification System from the Association of
				Boards of Certification Program Standards, Copyright 1999-2007.
(b) All water distribution and wastewater
				collection systems subject to this rule shall be classified by the
				Administrator.
(i) The rating systems used to
				classify water distribution and wastewater collection systems will be posted to
				the DEQ/WQD Operator Certification website.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-6 - Operator Certification Levels

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Operators shall
				obtain certification for the desired level and all preceding levels listed in
				Section
				5(f) of this
				chapter.
(b) Operators shall
				demonstrate that they have achieved a high-school diploma or equivalent prior
				to requesting certification.
(c)
				Operators shall demonstrate compliance with Section
				7(c) of this chapter for
				the desired certification level and all preceding levels listed in Section
				5(f) of this
				chapter.
(d) The applicant must
				reside in or be employed as an operator in the State of Wyoming.
(e) Any system may be operated by an operator
				with a higher level of certification than the level of the facility.
(f) Operators shall meet the following
				requirements for each level of certification prior to requesting a certificate:
(i) All Level 1 certifications, including
				Well System and Lagoon System, require:
(A) At
				least six (6) months of operational experience at a facility in the area of the
				certification. Other pertinent experience may be used to substitute for
				operational experience.
(B)
				Demonstration that the operator has completed at least thirty-five (35) hours
				of pertinent continuing education.
(C) Level 1 Water Treatment operators may
				also operate Level 1 Water Distribution facilities and Well Systems.
(D) Level 1 Wastewater Treatment operators
				may also operate Level 1 Wastewater Collection facilities and Lagoon
				Systems.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-7 - Examinations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Administrator, the Administrator's designee, or an appropriate proctoring
				agency selected by the Administrator, will proctor exams.
(b) Exams will be obtained from a nationally
				recognized standardized exam development program that uses validated questions.
(i) Exam information is available at the
				DEQ/WQD Operator Certification website.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-8 - Certificates

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon completion
				of the requirements of this rule, the Administrator will provide a certificate
				indicating the level and category for which the operator has qualified and the
				expiration date of the certification.
(b) The first certificate from any level and
				category issued to an operator shall be valid for the remainder of the issuing
				year plus two (2) calendar years and shall expire on December 31.
(c) Thereafter, each certificate shall be
				valid for three (3) calendar years and shall expire on December 31.
(d) The certificate will be provided through
				an online account provided by the Administrator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-9 - Operator Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Operators shall
				maintain accurate pertinent continuing education records.
(b) Operators shall be available to any
				system for which they are designated, unless as provided in paragraph (ii) of
				this section.
(i) Operators shall be capable
				of being on-site within eight (8) hours and shall initiate the appropriate
				operational and technical actions within one (1) hour of being notified that
				there is a problem at the facility.
(ii) If the operator is not available, they
				shall notify the owner and the substitute responsible charge
				operator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-10 - Contract Operators

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Contract
				operators shall keep records of the amount of time spent and duties performed
				at each contracted facility.
(i) These records
				shall be accessible for review upon request by the Administrator or the
				owner.
(ii) Contract operators
				shall keep their records for no less than five (5) years from the date of each
				record.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-11 - Renewal of Certificates

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Certified
				operators are required to obtain twenty-four (24) hours of pertinent continuing
				education within the three year time period for which the certificate is valid
				in order to renew their certification.
(b) Failure to obtain twenty-four (24) hours
				of pertinent continuing education within the time period for which the
				certificate is valid shall result in expiration of the certificate.
(c) If a certified operator is unable to
				renew their certification because of extenuating circumstances or undue
				hardship, the Administrator may grant an extension to renewal not to exceed two
				(2) years. The expiration date of the certification for which the operator is
				asking an extension shall not be extended.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-12 - Continuing Education

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A minimum of
				eight (8) hours of pertinent continuing education, for the purpose of renewing
				a certification, shall come from core topic areas.
(i) A list of core topic areas shall be
				maintained on the DEQ/WQD Operator Certification Program website.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-13 - Audits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Certified
				operator continuing education records may be audited by the operator
				certification program.
(b) An audit
				shall include a review of documents, signed by the proctor or instructor,
				attesting to completion of the pertinent continuing education for which a
				certified operator is claiming hours.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-14 - Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An operator who is certified as a water or wastewater
				  operator in another state may obtain a reciprocal certification in
				  Wyoming.
(a) Criteria
(i) The Administrator has received a letter
				of good standing or similar verification from the regulatory agency that issued
				the current certification stating the name of the applicant, status of their
				certification, date originally issued, expiration date, level and area of the
				certification, and any disciplinary action imposed against the applicant; if
				any.
(ii) The applicant must meet
				Wyoming certification requirements in Section
				6 of this
				chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-15 - Facility Owner Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Owners of
				facilities in Wyoming subject to this rule shall designate a responsible charge
				operator and a substitute responsible charge operator who are responsible for
				the operation and/or direct supervision of that facility.
(i) For facilities with multiple operating
				shifts, an operator certified to the level of the facility shall be available
				for each shift.
(ii) Owners shall
				ensure that either the responsible charge operator or the substitute
				responsible charge operator is capable of being on-site within eight (8) hours
				and shall initiate the appropriate operational and technical actions within one
				(1) hour of being notified that there is a problem at the facility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-16 - Revocation or Suspension of Operator Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In addition to
				any other penalties or enforcement actions the Administrator may suspend or
				revoke an operator's certificate for violations including, but not limited to:
(i) Obtaining certification by knowingly
				making false statements, submitting false information, refusing to provide
				complete information including continuing education documents;
(ii) Falsification of operating
				records;
(iii) Falsification of
				operating records by a contract operator;
(iv) Cheating on an exam;
(v) Fraud
(vi) Willful negligence in
				operation;
(vii) Falsification of
				sample results, or;
(viii) While
				acting in the official capacity as a certified operator, being convicted of any
				act that endangers public health or the environment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-17 - Reinstatement after Suspension of Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The operator
				shall have three (3) months after the end of the suspension period to apply for
				reinstatement.
(b) If reinstatement
				of the suspended certificate is not requested within three (3) months after the
				end date of the suspension, the certification(s) that was/were suspended shall
				be terminated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-18 - Recertification after Losing Certification for Lack of Continuing Education

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If the operator
				requests recertification within three (3) months of the end of the
				certification period, the operator shall provide the Administrator with proof
				of pertinent continuing education equal to the amount the operator was short
				for renewal. These pertinent continuing education hours can only be used for
				this recertification and shall be from courses listed on the DEQ/WQD Operator
				Certification Program website and appropriate for the certificate being
				renewed.
(i) Operators requesting
				recertification shall submit their request and all documentation prior to close
				of business on the last business day of the deadline described in subsection
				(a) of this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-19 - Conversion of Level 1 Water Systems and Level 1 Wastewater Systems Certificates

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Level 1 Water
				Systems certificates will be converted to Level 1 Water Treatment certificates
				upon the first renewal cycle after final adoption of this rule. If the operator
				prefers to be certified as a Level 1 Water Distribution or as both Level 1
				Water Treatment and Level 1 Water Distribution, the operator shall request the
				alternate certification prior to the first renewal after final adoption of this
				rule.
(b) Level 1 Wastewater
				Systems certificates will be converted to Level 1 Wastewater Treatment
				certificates upon the first renewal cycle after final adoption of this rule. If
				the operator prefers to be certified as a Level 1 Wastewater Collection or as
				both Level 1 Wastewater Treatment and Level 1 Wastewater Collection, the
				operator shall request the alternate certification prior to the first renewal
				after final adoption of this rule.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 6 - SALINITY STANDARDS, CRITERIA FOR COLORADO RIVER BASIN › Section 6-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-11-101 through W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-11-1104, specifically
				  
										35-11-302.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 6 - SALINITY STANDARDS, CRITERIA FOR COLORADO RIVER BASIN › Section 6-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions supplement those definitions
				  contained in Section
										35-11-103 of the Wyoming
				  Environmental Quality Act.
a. Colorado
				River Basin Salinity Control Forum - The organization composed of water quality
				and water resource representatives of the states of Arizona, California,
				Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, with the responsibility for
				developing salinity standards and criteria for the waters of the Colorado River
				Basin.
b. Total Dissolved Solids
				(Total Filterable Residue). Those organic and inorganic constitutents which
				pass through a standard 0.45um glass fiber filter and are stable after
				evaporation and drying to constant weight (+4%) at 180C. Total Dissolved Solids
				are reported as mg per liter.
c.
				Salinity the term used to report the total solids in water after all carbonates
				have been converted to oxides, all bromide and iodide have been replaced by
				chloride and all organic matter has been oxidized. It is numerically smaller
				than total dissolved solids and is usually reported as grams per kilogram or
				parts per thousand (0/00).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 6 - SALINITY STANDARDS, CRITERIA FOR COLORADO RIVER BASIN › Section 6-3 - Salinity Standards/Criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
The State of Wyoming shall cooperate with the other states
				  of the Colorado River Basin and the government of the United States to maintain
				  salinity levels in the main stem of the Colorado River at or below the
				  following:
Salinity in mg/l of Location
total dissolved solids
Below Hoover Dam
723
Below Parker Dam
747
Imperial Dam
879
The above are flow-weighted average annual values and
				  temporary increases above these values are allowed provided that with
				  completion of salinty control projects, salinity concentrations would return to
				  or below criteria level. These increases above the numeric criteria are
				  provided for inorder to allow development projects to be completed before
				  control measures are brought on line, and to allow for unfavorable reservoir
				  conditions or periods of below normal annual river flows.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 6 - SALINITY STANDARDS, CRITERIA FOR COLORADO RIVER BASIN › Section 6-4 - Point Source Discharges to Surface Waters

Current through July 13, 2024
Point source discharges to the surface waters in the
				  Colorado River Basin of Wyoming shall be controlled as described in Policy For
				  Implementation of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Standards through the NPDES
				  Permit Program. In general, the policy shall be no discharge of salt except
				  where it is not economically or technologically practicable to prevent the
				  discharge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 6 - SALINITY STANDARDS, CRITERIA FOR COLORADO RIVER BASIN › Section 6-5 - Interstate Compacts, Court Decrees and Water Rights

Current through July 13, 2024
It is the policy of the Department that the adoption and
				  enforcement of these regulations is not intended to prevent the utilization of
				  water apportioned to the State of Wyoming through any interstate compact or
				  court decree or to prevent the diversion of water under future or existing
				  water rights.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  Sections
										35-11-101 through
				  1104 of the Wyoming Statutes, specifically Section
				  
										35-11-302, and no person shall cause,
				  threaten or allow violation of any water quality standard or provision
				  contained herein.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-3 - Underground Water Protected

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All waters,
				including Groundwaters of the State, within the boundaries of the State of
				Wyoming are the property of the State; and control of the beneficial use of
				waters of the State resides with the Wyoming State Engineer.
(b) Nothing herein contained shall be
				construed so as to interfere with the right of any person to use water from any
				underground water source for any purpose identified in
				W.S.
				35-11-102 and
				35-11-103(c)(i);
				or to limit or interfere with the jurisdiction, duties or authorities of other
				Wyoming State agencies or officials.
(c) Protection shall be afforded all
				underground water bodies (including water in the vadose zone). Water being used
				for a purpose identified in
				W.S.
				35-11-102 and 103(c)(i) shall be protected
				for its intended use and uses for which it is suitable. Water not being put to
				use shall be protected for all uses for which it is suitable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-4 - Quality Standards Prescribed; Groundwaters of the State Classified

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Standards are
				prescribed to protect the natural quality of underground water:
(i) Receiving pollution or wastes directly
				from a subsurface discharge or by migrating water or fluid of a
				discharge;
(ii) Invaded by
				underground water of inferior quality as a result of well or exploration hole
				drilling or completion practices;
(iii) From pollution that may result from
				above-ground facilities capable of causing or contributing to
				pollution;
(iv) From pollution that
				may result from surface mining operations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-5 - Classification for Groundwater of the State Affected by a Discharge; Classification by Aquifer and Area

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Classification
				of Groundwaters of the State shall be based on the water quality standards of
				this chapter; excepting, a Class I Groundwater of the State shall be classified
				by ambient water quality and the technical practicability and economic
				reasonableness of treating ambient water quality to meet use suitability
				standards.
(b) Underground water
				quality shall be classified for an aquifer that is or may be affected by a
				subsurface discharge or other activity identified in Section
				4.a. of these regulations.
(c) Classification shall be made:
(i) Whenever there is pollution or the threat
				of pollution to a Groundwater of the State; or
(ii) The physical, chemical, radiological or
				biological properties of any Groundwater of the State are or may be altered by
				man's action.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-6 - Standards for the Underground Management of Hazardous or Toxic Wastes

Current through July 13, 2024
The underground management of wastes includes the temporary
				  storage and the ultimate disposal of all hazardous or toxic wastes in
				  below-surface receivers. The following standards apply to any underground
				  storage or disposal of hazardous or toxic wastes.
(a) The below-surface receiver:
(i) Is an extensive sedimentary rock stratum
				or strata free of complex faulting and folding and distant from any underground
				water recharge area;
(ii) Is
				adequately separated from aquifers both above and below;
(iii) Has normal or low formation pressure
				and is capable of accepting the discharge without necessitating excessive
				discharge or injection pressure;
(iv) Has slow movement of ambient formation
				fluid under the natural horizontal gradient and is not in an area of
				underground water discharge for the receiver;
(v) Is located areally and stratigraphically
				so that an escape of waste to useable water resources would not be anticipated
				due to:
(A) Seismic risk;
(B) Abandoned holes; or
(C) Mineral exploration or other drilling, or
				mineral development.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-7 - Testing Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For
				determination of the parameters involved in the standards, analysis will be in
				accord with test procedures as defined pursuant to: Title 40, Code of Federal
				Regulations, Part 136, or any modifications thereto. For test procedures not
				listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, test procedures outlined in EPA
				Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (March, 1979); or Standard
				Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewaters (1975); or, A.S.T.M.
				Standards, Part 31 (1979), Water shall be used.
(b) The analytical technique for total
				uranium (as U) shall be the fluorometric method as referenced in Methods for
				Determination of Radioactive Substances in Water and Fluvial Sediments,
				Techniques of Water - Resource Investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey,
				Book 5, Chapter A-5 (1977).
(c)
				Where standard methods of testing have not been established, the suitability of
				testing procedures shall be determined by the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 8 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WYOMING GROUND WATERS › Section 8-8 - Limit of Detection

Current through July 13, 2024
Where the standard is below the lower limit of detection
				  given in EPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (March, 1979),
				  or Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewaters (1975), or,
				  A.S.T.M. Standards, Part 31 (1979), Water, the standard shall be the lower
				  limit of detection, unless otherwise provided by the Environmental Quality
				  Council.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 9 - WYOMING GROUNDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT › Section 9-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-11-101 through 1104, specifically 302, and
				  no person shall cause, threaten or allow violations of any provision contained
				  herein. Nothing in these regulations shall interfere or conflict with the
				  authority of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), under the
				  Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
				  of 1978.