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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part D - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 20-37 - Liquid Animal Wastes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Site
				  requirements:
(i) Liquid animal waste may be
				  applied by center pivot sprinkler on slopes with a grades of up to ten (10)
				  percent. Overland flow irrigation systems shall not be developed to spread
				  liquid animal wastes on sites having greater than one (1) percent slope or less
				  than 0.4 percent slope.
(ii) The
				  minimum depth of unsaturated soil strata on which a land application system may
				  be developed is four (4) feet.
(iii) All land application sites shall be
				  protected from up slope runoff by diversion ditches capable of intercepting the
				  overland flow from a 25-year 24-hour storm event. Diversion ditches are not
				  required if it can be shown that a storm of this size will not have an impact
				  on the site.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part D - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 20-38 - Manure Slurries and Sludges

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Manure slurries
				  and sludges shall not be applied where the land slope exceeds five (5) percent
				  or the yearly soil loss is greater than five (5) tons per acre as determined by
				  the Universal Soil Loss Equation or in any manner that will allow surface
				  runoff to transport animal waste from the application site.
(b) The minimum depth of unsaturated soil
				  strata on which a land application system may be developed is four (4)
				  feet.
(c) All land application
				  sites shall be protected from up slope runoff by diversion ditches capable of
				  intercepting the overland flow from a 25-year 24-hour storm event. Diversion
				  ditches are not required if it can be shown that a storm of this size will not
				  have an impact on the site.
(d)
				  Pathogen controls.
(i) Spray irrigation
				  application shall not leave the property used as the land application
				  site.
(ii) Manure slurries and
				  sludges shall be applied only to lands with a very low potential for public
				  access.
(iii) Public access to all
				  application sites shall be restricted by signing at points of potential public
				  access. The access restriction shall apply one (1) year after the application
				  of manure slurries.
(iv) Crops
				  shall not be harvested for ninety (90) days after the application of manure
				  slurries and sludges.
(v) Direct
				  human consumption crops, which are consumed fresh, shall not be harvested for
				  one year after the application of manure slurries and sludges.
(vi) Turf grass or sod grown on land where
				  manure slurries or sludges are applied shall not be harvested for one year
				  after application of liquid animal wastes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part D - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 20-39 - Solid Manure Wastes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Buffer zone.
(i) A buffer zone of 200 feet is required
				  between a land application site and current residential, commercial, school, or
				  industrial development lands where solid manure is to be spread.
(ii) Solid manure shall not be land applied
				  within 200 feet of a perennial or intermittent water body or water well
				  permitted for current domestic purposes.
(iii) Solid manure shall not leave the
				  property where it is applied.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part D - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 20-40 - Odor Controls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Best available
				  technology (BAT) shall be used to control odors in all phases of animal waste
				  management.
(b) The one (1) mile
				  separation of confined swine feeding operations from occupied dwellings,
				  schools, and incorporated municipalities required by W.S. 305-11-302(a)(IX) is
				  an odor control provision.
(c) Odor
				  emissions shall not cause a violation of Wyoming Air Quality Standards related
				  to odors.
(d) The animal waste
				  management plan shall include a proposal for controlling odors from animal
				  housing areas, lagoons, storage facilities, and land application sites. The
				  plan shall include a checklist of potential odor sources and identify specific
				  management practices to reduce odors from each source. Potential management
				  practices include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) Mechanical incorporation of liquid animal
				  waste, manure slurries, solid manure, and sludge.
(ii) Avoidance of land application when wet
				  humid conditions exist.
(iii)
				  Limiting of land application of manure slurries and sludges to the time from
				  one (1) hour after sunrise to one (1) hour before sunset.
(iv) Conducting activities that increase odor
				  emissions during periods of favorable wind conditions.
(v) Controlling volatile solids loading rates
				  for lagoons.
(vi) Aeration of
				  lagoons.
(vii) Collection and
				  treatment of emissions.
(viii) A
				  list of specific actions to be taken by the permittee if odors are identified
				  as a problem.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part D - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 20-41 - Dust Controls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Particulate
				  concentrations shall meet Wyoming Air Quality Standards.
(b) The animal waste management plan shall
				  include a proposal for controlling dust from the confined swine feeding
				  operation and facility roads. The proposal shall identify management practices
				  including but not limited to the following:
(i) Maintenance of animal waste moisture
				  content of 20 to 30 percent.
(ii)
				  Solid set sprinklers or portable spray equipment to control dust.
(iii) Conducting activities that could
				  increase dust emissions during periods of favorable wind conditions.
(iv) A list of specific actions to be taken
				  by the permittee if dust is identified as a problem.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part D - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 20-42 - Vector Controls

Current through July 13, 2024
The animal waste management plan shall include a proposal
					 for controlling vectors associated with the confined swine feeding operation.
					 The plan shall include a checklist of potential vector sources and identify
					 specific management practices to control each of these sources. Management
					 practices to be considered include:
(a) Normal management practices used to
				  ensure no accumulation of organic or inorganic materials that create a
				  harborage for rodents, flies, or other vectors.
(b) A list of specific actions to be taken by
				  the permittee if vectors are identified as a problem. These actions should be
				  listed for each vector problem, (e.g., actions to be taken for fly problems,
				  actions to be taken for rodent problems, etc.).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part E - CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-43 - Closure by Permittee

Current through July 13, 2024
A permittee intending to close a confined swine feeding
					 operation shall notify the Division by certified mail. The notice of intended
					 closure shall be given as soon as possible and at least 180 days before
					 initiation of closure. Simultaneous notice shall be made by the permittee to
					 the governing body of each locality and adjacent property owners within one (1)
					 mile of the permitted operation by certified mail.
(a) Closure Plan Standards.
(i) Closure procedures shall be carried out
				  according to plans approved by the Administrator. A closure plan shall be
				  submitted concurrent with the notice of intended closure. In reviewing any
				  closure, the Administrator may require such modifications as may be deemed
				  necessary by the Administrator for the protection of human health and safety
				  and the protection of the environment.
(ii) The permittee shall close the facility
				  according to the closure plan. The post-closure monitoring period shall
				  continue for a minimum of three (3) years after the date of completing closure.
				  The minimum post-closure monitoring period shall be extended if the
				  Administrator determines it is needed to protect human health and safety or the
				  environment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part E - CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-44 - Relinquished Facility Closure Plan

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Relinquished
				  facility closure plans shall be based on returning the site to its approximate
				  original contour and stable condition. Financial assurance amounts shall be
				  based on costs for closure of a relinquished facility.
(b) A relinquished facility closure plan
				  shall be submitted with the permit application for approval and determination
				  of financial assurance amounts.
(c)
				  If the permittee fails to close the facility, the state shall close the
				  facility according to the relinquished facility closure plan or as modified by
				  the Division with the approval of the Director. Specifically the requirements
				  to remove all structures and to restore the approximate original contours may
				  be waived with the approval of the Director.
(d) The relinquished facility closure plan
				  shall provide for the following:
(i) Removal
				  and disposal of all animal waste materials.
(ii) Removal of all structures, lagoons, and
				  miscellaneous structures.
(iii)
				  Restoration of approximate contour and replacement of topsoil.
(iv) The revegetation and restoration of the
				  site to a stable condition.
(v)
				  Fence installation, signage, and maintenance to protect the
				  revegetation.
(vi) Reseeding as
				  necessary to complete revegetation.
(vii) Periodic inspection by the
				  Administrator or designated agent.
(viii) Post-closure monitoring to include
				  sampling, analysis, and reporting for a minimum of three (3) years.
(ix) Any other requirement necessary to
				  protect human health and safety and the environment.
(x) A detailed estimate of the costs for a
				  third party contractor to carry out the closure plan, with a complete listing
				  of all assumptions upon which the cost estimate is based, and a 15 percent
				  contingency factor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part E - CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-45 - Corrective Action Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In the event of
				  an unauthorized release of animal waste or other contamination to the
				  environment, the permittee shall:
(i)
				  Immediately notify the Division.
(ii) Initiate immediate measures that shall:
(A) Prevent further release to the
				  environment.
(B) Prevent further
				  migration of the released substance into surrounding soils, air, and waters of
				  the State.
(C) Identify, monitor,
				  mitigate, and remediate any threat to human health or safety and the
				  environment associated with the release.
(iii) Prepare a plan to investigate the
				  release, the release site and any surrounding area that may be affected by the
				  release. The plan shall include but not be limited to the following items:
(A) Comprehensive surface and subsurface
				  investigations to define the extent and degree of contamination.
(B) A schedule for conducting the
				  investigation.
(iv)
				  Submit the investigation plan to the Division within thirty (30) days. The
				  extent of contamination study should begin when the plan has been approved and
				  all necessary permits obtained.
(v)
				  Conduct the extent of contamination study according to the approved plan and
				  submit a written report of the findings to the Division.
(vi) If required by the Administrator,
				  develop a remediation plan. The remediation plan shall be submitted to the
				  Division for approval. The remediation plan shall be implemented when the
				  Administrator has approved the plan and all necessary permits have been
				  obtained.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part F - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STANDARDS › Section 20-46 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this part of these regulations is to
					 establish financial assurance requirements in accordance with
					 W.S.
					 35-11-302(a)(ix). Permittees
					 of all confined swine feeding operations permitted under Chapter 20, Water
					 Quality Division Rules and Regulations shall provide financial assurance for
					 relinquished facility closure, and corrective actions. The amount shall be
					 adequate for corrective action, closure and post-closure requirements, as
					 required by these regulations and the Administrator. Nothing in these
					 regulations shall relieve the permittee of confined swine feeding operations of
					 liability for closure and corrective action costs. Violation of any of the
					 financial assurance requirements of these regulations shall be cause for
					 revocation of a bond or other form of financial assurance and the denial or
					 revocation of the permit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part F - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STANDARDS › Section 20-47 - Closure Bond Amount Determination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The closure
				  plan for a relinquished confined swine feeding operation shall include an
				  itemized written projection of the estimated cost of closing the facility. The
				  cost estimate shall be based upon the current Means Site Work & Landscape
				  and Repair & Remodeling Cost Data and the current Wyoming Department of
				  Transportation Weighted Average Bid Prices.
(b) The permittee shall provide the
				  information necessary to determine closing costs for closure after forfeiture
				  of financial assurance in accordance with Section 44 of these regulations. When
				  determining closure costs for financial assurance requirements, the
				  Administrator may also consider information from other sources.
(c) Revised relinquished facility closure
				  cost estimates shall be submitted to the Division annually.
(d) When the revised cost estimates are
				  approved by the Division, the permittee shall have ninety (90) days to adjust
				  the amount of financial assurance provided after receipt of notification by the
				  Division.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part F - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STANDARDS › Section 20-49 - Financial Assurance for Facility Closure and Corrective Action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General.
(i) Every confined swine feeding operation
				  permitted under these regulations shall provide financial assurance equal to
				  the sum of the costs estimated following Section 47 for closure; Section 21 and
				  the appropriate Solid and Hazardous Waste Division Rules and Regulations for a
				  solid waste facility, if required; and Section 48 for the corrective action
				  contingency bond.
(ii) Final
				  determination of the amounts of financial assurance requirements shall be made
				  by the Division.
(iii) The
				  Department shall have the right to conduct an independent review of a surety or
				  a financial institution for its ability to ensure performance under the
				  instrument of financial assurance. The Department shall deny, in whole or in
				  part, any proposed form of financial assurance determined inadequate or lacking
				  in soundness.
(iv) Evidence of the
				  selected forms of financial assurance shall be filed with the Division as part
				  of the permit application. Financial assurance shall be accepted by the
				  Division before a permit is approved. Valid financial assurance shall be a
				  condition of conducting a confined swine feeding operation.
(v) The Division may reject the proposed
				  forms of assurance of financial responsibility if the evidence submitted, in
				  the Division 's sole judgment, does not adequately ensure that funds will be
				  available as required by these regulations. The permittee shall be notified by
				  the Administrator of the decision to accept or reject the proposed forms of
				  financial assurance according to Section 14, Approval or Denial of a Permit
				  Application.
(vi) All forms of
				  financial assurance shall be made payable to the Department upon demand and
				  shall not be subject to any liens or setoffs. The submittal and acceptance of
				  any form of financial assurance shall be conditioned upon the requirements set
				  forth in these regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part F - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STANDARDS › Section 20-51 - Release of the Permittee from the Requirements of Financial Assurance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No bond or
				  other form of financial assurance may be canceled by the surety unless sixty
				  (60) days prior written notice is given the Director and the Director gives
				  written consent, which may be granted only when the requirements of these
				  regulations have been fulfilled.
(b) When closure and corrective actions
				  required by a permit are complete, financial assurance shall be released by the
				  Department.
(i) When the Administrator
				  determines that initial closure activities have been completed for a permit,
				  financial assurance less retainages shall be released.
(ii) A sufficient amount of financial
				  assurance shall be retained to pay for estimated costs of post-closure
				  activities. This portion of the financial assurance shall be held for a period
				  of at least three (3) years after initial facility closure activities are
				  completed.
(iii) The corrective
				  action contingency bond amount shall be reduced 20 percent per year after
				  initial closure activities have been completed. The reduction rate may be
				  adjusted by the
A
dministrator if justified to provide
				  for the costs of unresolved remedial action requirements. Such amounts shall be
				  held until remedial actions are complete.
(iv) Release of any amounts of financial
				  assurance shall not release the permittee or other responsible person from any
				  responsibility for meeting closure or corrective action requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 20 - PERMITTING, DESIGN AND OPERATION STANDARDS CONFINED SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS › Part F - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STANDARDS › Section 20-52 - Forfeiture of Bond or Other Form of Financial Assurance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Bond or other
				  financial assurance forfeiture proceedings shall occur only after the
				  Department provides notice to the owner and any surety in accordance with
				  W.S.
				  35-11-421 that a violation exists and the
				  Council has approved the request of the Director to begin forfeiture
				  proceedings.
(b) With the approval
				  of the Council, the Director may:
(i) Collect
				  forfeited funds from financial assurance provided under these
				  regulations.
(ii) Expend forfeited
				  funds to remedy and abate the circumstances for which any financial assurance
				  was provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
It is the intent of these regulations to encourage and
				  facilitate the productive and safe reuse of treated wastewater as a viable
				  option in the management of the state's scarce water resources. The use of
				  treated wastewater for non-potable purposes through "source substitution" or
				  replacing potable water used for non-potable purposes is encouraged. This part
				  contains the minimum standards for the reuse of treated wastewater as defined
				  in these regulations. This chapter replaces and supersedes the portions of part
				  E, Chapter 11, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations pertaining land
				  application of treated wastewater.
(a)
				These regulations establish standards that address the primary health concerns
				associated with the reuse of treated wastewater. The regulations establish
				criteria to address the risk of pathogen exposure and infectious disease risks
				associated with various specified uses of treated wastewater. The regulations
				establish standards for the following:
(i)
				The level of wastewater treatment required;
(ii) Treatment reliability
				requirements;
(iii) Upper limits
				for water quality parameters;
(iv)
				Site access restrictions; and
(v)
				Management practices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-2 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These regulations apply to any person who
				prepares or applies treated wastewater from domestic sewage.
(b) These regulations are not applicable if
				the primary intent is to provide treatment and/or disposal of a wastewater.
				Treatment and disposal are regulated under appropriate sections of Chapter 25,
				Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations.
(c) If the reuse of treated wastewater
				involves the construction of facilities for the disinfection, delivery, storage
				or land application, a construction permit is required in accordance with the
				provisions of Chapters 3 and 11, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations.
				Such a permit constitutes approval to reuse the treated wastewater. This permit
				is not an operational permit and does not require periodic renewal. If there
				are no structural facilities requiring a construction permit, the reuse of
				wastewater will be authorized by a land application permit issued in accordance
				with these regulations. The land application permit is not an operational
				permit and does not require periodic renewal.
(d) These regulations are not applicable to
				the discharge of a treated wastewater which is subject to a discharge permit
				issued pursuant to Chapter 2, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and
				Regulations.
(e) These regulations
				are not applicable to treated wastewater reused at reclamation sites regulated
				by the Land Quality Division under Article 4 of the Wyoming Environmental
				Quality Act.
(f) These regulations
				are not applicable to treated wastewater reused for irrigation of grass, shrubs
				and trees at the treatment works.
(g) These regulations are not applicable to
				the disposal of gray water.
(h)
				These regulations are not applicable to groundwater recharge projects which are
				regulated by the Underground Injection Control Program of the Department of
				Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-3 - 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)
				"Agricultural land" is land on which a food crop, a feed crop, or a fiber crop
				is grown. This includes range land and land used as pasture.
(b) "Agronomic rate" is the wastewater
				application rate designed to:
(1) provide the
				amount of nitrogen needed by the food crop, feed crop, fiber crop, cover crop,
				or vegetation grown on the land; and
(2) minimize the amount of nitrogen in the
				treated wastewater that passes below the root zone of the crop or vegetation
				grown on the land to the ground water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-4 - Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
Nothing in these regulations or the permits issued pursuant
				  to these regulations shall be construed to relieve the recipient of a permit of
				  the need to comply with any other law, rule or regulation. It is the duty of
				  the permittee to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws or
				  regulations in the exercise of activities authorized pursuant to these
				  regulations. Specifically, the permittee is responsible for complying with the
				  water right requirements of the Wyoming State Engineers
				  Office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-5 - Compliance Period

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Compliance with
				the standards in these regulations shall be achieved as expeditiously as
				practicable, but in no case later than one year after final adoption. When
				compliance with the standards requires construction of new or modified
				treatment facilities, compliance with the standards shall be achieved as
				expeditiously as practicable, but in no case later than two years after final
				adoption.
(b) Water reuse
				facilities operating under authority granted by the Department of Environmental
				Quality are required to notify the department of the nature and requirements of
				the existing authorization. Existing authorized facilities are not required to
				comply with the requirements of these regulations unless the administrator
				determines it is necessary to revise the existing authorization in order to
				protect public health and the environment. Existing facilities are required to
				comply with the monitoring and reporting requirements of Sections
				13,
				14,
				15 and
				16.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-6 - Permits, Enforceability and Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				requirements in these regulations may be implemented through:
(i) A land application permit issued by the
				Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division in accordance with
				these regulations;
(ii) A
				construction and operation permit issued by the Department of Environmental
				Quality, Water Quality Division in accordance with Chapters 11 and 3I, Wyoming
				Water Quality Rules and Regulation; or
(iii) A general statewide operation permit
				issued by the Water Quality Division, Department of Environmental Quality for
				the Land Application of Treated Wastewater.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-7 - Exclusions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Treatment processes. These regulations do
				not establish requirements for processes used to treat wastewater.
(b) Selection of a reuse practice. This
				chapter does not require the selection of a reuse practice. The determination
				of the manner in which treated wastewater is to be reused is a local
				determination.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-8 - General Management Practices

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Treated
				wastewater shall be applied for the purpose of beneficial reuse and shall not
				exceed the irrigation need or demand of the vegetation at the site. Winter
				irrigation is considered to be beneficial reuse.
(b) Treated wastewater shall not be applied
				to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site at a
				application rate that is greater than the agronomic rate for the vegetation at
				the site.
(c) Treated wastewater
				shall not be applied in a manner that will contaminate a groundwater
				aquifer.
(d) Treated wastewater
				will be applied in a manner and time that will not cause any surface runoff to
				leave the application site and enter surface waters of the state.
(e) Direct human consumption food crops shall
				not be harvested for 30 days after application of treated wastewater.
(f) Animals shall not be allowed to graze on
				the land for 30 days after application of Class C treated wastewater.
(g) Fencing and signing shall be provided at
				sites where Class B treated wastewater is proposed for reuse on land with a
				moderate potential for public exposure.
(h) Signing shall be provided at sites where
				Class B or Class C treated wastewater is proposed for reuse on land with a low
				potential for public exposure in order to protect the health and safety of
				workers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-9 - Site Isolation Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall reuse treated wastewater on an application
				  site except in accordance with the restrictions specified below.
(a) Isolation of spray irrigation systems.
(i) Wind drift shall not leave the
				application site.
(ii) If Class A
				or Class B wastewater is reused for irrigation, a 30 foot buffer zone is
				required between the reuse site and adjacent property lines. Public
				right-of-ways may be utilized to meet this requirement for a buffer
				zone.
(iii) If Class C wastewater
				is reused for irrigation a 100 foot buffer zone is required between the reuse
				site and adjacent property lines and any public right-of-way.
(iv) A 30 foot separation distance is
				required between reuse sites and all surface waters.
(v) A 100 foot separation distance is
				required between reuse sites and all potable water supply wells.
(vi) Surface runoff shall not leave the
				application site.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-10 - Minimum Level of Wastewater Treatment

Current through July 13, 2024
Treated wastewater must receive the equivalent of primary
				  treatment and a maximum fecal coliform value of less than 1000/100 ml in order
				  to be reused in accordance with these regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-11 - Treatment Reliability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The ability of
				the treatment process to deliver the class of treated wastewater required for a
				particular use will be considered by the permitting authority when approving or
				denying wastewater reuse in accordance with Section
				6. The criteria for evaluating treatment
				reliability may include the following as appropriate:
(i) Multiple units and equipment;
(ii) Alternative power sources;
(iii) Alarm systems and
				instrumentation;
(iv) Operator
				certification and stand-by capability;
(v) Bypass and dewatering
				capability;
(vi) Frequency of
				sampling;
(vii) Hydraulic and
				organic loading design capabilities; and
(viii) Emergency storage.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-12 - Authorized Reuse

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Class A
				wastewater may be used for the following purposes:
(i) Irrigation of land with a high potential
				for public exposure;
(ii)
				Irrigation of land with a moderate potential for public exposure;
(iii) Irrigation of land with a low potential
				for public exposure;
(iv)
				Irrigation of direct human consumption food crops; and
(v) Irrigation of indirect human consumption
				food crops.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-13 - Monitoring

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Sampling. Representative samples of the
				treated wastewater that is to be reused shall be collected and analyzed by the
				person who prepares the wastewater.
(b) Methods. Waste constituents shall be
				analyzed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136, Guidelines Establishing Test
				Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants.
(c) Parameters. The treated wastewater shall
				be analyzed for the following:
(i) Fecal
				coliform;
(ii) Nitrate as
				N;
(iii) Ammonia as N;
(iv) pH;
(v) Parameters identified in 40 CFR Part 122,
				Appendix D, Table III, when required by the NPDES permit; and
(vi) Other parameters identified in the
				permit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-14 - Noncompliance Actions, Reporting and Monitoring Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
In the event that the monitoring program identified in
				  Section
				  13 indicates noncompliance with the fecal
				  coliform levels associated with the class of wastewater and the appropriate
				  authorized reuse identified in Section
				  12, the responsible party shall take the
				  following actions.
(a) Discontinue the
				reuse of treated wastewater immediately. The responsible party may discharge in
				compliance with the requirements of an NPDES permit or convert to any
				authorized reuse which is consistent with the quality of the treated
				wastewater.
(b) Report the
				noncompliance to the permitting authority as soon as possible, but no later
				than the next working day.
(c)
				Initiate monitoring of the parameter in noncompliance on a daily or more
				frequent basis in order to adequately demonstrate that the treated wastewater
				can reliably meet the reuse criteria.
(d) Report the results on the noncompliance
				monitoring to the permitting authority. Upon adequate demonstration by the
				responsible party that the reuse criteria can be reliably met, the permitting
				authority may grant verbal and written authorization to re-institute the
				discontinued reuse.
(e) The
				responsible party shall provide a written report within 15 days of the
				resolution of the event which will contain the following:
(i) A description of the noncompliance and
				its cause;
(ii) The period of the
				noncompliance, including dates and times;
(iii) All monitoring data related to the
				noncompliance and the return to compliance; and
(iv) Steps taken or planned to reduce,
				eliminate or prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-15 - Record Keeping

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A person who
				prepares treated wastewater shall develop the following information and shall
				retain the information for five (5) years.
(i) The concentration of each applicable
				pollutant listed in Section
				13(c) in the treated
				wastewater at the frequency specified in Section
				13(d).
(ii) A description of how the minimum level
				of treatment requirements in Section
				10 are met.
(iii) A description of how the treatment
				reliability requirements in Section
				11 are met.
(iv) The following certification statement:
				"I certify, under penalty of law, that the level of treatment requirements in
				Section
				10 of Chapter 21, Wyoming Water Quality
				Rules and Regulations, the treatment reliability requirements in Section
				11 and the water quality parameters have
				been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision.
				I am aware that there are significant penalties for false
				certification."
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-16 - Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A person preparing treated wastewater
				shall submit the information in Section
				15(a) and
				(b) to the permitting authority on an annual
				basis.
(b) A person who reuses
				treated wastewater shall submit the information in Section
				15(b) to the person who
				prepares the treated wastewater on an annual basis if he or she is operating
				under an agreement with the applier. If the application is regulated by a
				permit, the information shall be submitted to the permitting
				authority.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER › Section 21-17 - Operation and Maintenance Manual

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person
				responsible for the application of treated wastewater shall provide an
				operation and maintenance manual as part of the agreement or permit application
				required by Section
				5(d).
(b) The operation and maintenance manual
				shall include the following:
(i) Description
				of the facilities;
(ii) Description
				of the application system;
(iii)
				Procedures for emergency operation and spill events;
(iv) Procedures for meeting permit and
				regulatory requirements;
(v)
				Maintenance and operation requirements for any mechanical equipment;
				and
(vi) Description of how the
				monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements of this chapter will be
				met.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These standards are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-11-101 through
				  35-11-1207 and W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  16-1-301 through
				  16-1-308, specifically, W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-11-302(a)
				  (x).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-2 - Severability

Current through July 13, 2024
If any section or provision of this regulation, or the
				  application of that section or provision to any person, situation, or
				  circumstance is adjudged invalid for any reason, the adjudication does not
				  affect any other section or provision of these regulations or the application
				  of the adjudicated section or provision to any other person, situation, or
				  circumstance. The Environmental Quality Council declares that it would have
				  adopted the valid portions and application of this regulation without the
				  invalid part, and to this end the provisions of this regulation are declared to
				  be severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-3 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards that
				  accomplish the following.
(a) Ensure
				that all new or modified community water systems and nontransient noncommunity
				water systems commencing operations on or after October 1, 1999 meet the
				capacity development requirements of these rules and acquire and maintain
				capacity development in order to meet the purpose of the Environmental Quality
				Act.
(b) Implement a strategy and
				procedures to ensure all public water supplies acquire and maintain the
				required technical, financial and managerial capabilities for the collection,
				treatment and distribution of potable water in order to protect the health,
				safety and welfare of users.
(c)
				Assure that applicants for Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund loans
				made under the State Loan and Investment Board Rules and Regulations Chapter 16
				meet the capacity development requirements of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions supplement those contained in
				  W.S.
				  35-11-103 of the Wyoming Environmental
				  Quality Act and W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  16-1-301 of the Wyoming Joint Powers
				  Act.
(a) "Capacity development
				strategy" means a plan to assist public water supplies in acquiring and
				maintaining technical, managerial and financial capability to maintain
				compliance with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
(b) "Corrective action plan" means a
				scheduled course of action to correct technical, financial and/or managerial
				deficiencies.
(c) "Implementation
				schedule" means a timetable to correct the deficiencies identified in a
				corrective action plan.
(d)
				"Modified" means a change to a public water supply that requires new
				construction or replacement of an existing unit with a differently sized unit,
				different type material(s) or different equipment for which a construction
				permit is required.
(e) "Owner"
				means a person or entity having the legal rights and responsibilities to
				possess a public water supply.
(f)
				"Safe Drinking Water Act," or "SDWA," means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
				including the 1996 amendments (
				Public Law
				104-182,
				42 U.S.C.
				§
										300 f et seq.).
(g) "Sanitary survey" means the on-site
				review of the water source, source water susceptibility to contamination,
				facilities, equipment, operation, and maintenance of a public water supply for
				the purpose of evaluating the adequacy of such source, facilities, equipment,
				operation, and maintenance for producing and distributing drinking
				water.
(h) "System assessment"
				means an assessment conducted by or on behalf of a public water supply to
				review the technical, managerial and financial aspects of the system, to
				identify capabilities and to develop a corrective action plan to correct any
				identified deficiencies, and to identify potential threats to the source
				water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-5 - Demonstrating Capacity Development

Current through July 13, 2024
All new or modified community and nontransient noncommunity
				  water systems shall demonstrate capacity development by accomplishing the
				  following.
(a) Complying with the
				requirements of Chapter 5 of Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations for
				certified operators of the system or have a division approved compliance
				schedule in place to meet the requirements.
(b) Completing a system assessment of the
				managerial, technical, and financial aspects of the system using capacity
				assessment worksheets provided by the administrator. These worksheets shall be
				developed with input from a capacity development assessment workgroup whose
				members are appointed by the administrator to be representative of all public
				water supplies and state and federal agencies. This workgroup shall
				periodically meet to review and update the assessment worksheets. All meetings
				shall be noticed and open to the public.
(c) Developing a corrective action plan and
				implementation schedule if deficiencies are identified by the division as a
				result of the capacity development assessment.
(d) Providing a plan to assure sufficient
				financial resources to cover system operation and maintenance costs including
				debt service if financial capability deficiencies are identified.
(e) Demonstrating compliance with Chapters 3
				and 12 of Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations. Chapters 3 and 12
				establish standards for construction permitting and minimum design criteria for
				public water supplies.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-6 - Implementation of Capacity Development

Current through July 13, 2024
All public water supplies seeking a SDWA State Revolving
				  Fund Loan per State Land and Investment Board Rules and Regulations Chapter 16
				  and all new or modified community and nontransient noncommunity water systems
				  commencing operations on or after October 1, 1999 and all water systems
				  providing water to them shall demonstrate capacity development as described in
				  section
				  5 of this chapter and in accordance with
				  the following.
(a) All new or modified
				community and noncommunity nontransient water systems for which a construction
				permit is required pursuant to Chapter 3 of Wyoming Water Quality Rules and
				Regulations shall demonstrate capacity development by:
(i) Having an approved system assessment that
				meets the criteria in Section
				5 of these rules, or obtaining a division
				approved time schedule to complete a system assessment including a corrective
				action plan if necessary; and
(ii)
				Implementing the corrective action plan, if necessary, in accordance with an
				approved implementation schedule.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 22 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 22-7 - System Assessment Processing Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
System assessments submitted to the division shall be
				  processed in the following manner.
(a)
				The division shall review the system assessments for completeness within 30
				days of submittal. The administrator or a designee shall notify the system
				owner if the assessment is incomplete and shall include a description of the
				information needed to complete the assessment.
(b) The division shall make a final decision
				on capacity development demonstration within 60 days of the division's
				determination that the system owner's capacity development demonstration
				submittal is complete.
(c) The
				department shall render a final decision on the system assessment as
				appropriate from among the following options.
(i) Approval of the system assessment as
				demonstrating capacity development in accordance with the requirements of this
				chapter.
(ii) Disapproval of the
				system assessment as not meeting the minimum requirements of this chapter to
				demonstrate capacity development.
(iii) Conditional approval based upon a
				corrective action plan and a schedule to correct identified technical,
				financial and/or managerial deficiencies.