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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 11 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, TREATMENT WORKS, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS OR OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION AND MOBILE HOME PARK AND CAMPGROUND SEWERAGE AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Part H - STANDARDS FOR THE REUSE OF TREATED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER › Section 11-85 - 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 83(c) in the treated wastewater at the frequency
				  specified in Section 83(d).
(ii) A
				  description of how the minimum level of treatment requirements in Section 80
				  are met.
(iii) A description of how
				  the treatment reliability requirements in Section 81 are met.
(iv) The following certification statement:
				  "I certify, under penalty of law, that the level of treatment requirements in
				  Section 80 of Chapter 11, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, the
				  treatment reliability requirements in Section 81 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 11 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, TREATMENT WORKS, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS OR OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION AND MOBILE HOME PARK AND CAMPGROUND SEWERAGE AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Part H - STANDARDS FOR THE REUSE OF TREATED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER › Section 11-86 - Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A person
				  preparing treated wastewater shall submit the information in Section 85(a) and
				  (b) to the permitting authority on an annual basis.
(b) A person who reuses treated wastewater
				  shall submit the information in Section 85(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 11 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, TREATMENT WORKS, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS OR OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION AND MOBILE HOME PARK AND CAMPGROUND SEWERAGE AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Part H - STANDARDS FOR THE REUSE OF TREATED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER › Section 11-87 - 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 75(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 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-2 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter
				contains the minimum standards for the design and construction of public water
				supplies that are required to obtain a permit under Wyoming Statute (W.S.)
				§
									35-11-301(a)(iii)
				and Water Quality Rules Chapter 3.
(i) All
				applicants for a Water Quality Rules Chapter 3 permit to construct, install,
				modify, or operate a public water supply facility shall comply with all minimum
				standards of this Chapter.
(ii) No
				permit to construct, install, modify, or operate a public water supply facility
				shall be issued to a facility that does not comply with the minimum standards
				of this Chapter.
(iii) All public
				water supply facilities shall be constructed, installed, and operated in
				accordance with permits issued pursuant to this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-3 - Timing of Compliance with These Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
Any facility covered by an individual or general permit
				  issued pursuant to Water Quality Rules, Chapter 3, prior to the effective date
				  of this Chapter shall remain covered under that permit. New construction or
				  modification of existing permitted facilities must obtain authorization under a
				  new permit, in accordance with Water Quality Rules Chapter 3, Section
				  4(d) or Section
				  5(e), subject to the
				  requirements of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-4 - Incorporation By Reference of Recommended Standards for Water Works 2018 Edition

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter
				incorporates sections of the Recommended Standards for Water Works, A Report of
				the Water Supply Committee of the Great Lakes--Upper Mississippi River Board of
				State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, 2018 Edition,
				also known as the "Ten State Standards," referred to as "2018 TSS," as noted in
				Section 8(a),
				Section 9(a),
				Section 10(a), Section
				11(a), Section
				12(a), Section
				13(a), Section
				14(a), Section
				15(a), Section
				16(a), Section
				17(a), and Section
				19(a) (lviii) of this
				Chapter.
(b) The State term
				"Administrator" shall replace the term "reviewing authority" used in the
				Recommended Standards for Water Works 2018 Edition.
(c) The State term "shall" shall replace the
				term "should" used in the Recommended Standards for Water Works 2018
				Edition.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-6 - Facilities and Systems not Specifically Covered by these Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each
				application for a permit to construct a facility under this section shall be
				evaluated on a case-by-case basis using the best available technology. The
				Administrator may approve applications demonstrating the constructed facility
				can meet the purpose of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and this
				Chapter.
(b) The following
				information shall be included with the application for a permit to construct,
				install, modify, or operate a public water supply facility not specifically
				covered by these standards:
(i) Data obtained
				from:
(A) A full scale, comparable
				installation that demonstrates the acceptability of the design; or
(B) A pilot plant operated under the design
				condition for a sufficient length of time to demonstrate the acceptability of
				the design; or
(C) A theoretical
				evaluation of the design that demonstrates a reasonable probability the
				facility will meet the design objectives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-7 - Permits, Permit Application, and Recordkeeping Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applications
				for a permit to construct, install, modify, or operate a public water supply
				shall comply with the requirements of Water Quality Rules Chapter 3, Section
				6.
(b) The application shall include the
				following components:
(i) An engineering
				design report that meets the requirements of Section
				9 of this Chapter;
(ii) A construction plan that meets the
				applicable requirements of Sections
				8,
				10,
				11,
				12,
				13,
				14,
				15,
				16, and
				17 of this Chapter;
(iii) An operation and maintenance plan that
				meets the requirements of Section
				18 of this Chapter; and
(iv) Any additional information required by
				the Administrator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-8 - Plans and Specifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, part
				1.2-1.2.2(r), plans; 1.3-1.3(e), specifications; 1.4-1.4(m), design criteria;
				1.5, revisions to approved plans; and 1.6, additional information required; are
				herein incorporated by reference.
(b) All plans for waterworks and treatment
				facilities shall also include the name of the real estate owner, the owner of
				the project, and the location of the project.
(c) Plans for transmission and distribution
				lines shall include:
(i) The information
				required in paragraph (a) of this Section;
(ii) A detailed plan view at a legible scale
				of each reach of the water line showing all existing and proposed streets,
				adjacent structures, physical features, and existing locations of utilities
				that indicates:
(A) The location and size of
				all water lines, valves, access manholes, air-vacuum release stations, thrust
				blocking, and other appurtenances; and
(B) Pertinent elevations.
(iii) Profiles of all water lines
				that are shown on the same sheet as the plan view at legible horizontal and
				vertical scales and that show:
(A) Profiles
				of:
(I) Existing and finished
				surfaces;
(II) Pipe size and
				material; and
(III) Valve size,
				material, and type.
(B)
				The location of all special features such as access manholes, concrete
				encasements, casing pipes, blowoff valves, and air-vacuum relief
				valves.
(iv) Special
				detail drawings scaled and dimensioned to show the following:
(A) The bottom of the stream, the elevation
				of the high- and low-water levels, and other topographical features at points
				where the water line:
(I) Is located within 10
				feet of streams or lakes; or
(II)
				Crosses streams or lakes.
(B) A cross-section drawing of the pipe
				bedding; and
(C) Additional
				features of the pipe or its installation that are not otherwise covered by
				specifications.
(v) The
				location of any sewer lines within 30 feet horizontally of water lines. Sewers
				that cross water lines shall be shown on the profile drawings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-9 - Engineering Design Report

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				1.1-1.1.1(d), engineers report, general information; 1.1.2-1.1.2(c), engineers
				report, extent of water works system; 1.1.4-1.1.4(c), engineers report, soil,
				groundwater conditions, and foundation problems; 1.1.5-1.1.5(f), engineers
				report, water use data; 1.1.6-1.1.6(b), engineers report, flow requirements;
				1.1.7-1.1.7.1(f), engineers report, sources of water supply, surface water
				sources; 1.1.7.2-1.1.7.2(g), engineers report, sources of water supply,
				groundwater sources; 1.1.8, engineers report, proposed treatment processes;
				1.1.9, engineers report, sewerage system available; 1.1.10, engineers report,
				waste disposal; 1.1.15-1.1.15(d), engineers report, pumping facilities;
				1.1.16-1.1.16(c), engineers report, storage; and 1.1.17-1.1.17(d), engineers
				report, security, contingency planning, and emergency preparedness; are herein
				incorporated by reference.
(b) An
				engineering design report shall be submitted with each application and shall
				include the following required elements:
(i)
				The information required in paragraph (a) of this Section;
(ii) A description by narrative, analyses,
				and calculations of the project purpose and intent in order to support the
				project plans and specifications;
(iii) A description of known or suspected
				problems, needs, or requirements, and the reasoning used to arrive at the
				proposed solution;
(iv) An
				identification of problems and solutions related to but not limited to the
				following:
(A) Water quantity and
				quality;
(B) Compliance with the
				Safe Drinking Water Act, 42
				U.S.C. §
												300f et seq.; and
(C) Operational requirements, redundancy,
				maintenance, and reliability.
(v) A determination of the degree of hazard
				of all known or anticipated water service connections to be connected to the
				proposed project. A hazard classification shall be identified for each
				connection and recommended mitigation measures shall be described for each
				hazard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-10 - Design Requirements for Preliminary Treatment and Redundancy

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				2.9-2.9(c), monitoring equipment; 2.10, sample taps; 2.11, facility water
				supply; and 2.14, piping color code are herein incorporated by
				reference.
(b) The proposed design
				shall demonstrate that the capacity of the water treatment or water production
				system is designed for the maximum daily demand at the design year based on
				historical usage records.
(i) Where water use
				records are not available to establish water use, the design shall include an
				equivalent per capita water use of at least 125 gallons per day (gpd) for
				average daily water demand and 340 gpd for maximum daily water
				demand.
(ii) The plant capacity
				design shall demonstrate consideration of:
(A)
				Maximum daily water demand;
(B)
				Agricultural water use;
(C)
				Industrial water use; and
(D)
				Filter backwash quantities. In the absence of data, filter backwash quantity
				shall be five percent of the maximum daily demand.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-11 - Source Development

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				2.10, sample taps; 3.1.4.1-3.1.4.1(i), surface water, structures, design of
				intake structures; 3.1.4.3-3.1.4.3(f) surface water, structures, offstream raw
				water storage reservoir; 3.1.6-3.1.6.3, surface water, impoundments and
				reservoirs; 3.2.3.2, groundwater, location, continued sanitary protection;
				3.2.4-3.2.4.14(b)(4), groundwater, general well construction; 3.2.5-3.2.5.4,
				groundwater, testing and records; 3.2.6.1-3.2.6.1(c), groundwater, aquifer
				types and construction methods--special conditions, sand or gravel wells;
				3.2.6.2-3.2.6.2(b)(7), groundwater, aquifer types and construction
				methods--special conditions, gravel pack material;
				3.2.6.4-3.2.6.4(d),groundwater, aquifer types and construction methods--special
				conditions, infiltration lines; 3.2.6.5-3.2.6.5(b), groundwater, aquifer types
				and construction methods--special conditions, limestone or sandstone wells;
				3.2.7.3-3.2.7.3(c)(3), groundwater, well pumps, discharge piping and
				appurtenances, discharge piping; 3.2.7.4-3.2.7.4(d), groundwater, well pumps,
				discharge piping and appurtenances, pitless well units; 3.2.7.6, groundwater,
				well pumps, discharge piping and appurtenances, casing vent;
				3.2.7.7-3.2.7.7(b), groundwater, well pumps, discharge piping and
				appurtenances, water level measurement; 3.2.7.8-3.2.7.8(b), groundwater, well
				pumps, discharge piping and appurtenances, observation wells; are herein
				incorporated by reference.
(b)
				Surface water intake structures that operate in the winter shall be capable of
				minimizing the formation of ice on the intake.
(c) Transmission lines and interconnecting
				process piping shall be capable of withstanding the forces and conditions they
				will be subject to and comply with the following specifications for water
				service, as applicable:
(i) AWWA
				C200;
(ii) AWWA C207;
(iii) AWWA C208;
(iv) AWWA C220;
(v) AWWA C228;
(vi) AWWA C300;
(vii) AWWA C301;
(viii) AWWA C302;
(ix) AWWA C303;
(x) AWWA C304;
(xi) AWWA C900;
(xii) AWWA C901;
(xiii) AWWA C903;
(xiv) AWWA C904;
(xv) AWWA C906;
(xvi) AWWA C907;
(xvii) AWWA C909;
(xviii) AWWA C950;
(xix) ASTM A53;
(xx) ASTM A134;
(xxi) ASTM A135;
(xxii) ASTM A139;
(xxiii) ASTM D2846;
(xxiv) ASTM F480;
(xxv) ASTM F645;
(xxvi) ASTM F877;
(xxvii) ASTM F23891;
(xxviii) ASTM F2806;
(xxix) ASTM F2855;
(xxx) ASTM F2969;
(xxxi) API 5L:
(A) Grade B;
(B) Grade X42;
(C) Grade X46;
(D) Grade X52;
(E) Grade X56;
(F) Grade X60;
(G) Grade X65;
(H) Grade X70; or
(I) Grade X80.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-13 - Chemical Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				5.0.2 and 5.0.2(f), general, chemical application; 5.0.3-5.0.3(h), general,
				general equipment design; 5.1.2-5.1.2(e)(4), feed equipment, control;
				5.1.3-5.1.3(c), feed equipment, dry chemical feeders; 5.1.4-5.1.4(d), feed
				equipment, positive displacement solution feed pumps; 5.1.5-5.1.5(d), feed
				equipment, liquid chemical feeders-siphon control; 5.1.6-5.1.6(d), feed
				equipment, cross-connection control; 5.1.8-5.1.8(e), feed equipment, in-plant
				water supply; 5.1.9(a)(1-3), (b), and (d)(1-2), feed equipment, storage of
				chemicals; 5.1.10-5.1.10(j), feed equipment, bulk liquid storage tanks;
				5.1.11-5.1.11(h), feed equipment, day tanks; 5.1.12-5.1.12(e), feed equipment,
				feed lines; 5.1.13-5.1.13(d); feed equipment, handling; 5.1.14-5.1.14(b), feed
				equipment, housing; 5.3.2, operator safety, respiratory protection equipment;
				5.3.3, operator safety, chlorine gas leak detection; 5.4.1(d)(1-5) and (7-10),
				(f), and (h)(1-5), specific chemicals, chlorine gas; 5.4.2-5.4.2(b), specific
				chemicals, acids and caustics; 5.4.3-5.4.3(c)(5), specific chemicals, sodium
				chlorite; 5.4.4-5.4.4(b)(5), specific chemicals, sodium hypochlorite; are
				herein incorporated by reference.
(b) Chemical application facility designs
				shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) A separate feeder shall be used for each
				chemical applied; and
(ii) Chemical
				storage tanks shall be constructed of materials that are resistant to the
				chemicals stored. Tanks shall maintain structural integrity while in
				use.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-14 - Pumping Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				6.1-6.1.1(e), location; 6.2, 6.2(b)-(e), pumping stations; 6.2.1-6.2.1(d),
				pumping stations, suction well; 6.2.2-6.2.2(b), pumping stations, equipment
				servicing; 6.3.2, pumps, pump priming; 6.6.1, appurtenances, valves;
				6.6.3-6.6.3(d), appurtenances, gauges and meters; 6.6.4-6.6.4(b),
				appurtenances, water seals; 6.6.5, appurtenances, controls; 6.6.6,
				appurtenances, standby power; are herein incorporated by reference.
(b) Stairways or ladders shall be provided
				between all floors and in pits or compartments that must be entered.
(c) Pumping facilities shall be heated to
				maintain a minimum temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit if typically unoccupied
				and 50 degrees Fahrenheit if normally occupied.
(d) Pumping station ventilation designs shall
				demonstrate that:
(i) All areas of the pumping
				station that are accessible shall be ventilated;
(ii) Ventilation may be continuous or
				intermittent;
(iii) Drywell
				ventilation shall provide:
(A) At least six
				air changes per hour if continuous; and
(B) At least 30 air changes per hour if
				intermittent with an automatic start upon operator entry into the area.
(iv) Wetwell ventilation
				shall provide 12 continuous air changes per hour or 60 intermittent air changes
				per hour and be designed to permit the use of portable blowers that will
				exhaust the space and supply fresh air during the access
				periods.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-15 - Finished Water Storage

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				7.0.1-7.0.1(c), general, sizing; 7.0.2-7.0.2(b), general, location of finished
				water storage structures; 7.0.3, general, protection from contamination; 7.0.4,
				general, security; 7.0.5, general, drains; 7.0.6, general, stored water age;
				7.0.8-7.0.8.2(b), general, access; 7.0.9-7.0.9(e), general, vents;
				7.0.10-7.0.10(f), general, roof and sidewall; 7.0.17-7.0.17(c), general,
				painting and/or cathodic protection; 7.0.18-7.0.18(c), general, disinfection;
				7.1.1, treatment plant storage, filter washwater tanks; 7.2-7.2.4,
				hydropneumatic tank systems; are herein incorporated by reference.
(b) Finished water storage structures shall
				comply with the following requirements:
(i)
				Water storage structures shall comply with the following standards for storage
				tanks, standpipes, ground storage reservoirs that are described in AWWA M42,
				clearwells, and elevated storage:
(A) AWWA
				D100;
(B) AWWA D102;
(C) AWWA D103;
(D) AWWA D104;
(E) AWWA D106;
(F) AWWA D107;
(G) AWWA D108;
(H) AWWA D110;
(I) AWWA D115;
(J) AWWA D120; and
(K) AWWA D121.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-16 - Distribution Systems

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				8.2-8.2.4(b), system design; 8.3, valves; 8.4-8.4.4(d), hydrants; 8.5-8.5.2(c),
				air relief valves; 8.6, valve, meter, and blow-off chambers; 8.7.3,
				installation of water mains, cover; 8.7.4, installation of water mains,
				blocking; 8.7.6, installation of water mains, pressure and leakage testing;
				8.7.7, installation of water mains, disinfection; 8.7.8, installation of water
				mains, external corrosion; 8.7.9, installation of water mains, separation from
				other utilities; 8.8.2-8.8.2(b), separation distances from contamination
				sources, parallel installation; 8.8.3-8.8.3(b), separation distances from
				contamination sources, crossings; 8.8.6, separation distances from
				contamination sources, sewer manholes, inlets, and structures; 8.9-8.9.1,
				surface water crossings, above-water crossings; 8.9.2-8.9.2(c); surface water
				crossings, under water crossings; 8.11.1, water services and plumbing,
				plumbing; 8.12, service meters; are herein incorporated by reference.
(b) Distribution systems shall be constructed
				of commercial pipe that conforms to the following standards:
(i) PVC pipe:
(A) Less than four inches diameter, ASTM D
				2241; or
(B) Four inches and larger
				diameter, AWWA C900.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-17 - Laboratory Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) 2018 TSS, parts
				2.8.1-2.8.1(h), testing equipment, is herein incorporated by
				reference.
(b) Test procedures for
				analysis of monitoring samples shall conform to the Standard Methods for the
				Examination of Water and Wastewater.
(c) All treatment plants shall have the
				capability to perform or contract for the self-monitoring analytical work
				required by the Safe Drinking Water Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
										300f et seq. All plants shall, in addition,
				be capable of performing or contracting the analytical work required to ensure
				good management and control of plant operation and performance.
(d) All laboratories used for the tests,
				analysis, and monitoring required by this Section shall meet the following
				requirements:
(i) The laboratory shall be
				located away from vibrating machinery or equipment that might have adverse
				effects on the performance of laboratory instruments or the analyst and shall
				be designed to prevent adverse effects from vibration.
(ii) Walls shall have an easily cleaned,
				durable, and impervious surface.
(iii) Cabinet and storage space shall be
				provided for dust-free storage of instruments and glassware. Benchtop height
				shall be 30 inches. Benchtops shall be field joined into a continuous surface
				with acid, alkali, and solvent-resistant cement.
(iv) Fume hoods shall be provided where
				reflux or heating of toxic or hazardous materials is required. A hood shall not
				be situated near a doorway unless a secondary means of exit is provided. All
				fume hood switches, electrical outlets, and utility and baffle adjustment
				handles shall be located outside the hood. Light fixtures shall be
				explosion-proof. 24hour continuous exhaust capability shall be provided.
				Exhaust fans shall be explosion-proof.
(v) The laboratory shall have a minimum of
				two sinks per 400 square feet (not including cup sinks). Sinks shall be double
				well with drainboards and shall be made of epoxy resin or plastic. All water
				fixtures shall have reduced pressure zone backflow preventers. Traps shall be
				constructed of glass or plastic and be accessible for cleaning.
(vi) Distilled water shall conform to the
				quality specified by Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
				Wastewater 2018.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES › Section 12-18 - Operation and Maintenance Manuals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each new or
				modified treatment or pumping facility shall have an operation and maintenance
				manual (O & M Manual) located at the facility. The manuals shall provide
				the following information as a minimum:
(i)
				Introduction;
(ii) Description of
				facilities and unit processes within the plant from influent structures through
				effluent structures;
(A) The size, capacity,
				model number (where applicable), and intended loading rate of facilities and
				unit processes;
(B) A description
				of each unit, including the function, controls, lubrication, and maintenance
				schedule;
(C) A description of
				start-up operations, routine operations, abnormal operations, emergency or
				power outage operations, bypass procedures, and safety;
(D) Flow diagrams of the entire process, as
				well as individual unit processes that show the flow options under the various
				operational conditions listed in paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section;
				and
(E) The design criteria for
				each unit process, including the number, type, capacity, sizes, and other
				relevant information.
(iii) Plant control system;
(iv) Utilities and systems;
(v) Emergency procedures, including:
(A) Details of emergency operations
				procedures for possible foreseeable emergencies, such as power outage,
				equipment failure, development of unsafe conditions, and other emergency
				conditions;
(B) Emergency
				operations valve positions, flow control settings, and other information to
				ensure continued operation of the facility at maximum possible efficiency
				during emergencies; and
(C)
				Emergency notification procedures to be followed to protect health and safety
				under various emergency conditions.
(vi) Permit requirements and other regulatory
				requirements;
(vii) Staffing
				needs;
(viii) Index of
				manufacturers" manuals;
(ix) Index
				of equipment maintenance manuals; and
(x) General information on safety in and
				around the plant and its components, including the following safety
				information:
(A) Each unit process discussion
				shall include applicable safety procedures and precautions; and
(B) For unit processes or operations having
				extreme hazards (such as chlorine and closed tanks), the discussion shall
				detail appropriate protection, rescue procedures, and necessary safety
				equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-11-101 through 1413, specifically 302, and
				  no person shall cause, threaten or allow violations of any provision contained
				  herein.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-2 - 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)
				"Aquifer" means a zone, stratum or group of strata that can store and transmit
				water in sufficient quantities for a specific use.
(b) "Area of review" means the area for which
				information and analyses shall be submitted as part of an underground injection
				control permit application, and reviewed for issuance of a permit.
(c) "Background" means the constituents or
				parameters and the concentrations or measurements which describe water quality
				and water quality variability prior to the subsurface discharge.
(d) "Bore/casing annulus" means the space
				between the well bore and the well casing.
(e) "Casing/tubing annulus" means the space
				between the well casing and the tubing.
(f) "Cementing" means to seal the annular
				space around the outside of a casing string using a specially formulated
				portland cement mixture or other hydraulic cement mixture to hold the casing in
				place and prevent any movement of fluid in this annular space. Cementing also
				includes operations to seal the well at the time of abandonment.
(g) "Class I well" means a well used to
				inject hazardous or non-hazardous industrial, commercial or municipal waste
				beneath the lowermost formation containing, within one-quarter (1/4) mile of
				the well bore, an underground source of drinking water. Class I wells are
				regulated under this chapter.
(h)
				"Class II well" means a well regulated by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation
				Commission, other than a Class II commercial disposal well, which injects
				fluids:
(i) Which are brought to the surface
				in connection with natural gas storage operations, or conventional oil or
				natural gas production. Non-hazardous gas plant wastes may be disposed of in a
				class II well pending Environmental Protection Agency co-approval.
(ii) For enhanced recovery of oil or natural
				gas; and/or
(iii) For storage of
				hydrocarbons which are liquid at standard temperature and pressure;'
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-3 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations shall apply to all Class I, Class IV,
				  commercial oil field waste disposal wells and those gas plant waste wells not
				  regulated by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-4 - Control of Class I well subsurface discharges; permit required; aquifer exemptions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Class I wells
				shall be allowed only pursuant to the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act,
				Chapter VIII, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, and this
				chapter.
(b) Discharges into or
				construction of Class I wells are prohibited unless a permit has been obtained
				from the Department of Environmental Quality through the Water Quality
				Division.
(c) Injections from Class
				I wells shall be restricted to those receivers defined as Class VI groundwaters
				by the department pursuant to Chapter VIII, Quality Standards for Wyoming
				Groundwaters, Water Quality Rules and Regulations and receivers which have
				obtained an aquifer exemption pursuant to this section.
(d) Permits may be issued for individual
				wells or on an area basis except Class I hazardous waste wells, which shall
				have individual permits.
(e) The
				procedure for obtaining an aquifer exemption from the U.S. Environmental
				Protection Agency shall be as follows:
(i)
				Water Quality Division shall submit one complete copy of the application, the
				Draft Permit, and the public notice to the U.S. Environmental Protection
				Agency, Region VIII. This submission shall be made so that EPA receives the
				complete application at least twenty (20) days prior to the scheduled start of
				the public comment period.
(ii)
				When the aquifer exemption request is for an aquifer containing 3,000 mg/l or
				more of total dissolved solids, the following procedure shall be used: Within
				forty five (45) days of EPA receipt of a complete aquifer exemption request,
				EPA shall provide the department a written interim determination of intention
				to issue or deny the aquifer exemption pending receipt and review of the
				results of the public participation process conducted by the department. The
				interim response will become final if there are no comments relating to the
				aquifer exemption request during the comment or hearing process. If comments
				are received during the public comment or hearing process, the interim response
				will become final if not modified by EPA in writing within thirty (30) days of
				receipt of all comments.
(iii) An
				aquifer exemption request for an aquifer containing less than 3,000 mg/l of
				total dissolved solids requires the aquifer exemption request to be processed
				as a program revision pursuant to
				40 CFR
				145.32.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-6 - Application processing procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The applicant
				shall file seven (7) copies of the permit application with the Water Quality
				Division.
(b) Within sixty (60)
				days of submission of the application, the administrator shall make an initial
				determination of completeness. An application shall be determined complete when
				the administrator receives an application and any supplemental information
				necessary to determine compliance with these regulations.
(c) An incomplete application will be
				processed in the following manner:
(i) For an
				extremely incomplete application, additional information shall be requested in
				detail or the application will be returned to the applicant. Incomplete permit
				applications will result in permit denial.
(ii) If an application is denied because of
				incompleteness necessitating a request for additional information, the
				applicant shall have a maximum of six months to comply with the requests. If
				the applicant fails to provide the requested information within that period,
				the entire incomplete application shall be returned.
(iii) Resubmittal of information by an
				applicant on an incomplete application will begin the process described in
				subsection (b) of this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-7 - Permit denial

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				administrator may deny a permit for any of the following reasons:
(i) The application is incomplete;
				or
(ii) Other justifiable reasons
				necessary to carry out the provisions of the Environmental Quality
				Act.
(iii) If the applicant has
				been and continues to be in violation of the provisions of the Wyoming
				Environmental Quality Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-8 - Permit modification, revocation, termination or transfer

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Permits may be modified, revoked and
				reissued, or terminated either at the request of any interested person
				(including the permittee or licensee) or upon the administrator's initiative.
				However, permits may only be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for
				the reasons specified in this section. All requests shall be in writing and
				shall contain facts or reasons supporting the request.
(b) If the administrator decides the request
				is not justified, he or she shall send the requester a brief written response
				giving the reason for the decision. A request for modification, revocation and
				reissuance, or termination shall be considered denied if the Administrator
				takes no action within 60 days after receiving the written request. Denials of
				requests for modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination are not
				subject to public notice and comment. Denials by the administrator may be
				appealed for hearing to the Environmental Quality Council by a letter briefly
				setting forth the relevant facts.
(c) The administrator shall modify a permit
				or license when:
(i) Any material or
				substantial alterations or additions to the facility occur after permitting or
				licensing, which justify the application of permit conditions that are
				different or absent in the existing permit; or
(ii) Any modification in the operation of the
				facility is capable of causing or increasing pollution in excess of applicable
				standards or permit conditions.
(iii) Information warranting modification is
				discovered after the operation has begun that would have justified the
				application of different permit conditions at the time of permit
				issuance;
(iv) Regulations or
				standards upon which the permit or license was based have changed by
				promulgation of amended standards or regulations or by judicial decision after
				the permit was issued;
(v) Cause
				exists for termination, as described in this section, but the department
				determines that modification is appropriate; or
(vi) Modification is necessary to comply with
				applicable statutes, standards or regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-11 - Construction standards for Class I wells

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All existing
				and new Class I wells shall be constructed to prevent the movement of fluids
				into any underground source of drinking water, permit the use of testing
				devices and workover tools, and permit continuous monitoring of injection
				tubing and long string casing, as required under Sections
				9 and
				10 of this chapter.
(b) All well materials shall be compatible
				with the wastes that may be contacted. The applicant shall submit data
				necessary to document compatibility.
(c) Casing and cement used in the
				construction of each newly drilled well shall be designed for the life
				expectancy of the well. The applicant shall provide all information required to
				make a determination based on these factors:
(i) Depth to the injection zone;
(ii) Injection pressure, external pressure,
				internal pressure, and axial loading;
(iii) Hole size;
(iv) Size and grade of all casing strings
				(wall thickness, diameter, nominal weight, length of joints, joint
				specifications and construction material);
(v) Corrosiveness of injected fluid,
				formation fluids, and temperatures;
(vi) Lithology of injection and confining
				intervals; and
(vii) Type or grade
				of cement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-12 - Siting conditions for Class I wells

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All Class I
				wells shall be situated such that they inject into a formation that is beneath
				the lowermost Under ground Source of Drinking Water within one-quarter (1/4)
				mile of the well or within two (2) miles for Class I hazardous waste injection
				wells, and the discharge zone has sufficient permeability, porosity, thickness,
				and extends over a sufficient area to prevent migration of fluids into any
				underground source of drinking water.
(b) Class I wells shall be limited to areas
				that are determined by the administrator to be geologically suitable for the
				prevention of migration of fluids into underground source of drinking waters.
				In determining geological suit ability, the administrator shall consider the
				following information submitted by the applicant:
(i) An analysis of the structural and
				stratigraphic geology, hydrogeology, and the seismicity of the
				region;
(ii) An analysis of the
				local geology and hydro-geology of the well site, including, at a minimum,
				detailed information regarding the stratigraphy, structure, and rock
				properties, aquifer hydrodynamics, and mineral resources; and
(iii) A determination that the geology of the
				area can be described confidently, and, for hazardous waste wells only, that
				the waste fate and transport can be accurately predicted through the use of
				models.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-13 - Environmental monitoring program for groundwaters of the State

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A monitoring program shall be required
				for all Class I wells that will be adequate to establish baseline data and
				ensure knowledge of migration and behavior of the discharge.
(i) Monitoring may be required for any
				circumstance where groundwaters of the State could be affected.
(ii) The extent and design of a monitoring
				system shall be sufficient to deal with the pollution potential of the proposed
				discharge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-14 - Quality assurance and quality control for sample collection and analyses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Procedures and
				methods for sample collection and analyses shall be implemented by the
				permittee to ensure that the samples are representative of the groundwater,
				water, or wastes being sampled.
(b)
				Sample collection of groundwater shall be of such frequency and of such variety
				(season, time, location, depth, etc.,) to properly describe the groundwater,
				and shall be accomplished by the methods and procedures described in the U.S.
				Environmental Protection Agency manual RCRA Ground-water Monitoring Technical
				Enforcement Guidance Document, September, 1986, unless alternate methods and
				procedures are approved by the administrator.
(c) Analysis of all samples shall be
				accomplished pursuant to Chapter VIII, Water Quality Rules and Regulations,
				Sections
				7 and
				8.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-15 - Records and reports

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Monitoring
				reports required by the permit shall be submitted to the
				administrator.
(b) The permittee
				shall submit a written report to the administrator of all remedial work
				concerning the failure of equipment or operational procedures which resulted in
				a violation of a permit condition, at the completion of the remedial
				work.
(c) Quarterly and annual
				reports required by the permit shall be submitted to the administrator within
				thirty (30) days following the end of the period covered in the report. Reports
				shall include the following information:
(i)
				The average, maximum and minimum injection pressures for each month;
(ii) A complete description of any event
				where maximum annular or injection pressures, as specified in the permit, were
				exceeded;
(iii) A complete
				description of any event that triggered any alarm or shutdown the well, and the
				response taken;
(iv) An accounting
				of the total volume of fluid injected for the period covered by the report, the
				year to date, and the life of the well to date;
(v) An analysis of the physical, chemical and
				other relevant characteristics of the injected fluid; and
(vi) Any well workover.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-17 - Financial responsibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The operator of
				any Class I well shall demonstrate and maintain financial responsibility and
				resources to close, plug, abandon and maintain post-closure care for the under
				ground injection operation in a manner prescribed by the administrator. The
				permittee shall show evidence of such financial responsibility to the
				administrator by the submission of a surety bond, or other adequate assurance
				such as financial statements or other materials acceptable to the
				administrator.
(b) The amount of
				the funds available shall be no less than the amount identified as the
				estimated cost of plugging, abandoning, and post-closure care.
(c) The obligation to maintain financial
				responsibility survives the termination of a permit or the cessation of
				injection. The requirements to maintain financial responsibility is enforceable
				regardless of whether the requirement is a condition of the permit.
(d) After plugging operations are completed,
				the amount of the financial surety required may be reduced by the administrator
				to the estimated cost of post-closure care.
(e) The owner or operator of a well injecting
				hazardous waste must comply with the financial responsibility requirements of
				40 CRF 144 Subpart F.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-18 - Prohibitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No person, except when authorized by a
				permit issued pursuant to the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and this
				chapter, shall:
(i) Cause, threaten or allow
				the discharge of any pollution or wastes into any groundwaters of the
				State;
(ii) Alter the physical,
				chemical, radiological, biological or bacteriological properties of the waters
				of the state; or
(iii) Construct,
				install, or operate any discharge system capable of causing or contributing to
				pollution of groundwaters of the State.