Wyoming DEQ soliciting public comments for proposed revisions

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality/Water Quality Division (WDEQ/WQD) is soliciting public comment on proposed revisions to Wyoming’s Methods for Determining Surface Water Quality Condition (Methods). The Methods describe WDEQ’s processes for evaluating the water quality standards contained in Water Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 1, Wyoming Surface Water Quality Standards and determining designated use support for Wyoming’s surface waters. The proposed revisions provide additional guidance on the training and qualification requirements for persons collecting data for determining designated use support.

The draft document is located at http://deq.wyoming.gov/wqd/water-quality-assessment/resources/guidance/. Written comments may be submitted to David Waterstreet, WDEQ-WQD, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002. Electronic comments may be submitted online at http://wq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/. Questions may be directed to David Waterstreet, Watershed Protection Program Manager, at 307-777-6709 or david.waterstreet@wyo.gov. Written and electronic comments will be accepted until 5 PM (MST) on Monday, March 23, 2020.

The above information was shared by Wyoming DEQ.