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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. ofSubagency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 21 - REUSE OF TREATED WATER
Section 21-6 - Permits, Enforceability and Applications

020-21 Wyo. Code R. § 21-6

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 21-6 - Permits, Enforceability and Applications

(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.

(b) No person shall prepare or use treated wastewater except in accordance with the requirements of these regulations.

(c) Applications for permits shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations. The application materials submitted shall be adequate to demonstrate compliance with all requirements of this part. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed reuse of treated wastewater will not endanger public health or the environment.

(d) The person who prepares treated wastewater and makes it available to another person for reuse shall provide, as part of the application required by Section 6(c), a demonstration that all of the requirements of this chapter will be met. This will include access restrictions, management practices, record keeping and reporting requirements which may be the responsibility of another person who will apply the treated wastewater. This demonstration may be in the form of either a written agreement with the applier specifying his or her responsibilities or a separate permit application from the applier. If the method selected is an agreement, the agreement must cover appropriate access restrictions, management practices, record keeping and reporting requirements of this chapter. If the method selected is a separate permit for the applier the permit application by the applier must address the same requirements.

(e) Any person who prepares treated wastewater outside of the state to be applied within the state must either obtain a permit to land apply in accordance with this chapter or provide the wastewater to a person who has a permit.

(f) Any person who prepares treated wastewater outside of the State of Wyoming that is to be applied to land within the State of Wyoming and opts not to obtain a permit shall provide written notice, prior to the initial application of treated wastewater to the reuse site by the applier, to the Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division. The notification shall include the following:

  • (i) The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each reuse site;
  • (ii) The approximate time period the treated wastewater will be applied to the site;
  • (iii) The name, address, telephone number, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit number (if appropriate) for the person who prepares the treated wastewater;
  • (iv) The name, address, telephone number of the person who will reuse the treated wastewater; and
  • (v) Documentation that the requirements of this regulation have been met.

020-21 Wyo. Code R. § 21-6