Current through September 21, 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.
(c)
The application and components required by this Chapter shall be submitted to
the Division in a format required by the Administrator.
(d) The application shall include
certification under penalty of perjury that the applicant has secured and will
maintain permission for Department personnel and their invitees to access the
facility, including permission to:
(i) Access
the land where the facility is located;
(ii) Collect resource data as defined by W.S.
§
6-3-414(e)(iv);
and
(iii) Enter and cross all
properties necessary to access the facility if the facility cannot be directly
accessed from a public road.
(e) Sections of permit applications that
represent engineering work shall be sealed, signed, and dated by a licensed
professional engineer as required by W.S. §
33-29-601.
(f) Sections of permit applications that
represent geologic work shall be sealed, signed, and dated by a licensed
professional geologist as required by W.S. §
33-41-115.
(g) The Administrator may allow an
alternative two-step permitting and application procedure for wells and water
storage tank project applicants that meet the following requirements:
(i) For applications that include wells, the
Department will issue one permit with the following phased authorizations:
(A) The issued permit will authorize the well
to be constructed, developed, and tested;
(B) Applicants shall then submit well test
data and water quality data for Administrator review; and
(C) Upon the Administrator's approval of the
well test data and water quality data, the Director shall modify the issued
permit to authorize connection of the distribution system to the
well.
(ii) Applicants for
water storage tanks may follow an alternative procedure when the final plans
and specifications for the tank cannot be submitted with the initial permit
application due to project bidding constraints. In these instances, the
Department will issue a permit through the following phased authorizations:
(A) The issued permit will authorize the
project to initiate the bidding process. Applicants shall ensure the project
bidding documentation includes a requirement that the final water storage tank
design complies with the requirements of this Chapter.
(B) Applicants shall then submit final
documentation and specifications for the water storage tank that demonstrate
the design is consistent with the requirements of this Chapter. Upon the
Administrator's approval of the final tank documentation specifications, the
Director shall modify the issued permit to authorize the construction of the
water storage tank and foundation.
(iii) Applicants that use phased
authorization procedures in this paragraph (g) shall request a pre-application
meeting with the applicable Division district engineer prior to submission of
the permit application package to ensure efficient coordination of the
submittals of all reports, plans, and specifications, and Division review
timelines.
