Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MODIFY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, WASTEWATER FACILITIES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACILITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION
Section 3-14 - Environmental Monitoring Program for Protection of Waters of the State

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 3-14

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) As determined by the Administrator, whenever a facility may cause, threaten, or allow the discharge of any pollution or wastes into Waters of the State or may alter the physical, chemical, radiological, biological or bacteriological properties of any Waters of the State, the permittee shall develop and implement an environmental monitoring program.

(b) An environmental monitoring program shall be adequate to ensure detection and knowledge of migration and behavior of the pollution or wastes and may include:

(i) Operational monitoring;

(ii) Post-discharge or post-operational monitoring; and

(iii) Recordkeeping and reporting.

(c) A monitoring program shall include plans for monitoring the quality of affected or potentially affected surface water and groundwater, including:

(i) Stratigraphic and depth interval to be monitored by each well;

(ii) Details of monitor well(s) construction;

(iii) Details of how the monitoring program shall be carried out from preparation to site abandonment;

(iv) Background water quality obtained from representative samples that characterize water quality and water quality variability for each monitor well;

(v) Background water quality for wells and surface water that may be impacted, based on site-specific geohydrology;

(vi) A description of how representative sampling shall be accomplished; and

(vii) Parameter list(s) and frequency of sampling after operation begins.

(d) The permittee is responsible for properly installing, operating, maintaining, and removing all necessary monitoring equipment.

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