Public Notice: Environmental Quality Council Hearing-Water Quality Rules Chapter 1

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Wyoming Environmental Quality Council Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules

The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council will consider proposed revisions to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Rules, Chapter 1, Wyoming Surface Water Quality Standards, Docket 26-3101, at a hearing to be held on November 17, 2026, at 2300 Capitol Ave, Hathaway Building Room 127, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, starting at 9:00 a.m. (MST). The proposed revisions to Chapter 1 include: (1) an update to the reference date for the Wyoming Recreation Designated Uses Web Map in Section 28(a)(ii) (the updated Wyoming Recreation Designated Uses Web Map incorporates a recreational designated use change for a 2.5-mile segment of Upper Lander Creek in Sublette County from full body contact water recreation to limited body contact water recreation, as determined from the 2025 Upper Lander Creek Recreation Use Attainability Analysis); (2) a correction to a cross-reference in Section 10(g); and (3) an update to the numbering style throughout the chapter.

The chapter meets minimum substantive state statutory requirements per W.S. § 16-3-103(a)(i)(G).

Individuals who wish to use a digital presentation may contact Joe Girardin at (307) 777-7170 at least three days prior to the hearing.

Individuals with questions regarding the rulemaking may contact Eric Hargett at (307) 777-7079.

Additional information is available at https://eqc.wyo.gov/public/dockets under Docket 26-3101 or may be inspected in person at the mailing address below.

Beginning September 10, 2026, and ending at 5:00 p.m. (MDT) on October 26, 2026, written comments may be submitted via mail to WDEQ/WQD, 200 West 17th St, Ste. 200, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, or submitted through and accepted electronically at https://wq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com.

Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of the public comment period for such requests.