WYOMING MINOR SOURCE OIL AND GAS PERMITTING

• Jurisdiction: United States

Air Quality Challenges Facing the Natural Resources Industry in the Western United States
(Nov 2007)
CHAPTER 3A
WYOMING MINOR SOURCE OIL AND GAS PERMITTING
Nancy Vehr
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
Cheyenne, Wyoming

I. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ)

A. WDEQ -- http://deq.state.wy.us/

Herschler Building

122 West 25^th Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002

B. AQD -- http://deq.state.wy.us/aqd/

• Forms and guidance

• Coal Bed Methane (CBM)

• Oil and Gas

C. WEQC -- http://deq.state.wy.us/eqc/index.asp

D. Statutes -- http://legisweb.state.wy.us/titles/statutes.htm

E. Rules & Regs: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp

Agency -- select "Environmental Quality, Department of"

Program -- select "Air Quality"

Rule Type -- select "current, expired . . ." etc.

then click "Search"

II. Wyoming Environmental Quality Act (WEQA)

Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 35-11-101 through 35-12-119

A. W.S. § 35-11-102. Policy and purpose.

Whereas pollution of the air . . . of this state will imperil public health and welfare, create public or private nuisances, be harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and impair domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other beneficial uses; it is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of this act to enable the state to prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution; to preserve, and enhance the air . . . of Wyoming; to plan the development, use, reclamation, preservation and enhancement of the air . . . resources of the state; to preserve and exercise the primary responsibilities and rights of the state of Wyoming; to retain for the state the control over its air . . .

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B. W.S. § 35-11-201 . Discharge or emission of contaminants; restrictions.

No person shall cause, threaten or allow the discharge or emission of any air contaminant in any form so as to cause pollution which violates rules, regulations and standards adopted by the [Wyoming Environmental Quality] council.

C. W.S. 35-11-801. Issuance of permits and licenses.

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(c) A permit to construct is required before construction or modification of any industrial facility capable of causing or increasing air or water pollution in excess of standards established by the department is commenced.

III. Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations (WAQSR)

A. WAQSR Chapter 6 -- Permitting Requirements

• May 29, 1974

B. 5 WAQSR § 2 -- New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

• 40 CFR part 60, Subparts K,

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