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<br />o <br />{',) <br />-.J <br />I-" <br /> <br />Two industrial permits, issued to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department have not <br />submitted water quality data for total dissolved solids. Monitoring for the total dissolved solids <br />concentrations is a requirement of the permit and the DEQ will contact the operator to gather this <br />data. Discharges from these facilities will be evaluated in greater detail to determine compliance <br />with the policy, and, if necessary, the permits may be modified such that policy compliance is <br />achieved. The remaining industrial facilities are in compliance with the policy, have not discharged <br />during the reporting period, or have permits that were allowed to expire. Several permits do not <br />currently require TDS monitoring. These permits will be modified to incorporate monitoring <br />necessary to assess compliance with Forum policy as the permits are renewed. <br /> <br />Nineteen permits are associated with domestic wastewater effluents. These permitted <br />facilities serve a population of approximately 44,000. Qfthis total population, 33,000 are in Rock <br />Springs and Green River. The wastewater treatment plant discharges at Rock Springs and <br />KemmererIDiamondville are out of compliance with the policy in that their incremental increases <br />are 433 mg/l and 600 mg/l respectively. The total population associated with these towns are 20,000 <br />in Rock Springs, and 3900 in KemmererIDiamondville. The average flow volumes contributed to <br />the system are 2.31 and 0.37 MGD respectively. For these permits, when the permits are renewed <br />the DEQ will work with the municipalities to determine the feasibility of reducing TDS in <br />conformance with the Forum policies. <br /> <br />Four permits (Fort Bridger Sewer District, Regency of Wyoming, LaBarge, and Mountain <br />View) contain compliance schedules requiring the operator to submit an analysis of the ability to <br />comply with the Forum policies. These reports were not required to be submitted this reporting <br />period but will be evaluated in the future. There were several other permits that do not require <br />monitoring for TDS. At the time of each permit renewal, DEQ will re-assess whether monitoring <br />is necessary to assess compliance with Forum policy. <br /> <br />Water Quality Management Planning <br /> <br />The Water Quality Management Planning and Nonpoint Source Implementation Programs <br />in Wyoming are under the direction of the Water Quality Division of the Department of <br />Environmental Quality. The Clean Water Report for Southwestern Wyoming addressed water <br />quality in Lincoln, Uinta and Sweetwater Counties. This report was adopted at the local level, <br />certified by the Governor and conditionally approved by the EPA on Qctober 9, 1980. The <br />Governor's certification recognized a salinity control program for the Green River Basin as a major <br />water quality priority. The State strongly supports the ongoing USDA-initiated salinity control effort <br />on the Big Sandy River Unit. <br /> <br />The Statewide Water Quality Management Plan establishes an institutional framework under <br />which planning and implementation activities can proceed in Wyoming. Implementation of most <br />aspects of the program depends on the availability of funds and the acceptance of responsibilities by <br />the designated management agencies. The Wyoming Statewide Water Quality Management Plan <br />is amended regularly through adoption of the triennial review. <br /> <br />4-28 <br />