020-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-7 - Permits, Permit Application, and Recordkeeping Requirements

(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.

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020-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-7

Amended, Eff. 7/26/2023.