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PROPOSED TEMPORARY TURBIDITY INCREASE IN THE TONGUE RIVER
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has received a request from Wagner Ranch Services, LLC for a temporary increase in turbidity in the Tongue River near Ranchester, Wyoming. The temporary increase in turbidity is associated with improvements to existing bank stabilization.
Activity in cold water streams like the Tongue River is normally limited to a ten (10) NTU increase over background. Approval of this request would allow an exceedance of this limit for up to fourteen (14) total working days, subject to monitoring and reporting. This activity will follow the procedures in Chapter 1, Section 23(c)(ii), of the WDEQ Water Quality Rules, which allow for temporary elevated levels of turbidity in certain circumstances. The applicant has secured a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 permit for the project.
Requests for information about the proposed temporary turbidity increase should be directed to Eric Hargett by email ([email protected]) or phone (307-777-6701). Written comments must be addressed to Eric Hargett, Wyoming DEQ/WQD, 200 W. 17th Street ? 4TH floor, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, and be postmarked on or before 5:00 p.m. on August 10, 2023 to be considered. Electronic comments may only be submitted through and accepted by the Wyoming DEQ comment portal provided at http://wq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/. Phone comments will not be accepted. Para espa?ol, visite deq.wyoming.gov.
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