The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) is accepting comments on the Draft 2023 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity, Colorado River System. In compliance with the Clean Water Act, the seven Colorado River Basin States (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming) are responsible for reviewing and adopting the salinity water quality standards for the Colorado River Basin every three years through the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (Forum).
The Forum recently approved the 2023 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity, Colorado River System (Triennial Review), which can be found in the ?News and Announcements? section of the Forum?s website: http://coloradoriversalinity.org/. The Forum and each of the Basin States are providing an opportunity for public comments on the Triennial Review.
Questions may be directed to Tori Nye at [email protected] or 307-777-7050. Written comments may be directed to Tori Nye, 200 W 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001, and be postmarked on or before 5:00 PM (MST) on September 15, 2023, to be considered. Electronic comments may only be submitted through and accepted by the WDEQ comment portal at https://wq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com. Phone comments will not be accepted. Para espa?ol, visite?deq.wyoming.gov.
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