Public Notice No. 10548

PUBLIC NOTICE

PROPOSED TEMPORARY TURBIDITY
INCREASE IN SAVERY CREEK

IN CARBON COUNTY

Reiman Corp has requested a waiver from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division (WDEQ/WQD) for a temporary increase in turbidity in Savery Creek (Section 7; T12N, R89W) in Carbon County. Activity in cold water streams 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 forty (40) 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 and Regulations, which allow for temporary elevated levels of turbidity in certain circumstances. The applicant has received a 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the project. Proposed activities include removing and replacing an existing bridge.

Requests for related information and documents about the proposed temporary turbidity increase should be directed to Bret Callaway by email (bret.callaway@wyo.gov) or phone (307-777-5802).  Comments must be addressed to Bret Callaway, Wyoming DEQ/WQD, 200 West 17th  Street, 4th Floor, Cheyenne, WY 82002, and postmarked before 5:00 p.m. on October 9, 2019 (or faxed to 307-635-1784) to be considered. Phone or email comments will not be accepted.

Public Notice No. 10548. To be published in the Platte County Record - Times September 25, 2019.