THE STATE OF WYOMING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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PLACE OF MEETING
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Docket 24-4801 Dispositive Motion Hearing
Wednesday, December 18 · 10:00am – 3:00pm
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CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF ORDER - Order Denying Motions to Dismiss
In Re Protect Our Water Jackson Hole
Docket 23-3801 Petitioner requests the Council reverse and vacate decision by DEQ/WQD to issue Permit No. 2023-025; to stay the construction and operation of septic facility; and/or to require adequate monitoring to ensure detection and knowledge of migration and behavior of the pollution or wastes
APPROVAL OF ORDER - Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order
In re: Black Hills Bentonite Permit to Mine No. 248C Murphy Creek Update Area
Docket 24-1601 Black Hills Bentonite seeks an Order in Lieu of Consent for revised mining plans to Permit to Mine No. 248C - Murphy Creek Update Area.
CONTESTED CASE HEARING - Dispositive Motions Hearing
IN THE MATTER OF APPEAL OF:APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO LIMITED MINING OPERATION, PEAK GRAVEL, ET0961, T
Docket 24-4801 The Administrator of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division, executed an "Approval of Amendment to Limited Mining Operation, Peak Gravel, ET0961, TFN 7 6/211," (hereinafter, "Permit Approval") dated August 5, 2024. By the Permit Approval, the Administrator approved "the amendment of 5 acres in the SW1/4SW1/4 Section 30, T24N, R68W, in Platte County ... for a total of 15 acres" and accepted a reclamation performance bond, relating to Permit ET0961. Petitioner is stating that the operator under Permit ET0961 previously violated the provisions of the EQA and was issued NOVs by the DEQ. The owner and DEQ ignored a Settlement Agreement and Consent Order for NOV 3500-03 condition #4 "Tyler Dodge agrees not to disturb any additional land, after reclaiming the disturbed area to ten(10) acres, for the duration of his mining operation and/or the life of his permit, whichever period is longer."
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
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ADJOURN
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