Aethon (Moneta Divide) Proposed Discharge Permit

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Comment From: National Parks Conservation As... (Jerry Otero)

2/18/20 @ 9:08 AM

Mr. Kevin Frederick Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality/WQD Administrator 200 West 17th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002 RE: WYPDES Permit WY0002062 Dear Mr. Frederick, Please accept comments on behalf of the National Parks Conservatio...↓n Association (NPCA) in regard to Aetheon Energy Operating LLC (Aetheon) oil and gas field pollutant discharge renewal permit application. After review of the permit application NPCA has concluded that the renewal of the permit to discharge approximate 2 million gallons of oil and gas wastewater per day into Boysen Reservior requires additional regulatory oversight and accountability. We oppose the renewal of the existing permit that approves the discharge of a potential oil and gas pollutant into a national park unit connected reservoir. National Parks Conservation Association The mission of the NPCA is to "protect and enhance America's National Park System for present and future generations." Founded in 1919, NPCA is the leading citizen voice for the national parks. We are a national nonprofit with headquarters in Washington, DC, and 27 regional and field offices across the country including our Grand Teton Field Office located in Jackson, Wyoming. NPCA represents thousands of Wyoming residents who, along with our 1.3 million members and supporters nationwide, understand the need to conserve and protect our National Park System throughout the country. A top priority for NPCA is protecting the resources within parks, including the larger watersheds in which they are embedded. Poorly planned oil and gas development including the discharge of oil and gas byproducts and pollutants without full understanding of the potential negative impacts can result in significant impacts to national park resources. NPCA is working to ensure that oil and gas development on Wyoming's other public lands, including BLM lands connected to national park units is planned with consideration and care for the many non-drilling uses of the land as well as the potential impacts on park resources, visitor experience and human health. Draft Permit fails to protect National Park units in Wyoming The draft permit fails to adequately account for the impact to national park and would set an alarming precedent by continuing to discharge potentially contaminated water into the Greater Yellowstone River system. Big Horn National Recreation Area, a national park unit, would be potentially directly impacted considering the pollutant discharge of 2 million gallons of byproduct are connected to its watershed. Waters from Boysen Reservoir flows into the Bighorn River, a Class I Watershed and into the Wind River. This watershed and ecosystem, if contaminated, would reach far outside the boundaries of Boysen Reservoir and trigger serious immediate and long term impacts to public health, wildlife, and native trout connected to the larger ecosystem. Before considering the any discharge associated with the pending permit, the state of Wyoming should promptly take steps to work with Aetheon to restore the existing damage that has resulted from increased salt loads, increased chloride discharge, pH and temperature imbalance, and any contamination that has resulted from previous permitted discharges into the watershed. In addition, the state should take immediate action to reduce the current permissible salt discharge as part of the 2 million gallon per day allowance. In the extended term, the state should implement a mandated compliance schedule of two years, rather than four years, to ensure the reduction of contaminants into Badwater Creek, specifically chloride. Four years to achieve the required compliance does not demonstrate compliance, rather through delay, further exacerbates the contamination of Badwater Creek. These continued risks are compounded by the lack of comprehensive planning or assessment of the potential cumulative impacts of produced water discharges to surface waters to Boysen Reservior's watershed; or its downstream impacts. Permitting the daily discharge of a drilling waste product into public facing water resources without fully understanding existing relevant activities poses extreme risk to water quality. Summary Considering the weight of the risks of contamination of the west's most valuable resource, NPCA urges the state of Wyoming to not issue a permit until salt load discharge into Boysen Reservior is reduced to natural levels and compliance of all existing discharge is scheduled for two year timeline. At a minimum, the state of Wyoming should prohibit any oil and gas byproduct to be dumped into Alkali and Badwater Creeks, which would exacerbate potential environmental risks and impacts. As solution to the wastewater issue, we urge Aetheon and state of Wyoming to pursue 21st century solutions for disposal that will ensure protection of human health and our national parks as well as allowing for oil and gas development to occur where appropriate without immense risk to Wyoming's watershed. Use of state of the art water treatment facilities, technology and regulatory oversight, including whole effluent toxicity testing, full disclosure of chemicals to state regulators would aide in ensuring the protection of national parks and communities in the Yellowstone River watershed. Collectively, moving forward with the permit by the state of Wyoming could compromise the critical importance, both legally and in the spirt of America's best idea, which national park units across the country rely on clean water.

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Comment From: Wyoming Community Bank (Scott Estep)

2/18/20 @ 7:55 AM

I just wanted opportunity to express displeasure in Wyoming's DEQ change in permit requirements for AethonWy0002062. This field has been vital to our employment and as a economic driver. Including the various taxes they have paid directly and indir...↓

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Comment From: Alan Woodward

2/18/20 @ 7:29 AM

I strongly oppose this draft provision. These constituent limitations are overreaching anything the industry has ever seen. If these are allowed and imposed on the rest of the states outfall permits, Wyoming will suffer greatly. If this permit is ado...↓

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Comment From: Travis Becker

2/18/20 @ 6:39 AM

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Comment From: Sandy Luers

2/18/20 @ 6:28 AM

February 17, 2020 Mr. Jason Thomas, Permitting Supervisor Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, – Water Quality Division 200 West 17th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002 Subject: Moneta-Divide Gas Field, Permit No. WY0002062, Revised Draft P...↓ermit Dear Mr. Thomas: My name is Sandy Luers and I have lived and worked in Fremont County most of my life. I married a Fremont County native and we love the great outdoors that is an important part of Fremont County. We hunt, fish, camp and basically enjoy the freedom of exploring the open uninhabited lands that our county provides. We have chosen to live here because of these attributes and the ability to have employment that provides a modest, adequate living. Of course we wish to see our natural environment and its abundant wildlife sustained where possible and become even more robust. The modest employment that we and many of our Riverton neighbors enjoy hinges on that availability of employment largely made possible through wise development of our states abundant resources. I personally believe that DEQ's revised discharge permitting of the proposed Moneta Divide opposes both of my major reasons for living here, a healthy natural environment and sustainable employment making it possible for us to live here. Because of that, I oppose the revised second draft, but do support the initial draft proposal WYPDES permit No. WY0002062. If the State of Wyoming is to make best use of the resources it has, I find no defensible reason why this permit should be allowed to thwart development of this resource. The following are reasons for my decision: 1. I question whether DEQ has the actual field gathered information to render its decision in its present form. 2. In the public information presented I find no in-field data measuring what quantity of the produced flow, if any, would traverse the 40 mile long reach of Badwater Creek from the proposed field and actually reach Boysen Reservoir, much less the Wind River's Class 1 waters below the dam which I personally relish fishing. 3. I prefer that in-stream measurements be made following USGS protocol to determine the stream's annual hydrograph. 4. I believe that the DEQ could take a much more defensible position of setting limits on actual measured flow reaching Boysen, both in quantity and quality, at a designated gauging station, situated perhaps at Badwater's crossing of Highway 26. 5. Should produced water be shown to reach Boysen and not meet reasonable standards, the proposed field could then be required to reduce flow to acceptable levels based on actual flow data as opposed to speculative computer models. In the DEQ Summary of Public Comments, I find the WDEQ Response on page 1 frankly dismissive of the public comments, some which were noted at the Riverton public meeting held at CWC. While it is not scientifically defensible data, in my 65 years of living here I have never seen free flowing water in Badwater Creek, except during the spring runoff period and occasional thunderstorms events. Finally, I question Badwater Creek being classified as a Class 2 stream. It does not meet the criteria set out in the Table on page ii of DEQ's June 21, 2001 Surface Water Classification List. I don't know how fish could survive in the creek near or downstream of the Frenchie Draw Field since it is dry much of the year. I have full confidence that the gas industry can and will follow appropriate technology to provide adequate safeguards to the natural environment which we all enjoy. Denying the proposed permit harms rather than helps our state's ability to maintain both its natural environment and its human environment. Please approve the initial draft of the proposed discharge permit so that we can enjoy continued employment, benefits brought by the resulting tax revenues and an enhanced natural environment. Sincerely, Sandy K Luers

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Comment From: Wyoming Outdoor Council (Dan Heilig)

2/18/20 @ 5:57 AM

To: Jason Thomas, WDEQ/WQD From: Dan Heilig, Wyoming Outdoor Council Date: 02/18/2020 Re: Comments on WY0002062 (Aethon Energy) Attached please find a report prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This is the exhibit that I was previou...↓

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Comment From: Linda Raynolds

2/18/20 @ 5:40 AM

I was surprised and disappointed to learn of the extent of existing violations at the current Moneta Divide field. DEQ is supposed to have inspected those facilities, and the condition of Badwater and Alkali Creeks. If it had not been for investigati...↓

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Comment From: Hans Hummel

2/18/20 @ 4:27 AM

• WDEQ must ensure permits align with the ability to provide low cost energy solutions to ensure Wyoming is the State where businesses economically invest in our people and resources.

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Comment From: Zachary Cook

2/18/20 @ 4:22 AM

While I am not a technical expert, as a life-long citizen of Wyoming I want to express general concern about allowing Aethon Energy to produce and dump more contaminated wastewater into Badwater and Alkali Creeks than they are currently allowed. Unde...↓

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Comment From: Sandy Martinez

2/18/20 @ 4:10 AM

My husband and U are AGAINST this dumping permit!! Thank you for allowing us to speak out.

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Comment From: Jason Bowman

2/18/20 @ 3:31 AM

As a Wyoming business owner and worker in the oil and gas industry in Wyoming I find it appalling that the deq will shut down the discharge of water from a oil and gas field that has been operating this way for many years. The wildlife in and around ...↓

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Comment From: Wyoming Outdoor Council (Dan Heilig)

2/18/20 @ 3:27 AM

To: WDEQ/WQD Jason Thomas From: Dan Heilig, Wyoming Outdoor Council Date: 02/18/2020 Re: Comments on WY0002062 (Aethon Energy) I have attached our final comment letter along with four exhibits that could not be attached to our previous submitta...↓

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Comment From: Wyoming Outdoor Council (Dan Heilig)

2/18/20 @ 3:05 AM

To: Mr. Jason Thomas, WDEQ/WQD From: Dan Heilig, Wyoming Outdoor Council Date: 02/18/2020 Re: Comments on WY0002062 Aethon Energy Our comments are attached. This comment portal prevented me from attaching all eight exhibits referenced in our le...↓

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Comment From: Kris Korfanta

2/18/20 @ 3:00 AM

Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I believe the following should be done to ensure the aquatic ecosystems are not further impaired and that downstream users not be put at further risk: The DEQ needs to require Aethon to clean up the...↓

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Comment From: Lindy Linn

2/18/20 @ 2:50 AM

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Comment From: Charles Wilson

2/18/20 @ 2:47 AM

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Comment From: Petroleum Association of Wyomi... (Pete Obermueller)

2/18/20 @ 2:41 AM

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Comment From: Linda Olinger

2/18/20 @ 2:21 AM

I attended the DEQ's and Aethon's public presentation regarding the Moneta Divide Proposed Discharge Permit which was held at CWC in 2019. I submitted an official comment at that time and would now like to reiterate my position in regards to this is...↓

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Comment From: Giea Kennedy

2/18/20 @ 1:54 AM

The DEQ is making it clear that their intent is to shut down the usage of water and therefore operations in general for Aethon. The DEQ amended proposal to Aethon's permit will make doing business an untenable venture due to exorbitant cost increases...↓

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Comment From: Christopher Cruz

2/18/20 @ 1:50 AM

I would like to see permits granted for moneta divide. Wells have been producing in this area for 40 years. I work in the area daily and witness how beautiful this & the surrounding areas is while able to produce natural gas & oil at the same time. ...↓

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Comment From: Jay Nielson

2/18/20 @ 1:26 AM

Wyoming DEQ should not even consider this permit until Aethon cleans up current pollution they caused. Wy DEQ should recognize the obvious that if millions of gallons of polluted water is discharged it will increase water pollution in Boysen and the...↓

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Comment From: Lori Nielson

2/18/20 @ 1:19 AM

I believe it is imperative that WDEQ stand firm in their mission and their resolve to protect our state's resources and the health and safety of its citizens. Oil and gas are valuable resources, but so too are clean water, scenic vistas, healthy wild...↓

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Comment From: Wyoming Trout Unlimited (Mike Jensen)

2/18/20 @ 1:09 AM

Wyoming Trout Unlimited thanks the DEQ for allowing for public comments to be submitted regarding this issue.

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Comment From: Ann Anderson

2/17/20 @ 10:20 PM

Re: WYPDES Permit No.WY0002062, comments to revised draft permit. Dear Mr. Thomas I support the approval by the Wy Dept of Environmental Quality regarding the initial draft of the Aethon (Moneta Divide) Proposed Discharge Permit and manage t...↓

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Comment From: Tera Alley

2/17/20 @ 2:15 PM

In the last few weeks I have taken the time to educate myself on this matter. I have asked a lot of questions and listened to both sides of the argument. Bottom line is there are not enough facts to back up this water being a danger to anyone or anyt...↓

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Comment From: Laura McGuffey

2/17/20 @ 1:44 PM

I am writing this comment to voice my disapproval of the WDEQ's latest version of the Moneta Divide draft permit. It baffles me that a company could apply to further develop their asset, one that they have been producing from responsibly from the la...↓

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Comment From: Karla Borders

2/17/20 @ 11:56 AM

To whom it may concern: I feel it is necessary to put the word out, about a possible upcoming devastation to our community, county and great state of Wyoming. Wyoming is an energy dependent state! I was born and raised in the Riverton area and ...↓have lived here for all of my 54 year life. I enjoy the outdoor life and all that Wyoming has to offer. If I felt there were things being done in the industry to ruin the future for generations to come, I would not be a part of it. The industry of today, are great environmental stewards. They are all abiding by already stringent standards to maintain our precious waters that we are all accustomed to. Here is a tid bit of info. Moneta Divide has been producing oil, gas, and water since the late 1960's. This is not a new field by any means. Surface discharge has been there since day one. So, is this the 1st permit limitation in the state that could essentially shut down any extraction company from doing business that has surface discharge? I am strongly leaning towards, Yes. Most of you are probably unaware of the number of these permits that exist across the state, or even in just Fremont county. 3 of the major producers in the county, have surface discharge permits. I do not have the numbers, but do know that the mineral industry provides tax dollars to keep the state alive. Without them, our education system would suffer, roads would get even worse, and I guarantee that you would not want to pay the additional taxes necessary to live here in what we know as "normal". Not only do we need to think about tax dollars, but incomes that are spent in our communities. The companies that support the industry and the businesses that provide services to the industry. These discharge waters provide wildlife with necessity, that would normally not be there in the dry months of summer and the frozen months of winter. They also provide ranchers with water to keep the livestock healthy and thriving. To the naysayers, oil and gas does in fact make the world go round! Without it, I'm sure you have seen or heard how your ancestors used to live. I would rather not revert to those days. If you are reading this, traveled today, left your warm house, put makeup on, consumed food, bought a rose......you get the point, you are an oil and gas consumer! Aethon is currently awaiting on two separate permit approvals. This one does NOT pertain to drilling the 4200 new wells. This one is solely to continue day to day operations. I strongly hope that you consider this viewpoint and stand with the energy industry on this one. Thanks to you all, Karla Borders

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Comment From: Tom Linn

2/17/20 @ 10:29 AM

To whom it may concern, My wife and I ranch and have property along Badwater Creek just north of Shoshoni. We fully understand the layers of protections that exist in the permitting of these discharges and acknowledge that unregulated activities fa...↓

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Comment From: Lindy Linn

2/17/20 @ 10:20 AM

To whom it may concern, My husband and I ranch and have property along Badwater Creek just north of Shoshoni. We fully understand the layers of protections that exist in the permitting of these discharges and acknowledge that unregulated activities...↓

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Comment From: Lucille Liedy

2/17/20 @ 10:09 AM

I feel the oilfield is a dire need for our community because of the money and families here .Most of our oilfield around here has disappeared and its caused alot of families to do without parents because of having to leave for out of state jobs .This...↓

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Comment From: April Woodward

2/17/20 @ 9:11 AM

I support the first draft of this but not the revised 2nd draft.

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Comment From: Bill Bensel

2/17/20 @ 8:52 AM

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Comment From: Linda Alley

2/17/20 @ 8:09 AM

Re: WYPDES Permit No.WY0002062, comments to revised draft permit. Dear Mr. Thomas My request is that the Wy Dept of Environmental Quality approve the initial draft of the Aethon (Moneta Divide) Proposed Discharge Permit and manage the dischar...↓

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Comment From: Pennie Vance

2/17/20 @ 6:30 AM

I'm a lifelong Wyoming resident who enjoys recreating on our many nearly pristine waters. My grandson, Wes, frequently recreates with his dad on Boysen Reservoir. We are dismayed that pollutants are being allowed to flow into the reservoir that exp...↓

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Comment From: Maria Katherman

2/17/20 @ 5:48 AM

Thank you for the opportunity to continue commenting on the Aethon proposal to release produced contaminants into the Wind River Drainage. I appreciate changes made to the initial permit and would like to re-emphasize that stronger measures are stil...↓

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Comment From: Alan Woodward

2/17/20 @ 5:18 AM

As a born and raised citizen of Fremont county and working in the oil and gas industry for over 15 years, I find this revised second draft appalling to say the least. Where have some of these constituent limitations come from? Were they just pulled f...↓

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Comment From: Annette Baxter

2/17/20 @ 5:15 AM

Jason Thomas, WYPDES Permitting Supervisor WYDEQ-Water Quality 200 West 17TH Street Cheyenne, WY82002 Re: WYPDES Permit No. WY0002062, Comments to Revised Draft Permit Dear Mr. Thomas: As a citizen of Fremont County, Wyoming, I support ...↓

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Comment From: Jeff Baltezore

2/17/20 @ 5:14 AM

I think this project could be a huge boost to the economy of not only Fremont, Hot Springs and Natrona Counties but the whole state. I get the water issue but why is the Neptune treatment facility never mentioned in these articles? Is it not going to...↓

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Comment From: Joel Farber

2/17/20 @ 4:48 AM

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Comment From: Pam Marks

2/17/20 @ 4:19 AM

Thank you for denying Aethon Energy's outrageous proposal to increase discharges of oil and gas wastewater from the Moneta Divide field. The current discharge of 2 million gallons per day which has already significantly damaged Alkali and Badwater...↓

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Comment From: Gillian Malone

2/17/20 @ 4:08 AM

Thank you for your decision to stop increased discharges into Badwater and Alkali Creeks feeding into Boysen Reservoir and downstream drainages including the Wind River. But there remains a significant source of pollution from decades-long discharg...↓

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Comment From: Margaret Page

2/17/20 @ 4:03 AM

I appreciate that you are not allowing an increased load of salts and other toxins into the tributaries to Boysen Reservoir however the years of discharge have caused a great deal of damage and should be cleaned up. I also think that allowing the in...↓

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Comment From: Jennifer McCarty

2/17/20 @ 3:33 AM

TO DEQ This breif letter is in regards to the Monita Divide project. I believe all the studies and technological input has been done. The time involved for this project has taken a very long time to come to fruition. I believe this project an...↓

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Comment From: Dusdee Shepperson

2/17/20 @ 3:15 AM

I support the initial draft and not the revised draft. We need the oil and gas industry in Fremont County. We believe the companies are following the rules and guidelines they are supposed to to keep our waters and land clean.

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Comment From: Mary Frazer

2/17/20 @ 3:00 AM

I've seen and experienced personal physical problems as a result of pollutants from irresponsibility. We need to ask Aethon and all other companies to do more to protect people and wildlife as much and as quickly as possible. The sooner these situa...↓

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Comment From: ROBERT HAGUE

2/17/20 @ 2:52 AM

I am not infavor of the Epa newly released EPA discharge permit! I am in favor of the Original Draft that Aethon proposed!

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Comment From: Dale and Dianne Sackett

2/17/20 @ 2:28 AM

We are strongly in favor of granting Aethon a discharge permit in the Moneta divide area. They should be held to the same or even lesser standard than wells on the Wind River Reservation because the area that is in question is a desert wasteland with...↓

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Comment From: Wayne Lax

2/17/20 @ 2:19 AM

I appreciate your action so far to protect the Moneta Divide water supply. However, more needs to be done. You need stronger limits on pollutants to protect the Boysen Reservior nd related streams. · Require Aethon to clean up the existing dama...↓

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Comment From: Cross Roads Water Trucks (Luke Mead)

2/17/20 @ 1:28 AM

As a small business working in the Moneta Divide area (Aethon) we are very much in favor of approving the permit for discharging water. We are concerned about our business/employees and the loss of jobs that would create. We count on this opportunit...↓

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Comment From: Stephanie Pitt

2/17/20 @ 12:50 AM

Aethon has played a huge part in our community. It employs some wonderful people. If we shut down aethon riverton and surrounding area might turn into a town like Jeffery City and I dont want to see that happen

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Comment From: jan elding

2/17/20 @ 12:33 AM

Thank you for the opportunity to leave a comment.

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Comment From: Kelly Donathan

2/16/20 @ 11:20 PM

I agree the permit should be given

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Comment From: Kelly Donathan

2/16/20 @ 11:19 PM

I agree the permit should be given

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Comment From: Christy Gerrits

2/16/20 @ 3:22 PM

To whom it may concern: Before a permit for more discharge water can be considered, please ensure that Aethon cleans up the existing damage caused by decades of oil field pollution in the Badwater and Alkali Creeks. Please also ensure that Athon imm...↓

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Comment From: Dana Furgason

2/16/20 @ 2:17 PM

I thank the DEQ for their decision denying aethon to increase it's discharge of waste into the Boysen and Wind River drainage. The DEQ should require that any past discharge waste should be cleaned up. I also encourage the DEQ to follow a mor...↓

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Comment From: Katrina Jolly

2/16/20 @ 1:45 PM

So much of our community depends on the money the oil field brings in. I can tell you from being an oil field wife that I am able to be a stay at home mom and look after my 5 small children . It's a true blessing that my husband can work so close to ...↓

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Comment From: Jeff Holomon

2/16/20 @ 12:10 PM

Thank you for all of your efforts; however we need stronger limits on pollutants to ensure Aethon's oil and gas discharges no longer cause damage to stream quality. We need Aethon to clean up the existing damage caused by decades of oil field pol...↓

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Comment From: Lonnie Kenneda

2/16/20 @ 12:09 PM

I am NOT in support of the revised second draft but do support the initial draft proposal. These new regulation are excessively restrictive and ensure that no one will be able to produce in our state. This would have a devastating effect on Wyoming'...↓

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Comment From: Teresa Kenneda

2/16/20 @ 12:06 PM

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Comment From: Madelon Daniels

2/16/20 @ 11:57 AM

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Aethon proposed draft permit for the Alkali and Badwater Creeks. These efforts will also help Boysen Reservoir and the Wind River exist as relatively unpolluted. Although revisions suggested will help ...↓

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Comment From: Bev Dalley

2/16/20 @ 9:43 AM

I'm retired and have lived in Wyoming all my life. The oil field has contributed to the community and the economy of the entire state for as long as I can remember. It's too bad that the government bureaucrats are once again making arbitrary and cap...↓

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Comment From: Dietrich Kuegeler

2/16/20 @ 9:23 AM

The bann on the water discharge would be detrimental to Fremont county and the surrounding areas. There is a lot of new and old businesses that depend on the revenue provided by Aethon. I have lived in Wyoming most of my life and plan on returning to...↓

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Comment From: Mathilde Gamble

2/16/20 @ 8:22 AM

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Comment From: Kevin Kershisnik

2/16/20 @ 8:18 AM

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Comment From: Clarisa Emerson

2/16/20 @ 7:36 AM

I am in agreement with Proposal WYPDES Permit WY0002062.

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Comment From: Neil Short

2/16/20 @ 6:46 AM

My comments: Thanks to the DEQ for earlier revisions to the permit, but too much discharge of pollutants is still allowed. Please hold Aethon accountable for cleaning up the existing damage, and address salts and other pollutant discharges that a...↓

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Comment From: Rebecca Thomas

2/16/20 @ 5:10 AM

To take away jobs from a community that is trying to rebuild is not a good idea. We need to take the control back in our communities before they are wiped out.

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Comment From: Vickey Judkins

2/16/20 @ 5:05 AM

February 16, 2020 Jason Thomas, WYPDES Permitting Supervisor WDEQ – Water Quality 200 West 17th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002 Re: WYPDES Permit No. WY0002062, Comments to Revised Draft Permit Dear Mr. Thomas: As a citizen of F...↓

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Comment From: Bruce Judkins

2/16/20 @ 5:03 AM

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2/16/20 @ 5:02 AM

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Comment From: Laurie seller

2/16/20 @ 4:52 AM

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2/16/20 @ 4:51 AM

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Comment From: michelle anderson

2/16/20 @ 4:49 AM

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Comment From: chris anderson

2/16/20 @ 4:48 AM

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Comment From: chris anderson

2/16/20 @ 4:48 AM

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2/16/20 @ 4:47 AM

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Comment From: stanley seller

2/16/20 @ 4:45 AM

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2/16/20 @ 4:44 AM

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Comment From: robert coleman

2/16/20 @ 4:40 AM

A reputable company would not have purchased a company that was not doing things legally, And, a real reputable company would not want to buy something that would not be profitable, doing business the right way.

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Comment From: Jermey Schooner

2/16/20 @ 4:32 AM

The jobs this field provides is huge for our community and the taxes from the oil and gas helps all of Fremont county.

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Comment From: Rhonda Coleman

2/16/20 @ 4:21 AM

To whom it may concern: Wyoming's greatest asset is it's wildlife and clean environment. The extractive industries are dying in this state and yet the continued threat of increased pollution threatens to destroy our greatest asset. The citizens of...↓

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Comment From: Eileen Davis

2/16/20 @ 2:46 AM

I am a Fremont County resident and I am NOT in support of the revised second draft but DO support the INITIAL draft proposal

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Comment From: Jane Broadhead

2/16/20 @ 2:27 AM

Thanks to the DEQ for earlier revisions to the permit, but too much discharge of pollutants is still allowed. Please hold Aethon accountable for cleaning up the existing damage, and address salts and other pollutant discharges that are still a proble...↓

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Comment From: Michele Irwin

2/16/20 @ 2:17 AM

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Comment From: Wedgwood Taylor

2/16/20 @ 1:48 AM

February 14,2020 Jason Thomas, WYPDES Permitting Supervisor WDEQ _ Water Quality 200 West 17th Street Cheyenne, Wy 82002 RE: WYPDES Permit No.WY0002062, Comments to Revised Draft Permit Dear Mr. Thomas: As citizens of Hot Springs Coun...↓

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Comment From: Mark Slack

2/16/20 @ 1:33 AM

I have worked in the Oil & Gas Industry in the state of Wyoming for over 35 years, I was also involved in the construction of the "Hendry Water Facility" that Aethon/Encana have at the Frenchie Draw Field. They have spent thousands of dollars (Over &...↓

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Comment From: Kristine Anderson

2/16/20 @ 12:01 AM

I support the initial draft of the Aethon proposed Discharge permit.It increased TDS load limit that was still toms less than historically discharged. I have never experienced anything negative from the added water the field has produced in the 60 su...↓

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Comment From: STEVE JOHNSON

2/15/20 @ 11:29 PM

As a long time resident of Fremont County since 1975, and an avid fisherman of Boysen Reservoir, I believe that any energy company in the area would make sure that anybe the discharge water would be acceptable and meet reasonable and safe water guid...↓

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Comment From: Jamey Kirkland

2/15/20 @ 4:53 PM

In response to the Aethon Proposed Discharge Permit, I am uncertain why the new purity requirements mandate that no more than 20 parts per billion in total sulfide contamination appear down stream from Badwater Creek. I've learned this is impractica...↓

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Comment From: Amber Hinkle

2/15/20 @ 3:16 PM

If this revised permit by the WDEQ is allowed to go through it will have a detrimental impact on our local economy, jobs, and Wyoming's oil and gas industry. This is a terrible decision made by the WDEQ.

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Comment From: Judith Pedersen

2/15/20 @ 2:17 PM

I am in support of the Moneta Divide project. Aethon has proven itself to be a company that takes environmental concerns seriously. This project should not be held to a higher standard just because rabid environmental groups make more noise. The co...↓

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Comment From: Sarah Gantenbein

2/15/20 @ 1:49 PM

Please reconsider your proposal to not allow Aethon to increase their produced water discharge quantities. They are a vital part of this community and provide good jobs and essential tax money. Without the opportunity to expand their operation we r...↓

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Comment From: Keith Gantenbein

2/15/20 @ 1:41 PM

Natural gas is a vital part of the economy in Fremont County and companies like Aethon need the opportunity to increase production to remain competitive in a very tight commodity market. By not allowing additional discharge from their facilities you...↓

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Comment From: Sherry Shelley

2/15/20 @ 1:21 PM

I strongly SUPPORT the recent DEQ ruling on the Moneta Divide permit request. I am deeply opposed to the discharge of unknown pollutants into Boysen Reservoir. The unknown risk to the pristine Wind River below the dam and through the canyon is too g...↓

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Comment From: PEPPER OTTMAN

2/15/20 @ 1:16 PM

Greetings. I attended the meeting at CWC for this very issue. Once the word got out many, many people attended and the comments from Riverton City Gov't, Fremont County Legislators, Private Citizens, Family voices, Shoshone, Lander, Hudson, were al...↓

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Comment From: Anna Hartman

2/15/20 @ 12:09 PM

There is no reason for this discharge permit to be radically more stringent than typical tests or equipment will allow. I oppose it as it is currently written.

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Comment From: Chrissy Cabada

2/15/20 @ 11:33 AM

I support Aethon and what they are doing as well as what they mean to the community.

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Comment From: Logan Alley

2/15/20 @ 11:05 AM

I support Aethon and what they are attempting to do. As well as what they mean to the community.

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Comment From: Matt Schanefelt

2/15/20 @ 9:14 AM

Permit should be allowed.

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Comment From: Travis Koehn

2/15/20 @ 7:41 AM

I do not agree with the revised permit decision by the WDEQ. How can you change the purity requirements to an amount that is so scarce that laboratories can not detect something so precise? I don't see how it is right to add additional restrictions...↓

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