Aethon (Moneta Divide) Proposed Discharge Permit

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Comment From: Joshua Thompson

7/01/19 @ 2:21 PM

As a fourth generation Natrona County Pioneer, Wyoming Native, board certified educator, and Eagle Scout, I implore you to deny this permit or to require complete cleansing by distillation and strict stringent testing if allowed.

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Comment From: Mckenzie Hebbelman

7/01/19 @ 2:18 PM

This is absurd. We have a responsibility to preserve our wildlife and our water. I 100% object to this plan, there has to be another way to dispose of these materials.

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Comment From: Deanna Barnes

7/01/19 @ 2:10 PM

Please do not allow this change. One of Wyoming's most important assets is its environment. The long term effects of this change will harm the state more than it will benefit us. I am strongly against this change.

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Comment From: Cassidy Lee

7/01/19 @ 2:02 PM

The viability of our natural resources is at stake! Do not allow this tainted water to disrupt our ecosystems. Hold the companies responsible for storage and filtration of their dirty water. Dumpinging it into the reservoir is PURE LAZINESS!!!!

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Comment From: Halley O'Donnell

7/01/19 @ 1:55 PM

Don't poison my favorite fishery.

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Comment From: Stephanie Lee

7/01/19 @ 1:55 PM

NO! No! No! Make these companies pay for storage and filtration of their own dirty WATER!!!!!! Do NOT DISRUPT OUR VALUABLE AND VULNERABLE ECOSYSTEM!!!!!!

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Comment From: Linda Mendl-Kalb

7/01/19 @ 1:53 PM

Please do not allow the discharge of the waste-water into the Boysen Reservoir or any other bodies of water that affect that State of Wyoming.

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Comment From: Joe Chizek

7/01/19 @ 1:52 PM

The discharge of oil by-product into the Boysen Reservoir would impact the wildlife and natural landscape surrounding. Also the clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems are essential to everyone. The consequences of dumping will overall hurt commun...↓

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Comment From: Malinda Garcia

7/01/19 @ 1:48 PM

As an outdoor recreationalist, teacher, and concerned citizen, I vote no on any projects that seek to do serious and irreversible harm to our national resources. I am not in support of economic opportunities that could damage access to our most preci...↓

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Comment From: Michele Kerr

7/01/19 @ 1:47 PM

Decline this permit, keep our waters clean. The dumping of oil field waste into our water would be detrimental to the environment. This not only would impact the wildlife and habitat but also the people who live in the area and those that visit the a...↓

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Comment From: Shane Wilson

7/01/19 @ 1:42 PM

As a life long Wyoming resident and avid outdoorsman, I know that the money produced by allowing the dumping of waste water into this reservoir is not worth the risk the Wyoming pristine water and the health of the wild life and humans that rely on i...↓

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Comment From: Tania Chavez

7/01/19 @ 1:22 PM

I feel that dumping wastewater in Boysen will affect the local ecology of the reservoir and the river. This contaminated water will negatively affect fish, insects, wildlife, and humans. In Wyoming we pride ourselves in living in harmony with nature ...↓

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Comment From: Clifford Gerrells

7/01/19 @ 1:10 PM

Being a former guide on the Bighorn River this action is horrendous with the possibility of ruining not only the wildlife and plants along the river but also the lifely hood of the many people who work these rivers. Enough is enough, the waters need ...↓

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Comment From: Hali Wise

7/01/19 @ 1:09 PM

This is a greatly flawed plan. The waste is essentially harmful to both wildlife and human life. Both Boysen and Big Horns are beautiful locations with nature still largely intact and unaffected by pollution. If this plan goes through, the water qual...↓

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Comment From: Clifford Gerrells

7/01/19 @ 1:09 PM

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Comment From: Heather Irvine

7/01/19 @ 1:07 PM

Do not dump waste into public waterways. Companies that create waste must find safe ways to dispose of their byproducts and not be allowed to contaminate waters that the public use for recreation. Downstream these waters sustain wildlife and further ...↓

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Comment From: J Lien

7/01/19 @ 1:04 PM

This will have generational impacts upon the state. Wyoming will lose wildlife ,agriculture and drinking water. Drinking water is already a hard commodity in some neighborhoods when droughts happen. There is no reason to add to our stresses of water ...↓

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Comment From: John Van Nes

7/01/19 @ 1:01 PM

This is downright ridiculous! How is it that we are even having a discussion about this? Horrible idea and makes me terrified my law makers would even think about this. Sad damn day for sure! Shame on whoever is for this and the legislators who allow...↓

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Comment From: Danyelle Bond

7/01/19 @ 1:01 PM

DENY THIS PERMIT No one living in Wyoming wants this to happen. Our state lives off of oil and gas but our waters are some of the cleanest in the country. Keep it that way!

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Comment From: Lena Warren

7/01/19 @ 12:56 PM

Please do not allow this to happen to our beautiful state. It will have long lasting effects on the water quality, wildlife, aquatic life, tourism and human health. It could destroy what we try to protect in our state.

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Comment From: Jereca Lutz

7/01/19 @ 12:49 PM

I strongly oppose the dumping of oil field waste water into any reservoir in our beautiful state of Wyoming. Our outdoor resources are 2nd to none, and polluting these areas are just wrong on every level. Wrong for the creatures who inhabit the reser...↓

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Comment From: Lea Schoenewald

7/01/19 @ 12:33 PM

Why weren't additional Neptune facilities completed before the permit was issued? Then we wouldn't need to have this conversation. Our water is EVERYTHING! Don't poison Boysen!

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Comment From: Asia Smouse

7/01/19 @ 12:31 PM

I camp every year in the big horns and through out with my family. The wildlife you put at risk along with the people not to mention the Eco system is terrifying. please do not do this, it is a horrible idea that all of us will end up paying for down...↓

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Comment From: Douglas Irvine

7/01/19 @ 12:17 PM

Deny this permit. It is reckless and damaging to the environment we live in and utilize for recreation and outdoor tourism. The company whom generates waste must develop and implement plans to safely store or decontaminate waste. They should not get ...↓

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Comment From: Kelly Thacker

7/01/19 @ 12:10 PM

If this is allowed, I am ashamed of the state that I born in, raised in. Our water is some of the best in the nation, DON'T pollute it. We need to diversify our state, not ruin it. While it is true oil, gas, and coal have been the life of our state, ...↓

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Comment From: Rhonda Coleman

7/01/19 @ 12:08 PM

Keep Wyoming waters clean. The company does not want to pay extra money for cleaning contaminated water that their operation will release. Why should Wyoming citizens bear the cost to their health and environment? More jobs and a cleaner environmen...↓

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Comment From: Robert Coleman

7/01/19 @ 11:59 AM

all this is being done for is to save money. Personally I am fed up with these companies that want to trash things out and not perform their work correctly. This is just terrible what the plan is. Water is actually more valuable than petroleum produc...↓

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Comment From: Stephen Delger

7/01/19 @ 11:58 AM

I am asking, no demanding that you do not allow the downstream disposal of waste water into Boysen Reservoir. The short term gain for this action will never repair the long-term damage they are most assuredly going to do not only to that beautiful re...↓

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Comment From: Bobi Hayden

7/01/19 @ 11:56 AM

I honestly can't believe this is even being considered!! I am absolutely against this!! How can this possibly be a good idea?

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Comment From: Jeffrey Garcua

7/01/19 @ 11:48 AM

This is a terrible idea that threatens many aspects of a reservoir that I grew up using. Even if there is adequate guidelines for what can and cannot be dumped, I have spent time in the energy sector and I am very aware of how corners are cut when it...↓

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Comment From: Denyce Reno

7/01/19 @ 11:46 AM

I am emphatically opposed to the dumping of oilfield waste water into our beautiful rivers and reservoirs. What on Earth are you thinking? Wyoming is one of the last unspoiled states in America. Do not pollute our waters!

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Comment From: Tammy Hraham

7/01/19 @ 11:42 AM

I feel very strongly that we need to protect our waters and the humans and wild life that consume it. Please reconsider dumping contaminated water into our water. I support the oil and gas industry but human health should always come first

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Comment From: Amber Bohnstengel

7/01/19 @ 11:33 AM

PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS!! We depend on this water source for consumption. Wildlife and humans will all be horribly affected if waste water is dumped like this!!! Please don't kill our beautiful Wyoming by contaminating our water!!! ALL life depend...↓

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Comment From: Josh Bates

7/01/19 @ 11:32 AM

Please do not allow oilfield waste water or dissolved solids to be dumped into boysen reservoir. I cant believe we are even talking about this. NO NO NO. Thank you.

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Comment From: Ryan Opitz

7/01/19 @ 11:30 AM

It's really aggravating that they can take all this waste water that they created, and just dump it onto the environment wherever they want and wash their hands of any responsibility leaving it for the rest of us to deal with.

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Comment From: Brent Phillips

7/01/19 @ 11:28 AM

Oilfield waste water has no place in our lakes and rivers. Please do not allow the dumping of toxic chemicals into our state.

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Comment From: Della Merrow

7/01/19 @ 11:21 AM

DON'T POISON BOYSEN

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Comment From: James Morgan

7/01/19 @ 11:18 AM

Please do not allow this company to dump water waist from oil and gas fields into Boysen. This is amazing fishing and recreational use for Wyomingites. Not to mention the Wind River and Big Horn. If this happens I will never again donate to any cause...↓

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Comment From: Barbara Geelan

7/01/19 @ 11:16 AM

Please do not allow anything to be dumped in this beautiful lake.

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Comment From: Joseph Polzer

7/01/19 @ 11:14 AM

I thought we might be past all this. Dumping and destroying what is left of the old west. However I have personally been on these wells in this field. The cause of concern of transferring H2S gas in the used water should be researched before dumping ...↓

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Comment From: Jody VonSeggern

7/01/19 @ 11:08 AM

Please NO!! WE CAN ILL AFFORD TO POISON OUR DRINKING WATER, OR RESERVOIRS!! WHERE ARE COMMON SENSE DECISIONS? THIS WOULD AFFECT ALL LIFE, HUMANS, ANIMALS AND FISH. PLEASE NO.

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Comment From: Margaret Page

7/01/19 @ 6:25 AM

This letter is in response to the Moneta Divide oil and gas field pollutant discharge permit - WYPDES Permit Number WY0002062 (Aethon Energy). I am objecting to the issuance of this discharge permit because there are other options to dumping 2.27 mil...↓

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Comment From: E. Heyward

7/01/19 @ 4:27 AM

For several years my family has met in the basin to camp, swim, fish, and visit petroglyphs sites. We've been shocked at the areas damaged by oilfields and their runoff. Please consider better options for disposal of polluted water from the Moneta Di...↓

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Comment From: Larry Gerard

7/01/19 @ 1:49 AM

Re:Moneta Divide oil and gas field pollutant discharge permit - WYPDES Permit Number WY0002062 (Aethon Energy). I am against the proposed discharge permit, as I am a fisherman and user of Boysen reservoir. Please do the right thing.

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Comment From: Ruth Shepherd

6/30/19 @ 7:00 AM

RE: Moneta Divide oil and gas field pollutant discharge permit - WYPDES Permit Number WY0002062 (Aethon Energy). The time is ripe for Wyoming's environmental, regulating agencies (e.g., DEQ) to begin making decisions that are the best for the Sta...↓te, and not just the company applying for the permit. We really only have one long-term asset in this State, and that is our natural resource environment, which is dependent upon our water resources. Any decision that DEQ takes must include analysis of chemical pollution discharges into what are sediment loaded but, otherwise, pretty clean waters in the State. If DEQ permits what is expedient in the short-term, without recognizing that the consequences of chemical water pollution are with us for the long haul, there is a disservice to the State of Wyoming's economic future. At some point there will have to be a massive reverse osmosis cleanup of the Boysen Reservoir and the Wind River. Why set us up for that outcome? The Laramie Rivers Conservation District (LRCD) just completed the work on a brownsfield clean up of the old Yttrium Plant. According to the DEQ field representative that we worked with, it is doubtful that siting a building and shop on this land would be feasible without a huge cost to bring in back-fill to cap the contaminated site because of the high water table. This is an old industrial site, but I presumed that the State DEQ uses better science and regulation before permitting chemical discharges into Wyoming's aquifers and exposed water bodies in the current era. DEQ is going to have to implement sound science before permitting chemical discharges into Wyoming's water bodies. It was not acceptable in the 1920s-1940s when the Yttrium plant and later Standard Oil discharged chemical pollutants into the aquifer draining into the Laramie River. It flies in the face of logic that, in today's permitting process, the State would allow the chemical discharge proposed in the Moneta Divide O&G field into Boysen Reservoir. Consider the economics of the proposed decision. LRCD spent a little over $500,000 in local, State and Federal funds to clean up two and a half acres of contaminated soil overlaying the aquifer. Run the numbers; what would it take future generations in funding costs to clean up two and a half acre feet of water/sediment in the Boysen Reservoir? Maybe it is time for Wyoming to leverage the O&G companies to provide funding for a toxic waste disposal facility. Or the State negotiates on behalf of O&G companies for more efficient distribution to the existing facilities in the Western U.S. Simply permitting chemical discharge into the State's water bodies is not the path that Wyoming should be taking based on our uninformed practices in the past. Please consider the present uses of Boysen Reservoir, as well as the future cost of chemical contamination into our most valuable resource, WATER! Thank you for taking time to read and register my comments on the Moneta Divide O&G field. Cordially, Ruth Shepherd

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Comment From: Linda Raynolds

6/30/19 @ 6:21 AM

Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the Moneta Divide oil & gas field pollutant discharge permit. I do not think this proposal should be granted a permit. I think the level of environmental degradation and risk to human health and liveli...↓hoods is far too great. If this industrial operator can't develop these wells without incurring harm to other resources, then the privilege of extracting Wyoming's petroleum reserves should be given to another company. If the reserves are there, a more responsible operator will apply to produce them. Waiting for a company who makes a better show of concern for local people and the environment, or requiring Aethon to submit a plan to deal responsibly with their polluted water, will be well worth it for the future of our surface waters and the ecosystems, wildlife, and communities who depend on them. Aethon should not be allowed to dump millions of gallons per day of wastewater into the drainages that flow into Boysen Reservoir. These are fragile desert watercourses, with plants and animals that are adapted to specific conditions. Changing the chemistry and temperature of the water flowing into these drainages will either immediately or gradually alter these ecosystems. Ordinary cycles of droughts and floods will concentrate the effects of these chemical changes. Aethon should be required to run their drilling wastewater through a water treatment process before discharging it into Wyoming's waters. Besides discharging estimated large amounts of sodium, Aethon would be discharging fracking compounds, proprietary mixes of many toxic and carcinogenic substances, which would eventually end up in the drinking water systems of downstream communities. I am also concerned with the proposed volumes of solids that would be discharged into the streams, and thus into Boysen Reservoir. Again, any industrial operator in Wyoming should be required to deal with their pollution at its source, and not use our waterways as open sewers. I hope DEQ can rise above the political pressure to rubber stamp this permit. DEQ has lost a lot of public trust over appearing to have hidden this proposal from public scrutiny. If it hadn't been for investigative journalism, none of the surrounding affected communities or stakeholders would have known about this project till it was a done deal. That is a disgrace, and can only be viewed as corruption and collusion by this member of the public. There would be a brief boom of temporary jobs created by this oilfield expansion, but those same jobs and more would be created by requiring Aethon, or a more responsible operator, to build a wastewater treatment plant for its discharges. Wyoming's recreational waters, trout fisheries, wildlife, and downstream communities are more important than the profits of a few corporate CEOs. Sincerely, Linda Raynolds, Cody, Wy

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Comment From: Gloria McCloskey

6/29/19 @ 7:52 AM

To whom it may concern, Why would any one even consider dumping a hazard waste product in any reservoir, does Flint Michigan come to your minds. It's the Aethon (Moneta Divide) problem not Wyoming's That permit will cost us (WY) dearly. When has A...↓

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Comment From: Wayne Roadifer

6/29/19 @ 3:34 AM

Please stop this enormous disstruction to our water ways.

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Comment From: Stefani Smith

6/29/19 @ 2:49 AM

Regarding the Atheon Moneta Divide water discharge proposal, enough is enough with risky waste water discharge. We have too many lives depending on the water that flows from Boysen. We have too much cancer and sickness in our communities and too much...↓

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Comment From: Christina Gerrits

6/28/19 @ 3:17 PM

June 29, 2019 To the members of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality's Water Quality Division (DEQ): It is hard to believe that you are considering providing Aethon a water discharge permit into Boysen Reservoir for the disposal of pollu...↓

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Comment From: James Mortimer

6/28/19 @ 2:26 PM

I have major concerns about the proposed permit, and urge DEQ to follow Chapter one in considering the potential impact on the class one stream, plus public health of down stream communities.

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Comment From: Richard Ridgway

6/28/19 @ 1:49 PM

I was born in Cody more than 70 years ago. The drive south to Thermopolis, through the Wind River Canyon, and around Boysen Reservoir has always been a treat. Overnights in Thermopolis for basketball tournaments still are fond memories. The idea that...↓

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Comment From: Clara Wilson

6/28/19 @ 10:58 AM

Please do not approve the discharge of waste water from the Moneta oil and gas production. A safer solution must be found. Contamination from this water would affect livestock, wildlife, fish, and crops, as well as drinking water. A few ye...↓

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Comment From: Terry Solon

6/28/19 @ 8:15 AM

There are enough problems in purifying down stream water without complicated the expense for humans receiving city water; but plants, animals and human beings outside of such treatment plants will be put into a life threatening situation.

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Comment From: Susan Becker

6/28/19 @ 7:39 AM

To Whom It May Concern: My husband and I love to canoe and camp at the Boysen Reservoir in the summer. It is so different than where we live in North Central Wyoming. We love to take advantage of the variety of landscapes and waterways throughout thi...↓

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Comment From: Joan Tellez

6/28/19 @ 6:42 AM

June 23, 2019 Mr. Kevin Frederick Administrator, Water Quality Division Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality 200 West 17th Street Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 RE: WYDPDES Permit for Aethon Energy Please do not permit Aethon to disch...↓

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Comment From: Ramsey Allen

6/28/19 @ 6:34 AM

Please maintain current water quality standards in Boysen and the Wind/Big Horn River. Keep Aethon accountable and in compliance with water quality and discharge standards.

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Comment From: Shaleas Harrison

6/28/19 @ 4:30 AM

Hello, I am a resident of Park County who enjoys fishing, floating, and recreating in Boysen Reservoir and below the dam. I also work on my family's farm that we have had for over 5 generations. People below this reservoir use this water for agr...↓

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Comment From: TUDOR MARKS

6/27/19 @ 7:23 AM

Comments on proposed Aethon discharge permit follow: *DEQ's rules require an analysis of alternative methods of discharge, not only the method proposed by Aethon. This analysis has not been conducted, nor has the economic impact on recreation and ...↓

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Comment From: Environmental Protection Agenc... (Darcy O'Connor)

6/27/19 @ 5:07 AM

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Comment From: Nancy McCoy

6/27/19 @ 3:31 AM

My name is Nancy McCoy from Clark, Wyoming and I am commenting on the Moneta Divide oil and gas field pollutant discharge permit - WYPDES Permit Number WY0002062 (Aethon Energy). My urgent concern is that oil and gas field wastewater is being dump...↓

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Comment From: Dave Hohl

6/26/19 @ 9:22 AM

Any water produced by the project must be of drinking water quality WHEN IT REACHES BOYSEN RESERVOIR. Water treated to a drinking water standard can be piped to Boysen. Any water discharged into surface channels must arrive at Boysen in a condi...↓

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Comment From: Mike Starks

6/25/19 @ 8:00 AM

Bottom line is simple, natural gas is a very alternative to coal for generating electricity. This project, from the information I have is been in the planning stages for 8 plus years and it is at its final hurdle. Discharge water is as clean as drink...↓

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Comment From: Kelly Barnes

6/25/19 @ 1:55 AM

This would be absolutely incredible for our community! As an oil and gas family, it is always hard to watch the booms and busts that so affect our state. Bringing this new opportunity will not only positively affect OG families for years to come but ...↓

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Comment From: Jessica Jern

6/24/19 @ 1:26 PM

Don't dump polluted water into our lakes, rivers, and streams. Tell the DEQ to analyze other options for disposing of produced water (wastewater) from the Moneta Divide oil and gas field. If "surface discharge" of produced water is necessary, it sho...↓uld be purified and piped to Boysen Reservoir, not dumped into Alkali and Badwater creeks, where the effects on fish and water quality could be felt for hundreds of miles downstream. Don't trash Boysen State Park. Boysen is one of the most popular state parks in Wyoming — its water quality should remain clean to protect swimming, municipal drinking water supplies, crop irrigation, boating, and fishing. Keep the Wind River clean. Tell the DEQ to maintain the quality of water that existed in the Wind River when it was designated a Class 1 river in 1979, and to not use 2010-2016 water quality levels as the baseline for establishing existing water quality. Too much salt is bad for you (and for fish!). Tell the DEQ to require Aethon to clean up its existing discharge before allowing more pollution to enter these streams. In particular, the amount of chloride allowed in Aethon's wastewater must be reduced to no more than 230 mg/L in order to restore and protect aquatic life in Alkali Creek and Badwater Creek. Existing chloride concentrations (in excess of 2,000 mg/L) are already much too high to support sensitive aquatic life found in these desert riparian systems. Save our sauger! The DEQ must ensure that the toxic effects of produced water are properly disclosed and addressed in the permit to ensure that sauger (a native species of fish related to walleye) are not harmed by this project. For more information on the sauger, w atch this video . What are the costs? The DEQ's draft permit fails to discuss the potential negative social and economic impacts for the life of the project from increasing oilfield wastewater volumes to downstream communities. Such consideration is required by the Clean Water Act. Impacts to the Wind River's Blue Ribbon fishery, increased salts on crops, and potential retrofits to Thermopolis' drinking water treatment facility could be substantial, yet the draft permit is silent on those issues. Tell the DEQ to follow the state's anti-degradation policies by requiring this analysis. Do you like your fish boiled or fried? The BLM's Moneta Divide draft EIS indicates that the temperature of produced water flowing from the wells is as high as 186° Fahrenheit, yet this issue is not addressed in the DEQ's draft discharge permit. Tell the DEQ to include a requirement to ensure that water temperatures in Alkali and Badwater creeks do not exceed the limits specified in the state's rules to protect fish and aquatic life. Require full toxicity testing. Tell the DEQ to increase the frequency of monitoring and testing of the effluent — liquid waste discharged into surface waters. "Whole effluent toxicity" testing of the discharge into Boysen Reservoir should be required at least quarterly. Once a year is not sufficient. Water quality and flow data is missing. The DEQ cannot adequately assess the impacts to water quality if it doesn't know the existing quality. If the DEQ is going to rely on a dilution model, it needs adequate flow information to ensure that water quality standards are going to be met, and that existing and designated uses in these streams will be protected. Say 'no' to grandfathering. Tell the DEQ that "grandfathering" high levels of chloride authorized in previous discharge permits should not be allowed to continue. Multiple successive owners of the Moneta Divide oil and gas field (including Exxon, Tom Brown, Inc., and Encana) have had 40-plus years to comply with all applicable water quality standards. The DEQ needs to end this legally dubious and environmentally unsound practice. The goal of the Clean Water Act is to restore and maintain water quality. Grandfathering historic and highly damaging pollutant concentrations does not achieve that basic goal. Provide independent review. The DEQ hasn't established the scientific integrity of the model used by Aethon because it lacks the expertise and data to do so. Without this professional expertise in house, the agency must commission its own third-party review and make sure that the cost of that review is paid by the permit applicant, not Wyoming taxpayers. Disclose all chemicals. Tell the DEQ to insist that Aethon disclose the trade names and amounts of all chemicals used in well drilling and fracking operations, and submit a plan to the public that ensures that the fracking chemicals contained in the "flowback" water are completely removed before being discharged into surface waters.

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Comment From: Don Crecelius

6/24/19 @ 8:43 AM

I spent 22 years working for the DEQ/LQD. I have a good understanding of the issues, economics, and political implications of projects like these. The state should not be considering approval of this permit to allow such discharges into importa...↓

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Comment From: Paul Cook

6/24/19 @ 4:42 AM

24 Jun 19 @ 1130 As to the issuance of permits to allow Aethon Energy to dispose of untreated produced waste water & other petroleum chemicals from the Moneta Divide oil & gas field into the Boysen Reservoir, Wind River, Alkali and Badwater Creeks...↓ the response from Wyoming's DEQ must be an unequivocal..."NO!" Reasons why "NO" is the only correct response; Extraction of oil & gas as a natural resource is one of the filthiest procedures on our planet today. The waste and by-product from these operations are some of the most dangerous pollutants that humans and wildlife populations can be faced with. Petroleum contaminates perhaps hold only a slightly less devastating effect then the waste produced in the mining of Uranium and Lead. The majority of Wyoming Citizens are keenly aware of the environmental qualities they have been blessed to occupy. Wyoming has some of most pristine landscapes, unlimited opportunities for all types of outdoor recreation, and unrivaled fish & wildlife populations found anywhere in all of North America. To grant any entity permission that would begin to jeopardize the lifestyle afforded in this environment is totally unfathomable. In today's world precedent setting has proven to be a dangerous activity. Aethon Energy is currently only one of many petroleum operators in Wyoming, the Moneta Divide is currently only one of hundreds of active oil & gas fields in Wyoming, the current application is for a maximum daily disposal of 8.27 million gallons of contaminated, untreated petroleum waste into our environment. Most folks of average cognitive ability would raise the questions; Which operator will apply next? What field is the waste coming from? Where do they want to dump their waste? How much waste do they say they will dump? How long a period of time will they dump waste? Does anyone actually know the true composition & percentages of this waste we call "produced water"? Are there any statistical facts on the lasting or hereditary impacts caused by exposure to petroleum pollutants? What does exist are documented facts that some types of petroleum waste can contain radioactive ingredients and neutralization of this contamination does not occur over time. Many industries in Corporate America have waste and toxic by-products produced as part of their specific operations. The cost incurred for treatment & responsible disposal of their industrial waste is simply accounted for as operational overhead, more commonly referred to as, "the cost of doing business!" Is there any justification why the petroleum industry should be exempted from such expenditures at the same time as they permanently damage our environment at no cost to themselves? Petroleum waste is a Petroleum Industry responsibility. If responsible disposal requires transportation of waste to a proper disposal treatment facility that should be the only answer to this issue. Attempting to initiate any alternative conversations on this issue should be prohibited, or at the very least totally & completely ignored by oversight authorities. Thank You for Your time and consideration. - Paul D. Cook - Cheyenne Virus-free. www.avg.com

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Comment From: Climate Reality (Leadership) (Steven Sanchez)

6/23/19 @ 10:39 AM

The essentials are here jobs, industry movement and money. The lack of foresight is missing. In the long run the water is contaminated and a natural resource depleted from our earth. A natural resource which we can go without using by finding renewab...↓

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Comment From: Kevin Campbell

6/22/19 @ 1:52 PM

As a Wyoming Native I strongly endorse this project. I believe the benefits outweigh the risk, it is frightening to me how many people do not understand that waste water is simply an unintended byproduct of drilling. Wyoming needs the jobs more than...↓

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Comment From: KwipCo Watkins

6/22/19 @ 2:49 AM

Instead of doubling the amount of wastewater dumped into Badwater Creek and eventually Boysen Reservoir, KwipCo can design a highly efficient wastewater evaporation system that will separate waste particles from controlled and contained evaporated wa...↓

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Comment From: Charles & Marilyn Ham

6/21/19 @ 8:56 AM

· DEQ should considermsafer options for disposal of polluted produced water from the Moneta Divide oil and gas field. If discharge of produced water is needed, it should be purified and piped to Boysen Reservoir, not dumped into Alkali and Ba...↓

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Comment From: Keith Rittle

6/21/19 @ 6:34 AM

I write in opposition to the Moneta Divide Project Discharge Permit as presently proposed. As a geologist working in the environmental industry and the oil & gas sector, I am surprised such high levels of dissolved solids and potential unknown flowb...↓

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Comment From: Maria Katherman

6/21/19 @ 5:48 AM

Moneta Divide oil and gas field pollutant discharge permit - WYPDES Permit Number WY0002062 (Aethon Energy) This is an outrageous proposal, produced water and fracking waste water should NOT be allowed to be discharged into the Wind River/Boysen R...↓

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Comment From: Mr. (Nathan Rastatter)

6/21/19 @ 3:11 AM

Hello, I have attached a letter written by, reviewed by and approved by the Popo Agie Anglers regarding this project. This is an electronic copy, as we have mailed the original signed copy as well. Kind Regards, Nate

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Comment From: Ronn Smith

6/21/19 @ 3:03 AM

Regarding the Moneta Divide oil and gas field pollutant discharge permit - WYPDES Permit Number WY0002062 (Aethon Energy): I urge you to reconsider the provisions of this permit which would allow Aethon to discharge oil and gas wastewater into sur...↓

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Comment From: Luke Schultz

6/21/19 @ 12:54 AM

I am writing to urge you to consider reducing the amount of oilfield waste that can be discharged from the Aethon Energy field east of Boysen Reservoir. The proposal of over 8 million gallons daily is clearly a substantial health risk to downstream w...↓

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Comment From: Tanya Penrod

6/20/19 @ 11:44 PM

Wyoming needs the jobs that this proposal would bring to this state. The revenues created would greatly assist the public schools as well as many other entities. Like it or not, if you want to diversify Wyomings economy, we need to accept that we can...↓

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Comment From: Heidi Anesi

6/20/19 @ 5:54 PM

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Comment From: Richard Marston

6/20/19 @ 5:00 PM

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Comment From: Marilyn Wagner

6/20/19 @ 12:58 PM

It is critical for future generations that we engage in safe and judicious exploration of oil and gas within the U.S. Not only would the great state of WY be impacted, but it would solidify the position of the US and OPEC ultimately be providing new...↓

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Comment From: Heidi Merritt

6/20/19 @ 11:11 AM

I am 200% in favor of bringing this to WY. WY and specifically Casper is not good and we need money in jobs and revenue for our economy.

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Comment From: Kole Wines

6/20/19 @ 6:54 AM

Bring American energy to life and get those lazy millennials to work. Make Wyoming great again and drill.

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Comment From: Krystal Pina

6/20/19 @ 6:31 AM

I would love to see this happen. The state of Wyoming and its residents need for this to happen. More jobs, more revenue for businesses. I say drill on!!!

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Comment From: George Punteney

6/20/19 @ 5:44 AM

it is either this this or windmills and solar farms. One we have had for decades and one we haven't. Most fossil fuel field sites are out or site and out of mind and one well can produce more energy that green energy can. Wind and solar farms are an ...↓

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Comment From: Kara Damori

6/20/19 @ 2:58 AM

I am for this permit. We need to be able to drill to use our wyoming resources and bring money and jobs to the state of wyoming.

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Comment From: Richard Johnsen

6/20/19 @ 2:08 AM

Please approve this project and put people to work!!

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Comment From: Stephanie Anderson

6/20/19 @ 1:56 AM

I support this as, this will bring jobs and families, to our state. My family moved from Utah to Wyoming, 13 years ago for oil field work. We are still here. Thank you. Stephanie

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Comment From: Wendi Michel

6/20/19 @ 1:51 AM

Very positive if this happens. We need to continue to drill and support ourselves, city county and state! Good jobs! Open more up around Park county and the Big Horn Basin!!!

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Comment From: Amy Muller

6/20/19 @ 1:17 AM

I would like to see this happen as we need more good paying jobs in Wyoming. My husband has to work out of state and it takes a toll on our family having him gone. Would love to have him working back in our home state.

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Comment From: Heathers Sessions

6/20/19 @ 12:37 AM

I support Wyoming Energy exploration that would create good paying jobs and boost Wyoming's Economy.

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Comment From: Greg Hansen

6/20/19 @ 12:10 AM

As a life long resident of WY I strongly support exploration and development of energy resources and fully believe this can be done in a sensible manner. This project proposal should not be impeded by anyone

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Comment From: Tristean Grover

6/19/19 @ 11:58 PM

I am in support of this project. Our economy is suffering in my community and bringing these jobs to the area will help significantly.

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Comment From: Greg LARSEN

6/19/19 @ 11:20 PM

With today's tech it safe to Dishare produced water. We have several oilfields located in Fremont county that have been discharging water for many years and the benefits are great. Maverick springs circle Ridge sand draw south sand draw and frenchie ...↓

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Comment From: Stetson Nielsen

6/19/19 @ 10:53 PM

As a Wyoming resident, I am in full support of this project.

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Comment From: Shawnna Punteney

6/19/19 @ 5:28 PM

As a resident of Natrona county I completely support this project. Wyoming is in desperate need of private sector jobs. Without them our economy suffers. I believe Casper has worked very hard to prepare for additional people and business in our town....↓

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Comment From: City of Thermopolis (Mike Chimenti)

6/19/19 @ 5:00 PM

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Comment From: Larry Jorgenson

6/19/19 @ 2:26 PM

I question the agency's "grandfathered" decision on past approvals unless a legal basis can be cited to substantiate that subjective determination. I understand the policy need, but do not understand how it is legally defensive.

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Comment From: Wyoming Outdoor Council, Powde... (Jill Morrison)

6/19/19 @ 8:15 AM

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Comment From: Richard Miller

6/19/19 @ 3:02 AM

I don't want Aethon to get its permit until both it and the DEQ can give a written guarantee that no crops, animals or humans will be harmed by whatever it dumps into Boysen. How will that be possible if the water treatment plants only operate pa...↓

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Comment From: Larry Kummer

6/18/19 @ 5:00 PM

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