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Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 35-11-1602: Eligibility for voluntary remediation program; sites eligible; sites ineligible.

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  1. TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
  2. CHAPTER 11 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  3. ARTICLE 16 - VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES

(a) Eligible sites shall include sites which meet the following conditions:

(i) Sites, or portions of sites, where releases occurred before the effective date of this article and:

(A) The site, or portion of site, where the release occurred was not subject to the permit requirements of this act at the time of the release; or

(B) The site is covered by an order of the department, council or by any court and entered with the consent of the person or entity.

(ii) Sites, or portions of sites, where releases occurred on or after the effective date of this article and where the owner or operator is implementing a pollution prevention plan consistent with rules promulgated under this act;

(iii) Waste management or disposal units that have been permitted under this act and the director determines that the release from the permitted unit, if restricted or prohibited by the permit, cannot be remediated in accord with the permit requirements because of technical impracticability.

(b) Eligible sites shall not include:

(i) A site for which remediation is not voluntary under W.S. 35-11-1601(b);

(ii) A site that is listed on the National Priorities List of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675;

(iii) A commercial solid waste management facility, commercial waste incineration or disposal facility subject to W.S. 35-11-514;

(iv) Underground and aboveground storage tanks subject to article 14 of this act;

(v) Radioactive waste storage facilities subject to article 15 of this act;

(vi) Abandoned mine land sites subject to article 12 of this act; or

(vii) Any site where a release resulted from continuous or repeated violations of any law, rule, regulation or order under this act.

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