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2006 Wyoming Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2006)

handle is hein.sag/sagwy0003 and id is 1 raw text is: Office of the Attorney General Governor Admiistration Chief Deputy Attorney General Dave Freudenthal 123 State Capitol Elizabeth C. Gagen Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 Attorney General 307-777-7841 Telephone Patrick J. Crank 307-777-6869 Fax FORMAL OPINION NO. 2006-001 April 12, 2006 Honorable Dave Freudenthal Governor State Capitol Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 Dear Governor Freudenthal: Question: Does the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act (EQA) grant authority to regulate water quantity to ensure that all produced water from coalbed natural gas (CBNG) production is at all times actually used for wildlife or livestock watering or other agricultural uses. Brief Answer: No. The EQA allows regulation of the quantity of water if the quantity has an unacceptable effect on the quality of the water. DISCUSSION A petition for rulemaking was filed on December 7, 2005, and a subsequent request by letter for revision was filed on March 3, 2006, with the Wyoming Environmental Quality