WY Department of Environmental Quality

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Wyoming WDEQ — voluntary remediation + mining permits + solid waste + AML. ~287 VRP/ICP/Brownfields sites, ~265 LQD active mine permits, ~312 landfills, ~284 AML reclamation pads. Spec drift: searchAirPermits, searchUSTSites, searchSpills dropped (no public Feature Services).

What is WY Department of Environmental Quality?

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ). Probed 2026-05-02. **Spec drift caught at probe**: WDEQ native servers `gis.deq.wyoming.gov/arcgis_443/` and `020-arcgis02.wyores.local` are INTERNAL-only — neither resolves from public DNS. AGOL is the only public surface. The agency mirrors a subset of layers via two owners: `services.arcgis.com/F7DSX1DSNSiWmOqh` (TNC-published WDEQ snapshots dated 2021-06) and `services6.arcgis.com/TtxLb6QYNGSSARuk` (joanna.harter / john.westenhoff — Statewide_eAMLIS_PADs_view). Spec methods `searchAirPermits`, `searchUSTSites`, `searchSpills` DROPPED — none published as public Feature Services (AQ data on `gis.deq.wyoming.gov` DNS-dead, USTs and spills internal-only). Replacements drawn from public AGOL: searchVoluntaryRemediation (VRP/ICP/Brownfields, 287 sites — was the spec featured method), searchSolidWaste (~312 landfills/dumps — UST/disposal-equivalent risk proxy), searchMinePermits (~265 LQD active), searchAMLPads (~284 abandoned-mine reclamation). VRP layer field names abbreviated awkwardly: Site_Name (full), VRP_Number (Float, e.g. 58.163), VRP_Acc_Da (acceptance date as STRING `6/1/12`), VRP_CL_DAT (close date as epoch-ms), Volunteer (= operator/owner), Lib_Assur, T_INST_CON, CONTAMINAN, CONTAM_MED. STATUS distinct: Closed=132, Open=120, Withdrawn=31, Inactive=4. TYPE_SITE: VRP=229, VRP/ICP=35, Brownfields=16, ICP=6. INDUSTRY: Energy-T&S=46, Commercial=43, Energy=43, Energy-E&P=42, Other=36, Military=22, Refinery=12 — many free-text variants ('Energy - E&P', 'Energy-E&Pl', 'Energy -T&S') so handler matches via UPPER LIKE. CONTAM_MED has typo variants ('Soil & groudnwater', 'Soil &groundwater'). Mine permits MINERAL_CA distinct: Quarry=173 (sand & gravel), Coal=28, Bentonite=26, Uranium=20, Trona=8, Other=10. PERMIT_STA always 'Active'. Mine COUNTY UPPERCASE; Solid Waste County Title Case. Solid Waste Status: Closed=107, Historic=102, Active=82, Historic-Proposed=14, Proposed=4. Generator_Type mostly 'Confirm' (data-quality leak). AML PADs layer at /72 NOT /0; no county column.

Available Tools

searchVoluntaryRemediation
WDEQ VRP/ICP/Brownfields sites (~287). Filter county/site/volunteer/status/typeSite/industry/contamMedium.
searchMinePermits
WDEQ LQD Active Mine Permits (~265). Filter county/mineralCategory/mineral/company. PERMIT_STA always Active.
searchSolidWaste
WDEQ Solid Waste facilities (~312 landfills/dumps). Replaces dropped searchUSTSites — UST data is internal-only.
searchAMLPads
Statewide eAMLIS Reclamation PADs (~284). NO county column — bbox/near scoping only.
getServiceInfo
Schema + record counts for any of the 4 services.

Requirements

ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS
Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true to allow connector toggles.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true for your deployment.

Open /mcp and turn on WY Department of Environmental Quality with the environmental switch.

Call the wy-deq MCP tool — start with method=searchVoluntaryRemediation or method=searchMinePermits.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect WY Department of Environmental Quality to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect WY Department of Environmental Quality to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting WY Department of Environmental Quality to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"WY Department of Environmental Quality-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}