FIFTY-SIXTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE

APPROVED INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES

2001-2002

SELECT WATER COMMITTEE

Topic #1:   Waste Water Discharge in Powder River Basin.

·                  Issuance of waste water permits:  surface landowner concerns.

·                  Monitoring wells - is the aquifer being depleted?

·                  Gathering systems, storage and reinjection.

Topic #2:  Primacy Issues.

·         Survey of people dealing with EPA and those with DEQ.

·         Cost analysis.

·         Number of people needed to assume primacy.

·         Responsible agency:  DEQ, Agriculture or Health.

Topic #3:  Three Wind River Studies.

·         Respond to Three Wind River Reservation Water Studies:  Up-stream storage; Riverton east irrigation project; and Trans-basin diversion.

·         Prepare legislation as required.

·         Legal vehicle for a reservation application for state funds.

Miscellaneous Topics:

·         Green River, Wind River Basin studies:  Possible water storage projects.

·         Water development and hydroelectric projects as relates to Wyoming Energy Commission.

·         Water Resource Office at University of Wyoming.