Committee Meeting Information

November 6 & 7, 2008

Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission

Casper, Wyoming

 

Committee Members Present

Senator Gerald E. Geis, CoChairman

Representative Rodney “Pete” Anderson, CoChairman

 

Senator Drew Perkins

Senator Chuck Townsend

Senator Bill Vasey

Representative Stanley Blake

Representative Ross Diercks (Nov. 7 only)

Representative Frank Philp

Representative Owen Petersen (Nov. 7 only)

Representative Lorraine Quarberg (Nov. 7 only)

 

Committee Members Absent

Senator Pat Aullman

Senator Rae Lynn Job

 

Others Present at Meeting

Wyoming Water Development Office: Mike Purcell, Director

Executive Summary

The Select Water Committee met jointly with the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) on November 6 and 7, 2008.  The Committee heard testimony on water development projects.  Several construction contracts were approved by the Committee.  The Committee also heard the financial report on the status of the water development accounts including the amounts of requests made for project funding.

 

Call to Order

A joint meeting of the Select Water Committee and the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) was held on November 6 and 7, 2008.  The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m.  The order of the meeting generally followed the prepared  agenda, Appendix 1.  The purpose of the meeting for the Select Water Committee was to continue its approved interim work, and to hear the proposals for water development projects jointly with the Commission.

 

Approval of Minutes

Senator Geis moved the minutes of the August 21 and 22, 2008 meeting of the Select Water Committee be approved.  The motion passed.

 

Construction Contract Approval

Following explanation by Mr. Mike Purcell of the Wyoming Water Development Office, the Committee approved the following construction contract documents:

 

• Big Horn Regional Joint Powers Pipeline

• Little Snake River Valley Supplemental Irrigation Water Supply Project

• Wright Water and Sewer District

 

 

Financial Status Report

Mr. Purcell provided information on the status of the various water development accounts.  The balance of the accounts are as follows:

 

Account I - $46.86 million

Account II – $17.11 million

Account III - $143.73 million

 

The requests for water development project funding total:

 

Account I - $103.97 million

Account II - $19.67 million

Account III - $1.18 million

 

Next meeting

The next meeting of the Select Water Committee will be December 17, 2008 in Cheyenne. 

 

Meeting Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned the meeting at 10:35 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2008.gb

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Senator Gerald E. Geis, Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix		Appendix Topic		Appendix Description		Appendix Provider
1		Committee Meeting Agenda		Provides an outline of the topics the Committee planned to address at meeting		Legislative Service Office