Wyoming State Water Plan
Wyoming State Water Plan
Wyoming Water Development Office
6920 Yellowtail Rd
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7626
Wyoming Water Development Office
6920 Yellowtail Rd
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7626
John Talbot started with introductions of the Basin Advisory Group, Water Development Commission staff, State Engineer.s Office representatives, Forsgren and Associates representatives, and members of the audience. Mr. Talbot then summarized expectations for the meeting.
Review of Legislative Session and Current Status
Jon Wade & Barry Lawrence presented an update of the history of water planning, outlined the Wyoming Water Plan Feasibility Study and reviewed the recommendations from that report. Jon and Barry also summarized; the activities of the group since the fall of 1998, the planning team and its roles, the Consultant selection processes, and provided web sites and email addresses.
BAG Membership
Some of the BAG members could no longer participate in the advisory group. Those members were identified and replacements were discussed.
Previous Members | Representing | Replacement | Alternate |
Allan Cowardin | Recreation | Pat Thompson | Wade Henderson |
Hight Proffitt | Western WY RC&D | Ralph Stahley | Peggy Rounds |
Aaron Martin | Uinta County | Craig Welling | Jon Wade to check |
Allan Burton | Cokeville Municipality | Kelly Hoffman | Jon Wade to check |
Eric Heltzel | Environmental | Phil Orton | Stewart Hayduke |
Consultant Schedule and Work Tasks
Clarence Kemp reviewed the consultant schedule. Completion is scheduled for 11/2000. Forsgren has subcontracted with Leonard Rice and Associates, Anderson Associates, and BBC Research and Consulting. Data will be reviewed from previous studies that will aid in the water planning process. Arc/Info will be utilized to create GIS layers. This program will be used to show the different options and possibilities for beneficially using Wyoming.s water. Clarence also summarized the scope of the project, the role of the BAG, the screening issues, and the impacts. The consultants should have information available for review by the BAG on the website later this fall. Jon Wade summarized what is now available on the website, which is hosted by Water Resources Data System (WRDS). The WRDS library and SEO library have information available for the basins to add to their collections.
Break
Discussion on Future Educational Presentations to BAG
Information that BAG members need to become more effective and better informed will be presented at future BAG meetings. Those topics are as follows:
Issues Identification
The BAG discussed the issues that were most important to them. These will be addressed at future meetings. The transition between the previous issues identification work and the Scope of Services were discussed and was decided to be visited at a later date. Additionally, the influence of water quality on water management and water rights was identified as an issue for later meetings.
Biographical Questionnaires were passed out to the BAG to be filled out and returned to Jon Wade or brought to next meeting.
Future Meeting Places
Monday, August 9, 1999 - Kemmerer at 6:00 PM
Monday, September 13, 1999 . Cokeville @ 6:00 PM