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United States Environmental Protection (USEPA) records identify five non-community public water systems within the Guernsey to State Line subbasin, including a motel, a mercantile, a campground, a supper club, and a bar. All of these systems are located in Goshen County. Groundwater is utilized by these five systems. The USEPA reported that the population served by these systems is 225 people.
The total number of permitted rural domestic wells in the Guernsey to State Line subbasin is estimated to number approximately 1,475 based on Wyoming State EngineerÆs Office (SEO) records. This total indicates that approximately 3,569 people are served by rural domestic groundwater wells in the subbasin. The following table lists the estimated water usage breakdown per county within the subbasin. Click here to view a figure that shows the rural domestic water supplies in the subbasin.
Summary of Rural Domestic Water Use in the Guernsey to State Line subbasin
County |
Number of domestic wells |
Area (square miles) |
Housing density (people per house) |
Rural population |
Estimated minimum water use (gallons per day) |
Estimated average water use (gallons per day) |
| Goshen |
1,471 |
1,064.04 |
2.42 |
3,560 |
533,973 |
1,067,946 |
| Niobrara |
4 |
25.26 |
2.33 |
9 |
1,398 |
2,796 |
| Platte |
0 |
0.92 |
2.43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
1,475 |
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3,569 |
535,350 |
1,070,700 |
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