FIFTY-SIXTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE
APPROVED INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES
2001-2002
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.