Wyoming River Basin Wyoming River Basin PlanningPlanning

By Jodie PavlicaBy Jodie Pavlica Project ManagerProject Manager

Wyoming Water Development Wyoming Water Development OfficeOffice

Presentation TopicsPresentation Topics

•The First Round of River Basin The First Round of River Basin PlanningPlanning

•The FrameworkThe Framework

•Basin Advisory GroupsBasin Advisory Groups

•TimelineTimeline

The First Round of River Basin The First Round of River Basin PlanningPlanning

• Seven BasinsSeven Basins

• Started in the Started in the summer of 1999summer of 1999

• The last one will be The last one will be completed early in completed early in 20062006

The First Round of River Basin The First Round of River Basin PlanningPlanning

• Public participation has been a large Public participation has been a large component of the planscomponent of the plans

• Basin Advisory Groups (BAGs)Basin Advisory Groups (BAGs)– Develop basin issues listDevelop basin issues list– Review draft productsReview draft products– Assist in the development of Future Assist in the development of Future

Water Use OpportunitiesWater Use Opportunities

The First Round of River Basin The First Round of River Basin Planning Planning

• Bear – Forsgren Associates, Inc.Bear – Forsgren Associates, Inc.

• Green – States West Water Green – States West Water Resources CorporationResources Corporation

• NE & PT – HKM Engineering, Inc.NE & PT – HKM Engineering, Inc.

• Wind/Big Horn – BRS, Inc.Wind/Big Horn – BRS, Inc.

• Snake/Salt – Sunrise Engineering, Inc.Snake/Salt – Sunrise Engineering, Inc.

• Platte – Trihydro CorporationPlatte – Trihydro Corporation

What was Included? What was Included?

1.1. Project MeetingsProject Meetings

2.2. Basin Water Use Basin Water Use ProfileProfile

3.3. Surface and Surface and Ground Water Ground Water DeterminationDetermination

4.4. Demand Demand ProjectionsProjections

5.5. Future Water Use Future Water Use OpportunityOpportunity

6.6. Discretionary TaskDiscretionary Task

7.7. Basin Planning Basin Planning ReportReport

The FrameworkThe Framework

What is it?What is it?

• The Framework Water The Framework Water Plan will consolidate the Plan will consolidate the data developed for the data developed for the seven individual plans seven individual plans into a single statewide into a single statewide water plan.water plan.

The FrameworkThe Framework

What will it provide?What will it provide?

• It will provide a statewide It will provide a statewide perspective for water perspective for water resource plannersresource planners

• It will set the course for the It will set the course for the next five yearsnext five years

• It will include a statewide It will include a statewide presentation tool that is presentation tool that is internet basedinternet based

ChallengesChallenges of the of the FrameworkFramework

• GISGIS

• Summarizing the data developed for Summarizing the data developed for the plansthe plans

• Determining the best way to address Determining the best way to address differences in the datadifferences in the data

End Products of the End Products of the FrameworkFramework• Recommendations for inclusion of Recommendations for inclusion of

ground water in the next round of ground water in the next round of basin planbasin plan

• Recommendations on how to address Recommendations on how to address water rights in the next roundwater rights in the next round

• Outline any data that needs to be Outline any data that needs to be added or correctedadded or corrected

• Other recommendations for the next Other recommendations for the next round of River Basin Planninground of River Basin Planning

What will change for the What will change for the BAGs?BAGs?• The BAGs will be asked to The BAGs will be asked to

appoint a representative appoint a representative

• The representative will attend The representative will attend progress review meetings at 5%, progress review meetings at 5%, 50%, and 90% completion of the 50%, and 90% completion of the studystudy

What will change for the What will change for the BAGs?BAGs?

•The representative The representative can be reimbursed can be reimbursed for mileage and for mileage and travel expensestravel expenses

•Consultants will not Consultants will not attend every attend every meetingmeeting

What is the timeline?What is the timeline?

• Notice to Proceed will be Notice to Proceed will be issued February 2006issued February 2006

• Consultants will attend Consultants will attend the summer and fall 2006 the summer and fall 2006 BAG meetingsBAG meetings

• Final Report will be due Final Report will be due June 2007June 2007