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Wyoming Framework Water Plan Volume Ii Planning Recommendations WYOMING FRAMEWORK WATER PLAN VOLUME II PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS Wyoming Water Development Commission October 2007 This report was prepared by: Consulting Team State Agencies WWC Engineering Water Development Office Hinckley Consulting State Engineer’s Office Collins Planning Associates Game & Fish Department Greenwood Mapping, Inc. States West Water Resources Corporation Wyoming Framework Water Plan Volume II Planning Recommendations October 2007 This report was prepared for: Wyoming Water Development Commission 6920 Yellowtail Road Cheyenne, WY 82002 This report was prepared by: Consulting Team State Agencies WWC Engineering Water Development Office Hinckley Consulting State Engineer’s Office Collins Planning Associates Game & Fish Department Greenwood Mapping, Inc. States West Water Resources Corporation I, Murray T. Schroeder, a Wyoming registered Professional Engineer, certify that this Wyoming Framework Water Plan, Volume II report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision. (The original signature and stamp are available at the Water Development Office.) I, Bern Hinckley, a Wyoming registered Professional Geologist, certify that this Wyoming Framework Water Plan, Volume II report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision. (The original signature and stamp are available at the Water Development Office.) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................1-1 2.0 INFORMATION AND DATA...................................................................................................2-1 2.1 BASIN ISSUES........................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 WESTERN STATES SURVEY...............................................................................................2-1 2.3 SURVEY OF AGENCY PERSONNEL AND WATER MANAGERS ..................................2-4 2.3.1 Audience ..........................................................................................................................2-5 2.3.2 Overall Purpose of the Framework Plan..........................................................................2-5 2.3.3 Groundwater Data............................................................................................................2-5 2.3.4 Other Critical Issues.........................................................................................................2-5 2.3.5 Public Involvement ..........................................................................................................2-6 2.3.6 New Uses for Unused Water............................................................................................2-6 2.3.7 Presentation......................................................................................................................2-6 2.4 E-MAIL SURVEY...................................................................................................................2-6 2.5 AGENCY LEADER MEETING..............................................................................................2-7 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PLAN STRUCTURE AND CONTENT .............3-1 3.1 STRUCTURE AND GENERAL SCOPE ................................................................................3-1 3.2 PLANNING METHODS .........................................................................................................3-3 3.3 BASIN PLAN ORDER ............................................................................................................3-4 4.0 AGENCY PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................4-1 4.1 WATER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR STATEMENTS.......................................4-1 Framework Water Plan.................................................................................................................4-1 Storage Projects............................................................................................................................4-1 New Development Program..........................................................................................................4-2 Rehabilitation Program ................................................................................................................4-2 Transbasin Diversion Projects .....................................................................................................4-2 Drought.........................................................................................................................................4-2 4.2 STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE ..............................................................................................4-3 Surface Water ...............................................................................................................................4-4 Transbasin Diversions ..................................................................................................................4-5 Groundwater.................................................................................................................................4-5 Board of Control/Field Administration.........................................................................................4-6 Interstate Streams .........................................................................................................................4-6 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................4-7 4.3 WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT ..................................................................4-7 4.4 BASIN ADVISORY GROUPS................................................................................................4-8 Bear River Basin...........................................................................................................................4-8 Green River Basin.........................................................................................................................4-8 Northeast River Basin...................................................................................................................4-8 Platte River Basin .........................................................................................................................4-9 Powder/Tongue River Basin .........................................................................................................4-9 Snake/Salt River Basin..................................................................................................................4-9 Wind/Bighorn River Basin ..........................................................................................................4-10 Statewide Recommendations Developed through the Planning Process....................................4-10 5.0 SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RIVER BASIN PLANNING ..............................................................................................................................................5-1 5.1 BASIN BASED RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………..5-2 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Summary of Ideas, Issues, and Recommendations from the Facilitated Agency Leader Meeting.............................................................................................................................2-8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Conceptual Planning Process……………………………………………………………2-2 APPENDICES A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES AND BAG ISSUES LISTS Bear River Basin Green River Basin Northeast River Basin Platte River Basin Powder/Tongue River Basin Snake/Salt River Basin Wind/Bighorn River Basin B. WESTERN STATES SURVEY C. FUTURE BASIN PLAN ORDER D. PUBLIC COMMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Wyoming Framework Water Plan has two objectives. The first objective is to provide basic data and information regarding Wyoming’s water resources. Volume I of the Framework Water Plan addresses that objective by presenting a statewide perspective on the distribution of water, water quality, present water uses, and projected water uses. The second objective, and the subject of Volume II of the Framework Water Plan, is to provide future water resource planning direction to the State of Wyoming. Preparation of the Framework Water Plan Volume I relied heavily on the assembly of data and information prepared during seven basin planning efforts between 2000 and 2006. Volume II offers planning and management direction that is the result of synthesizing a body of ideas from the following sources: • Ideas, opinions, and issues collected from water users through the Basin Advisory Group (BAG) meeting process. • Results of a three-tiered planning survey, which included an e-mail survey, conversations with water managers, and a facilitated agency leaders meeting. • Results of a survey on the planning processes of several other western states. • Observations on the existing planning process noted by the consulting team during the assembly of Volume I. • Ideas and opinions of state agency staff that were tasked with providing input and direction to this project (Wyoming Water Development Commission [WWDC], State Engineer’s Office [SEO], and Water Resources Data System [WRDS]). Chapter 2 of this Volume II report summarizes the information, data, planning ideas, and suggestions obtained from the BAG process and the three-tiered planning survey performed by the consulting team. Chapter 3 presents recommendations for the structure
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