Wyoming Water Development Commission
2009 Water System Survey Report

Report #6: Wellhead Protection and Conservation Measures

Entities in red font did not respond to the current survey, most recent data given

Key to Abbreviations
TR = Tiered Rate
WO = Water Ordinance
SB = Subsides for Efficency
OT = Other
Name of EntityNumber of WellsMaximum Depth of WellsIs there a wellhead protection planTypes of water conservation measuresEstimated water savings from the conservation measures
Afton3300YesNA
Air Base Acres Improvement & Service District1NoNoneNA
Airport Bench Water and Sewer District33000YesNoneNA
Albin3408YesNoNA
Alpine3260YesWe establish water restrictions in the other summer months by resolution along with the county.approx. 1/4
Alta Community Pipeline0NA
American Road5495NoMeters and monitoring
Antelope Valley Improvement & Service District42,000YesNANA
Aspens/Aspens II Water and Sewer District4100NoNoNA
Avalon Mobile Manor1YesNoneNA
Baggs0NANoRestrictions in summer, public education about water conservation$0
Bairoil1600YesMonitoring usage and wasteUnknown
Basin0NANoNANA
Bear River3523NoNoNA
Bedford Water & Sewer DistrictNA
Belle Fourche Pipeline2439NoNoNA
Big Piney4900Yes
Big Valley & Crossed Arrows Improvement District1126YesNoneNA
Bridger Valley JPB0NANoNANA
Buffalo0NANoOdd vs. even days of irrigation
Buffalo Valley Water District3140
Burlington240YesTiered rates, Water Ordinance
Burns4180NoNoNA
Byron0NoWONA
Cambria I&S0NoNoNA
Casper2240YesWater conservation measures are in place during times of shortages.Unknown
Cedar Hills WC21500NoNoNA
Centennial WSD2860YesOTNA
Central Campbell County Improvement & Service District52200YesTRNA
Cheyenne39800YesAdopted plan for Wise Water Use in 2004. Includes water use restrictions, rate structures, recycled water, soil amendments and mp's
Chugwater3300YesNoneNA
Clearmont21,447YesNo
Clearview I&S0NoNoNA
Cody0NANoYearly leak survey performed
Cokeville2178NoMetering, water hours, new construction homes are metered25%
Cook Road Water District1151YesOdd even outside watering with no outside watering on MondaysUnknown-recently implemented
Cooper Subdivision Mobile Home Park1100NoNA
Country Side Court150YesNoneNA
Countryside Water Users Inc.3850NoNo
County Meadows LLC3190YesNA
Cowley12400YesNA
Crestview11,600NoMeters and monitoring
Dayton12,600YesFuture raw irrigation water system for all 345,000 g/day in summer months
Deaver0NoOTNA
Dillman Estate Homeowners Association6120NoNoneNA
Dixon0NANoWe work with the LSRV Conservancy district.$0
Douglas1471YesNo
Dubois460YesTiered billing, leak detection, meter replacementUnknown
East Thermopolis3NoNA
Edgerton0NANoNo
Eight Mile I&S District11,250NoMeters and monitoring
Elk Mountain22974YesTRNA
Encampment0NA
Etna1450YesNo unrestricted hose endsNA
Evanston0NoNoneNA
Evansville0YesNoneNA
Evergreen Mobile Home Park LLC1NoNA
Fairview1140YesWe have multiple plans in place, for brake downs of equipment, drought, and power outages to civil emergencies10,000,000 gallons. Winter continuously running stock waterers use enormous amounts of water.
Force Road JPB21400OTNA
Fort Laramie282YesOTNA
Frannie0NANoNANA
Freedom Hills Improvement & Service District2NANoNANA
Freedom WSD1360YesTRNA
Gardens North Home Owners Association1400YesNo0
Gillette264,437Tiered water rates, Odd/Even watering schedule, rebates for smart irrigation controllers, rebates for installation of ET controllers, Rebates for rain barrels, Free indoor water saving devices (shower and kitchen aerators), Waterwise Education kits for all 5th graders in the school district.
Glendo2650YesNoNA
Glenrock2260NoNoNA
Grandview Improvement Association0NANoOnly sprinkler irrigation allowed no flood irrigationUnknown
Granger0NoNoNA
Greater Smoot WSD1400YesTRNA
Green River0NoNoNA
Green River/Rock Springs/Sweetwater JPB0NANoNANA
Green Valley Estates Improvement and Service District11,260NoSummer Watering Schedule500 gallons
Greybull33,200
Gros Ventre Utility2151NoNoNA
Grover W&S1300NoTRNA
Guernsey3100YesNoNA
Hanna0NANoWater we bring but don't treat is returned to water system134,000 gal. per day returned to water source
Happy Valley Pipeline0NANoNo
Hartville4560YesTRNA
Heritage Village Water & SewerNA
Hudson1060YesTR, WONA
Hulett11923NoneNA
Hyattville Service and Improvement District22,000YesLawn watering from town, irrigation ditch off creekUnknown
Indian Paintbrush Homeowners Association2350YesVoluntary, the Homeowners Association provides a list of recommended conservation measures.Can't be measured at this time as recommendations were just sent out-07/09.
Jackson7201YesFlat fee structure for water rates
Juby's Mobile Home Park0NANoneNA
Kaycee21,200YesNANA
Kemmerer-Diamondville0NANoWatering every other day in the summer
Kirby0OTNA
LaBarge0NANoCurrently installing water metersNA
LaGrange2100YesNoNA
Lance Creek WSD2300NoSBNA
Lander0YesNoneNA
Laramie9350YesAquifer protection plan and water rate structure that promotes conservationNA
Lingle380Municipal wasting ordinance5-10%
Lovell0unknownNoneNA
Lower Bench WSD0NoNoNA
Lucerne Water & Sewer District0NANoNANA
Lusk 3484NoNA, but we advertise to not water if an emergency should come up.NA
Lyman0NoTR, WONA
Manderson2860NoNoNA
Manville3200YesNoneNA
Marbleton61,016NoNo
Means W&S21400NoNA
Medicine Bow3650YesNoNA
Meeteetse0NAYesSelf Admin2400 gal
Midwest0NANoNoNA
Miller-Lower Mobile Home Park2500NoNANA
Mills135YesNANA
Monroe Ave Mobile Home Park3YesNoneNA
Moorcroft4900Summer Hours and Days for Residents
Mountain View0NoOTNA
Mountain View EstatesNA
N. Riverton WSD1228NoNoNA
Newcastle43,000
Newton Industrial Park11,250No
North Afton W&S0NoNoNA
North Platte WSD0NoTRNA
North Uinta County I&S3760NoOTNA
Northend Water Users350YesNoNA
Northwest Rural Water District0NAYesConservation rate scale; first 24,000 gallons per month @ $1.45, next 8,000 gal at $2.90Limit outside use by most clients that have irrigation water available.
Opal3460unknownNA
Orchard Valley Water Co.2250NoWONA
Osage Water District13,200YesNo
Osmond Pipeline Company0NANoNA
Pavillion5520YesNoUnknown
People's Improvement and Service DistrictNAYesNoNA
Pine Bluffs4125YesLimited hours watering is allowed, limiting number of days watering is allowed80,000 gpd
Pine Haven23,233Yes
Pinedale0NANo
Pioneer Park0NANoXeriscapesUnknown
Pioneer Water & Sewer District0NANoHigher billing for excess usage, higher billing for excess usageUnknown
Pleasant View Water Company0NANoNANA
Powell0NoneNA
Raintree Estates Improvement and Service Dist1325NoIrrigation is provided by the LaClair Irrigation Dist.
Ranchester0NoTRNA
Rawlins31,500
Red Lane Domestic Water IncNoneNA
Ridgewater Improvement District0NANoNoNA
Riverside Mobile Home Court2YesNoneNA
Riverton131,500YesTired Rates, Voluntary Conservation10%
Rock River0YesTRNA
Rock Springs0NANoNoneNA
Rolling Hills41,900YesFee structure, ordinance restrictionsTo be determined based on new fee structure; tried to make it so that people could water lawns and but high usage of water would result in high fees
Ryan Park B Tract WC3900NoNA
Salt Creek Water District12,840Water restrictions, water every other day
Saratoga5430Tiered rates5%
Shell Valley West Water & Sewer District0Yes; GreybullNoneNA
Shell Water Users Inc.0 Yes; GreybullNoneNA
Sheridan / Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board0NAYesDrought response plan, tiered water rate structure, outside irrigation policies, US Army COE Twin Lakes conservation plan, replacement of leaking transmission lines, distribution pipes and serviceDuring a 10-year period from '97-'06 we have seen a 1.67% average annual growth rate in our system based on the number of active water customers. During this same timeframe, we have seen an average annual decrease in our consumption by 1% per year
Shoshone Municipal Pipeline0NAOur rates are high enough to be considered Conservation Rates33%
Shoshoni41,150YesMetering water year around20%
Sierra Madre Water & Sewer JPB2622NoNANA
Sinclair0NAUnknown
Sleepy Hollow42560YesNoneNA
South Big Horn County JPB25,400YesNoNA
South Cheyenne Water & Sewer DistrictNA
South Fork Estates WD11600NoNoNA
South Riverside Acres Water & Improvement District245NoneNA
South Thermopolis0NoNA
South Torrington Water & SewerNA
South Worland Water Users0NANoNA
Southeast Water and Sewer DistrictNA
Southside Well I&S District11,900YesVoluntary restrictions on use500000
Spring Creek ID2250YesNoNA
Squaw Creek Water District230NoTRNA
Star Valley Ranch2545YesWorking toward meteringUnknown
Star Valley Trailer Court1180YesMonitoring by owner and part-time managers for over-watering lawns, broken pipes. ect.Unknown
Sun Ridge Estates Homeowners Ass'n1440YesEncourage to conserveUnknown
Sundance41,228YesNo
Superior3975
Sylvan Bay Homeowners Assn.0YesNoNA
Targhee Town Water District34,170
Ten Sleep21,032YesWorking on installing metersNA
Teton Shadows1NA
Teton Village Water & Sewer DistrictNA
Thayne1272YesNoUnknown
Thermopolis360NoNANA
Torrington4128YesNon-potable irrigation development, watering restrictionsMonthly demand reduction of .94 mgd (avg) compared to 2001 demand quantities
Upton53700NoWONA
Vista West ISD21124NoNoNA
Wamsutter42,020YesMeters
Wardwell Water & Sewer District0NANoNANA
Warm Spring WD1712YesNoNA
Washakie Rural Improvement & Service District0NA
Water Unlimited Inc.12,717
Wessex Improvement and Service District1520NoNoneNA
West End Water12775YesNoNA
Westridge Water Users Association21,100YesNo
Wheatland7650NoWatering restrictions (3 days per week btw 6pm-10pm for lawns)10-15%
White Mountain Water & Sewer District0NANoNANA
Worland22400NA
Wright Water & Sewer District53,000YesPartially tiered rates
Yoder3150YesNANA
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