Water Management and Conservation Program
Conserving water is a function of water management. It is a tool to help meet the
demands society places on a finite supply of water. Saving water is not necessarily
simply the result of water conservation implementation but is also the outcome of water
management influences related to history, custom, culture and politics. As such,
conserving water is not only an activity involving irrigation efficiency, low-flush toilets
and xeriscaping but an idea regulating growth, development and environmental
mitigation.
The Wyoming Water Development Commission and the Wyoming State Engineer's
Office, in partnership with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, initiated the
development of a water conservation program for the state beginning August 1998. The
purpose of this effort is to develop options for a water conservation program with targets
of addressing water conservation practices, investigating strategies, evaluating
methodology, analysis of implementation ramifications, evaluation of impacts and
identification of sources of assistance.
The water conservation program has developed a directory of assistance programs
available to water users and the public. There are presently 26 participating local, state
and federal agencies and organizations that provide educational, technical, financial,
planning and policy assistance to water users and the public in pursuing voluntary water
management and conservation implementation. Access this directory through the following
links:
WATER MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION PROGRAM DIRECTORY, 2014, Fifth Edition
WATER MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION PROGRAM DIRECTORY, May 2009, Fourth Edition
The Wyoming State Engineer's Office, Western States Water Council, Bureau of
Reclamation Wyoming Area Office and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
sponsored a western region Water Conservation Symposium in Casper, Wyoming on July
12-14, 2000. Access to a summary of the presentations and activities of this symposium
are available through the following address:
2001 WATER CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM
For additional information on the Wyoming Water Development Commission, Water
Conservation Program please contact:
Barry Lawrence, WWDO Planning Administrator
307-777-7626
barry.lawrence@wyo.gov
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