The State Engineer serves as the Chairman of the Wyoming State Water Forum. The Water Forum meets monthly during the September through May "school year" period and provides state and federal agency personnel a regular opportunity to share information and insight on water activities that are ongoing in their respective agencies. Each month, a special program is presented providing a more in-depth review of a particular water related issue or topic. The Forum provides an important information exchange mechanism in an informal setting.

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Reasonable Summary of Preliminary Opinion on a Proposal to Use Water Outside Wyoming

Pursuant to  W.S. § 41-3-115,  regarding applications for use of water outside the state, the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office (SEO) seeks public comment pertaining to the export of storage water from Pathfinder Reservoir in conjunction with the Pathfinder Modification Project (PMP).  The SEO has received an application to export water from the Bureau of Reclamation, and has deemed that application to be complete and acceptable.    The SEO has undertaken a review of the application and has prepared a preliminary analysis of it.  Based on this analysis, Mr. Tyrrell’s opinion is that the application sufficiently addresses relevant statutory requirements.  He therefore recommends that the application proceed through the statutory process for approval.

You may attend the public hearing in Casper and make relevant verbal comments and/or submit written comments, data or other relevant information. For the public hearing, comments on this proposal will be taken by Mr. Pat Tyrrell, Wyoming State Engineer, on December 12, 2008 in the Agricultural Learning Center in Casper, Wyoming, beginning at 1:00 p.m.  Written comments, data, and relevant information will be accepted no later than January 2, 2009.  All mailed comments must be postmarked no later than December 30, 2008 to be accepted for consideration by the State Engineer.  Written comments, data, and relevant information should be submitted to:       

Wyoming State Engineer, c/o Pathfinder Modification Project,
122 W. 25th St.,
Cheyenne, WY  82002.

• Application for use of water outside the state
• Letter of completeness and acceptability
• Reasonable Summary of the application
• State Engineer’s Preliminary Analysis