WWRC 92-21
Wellhead Protection: Information and Guidelines for Wyoming Municipalities
Synopsis
This final report contains a listing of the tasks to be performed
by the project followed by the results obtained from the project in
terms of these tasks. Several other items of interest which were
developed from the project are also contained in the report and its
appendices.
It was the purpose of this project to (1) inventory all the public
water supplies in the State of Wyoming that use groundwater as one
of their sources for their public water supply; (2) develop basic
information on these groundwater resources in so far as possible in
terms of aquifer characteristics, types of pollutants already
present in the aquifers and vulnerability of the aquifers to
possible contamination; and (3) suggest possible wellhead
protection strategies for Wyoming public groundwater supplies.
Task One: Information Inventory and Database Development.
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The specific objectives under Task I were (1) development of
a database design in cooperation with the DEQ that will
interface with the Water Resources Data System (WRDS) and
contain information that is necessary to help develop a
wellhead protection strategy for an area; and (2) collect data
from all possible sources for the major municipalities in the
state and others as are available through a mail survey and
the State Engineer's Office.
Task Two: Aquifer Characteristics and Water Quality
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The specific objectives under Task 2 were: (1) classify the
different public water supplies as to their degree of
vulnerability to possible contamination; and (2) provide more
detailed information on those municipal systems that are most
vulnerable to contamination.
Task Three: Research Methods for Wellhead Protection
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The specific objectives under this task were: (1) development
of different alternatives for regulation of wellheads
indicating advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives;
and (2) developing an encompassing list of actual and
potential sources of groundwater pollution and the specific
contaminants from these sources that might be expected in
Wyoming.
Task Four: Public Meetings and Final Report
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The specific objectives of this task were: (1) in cooperation
with and under the direction of the Water Quality Division of
DEQ, hold a series of public meetings for Wyoming
municipalities on the findings of this study and (2) prepare
a final report on the project.
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