Groundwater study to assess corrective controls within groundwater control areas.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-3-939
in effectSubject to available funding, not less than once every ten (10) years the state engineer shall conduct a groundwater study in each county that has a control area designated by the board of control under W.S. 41-3-912 and where the state engineer has ordered one (1) or more corrective controls under W.S. 41-3-915. The study under this section shall assess the effect of the ordered corrective controls, assess recharge of the aquifer compared to water consumption from that aquifer and assess the impact of future development on the aquifer. The study under this section may include mapping, modeling and the drilling of monitoring wells. The state engineer may conduct a study under this section in counties without a control area if deemed necessary by the state engineer. The results of each study conducted under this section shall be made public by the state engineer and shall be reported to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee not later than sixty (60) days after the study is completed.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title41.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026