Filing as Ground Water Developments. Springs, where the total yield or flow is 25 gallons per minute or less and where the proposed use is for stock and/or-domestic purposes, may be filed in accordance with the procedures for appropriating ground water.
NOTE: In addition to be above requirements, some type of artificial development such as collection boxes, cribbing, etc., must be employed or proposed before an application to appropriate the water from a spring will be considered a valid appropriation. The water from a spring must be diverted in some manner to the point(s) or area(s) of use or storage.
The procedure for filing an application to appropriate water from a spring meeting the above requirements is found in Chapter II, Section 7, Page 11.
037-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-21