Wyo. Stat. § 99-1-104

Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 99-1-104 - Project operation
(a) The primary purpose of the project is to supply municipal water to those Wyoming communities in the North Platte River drainage below Alcova Reservoir that demonstrate a need for water and wish to participate in the project; however, the use of stored water is not limited to municipal use.
(b) After the initial filling of the reservoir, the project shall be operated in such a manner as to provide a minimum pool of twelve thousand four hundred (12,400) acre feet unless the storage is required to meet municipal water demands.
(c) After initial filling of the reservoir, the project shall be operated in such a manner as to ensure the following monthly minimum releases unless making these releases will affect the project's capability to meet municipal demands:

January 10cfs (Cubic feet per second)

July 15cfs

February 10cfs

August 15cfs

March 10cfs

September 15cfs

April 15cfs

October 10cfs

May 15cfs

November 10cfs

June 15cfs

December 10cfs

(d) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the administration of Deer Creek pursuant to state law.

W.S. 99-1-104

Laws 1985, ch. 89, §§ 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d.