Summer Tour

Get your feet wet with Wyoming Water at our annual summer tour! Each summer, we partner with organizations around the state to provide our members with unique, hands-on opportunities to learn about and tour water projects and sites in Wyoming.

This year we are headed to the Upper Green River Basin and will gather in Pinedale, WY to tour local projects. Online registration is available below. You may also download the registration form and mail it to WWA with check payment.

Please help us plan for catering and transportation by completing registration by June 1st.

DRAFT AGENDA

Monday, June 17

4:00 - 5:00 pm             WWA Board Meeting at Hampton Inn Conference Room

5:15 - 6:30 pm             Social Hour, sponsored by Trihydro and SCG

6:30 - 8:00 pm             Dinner catered at Hampton Inn by The Bear Den Restaurant

            -Heath Turbiville (HDR) - Copper / Lead Presentation

             CO River Issues Panel Discussion:

            -Kevin Payne (BOC Division 4)

            -Jeff Cowley / Mel Fegler (Interstate Streams Division)

            -Albert Sommers, WY House of Representatives, Colorado River Advisory Committee

            -Aaron Reichl, VP Genesis Alkali and Colorado River Advisory Committee

            -Cory Toye - Trout Unlimited Wyoming Water Policy Director

Tuesday, June 18

8:00 am                         Meet at buses - Hampton Inn

8:00 - 8:30 am             Luke Schultz - New Fork Restoration project near Hampton Inn

8:30 - 9:00 am             Travel to Boulder, WY

9:00 - 9:30 am             Boulder Rearing Facility Tour

9:30 - 9:45 am             Travel to New Fork Restoration on Hwy 351

9:45 - 10:30 am           Luke Schultz - New Fork Restoration Project on Hwy 351

10:30 - 11:15 am        Travel to Marbleton City Hall

11:30 - 12:45 pm        Box Lunch catered by Obo's in Pinedale

            Presentations and discussion:

            SCPP - Jeff Cowley / Mel Fegler

            Water banking - Albert Sommers

            Reservoir Projects - WWDC (Jason Mead or Project PM) Fontenelle, New Fork, Middle Piney, etc.

12:45 - 1:00 pm          Travel to Demand Management Demo Project near Big Piney

1:00 - 1:45 pm             Joseph Cook, Cory Toye - Demand Management Demo Project Review

1:45 - 2:15 pm             Travel towards Cora

2:15 - 3:00 pm             Michael Henn, Sublette Conservation District - BDA and Zeedyk structure installation reviews

3:00 pm                         Return to Pinedale and conclude tour