Jodie Pavlica, PE Project Manager Wyoming Water Development Office

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1 Jodie Pavlica, PE Project Manager Wyoming Water Development Office

2 State agency created by the legislature in 1979 Charged with the responsibility for coordinating water and related land resources planning for the state Manages grant and loan funds for the construction of water supply, storage and transmission projects.

3 3 Funding Accounts New Development Rehabilitation Dams and Reservoirs (2005) 3 Levels of Work I Reconnaissance II Feasibility III Construction

4 Planning Division The Planning Division provides oversight for the water development planning programs (all Level I an II Projects) Construction Division The Construction Division provides oversight for funding and construction of water development projects (Level III Projects)

5 Planning Division Project Planning Municipal and Irrigation Systems Planning River Basin Planning Dam and Reservoir Planning and Construction Small Water Projects Program Instream Flow Filings Groundwater Exploration Grant Program

6 Sponsors Level I Any one can apply, no public entity required. Level II Public Entity required, except for Dam and Reservoir Projects. Dam and Reservoir Projects Entity required at Level II Phase III (Permitting and Final Design)

7 Application Driven Process Due August 15 th for new projects Due October 1 st for continuing projects $1000 filing fee for all new applications No fee for continuing projects Planning projects are 100% grant Conducted by a consultant Managed by the WWDO Project Manager Consultants selected in May

8 Applications were received last fall from the following Improvement and Service Districts in the Gillette Area. Antelope Valley Bennor Estates Freedom Hills Peoples South Fork Estates

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10 The five applications were grouped into two projects, as follows. Gillette Regional Connections 1 Project Antelope Valley Bennor Estates Gillette Regional Connections 2 Project Freedom Hills Peoples South Fork Estates

11 Consultant Selection was held for the Connections 1 and 2 projects on May 9 th and 10 th. Gillette Regional Connections 1 EnTech Inc. From Sheridan Dave Engels, PE is the Project Manager Weston, Tetra Tech, West Plains Engineering as Subconsultants

12 Gillette Regional Connections 2 WLC Project Managed from Casper Office, data gathered by local staff. Shane Porter, PE is the Project Manager Weston will be their groundwater subconsultant

13 1. Scoping and Project Meetings 2. Review of Existing Information 3. Inventory, Evaluate, and Map Existing Water Systems 4. Water Quality 5. Water System Financing 6. Creation of a GIS 7. Cost Estimates 8. Environmental Reports 9. Report 10. Report Presentation

14 11. Scoping and Project Meetings 12. Review of Existing Information 13. Inventory, Evaluate, and Map Existing Water System 14. Water Quality 15. Review of Water Contracts 16. Evaluation of System Operations 17. Population Growth and Water Demand Projections 18. Water System Financing

15 19. Creation of a GIS 20. Regional System Connections 21. Tank Analysis 22. Prioritization of Recommendations 23. Cost Estimates 24. Environmental Report 25. Report 26. Report Presentation

16 1. Scoping and Project Meetings 2. Review of Existing Information 3. Inventory, Evaluate, and Map Existing System 4. Water Quality 5. Review of Water Contracts 6. Evaluation of System Operations 7. Population Growth and Water Demand Projections 8. Water System Financing

17 9. Creation of a GIS 10. Regional System Connection 11. Prioritization of Recommendations 12. Cost Estimates 13. Environmental Report 14. Reports 15. Report Presentation

18 16. Scoping and Project Meetings 17. Regional Connection Systems Analysis 18. Creation of a GIS 19. Cost Estimates 20. Environmental Reports 21. Reports 22. Report Presentations

19 23. Scoping and Project Meetings 24. Inventory, Evaluate, and Map Existing System 25. Water Quality 26. Evaluation of System Operations 27. Water System Financing 28. Regional System Connection 29. Prioritization of Recommendations 30. Cost Estimates 31. Environmental Report 32. Reports 33. Reports Presentation

20 Antelope Valley July 2013 Bennor Estates September 2012 Freedom Hills July 2013 Peoples September 2012 South Fork Estates July 1, 2013

21 Scoping Meetings Data Collection and Analysis Report Preparation Level III Project Applications Seek a Construction Appropriation Begin Project Construction

22 The Construction Division administers projects that have advanced through the planning phases, and are authorized for construction by the legislature. The WWDC program criteria allows for a 67% grant and a 33% loan or sponsor match. Loans are typically for years (but can be longer), at an interest rate of 4%.

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