WYOMING WATER INFRASTUCTURE FUNDING PROGRAMS Steve Wolff Wyoming

WYOMING WATER INFRASTUCTURE FUNDING PROGRAMS Steve Wolff Wyoming State Engineer’s Office March 19 & 20, 2019

Wyoming Water Development Office (WWDO) S Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) – 10 Members – Appointed by the Governor – Four (4) year staggered terms – Two Members from each Water Division – One At Large Member – One Tribal Member S Legislative Select Water Committee (SWC) – Six Senators – Six Representatives S Advisors – Wyoming State Engineer – Wyoming Attorney General’s representative – Wyoming Business Council CEO

WWDO Responsibilities S NEW WATER PROJECT DEVELOPMENT S WATER PROJECT REHABILITATION S DAMS AND RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT S WYOMING’S WATER PLANNING AGENCY S GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION GRANT PROGRAM S SMALL WATER PROJECT PROGRAM S MANAGEMENT OF WYOMING’S WATER INVESTMENTS S INSTREAM FLOW WATER RIGHTS S UNIV. OF WYOMING WATER RESEARCH PROGRAM

WWDO’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES WYOMING STATUTES PROVIDE A SEVERANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT OF $155 M PER YEAR. WATER DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT NO. I (WDA-I) S FUNDS NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS S RECEIVES 12. 45% OF SEVERANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT ($19, 297, 500) S ACCRUES INTEREST ON UNSPENT BALANCE S RECEIVES REVENUES FROM PROJECT LOANS S ESTIMATED ANNUAL REVENUES = $23. 1 M S CURRENT UNOBLIGATED BALANCE = $46 M

WWDP FINANCIAL RESOURCES WATER DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT NO. II (WDA-II) S FUNDS REHABILITATION PROJECTS S RECEIVES 2. 1% OF SEVERANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT ($3, 255, 000) S ACCRUES INTEREST ON UNSPENT BALANCE S RECEIVES REVENUES FROM PROJECT LOANS S ESTIMATED ANNUAL REVENUES = $4. 7 M S CURRENT UNOBLIGATED BALANCE = $9 M

WWDP FINANCIAL RESOURCES WATER DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT NO. III (WDA_III) S FUNDS DAM AND RESERVOIR PROJECTS S RECEIVES 0. 5 % OF SEVERANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT ($775, 000) S ACCRUES INTEREST ON UNSPENT BALANCE S ESTIMATED ANNUAL REVENUES = $3 M S HAS RECEIVED DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS S CURRENT UNOBLIGATED BALANCE = $57 M

WWDP GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION GRANTS S SPONSORS - MUNICIPALITIES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS S PURPOSE - EXPLORATION FOR AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF THE USE OF UNDERGROUND WATER S MAXIMUM FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION OF PROGRAM IS $400, 000 PER PROJECT S SPONSORS MUST PROVIDE 25% OF PROJECT COSTS

WYOMING’S WATER INVESTMENTS MANAGED BY THE WWDP S BUFFALO BILL ENLARGEMENT - 190, 000 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER S FONTENELLE RESERVOIR - 120, 000 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER S HIGH SAVERY DAM AND RESERVOIR - 22, 400 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER S PALISADES RESERVOIR - 33, 000 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER

WYOMING’S WATER INVESTMENTS MANAGED BY THE WWDP S PATHFINDER MODIFICATION PROJECT - WYOMING ACCOUNT-20, 000 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE S GLENDO RESERVOIR - 10, 600 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER S LAKE De. SMET AND HEALY RESERVOIR – 67, 000 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER S MIDDLE PINEY RESERVOIR – 3, 370 ACRE FEET OF STORAGE WATER

OTHER WATER PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAMS DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (DWSRF) S PRIMARILY LOW INTEREST LOANS S ADMINISTERED BY STATE LOAN & INVESTMENT BOARD (SLIB) S CURRENT UNOBLIGATED FUNDS = $102 M

OTHER WATER PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAMS MINERAL ROYALTY GRANT (MRG) PROGRAM S ADMINISTERED BY SLIB S GRANTS (20% TO 100% OF PROJECTS) S ANNUAL APPROPRIATION = $ 5 M S MRG’s FUND ALL TYPES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROJECTS INCLUDING WATER

DULL KNIFE RESERVOIR SPILLWAY REHABILITATION

PATHFINDER RESERVOIR MODIFICATION PROJECT

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