Regulations and Memorandums
Board of Control
Rules and Regulations
Index to Wyoming Board of Control Regulations and Instructions
Chapter I - Introduction to Wyoming Water Administration
Chapter II - Organization and Authority
Chapter III - General Procedures
Chapter IV- Adjudication of Proofs
Chapter V - Petition Information
Chapter VI - Contested Case Procedures
Chapter VII - Appeals and District Court Certification
Appendix A - Sample Petitions and Forms
Memorandums
Disclaim of Interest in Undefined Water Rights - Ownership and Consent Requirements
Ground Water
Rules and Regulations
Regulations and Instructions - Part II, Ground Water
Regulations and Instructions - Part III, Water Well Minimum Construction Standards 2011
**More on Water Well Construction here
Regulations and Instructions - Part IV, Adjudication Process
Policy Memorandums
Policy Revision on Stock and Domestic Wells (Large Stock/Dom vs. Misc.): Statement , Memo
Requirements of Coordinates on Permits and Petitions
Permitting Requirements for Groundwater Monitoring Wells
Forest Service MOU and Permitting
2012 Temporary Order Requiring Well Spacing - LCCA
Dual Well Completions in the High Plains Aquifer and Lance Formation, Southeast Wyoming
Water Hauling Activities in the Vicinity of Gillette, WY
Municipal Bulk Sales and Load-Out Points
Subdivision Review Discussion and Ground Water Division Procedures
Assigning Energy Production Related Water Rights to Landowners
Guidance Memorandums
Guidance: Water Meter Selection Specifications and Water Production Reporting
Guidance: Functional Backflow Prevention Device
Guidance: Permitting of Active Mine Dewatering Wells at Permitted Coal Mining Operations
Guidance: CBM/Ground Water Permits
Surface Water
Rules and Regulations
Chapter 1 - Procedure for Obtaining a Surface Water Right
Chapter 2 - General instructions
Chapter 3 - Instructions for Preparing Surface Water Application Forms
Chapter 4 - Water for Temporary Purposes
Chapter 6 - Special Applications
Chapter 9 - Petitions to the State Engineer
Chapter 10 - Storage of Direct Flow Right
Chapter 11 - Instruments and Procedures
Chapter 12 - Rules of Practice in Contested Matters
Memorandums
All Agency Permitting Complicance (2013)
Beaver Dam Analog (BDA) Reservoir Permit Application Process
Coal Bed Natural Gas Close Out
Flood Detention Reservoir (2004)
Irrigation District Return Flow (2004)