New Tools For Southeastern Wyoming Well Owners

A new U.S. Geological Survey fact sheet and a map showing the water surface elevation of groundwater in the high Plains aquifer system in Laramie County can help local well owners in southeastern Wyoming better understand the quality of their well water.

The number of homeowners in southeastern Wyoming interested in testing their well-water quality has dramatically increased with the onset of natural gas drilling associated with the Niobrara formation.

The U.S.G.S. fact sheet was  written in cooperation with the Laramie County Conservation District,Platte County Resource District , Southeast Wyoming Resource Conservation and Development Council and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. The report summarizes concentration ranges of selected chemicals and physical properties in the drinking water aquifers in southeastern Wyoming along with selected drinking  water quality standards. Copies of“Groundwater Quality of Southeastern Wyoming” is available online at usgs.gov.