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In a recent release, Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Brandon Gebhart as Wyoming State Engineer. Gebhart was appointed interim State Engineer in December and previously served as the Director of the Wyoming Water Development Office...

The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities is reporting a water main break this morning [Feb. 11] in the Cheyenne area.

The United States Bureau of Reclamation operations is going to lower Guernsey below the usable boat ramp levels before Labor Day weekend in order to replace the Guernsey Powerplant intake gate. Once reduced to a river level, the reservoir will not be refilled until March 2022 ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking anglers, crayfish trappers, and other outdoor recreationists are being asked to report any rusty crayfish which are being found in the Laramie River watershed. Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) are native to the Ohio River Basin but were discovered in Wyoming in 2006 after being illegally introduced into private ponds and then escaping into Wagonho

Arizona agreed long ago to be the first in line for cuts

The drought is driving up the cost of hay.

Federal officials use the forecast released each August to make decisions about how to allocate river water.

Arizona is expected to reduce its use of river water by a total of 512,000 acre-feet in 2022, up from 192,000 acre-feet currently.

Wyoming will once again host the Jackalope Jump benefitting Special Olympics Wyoming this year and they are adding a twist to this year’s event by offering ‘Virtual Jackalope Jumps.’

Those guidelines and an overlapping drought contingency plan will expire in 2026.