Water Resource Management

Surface Water

Our staff has knowledge of Water Management Plans for BLM and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES and in Wyoming WYPDES) permit applications for WDEQ. 

Preparation of Use Attainability Analyses (UAA) by GGA has resulted in successful petitions to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for site-specific surface water quality discharge limits and reclassification of discharge streams to meet more appropriate surface water quality standards.

GGA has experience preparing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) necessary to discharge storm water associated with construction activity under WYPDES.  GGA also has the expertise to review State Engineer Office records to determine surface water rights as well as prepare surface water right permit applications.

GGA's groundwater experience includes preparation of Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit applications for both Class I Commercial wells (WDEQ) and Class II Oil and Gas produced water wells (Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission). Aquifer characterization, pump testing and analysis and groundwater flow modeling are part of GGA expertise.  Similar to surface water rights, GGA has the expertise to review State Engineer Office records to determine groundwater rights and prepare groundwater right permit applications.