Casper Aquifer

Re-opening this gas station means that 33,000 gallons of fuel will be constantly sitting right on top of our drinking water aquifer.

Covering a wide array of topics, Albany County Commissioner Pete Gosar was a recent guest on our morning radio show.

The property being offered stretches from east Laramie to the Medicine Bow National Forest.

The Casper Aquifer Protection Plan will remain unchanged, after the Laramie Planning Commission voted against changes to the plan during their meeting on March 27.

Your Question: With all of the sensitivity and concern over maintaining the health of the Casper Aquifer and considering the inconclusive environmental studies and safety of bio-solids what is the city of laramie doing to ensure that dumping bio-solids over the aquifer on the Monolith Ranch is not putting the aquifer at risk from heavy metals, nitrates and other chemicals known to be in bio-solids?

Concerning protection of the Aquifer, how did a vehicle oil change/car wash business and a large apartment complex get building permits especially considering their proximity to both the Aquifer and city water supply facilities?

The Wyoming Senate Minerals committee discussed proposed legislation that would protect the Casper Aquifer recently and the results are not great news for Laramie. We began coverage of this legislation a few weeks ago as we spoke with Gary Crum and Gaye Stockman of LEDC who were pushing to have the bill approved. Passing of the bill would have meant further protection of Laramie's exposed water source as well as a new state park.

As the Laramie Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) continually works to bring new businesses to Laramie, they use our town's resources as a big selling point. One of those resources is the Casper Aquifer, which provides the City of Laramie with 60% to 100% of its drinking water depending on the year. Some of our water also comes from the Laramie River, but the aquifer provides much cleaner water and requires little treatment.