Wyoming's Source Water Assessment Guidance Document

Acknowledgement and Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction To The Source Water Assessment And Protection Program

1.1 The Background For Source Water Assessment And Protection

1.2 Wyoming's Goals For The Source Water Assessment and Protection Program

1.3 Timetable For The Source Water Assessment And Protection Program

Chapter 2: Public Participation In Source Water Assessment And Protection

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Initial Questionnaire and Fact Sheet

2.3 Advisory Committee

2.4 Public Meetings

2.5 Newsletters and Letters

2.6 Web Page

Chapter 3: Source Water Delineation Approaches

3.1 Data Available for Delineations

3.2 Assessments in Wyoming

3.3 Public Water Supply System Types

3.4 Groundwater Systems

Delineation Methods for Groundwater Systems

Preferred Groundwater Delineation Methods Based On Public Water System Type

Delineation of Inactive and Abandoned Wells

Delineation of Aquifer Recharge Areas

3.5 Surface Water Systems

Delineation of Surface Water Systems

Preferred Surface Water Delineation Methods Based on Public Water System Type

3.6 Other Delineation Methods

Conjunctive Delineation

Interstate Delineation

Area-Wide Delineation

3.7 Delineation of Contaminant Inventory Zones

Groundwater

Surface Water

Chapter 4: Contaminant Inventory

4.1 Overview

4.2 Available Data

4.3 Types of Contaminant Inventories

Comprehensive Inventory

Limited Inventory

Transient Noncommunity Systems

4.4 Contaminants of Concern

Chapter 5: Susceptibility

5.1 Overview

5.2 The Integrity Score

5.3 The Sensitivity Score

5.4 Determining The Well Or Intake Rating

5.5 The Contaminant Ratings

5.6 Determining The Susceptibility Ratings

5.7 Summarizing The Susceptibility Analysis

Summary Tables

Contaminant Releases

Narrative Summary

5.8 Inter-system Ranking

Chapter 6: Source Water Assessment Reports

6.1 Source Water Assessment Reports

6.2 Public Water System Involvement

6.3 Updating Assessments

6.4 Making The Reports Available To The Public

Chapter 7: Implementation Of The Source Water Assessment And Protection Program

7.1 Timetable For Implementing Source Water Assessment and Protection

7.2 Financial Resources Available To Complete Assessments

7.3 Primary Responsible Parties

7.4 Reporting Program Progress To The EPA

7.5 Encouraging Source Water Protection Plans

7.6 Coordination With Other State Programs

Groundwater Pollution Control Program

Nonpoint Source Pollution Program

Wellhead Protection Program

Other State Programs

7.7 Coordination With Other State Agencies

7.8 Coordination With Federal Agencies

The Environmental Protection Agency

Other Federal Agencies

7.9 Coordination With Native American Tribes

7.10 Coordination With Neighboring States

Glossary

List of Acronyms

APPENDIX A: Public Participation

List of Organizations and Individuals Invited To Participate On The Advisory

Committee

Source Water Assessment and Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

Water and Waste Advisory Board Paid Advertisement and Meeting Minutes

Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems Memo Indicating Attendance At Source Water Assessment And Protection Trainings

Memorandum Inviting Advisory Committee Members To Comment On Draft

Document

Surveys and Survey Response Summaries

Newsletter Articles

Correspondence Received Commenting On The Source Water Assessment And Protection Draft Document

APPENDIX B: Public Water System Ranking Score Sheet

APPENDIX C: Information Sources

APPENDIX D: Contaminant Inventory Tables


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