Albany County residents herald the Casper Aquifer as a crucial resource for clean water for the community. Now, county and Laramie city officials want the public’s input on a draft plan meant to ...

After incorporating public comments and perspectives from the community, the city of Laramie and Albany County have released an updated draft of the Casper Aquifer Protection Plan. The 452-page ...

The Laramie County Control Area stretches from Cheyenne east to the Nebraska border, south to the Colorado border, and north to Platte and Goshen Counties. The High Plains aquifer system underlying ...

The aquifer — known as the High Plains or Ogallala — has been “heavily used” since the 1970s and its diminishment led the state engineer in 1981 to create the Laramie County Control Area ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill that would have put up $15 million to buy land to protect a Laramie aquifer died in committee, but its sponsor hopes the issue comes ...

CHEYENNE — A hydrogeological study by the State Engineer’s Office revealed variable conditions in the aquifers that produce water in eastern Laramie County. The aquifer is thinnest in the far ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming State Senate has voted to consider a bill that would put up state money to buy land near Laramie to protect the aquifer.