99-99-204. Definitions.
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(a)As used in this act:
(i)"Interdepartmental water conference" means the conference created by W.S. 41-1-106 or a successor conference or agency responsible for the development and coordination of Wyoming's water and related resources;
(ii)"Stage I" means the existing Cheyenne water supply project in south central Wyoming, which consists of water collection, storage and transmission facilities to bring water from the headwaters of the Little Snake River drainage into the North Platte River drainage and to bring water from the headwaters of the Douglas Creek drainage into the Crow Creek drainage and from the North Platte River and Crow Creek drainages into the Cheyenne water system;
(iii)"Stage II" means the expansion of the existing Stage I facilities. Stage II proposes to construct new water development facilities including but not limited to interception lines and diversion, collection and storage structures to collect additional water in the Little Snake River drainage on the west side of the Continental Divide, increase the capacity of the pipeline to Hog Park Creek, enlarge Hog Park Reservoir, enlarge Rob Roy Reservoir on Douglas Creek, construct new interception lines and diversion structures to collect additional water from Douglas Creek and its tributaries, construct additional pipelines from Douglas Creek to Lake Owen and from Lake Owen to the Crow Creek drainage, and increase storage or diversions of water to the existing Cheyenne system. Water right applications, maps and permits for the facilities are on file in the office of the state engineer;
(iv)"Stage III" means a transbasin diversion of water from the headwater of the Little Snake River and its tributaries on the western side of the Continental Divide north and west of Stage I and Stage II. Stage III proposes to construct interception lines and diversions and collection structures to increase availability of water for transportation of water across the Continental Divide from the Little Snake River drainage into the North Platte River system, and increase storage and availability of water for use by cities, towns and other water users located in Carbon, Albany, Natrona, Converse, Niobrara, Goshen, Platte and Laramie counties. Water right applications, maps and permits for the facilities are on file in the office of the state engineer;
(v)"In-basin needs" means the assessment and study, which will consider existing rights, future needs and in-stream flow requirements for fish, wildlife and recreational purposes within the Little Snake River drainage and provide for protection of these rights and needs;
(vi)"In-basin project" means the storage structure or structures to increase storage for in-basin needs.
(Laws 1979, Ch. 126, § 1; 1986, Ch. 113, § 1; Renumbered from 41-2-204 by Laws 2009, Ch. 168, § 401.)