Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Casper public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
9 issues in water utilities
Elkhorn Creek water rights dispute
Well owners along Elkhorn Creek say municipal golf course operations are damming and diverting the creek, leaving them without household water in a drought year, and they want the city to stop the late-season diversion.
Eagle Valley stormwater detention
A resident says a partially filled-in detention pond has raised flood risk in his neighborhood, and he's asking the city to require about ten acre-feet of extra detention from the developer before approving anything else.
New Tiered Water Rates
Council adopted a resolution setting wholesale and retail water rates and rescinding the old rate resolutions — this is what shows up on water bills.
$800,000 Water Main Replacement Grant
The city is replacing aging water mains on Poplar Street, 29th Street, Yellowstone Highway, and Jim Bridger Avenue. A grant covers 40% of the cost.
Enterprise funds and utility rates
A nurse and Casper resident complained about rising water and utility bills, noted a proposed $1 water bill addition, and warned that Casper is becoming unaffordable for working families and the elderly.
Wastewater treatment plant screw pumps
The city is buying new screw pumps for the Sam H. Hobbs Wastewater Treatment Plant from Xylem/Evoqua — essential equipment for keeping sewer service running.
Regional water well field rehabilitation study
Councilors reported that the state engineer issued a priority administration call affecting regional water, prompting actions to pursue a water rights exchange and 2,000 additional acre-feet of Glendo storage.
Basin A stormwater study
A resident of Eagle Valley asked the city to commission an independent study of the Basin A drainage near 29th Street, warning that a 2009-style storm could send 343 million gallons of water through an undersized 48-inch pipe and flood homes along Nicholas and Palmer Drives.
Wastewater infrastructure loan documents
Council approved SLIB loan documents for a screw pump/headworks replacement and the North Platte Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Phase II rehabilitation — key sewer system upkeep.