Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Casper public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
6 issues in water utilities with high priority
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.
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.