City Council holds work session on Rawlins Water Master Level I Study

The City of Rawlins is sponsoring a Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) Water Master Plan Level I Study. This Level I Study will provide a comprehensive water master plan to identify aging and problematic components of the water system and identify solutions for repair and replacement.

The Rawlins City Council held work session to review the Draft Master Water Plan on July 9, 2024.

• Agenda of the council meeting 

• July 9, 2024 City Council Work Sesssion - YouTube recording  

Rawlins’ catastrophic failure of water service delivery systems in early 2022 highlighted the need for a comprehensive water master plan. In response to the ongoing system challenges, city staff met with a state legislative representative, who proposed funding this Water Master Plan within the 2023 Omnibus Water Bill - Planning and Administration (2023 Session Laws, Chapter 186). The legislature allocated funding to the WWDC to pay for the Rawlins study. In the spring of 2023, the WWDC Rawlins Water Master Plan contract was awarded to WWC Engineering.

As part of the study, WWC Engineering performed an inventory, inspection and evaluation of the city water infrastructure, and prepared conceptual designs and cost estimates for several projects. A water master plan is being prepared with input from the city and the Wyoming Water Development Office.

The city has sponsored several WWDC studies over time. The most recent Water Master Plan was completed in 2010, with a Level I Study of operations completed in 2013.