Wyo. Code R. 037-0003-1
Effective Date: 02/24/1994 to 03/18/2009
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 037.0003.1.02241994
WYOMING STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE WYOMING STATE BOARD OF CONTROL
(a) Authority for setting fees is covered under the following sections of the Wyoming Statutes, 1977: 9-1-904, 9-1907(b), 41-3-106(g), 41-3-107(b), 41-3-110(d), 41-3-213, 41-3-214, 41-3-914(d), 41-4-203, 41-4-205, 41-4-325, 41-4-511, and 41-4-514 (a)(v&vi)&(e).
(a) Unless otherwise stated, the following non-reimbursable fees are payable when the item upon which the fee is applicable or assessed is submitted to the Wyoming State Engineer's Office or the Wyoming State Board of Control.
(b) Method of payment shall be check, post office or express money order, bank draft, or currency. Fees may also be deducted from the Wyoming State Engineer's Office, previously established customer cash accounts.
(a) All non-reimbursable fees must be paid in advance. When the required fee is not known, time may be saved by contacting the Wyoming State Engineer's Office either by mail or by telephone. Make all remittances payable to the "Wyoming State Engineer's Office". Remittances should be transmitted with the application or petition and cover letter.
(b) Fee Schedule. The following fees are required for each instrument filed in the Wyoming State Engineer's Office.
(i) Direct flow water right applications-(Using S.W. 1 or S.W. 2 Forms) (A) Stock and/or domestic purposes only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 (B) All other purposes, including reservoir supply and supplemental supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00 (ii) Reservoir storage water right applications (Using S.W. 3, S.W. 3A, S.W. 4 Forms) (A) Stock reservoirs (Using SW-4 Form) and all other reservoirs of 20 acre-feet or less in capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 (B) For reservoirs greater than 20 acre-feet but less than 100 acre-feet in capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00
| (C) | For all other reservoirs | ... $125.00 |
|---|---|---|
| (D) | Secondary supply water right applications for reservoir storage water (Using SW-1 & SW-2 Forms). | $50.00 |
| (iii) | Temporary water right applications | . $50.00 |
| (iv) | Temporary water use agreements to use water under an existing valid permit (W.S. 41-3-110) | ... $50.00 |
| (v) | Formal petitions to modify or change a permit or application (plus appropriate recording fees, see Section 3(b) (ix)) | ... $20.00 |
| (vi) | Processing water exchange permits or petitions [plus appropriate recording fees; both Wyoming State Engineer's Office and County Clerk, see Section 3(b)(ix) and certification charges, see Section 6(e)] | ... $25.00 |
| (vii) | Safety of Dams PLAN Reviews | |
| (A) | For dams more than twenty (20) feet but less than forty (40) feet in height or with a capacity of fifty (50) acre-feet or more but less than one hundred (100) acre-feet | ... $100.00 |
| (B) | For dams forty (40) feet in height or more or with a capacity of one hundred (100) acre-feet or more. | ... $150.00 |
| (viii) | Application for Weather Modification Activity | ... $50.00 |
| (ix) | For recording any instrument in the official record of the Wyoming State Engineer's Office or Wyoming State Board of Control. | |
| (A) | First sheet, and; Each subsequent sheet | ... $ 6.00 ... $ 2.00 |
| (B) | A fee will be required for recording with County Clerks any water right instrument or certificate as required by and specified in W.S. 18-3-402. |
(a) All non-reimbursable fees must be paid in advance. All remittances are to be made payable to the 'Wyoming State Engineer's Office', except those remittances that are submitted in conjunction with adjudication costs, which are to be made payable to the 'Wyoming State Board of Control'. Re- mittances should be transmitted with the application or petition and cover letter.
(b) Fee Schedule. The following fees are required for each instrument filed in the Wyoming State Engineer's Office:
(a) In some instances, fees are required to accompany a petition to the Wyoming State Board of Control. All remittances shall be made payable to the "Wyoming State Board of Control". When required, a payment of fees should be attached to the petition itself or to the cover letter.
(b) The following fee is required in conjunction with the adjudication of a surface water right by the Wyoming State Board of Control.
(ii) Fees collected for the adjudication of surface water rights are used for the recording of the certificate of appropriation and attached pages with the County Clerk in accordance with W.S. 18-3-402. Advertising shall be paid by the County in accordance with W.S. 41-4-307.
(c) The following fee is required in conjunction with the adjudication of a ground water right by the Wyoming State Board of Control.
(ii) Fees collected for the adjudication of ground water rights are used in part for advertising (W.S. 41-4-513) and for the recording of the certificate of appropriation and attached pages with the county clerk in accordance with W.S. 18-3-402.
(d) The fees for each certificate to be amended 1) by petition for an amended certificate, 2) by petition for change in place of use, or 3) by petition for change of use.
(i) Total cost per certificate to be amended ... $50.00
(e) The fees for each appropriation (certificate) to be abandoned through a petition for declaration of abandonment.
(i) Total cost per certificate to be abandoned .. ... $50.00
(f) No fees are required for petitions for change of point of diversion, point of diversion and means of conveyance, change in location of wells, and voluntary abandonment.
(g) For recording any instrument in the official records of the Wyoming State Engineer's Office or Wyoming State Board of Control, see Section 3(b)(ix).
(a) For making prints of maps on file. Sizes as specified in W.S. 33-29-139.
(i) 'B', 'D', or township plat size map . $ 1.00
(ii) 'E' & 'G' size map ... $ 1.50
(iii) 'F' & larger size map . . $.75/linear foot
(iv) Minimum Charge (any map) ... $ 1.00
(v) Mylar map copies. . . . . Commercial rates
(b) For making photocopies of records, files, correspondence, data base paper copies, etc.
(i) Each copy ... $ .25
(c) For making microfilm copies of records:
(i) Each paper copy ... $ .50
(ii) Each microfiche ... $ .50
(d) For water right searches:
(i) Each search (plus appropriate copy fees) ... $25.00
(ii) Computer data base searches
(A) Set up for each search (plus media, photocopy and data fees) ... $25.00
(B) Media, returned with requested data ... $5.00 per disk
(C) Data fee ... $5.00 per 10,000 bytes
| (e) | Certified copies | |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | Certificate cover (plus appropriate copy fees) . . . . . | $3.00 |
| (f) | FAX copies per page | $1.00 |