Wyoming Watersheds Progress 2005

Powder River Watershed
Campbell County Conservation District
PO Box 2577
319 S. Gillette Avenue, Suite 310
Gillette, WY 82716
307-682-1824
icd@vcn.com
www.cccdwy.net
 

Waters Addressed
Little Powder River

Background
The Little Powder River, from the Wyoming/Montana state line upstream an undetermined distance, was listed in 2002 as threatened by fecal coliform.

Monitoring Activities
Monitoring began on Little Powder River in April 2002 and continued through October 2003. Monitoring was conducted at two stations on the Little Powder River. The CCCD sampled each year in the spring and fall. Each station was sampled a minimum of five times in thirty days when water was present.

Planning
The Campbell County CD has initiated the watershed planning process on Little Powder River. CCCD is in the beginning phases of plan development and anticipate the plan being completed in the Spring 2006.

Implementation Activities
Implementation began in October 2004. Currently there are four septic rehabilitation and two Animal Feeding Operation projects in the Little Powder River watershed. The District is anticipating 32 septic projects and four to five Animal Feeding Operation projects in the Little Powder River and Belle Fourche watersheds between October 2004 and December 2006. The analysis and final report on the project will be written in 2007.

Participants
The steering committee is comprised of landowners, County, DEQ, NRCS, and District representatives. There is a total of 15 members on the Little Powder River watershed committee.

Funding
Amount                           Sources
Local $ 43,776.00           Campbell County CD
State $ 3,000.00              Wy. Dept. of Agriculture
Federal $180,477.00        Dept. of Environmental Quality/EPA
Private $117,961.00         Landowners/Homeowners
 

Monitoring site on Little Powder River near the Montana state line

Monitoring location on Little Powder River North of Gillette on Highway 59
north to Weston, WY near Soda Wells