State+Engineer

By the Constitution, the State Engineer is appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, for a six-year term; supervises the waters of the State and their distribution; is a member and president of the board of control.
 * State Engineer **

The State engineer is responsible for general supervision of surface and underground water. By statute, the State engineer is required to measure streams, determine the most suitable locations for irrigation works and reservoirs, and the lands best suited for irrigation; to examine candidates and establish lists for appointments of superintendents and of water divisions; is commissioner of interstate streams and in cooperation with the federal government and interstate streams matters relating to various water-related compacts and court decrees with other states. The State engineer is also responsible for the issuance of water rights permits for the appropriation of both surface and underground waters, the safety of dams, and weather modification.

=Board of Control=

By the Constitution the Board of Control administers and adjudicates water rights, both surface and underground, of the State of Wyoming in accordance with constitutional and statutory authority. It consists of the State engineer, who is president of the board, and the superintendents of the four water divisions, ex officio members. Each water division superintendent appointed by the Governor must first be qualified by examination and be a resident of the appropriate water division. Contact information is Herschler Building, 1st Floor West Administrator, Board of Control Division 122 West 25th Street Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-6178, Fax (307) 777-5451 Website: [|seo.wyo.gov] //(2015 State Directory)//

=Interstate Stream Commission=

This commission is statutory, being provided for by the special session of the 1923 Legislature, which at the time also gave the governor power to appoint a commissioner. The 1927 Legislature amended the 1923 law, naming the State engineer the commissioner of interstate streams; he negotiates agreements relative to interstate streams affecting Wyoming.

The State engineer makes a biennial report on or before the first day of November immediately preceding the meeting of the State legislature.

The Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors works with the Department of the State Engineer. The Board is responsible for licensing professional engineers and professional land surveyors pursuant to W.S. 33-29-201 through W.S. 33-29-909. Contact Information: Eagle Ridge II Building 6920 Yellowtail Drive, Suite 100 Executive Director Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-6155, Fax (307) 777-3403 Email: wyopepls@wyo.gov Website: [|engineersandsurveyors.wyo.gov] //(2015 State Directory)//
 * The Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors**

The Control Area Advisory Boards operate in conjunction with the State Engineer’s Office (W.S. 41-3-912 through W.S. 41-3-915). The Control Area Advisory Boards of Groundwater advise and assist the State Engineer and Board of Control in formulating policies and recommendations on applications and petitions concerning groundwater development in a Control Area. A Control Area serves the function of a groundwater management district. Each Control Area Advisory Board comprises five individuals who own land within the Control Area. Board members are elected to four-year terms by land owners within the Control Area. Members may serve two consecutive terms and no political split is required. Contact information: Herschler Building, 1st Floor West 122 West 25th Street Administrator, Ground Water Division Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-5063, Fax (307) 777-5451 Website: [|seo.wyo.gov](2015 State Directory)
 * Control Area Advisory Boards of Groundwater**

The Committees operate in conjunction with the State Engineer’s Office (W.S. 41-3-908). Each of the state’s four water divisions is represented by a Division Advisory Committee on Groundwater. Each Committee comprises three persons, appointed by the Governor, who represent the landowners and water users of their respective water division, the geographical areas of that division, and the public interest. Committee members serve a six-year term and no political split is required. The duties of each Committee are to assist and advise the State Engineer and Board of Control regarding policies that affect groundwater, provide that information to groundwater users within their Division, and arrive at solutions to groundwater problems as they arise within their respective water Division. The Committees also provide advice and assistance to the Control Area Advisory Boards, and call and supervise the election of the members of the Control Area Advisory Boards. Contact information:Herschler Building, 1st Floor West, 122 West 25th Street Administrator, Ground Water Division Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-5063, Fax (307) 777-5451 Website: [|seo.wyo.gov] (2015 State Directory)
 * Divison Advisory Committees on Groundwater**

=State Engineers=
 * ~ Name ||~  ||~ Start Date ||~   ||~ End Date ||
 * Elwood Mead ||  || March 31, 1888 ||   || July 15, 1899 ||
 * Fred Bond ||  || July 15, 1899 ||   || Aug 25, 1903 ||
 * Clarence T. Johnson ||  || August 25, 1903 ||   || February 1, 1911 ||
 * Adrian Parshall ||  || February 1, 1911 ||   || February 20, 1915 ||
 * James B. True ||  || February 20, 1915 ||   || June 30, 1919 ||
 * Frank Emerson ||  || June 30, 1919 ||   || January 3, 1927 ||
 * John A. Whiting ||  || January 3, 1927 ||   || April 1, 1933 ||
 * James B. True ||  || April 1, 1933 ||   || July 1, 1933 ||
 * Edwin Burritt ||  || July 1, 1933 ||   || July 27, 1936 ||
 * John D. Quinn ||  || July 27, 1936 ||   || April 1, 1939 ||
 * Loren Clark Bishop ||  || April 1, 1939 ||   || April 1, 1957 ||
 * Earl Lloyd ||  || April 1, 1957 ||   || May 1, 1963 ||
 * Floyd A. Bishop ||  || May 1, 1963 ||   || December 1, 1974 ||
 * George L. Christopulos ||  || December 1, 1974 ||   || March 16, 1987 ||
 * Gordon W. Jeff Fassett ||  || March 16, 1987 ||   || June 15, 2000 ||
 * Richard Stockdale (interim) ||  || June 15, 2000 ||   || January 15, 2001 ||
 * Patrick T. Tyrrell ||  || January 16, 2001 ||   || present ||

=Additional Resources=
 * State Engineer's Office website (accessed September 2015)
 * Contact Information: Herschler Building, 1 st Floor West, Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-6150, Fax (307) 777-5451