The first meeting of the group was held on February 6 th in Sheridan, Wyoming. The list of the work group members is attached. Agenda Item 1.
Rivers are essentially the same in Montana and Wyoming.
Wyoming plans to evaluate the impairment status of the Powder and Little Powder River this summer. The Powder and Little Powder Rivers in Montana are on the 1996 list of impaired water bodies. A data review subsequent to 1996 indicated that sufficient credible data might not exist to justify listing these water bodies as impaired. However a judicial decision has been rendered requiring that Montana use the 1996 list for the purposes of TMDL development. The decision also prohibited permits for new discharges to impaired water bodies until all necessary TMDLs has been completed.