The Uinta County Conservation District's water program was initiated when three of Uinta County’s major rivers were placed on the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s 303(d) list of impaired waters.  Click here to go to Wyoming DEQ's Water Quality Division to learn more.

The Blacks Fork and Smiths Fork Rivers, located on the eastern side of the county, were both listed as impaired due to e. coli bacteria and the Smiths Fork was also listed for habitat degradation causing excess sediment loading to the stream.  The Bear River, on the western side of the county, was listed as impaired due to excess sediment in the stream which was affecting aquatic life in the river.  Watershed plans are completed and approved for these rivers.  For more information or to receive a copy of the watershed plans, please contact Kerri Sabey by email or at 787-3794 ext 4.
 

Learn more about the Bear River Watershed
Learn more about the Blacks Fork and Smiths Fork Rivers

Continue reading about our watershed program:  Learn what we did about the impaired water!