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Laramie Area Clean Water is a county-wide program designed to
protect the drinking water supplies for Albany County residents,
living both within the City of Laramie and in rural areas
near Laramie. The program's objective is to address protection
of our drinking water from groundwater contamination.
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A group of concerned citizens, in cooperation with the City
of Laramie and Albany County, hope to heighten public awareness
about sources of groundwater contamination as they develop management
strategies to minimize this threat. This ongoing effort is aimed
at protecting our aquifer, the Casper
Aquifer.
The program's emphasis is protecting vulnerable areas and reducing
the risk of cotnamination to the aquifer. Areas of high vulnerability
have been identified east of town along the base of the Laramie
Range. Potential contaminant sources to be aware of include:
illicit dumping in the area, water run-off from parking lots,
quarries, potential hazardous waste spills on I-80 or the Union
Pacific railroad, stored chemicals commonly found in garages
and barns, abandoned wells, and leaking septic tank systems.
Awareness and prevention is the number one priority for protecting
the aquifer.
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