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Park County delays decision on Riverwalk LLC floodplain permit after public opposition and engineering requests
Summary
Park County commissioners postponed a decision on a controversial floodplain permit for an in‑river water collection system proposed by Wyoming Riverwalk Investment LLC after residents and outfitters raised erosion, safety and cumulative‑withdrawal concerns and county engineers requested professional design and bank‑stability analysis.
Park County planning staff and the applicant for a proposed in‑river water collection system presented testimony and received sustained public comment before the Board of County Commissioners delayed a decision and asked for more engineer certification and documentation.
The application, filed by John Sauerwein on behalf of Wyoming Riverwalk Investment LLC, asked for a floodplain development permit for a buried, perforated pipe and submersible pump that would draw surface water from the Shoshone River and for an after‑the‑fact permit addressing previously placed fill and an access road on the riverbank.
Joy Hill, Park County planning director, told the commissioners that staff lacked specific design details needed to evaluate slope stability and changes to flood carrying capacity. “Staff witnessed falling rocks and unstable conditions resulting from the gravelly nature of the…
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