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<br />,I <br /> <br />3-wRW washn X X X 2000 <br />The Team's estimates of present and projected uses of upper Basin <br />annually, <br />water by year 2000 total 6,280,650 acre feetl well over the 5.8 million <br />acre-foot ceiling used for planning purposes. '!be Upper Basin states <br />do not necessarily go along with the Team's assumptions or projections. <br />The Team's 'figures do Nor include Indian claims on Upper Basin water, <br />a quantification of water to serve federal land, or a quantification <br />of water to develop the three Naval oil shale reserves in Colorado and <br />Utah. Even with the exclusion of Indian and federal land claims to <br />water, .under this set of projections there could be significant short- <br />ages occurring in all states except Wyoming by year 2000," the Team ob- <br />served. <br />AUGMENTATI.ON AND STORAGE <br />If storage reservoirs were built where most needed by the federaAl'.l <br />were -U .9 <br />govemment to meet multiple needs, and if stepS,II//taken to augment 'I <br />Upper Basin water supplies, most needs could be acconunodated, according <br />to the Team. It particularly stressed the need for federal storage res. <br />ervoirs OD the White River and ~pa drainaqes of Colorado, ~here 90 <br />percent of the oil shale deposits and much potential coal development <br />are located. II If the projected energy developments in this area are to <br />be met, .storage projects capable of providing industrial water should <br />be placed under ,.construction as soon as possible," the Team stated. <br />The Team expressed optimism that "weather modification can be made <br />operational in the Upper Colorado River Basin to provide a new water <br />supply for beneficial use throughout the Basin. CUrrent estimates are <br />that the water supply of the Colorado River could be increased by 900, <br />000-1.3 million acre-feet annually through weather -mod.. For the Up- <br />per Basin the potential increase in annual water yield could be from <br />6-9 percent, a major contribution in meeting future water demands.'1'hi's <br />new water would be extremely low-cost water, presently estimated at $2. <br />50 per acre--foot, and this is of great importancefo the water-con- <br />strained Colorado River Basin. '!bere are, however, significant adverse <br />environmental effects that will require careful evaluation and resolu- <br />tion," the Team stated. This correspondent asked Chairman Henry M. <br />Jackson, D-Wash.. of the Senate Interior Committee about this at a p.L~ <br />