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<br />Water Requirement for Phase II <br />The production of 25,000 barrels of shale oil daily <br />during the prototype phase is estimated to require 1300 <br />acre-feet of water per year of which 550 acre-feet would be <br />returned. Municipal water for the new population is included. <br />Tables 3 and 4 summarize supporting data for this estimate. <br />It should be noted that over half the personnel for <br />Phase II presently reside in the area. The relatively small <br />new population is expected to live in existing communities; <br />therefore, it is unlikely that additional water supplies will <br />need to be developed for municipal use during this phase. <br />Industrial usage for Phase II also is small, but whether <br />or not a firm year-round supply is available depends on who <br />builds the plant(s) and their location. It is possible that <br />water usage by the prototype plant(s) could be larger than <br />estimated if the oil is more highly refined at the site of <br />production, than assumed. As much as 1750 AF/Yr~ would be <br />required for a production rate of 25,000 barrels per day if <br />a hydrogenated coke distillate were the product. It would <br />seem prudent to assume this larger water usage. <br />For planning water supplies it is suggested that a <br />factor of 2.0 be used to insure an ample margin for larger <br />production quantities than assumed. On this basis the water <br />supply capability for Phase II should be 5000 acre-feet per <br />year. <br /> <br />Water Requirement for Phase III <br />The production of 150,000 barrels per day of partially <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />-30- <br />