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UUlOO\:\ Manufacturing is the only category showing an increase in output, employment, and water requirements. The total dollar volume is expected to increase slightly over sixfold, whereas, the water requirements will increase slightly less than that figure. During the forecast period,employment is expected to double. The demand for electric energy is expected to increase twenty-fivefold over the projection period. The output measured in dollars indicates a sl ightly greater than tenfold increase. Employment is expected to increase sl ightly less than two and a half times. If technological changes material ize and the state rigorously enforces its water quality standards, this industry, even with the tremendous increased demand for energy, wil I use less water in 2020 than in 1965. Regional Water Requirement Projections Where in Kansas will water be in the greatest demand in the future? This is an important question in terms of the management of the surface and ground-water resources of the state. It should be remembered that the water requirement projections in this report are based on a forecast of economic activity and have not been related to the availabi lity of water within the state. The tremendous demand for water to irrigate crops is clearly demonstrated in Table 4-5 and on Figure 4-2. Region 7. the south- west portion of the state, accounted for 46 percent of the total water withdrawn in 1965 and by the end of the projection period will account for nearly 32 percent. Region 8, the northwest part of the state, likewise shows the effect of an expanding irrigation economy. It accounts for about 18 percent of the statewide requirement in each of the projection time frames. Regions 4, 5, and 6 in the south- central part of the state indicate a doubl ing or more than their percentage share of the total state requirement. Other basins appear to be either decreasing in their relative share of total state water demand or show very little change. In the following sections, each of the economic regions will be discussed and trends in their water requirements will be pointed out. Region Region I, located in northern and eastern Kansas, is composed of twelve counties. It embraces the Kansas portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area and also contains Topeka and lawrence. The area exhibits rapid urbanization, a change from a former rural area of dense agricultural settlement. One Kansan out of three 1 ives in this most populous area in the state with 702,800 people. The region experienced a 60 percent gain in population from 1940 to 1965. The counties experiencing growth were Johnson, Wyandotte, Shawnee, Douglas, and Leavenworth. The other seven counties have decreased in population. 31.