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<br />. <br /> <br />WATER REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />Forseeable new water requirements in the Colorado River Basin in <br />Colorado are mainly those associated with the development of fuel from <br />oil shale and the associated urban grm~th. The water required for <br />these purposes varies between wide limits. For example, in the <br />October 1979 report liThe Availability of Water For Oil Shale And Coal <br />Gasification Development In The Upper Colorado River Basin" by the <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources, the water requirements for <br />a one million barrel per day oil shale plant ranges fr~~ 40,000 to <br />180,000 acre-feet per year, and the associated urban water is estimated <br />to be 15-20 percent of the plant water requirements. <br />It is apparent from the above values that the water needed for <br />oil shale development depends upon the method used to extract the oil. <br />Consequently, we have made the water supply studies for given water <br />requirements, these being for 100,000, 200,000 and 350,000 acre-feet <br />per year. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-7- <br />