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<br />Comnarison of 1975-1976 Water Consumntion <br />-~--- . <br />with Nost Probub>: i..evel of Year. 200eJ <br />De-veTOIJme ntto-i- ~il;~- Upper--ColoracfOBas i n <br /> <br />Sector <br /> <br />1975-l97€ <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />Increase <br /> <br />---------.. (acre-feet per year) -------- <br />Agriculture 2,145,000 <br /> <br />Thermal electric 74,000 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife 33,000 <br /> <br />Minerals 55,000 <br /> <br />l1unicipal and <br />industrial 45,000 <br /> <br />Exports 764,000 <br />Evaporation (note b) 528,000 <br /> <br />Alternative energy <br />technologies <br />(note c) <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />3,644,000 <br /> <br />\'later available <br />(note d) <br /> <br />5,800,000 <br /> <br />Unused water <br /> <br />2,156,000 <br /> <br />2,736,000 591,000 <br />a/3ll,000 237,000 <br />74,000 41,000 <br />l15,000 60,000 <br />97,000 52,000 <br />l,l49,000 385,000 <br />700,000 l72,00O <br />a/252,000 252,000 <br />5,434,000 1, i90, 000 <br />-- <br />5,800,000 <br />366,000 <br /> <br />a/It should be noted that because of the possibility of <br />- double counting of anciIlia~y services and the possibil- <br />ity of technological changes to improve water efficiency, <br />the energy use estimates may be high. <br />b/Not included in other sectors. . <br />c/Total water consu~ption for baseline synfuel projection. <br />- Includes 35,000 acre-feet for associated growth: added <br />municipal supplies, added electricity requirements, and <br />dust control or revegetation. <br />~/Bureau of Reclamation. <br /> <br />Ibid., at 42. <br /> <br />.--=.:; <br /> <br />4. u.s. Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) <br /> <br />Surplus surface water will be available to <br />supply an industry of at least 500,000 bhl/d <br />through 2000 if: <br /> <br />-7- <br />