7414 ‎(2)‎

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7414
• Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Title: Sandstone Dam and Reservoir, Municipal, Agricultural and Industrial Water Supply Project Carbon County, Wyoming
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
• Copyright Material: NO

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2.20 Most industries did .not have expansion or water needs
projections available (B&V, 1984b). Industrial expansions that
are associated- with the energy and mining industries have -been
indefinitely delayed until demands for their products increase.
2.21 The area encompassing Baggs'and Dixon has the potential to
attract industrial and power generation projects. The area
surrounding these communities was often indicated by industrial
representatives as having sites where projects could be located
if energy demands increase (Grieve, 1987). Some industries
indicated that they have sufficient ground water or surface water
rights to conduct their current industrial activities. Any
industrial expansion, however, could cause an additional large,
rapid demand for water in the surrounding communities due to
population growth from both construction activities and permanent
workforce expansion. In 1980, the WWDC identified the following
potential. industrial water users and their needs in excess of
current allocations for the Little Snake River basin:
Additional
Quantity of
Water Needed
(acre-feet/
Industrial User Pur pose year)
Kemmerer Coal Co. _
Coal-fired power plant 25,000
Tri-State G&T Coal-fired power plant 30,000
Rocky Mountain Energy Synthetic fuels plant D
Pacific Power ~ Light Coal-fired power plant 0
Urangesellshaft USA, Inc. Uranium mi ne 10
55,010
2.22 More recent information (Grieve, 1987) indicates that some
of these users may still have an interest in the Little Snake
River basin for future development. The uncertain nature of
industrial planning should be taken into consideration when
evaluating projected demands. However, commitment by the state
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