WSPC05190

• File Number: 8200.700
• Description: Colorado River Basin - General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/6/1981
• Author: Federal Register
• Title: Federal Register - Part III - Water Resources Council - Synthetic Fuels Development for the Upper Colorado Region Water Assessment
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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federal Register I Vol. 46. No. 128 I Monday. July 6. 1981 I Notices

of the natural water supply. With
projected conventional uses. waler
depletions will increase to 37 percent of
the supply. ^ 3-million barrel per day
synfuels Industry would deplete about 3
pen::ent of the supply: with Ihis added 10
conventional usu. the lolal depletions
would be over 40 percent of the Upper
Basin supply. As depletiolUl increase.
the intensity of waler management musl
a180 increa.Je .lnee the implication is
that every drop of waler must be used
close to ils full potential. This
particularly tnle during the annual dry

season and periodic droughts. which
may last se\'eralyears.
Institutionally. the Colorado River
system is complex, Synfuels
development w;1I pose new challenges
10 the existing waler management
structure at alllevels-inlemational.
State/Federal, interstate. intrastate. and
local. Increased coordination among the
various goveming bodies will be needed
to ensure lhat the necessary water
management will be achieved. This
coordination should also extend to land
management agencies. particularly

where use of public lands for energy
development is invoh'ed. Individual
States can and should serve as a focal
point to strenglhen planning.
coordination. and implementation of
water and land use management.
Interstate cooperation can be achieved
through existing Institutions. Individual
Slates can and should also maintain
liaison with the development plans of
the synfuel. industry as well as provide
for public awareness and discussion of
waler management options.
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