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<br />002318 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />@) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSIO <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />35'5 South Fourth East Street <br />Salt LAc City, Utah 84111 <br /> <br />August 4, 1982 <br /> <br />TO: Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers <br /> <br />FROM: Paul L. Billhymer, Executive Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Water for Energy Report <br /> <br />Enclosed is the latest installment of the Water for Energy (WFE) <br />Progress Report. <br /> <br />WFE started as a project in 1980 under the Interagency Energy <br />Research and Development Program. Apparently the stimulus for the <br />project was Fish and Wildlife's concern with projected energy demands <br />as these demands relate to water use needs, and the impacts of such <br />increased water needs on instream values, ground water stability, <br />riparian habitat, etc. Since the projected energy sources were in the <br />Upper Colorado River Basin, the study concentrated on the Colorado River <br />as its water source. <br /> <br />As part of the project, the Fish and Wildlife Service set out to <br />develop a computerized data base program unger the title "Manage Aquatic <br />Resource Database" (MAQRDB). Apparently the purpose of this program was <br />to provide a t?ol for use by local Fish and Wildlife personnel in the <br />evaluation of individual project impacts on fish and wildlife values. The <br />program will incorporate the Bureau's Colorado River Simulation System <br />model. It is difficult to understand why there is a need for another com- <br />puter program on the Colorado River. The end result will likely be a war <br />of computer printouts. <br /> <br />It was our impression that budget limitations had restricted the <br />work on the proposed program. From the enclosed report it appears that <br />WFE has managed to secure additional funding to continue the research <br />program. It further appears that States in the Upper Basin are being <br />contacted for data. Since this program will likely impact future water <br />use in the Upper Basin, the staff will follow the progress of this <br />research. <br />