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<br />Federal impoundments in Montana to ensure that changes i~ hydropower operations <br /> <br /> <br />are in the best interests of the State. <br /> <br /> <br />State law, specifically the Montana Water Use Act and the Montana Facility <br /> <br /> <br />Siting Act, continues to govern energy-related industrial growth in Montana. <br /> <br /> <br />The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will continue to <br /> <br /> <br />investigate the feasibility of placing hydropower turbines in existing State <br />projects and implement those projects when feasible. <br />Montana Water Law can effect energy-related water use in several waysl <br /> <br /> <br />however, two provisions are very specificl water for use in exporting coal in <br /> <br /> <br />coal-slurry pipelines is not a beneficial use and, therefore, illegal and large <br /> <br /> <br />water rights may not be changed from agricultural to industrial use. <br /> <br /> <br />NEBRASKA <br /> <br />Not stated. <br /> <br />NORTH DAKOTA <br /> <br /> <br />The State's pOlicy, in general, regarding the development of hydropower <br /> <br /> <br />opportunities is affirmative. The obvious opportunities remaining in North <br /> <br /> <br />Dakota for additional hydroelectric power are those associated with the <br /> <br /> <br />installation of additional capacity at Garrison Dam and a limited number of <br /> <br /> <br />pumped-storage facilities, the latter being questionable at this time in terms <br /> <br /> <br />of economic feasibility. The Corps is now looking at relatively large-scale <br /> <br /> <br />pumped storage along Lake Sakakawea. <br /> <br /> <br />There is great reluctance to support the concept of installing additional <br /> <br /> <br />capacity at Garrison Darn because of the need for a reregulation reservoir, its <br /> <br /> <br />attendant adverse environmental impacts, and because the State should not be <br /> <br /> <br />asked to sacrifice additional Missouri River bottom lands. <br /> <br /> <br />The State's policy regarding cooling water for thermal-generation plants <br /> <br /> <br />to some extent is a function of water availability. <br /> <br />G-38 <br />