WSP00852

• File Number: 8271.200
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - Development and History - UCRB 13a Assessment
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/1981
• Author: US Water Res Counc
• Title: Section 13a Water Assessment Report - Synthetic Fuels Development in the Upper Colorado Region - Technical Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

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Preface---------------------------------------------------- ii
1. CONCLUSIONS AND MAJOR FINDINGS----------------------------- 1-1
General Conclusions---------------------------------------- 1-1
Major Specific Findings------------------------------------ 1-4

2. OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY AREA--------------------------------- 2-1
RegionCharacteristics------------------------------------- 2-1
Oil Shale and Coal Resources------------------------------- 2-5
Demographic and Economic Characteristics------------------- 2-10
Land Use and Ownership------------------------------------- 2-11

3. WATER USES. AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS----------------------- 3-1
Surface Water Use------------------------------------------ 3-1
Surface Water Conditions----------------------------------- 3-5
Surface Water Quality-------------------------------------- 3-6
Groundwater------------------------------------------------ 3-8

4. PROJECTIONS OF CONVENTIONAL WATER USES--------------------- 4-1
Surface Water-------------~-------------------------------- 4-1
Groundwater------------------------------------------------ 4-4

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5. CONSUMPTION OF WATER BY SYNFUELS---------------------------
Oil Shale Facilities---------------------------------------
Coal Gasification Facilities-------------------------------
Associated Growth------------------------------------------
Synfuels Cases---------------------------------------------

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6. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING AVAILABILITY OF
WATER------------------------------------------------------
The Law of the River---------------------------------------
Colorado River Compact-----------------------------------
Mexican Water Treaty of 1944-----------------------------
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact-----------------------
Acts of Congress-----------------------------------------
Colorado River Basin Projects Act--------------------------
State Water Laws-------------------------------------------
Surface Water--------------------------------------------
Groundwater----------------------------------------------
Water Rights Held by Synfuels Companies--------------------
Federal Reserved Rights------------------------------------
Water Quality Standards for Salinity-----------------------
Miscellaneous Federal Laws---------------------------------

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