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OrlG!.59 B. In-Basin Needs The WWDC staff has identified an industrial need of 55,010 AF/year. A listing of potential industrial users is tabulated in Table 3. The uncertain nature of industrial planning should be taken into consideration when evaluating projected industrial demands. However, commitment by the State regarding de- velopment of water reSOurces could encourage industrial development. The ~iDC staff has also identified a projected demand of 800 AF/year to meet increasing m~nicipal and rural domestic needs. Portions of the rural domestic water supply may not materialize, depending upon the feasibility of constructing rural water systems. Additionally, a supplemental water supply for lands presently ir- rigated is another in-basin need. Currently, 11,156.6 acres of land are under irrigation in the Little Snake River basin in Wyoming (WWDC, 1979). Approxi- mately 8,200 acres could be provided an economical supplemental supply from alternative projects evaluated in this study, The ideal diversion requirement, as estimated by the Water and Power Resources Service (WPRS) , is 3.16 AF/acre. A total diversion requirement for 8,200 acres is 25,900 AF, Based upon this study and studies by the WPRS, it is estimated that deficit averaging 25% of the ideal diversion requirement occurs in the Little Snake River basin in Colorado and Wyoming. Thus, an average supplemental supply of approximately 6,500 AF/year is required to provide a full supply. However, during dry years a shortage approaching 66% (approximately 17,000 AF) has occurred. Provision should be made in all storage projects to improve supplies during dry years. The average and maximum supplemental supplies for the Little Snake River and Savery Creek are tabulated in Table 3. The need for irrigation supply was assumed to be the amount of water to provide supplemental supply for existing irrigated lands. Contacts with area V-J