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<br />~... <br />U1 <br /><=> <br />c:..u <br /> <br />TABlE I <br />)I. <br />t..., horo, <br /> <br />PROJECTED WATER-QUALITY IMPACTS WITHOUT <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES <br /> <br />In this section the projected quality of surface water in the Upper <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin study reaches associated with a medium level of energy- <br /> <br />resource development but without the emerging energy technologies in the year <br /> <br />2000 ~ described and compared with the existing (1975) conditions. The <br /> <br />three primary water-quality variables considered were sediment load, dis- <br /> <br />solved-solids concentration, and the concentration of carbonaceous biochemical <br /> <br />oxygen demand. These constituents are influenced to differing degrees by the <br /> <br />various changes that are expected to occur in the Upper Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />between 1975 to 2000. As such, they are indicative of the anticipated water- <br /> <br />qua I i ty changes. <br /> <br />Water quality will be affected by many different activities related <br /> <br />directly and indirectly to the development of coal resources. In order to <br /> <br />simplify the analysis somewhat, the various activities were grouped into three <br /> <br />primary categories, agriculture, population growth, and the utilization of <br /> <br />coal. The areas of additional land to be irrigated in each study reach are <br /> <br />listed in appendix E. The projected population levels used in this analysis <br /> <br />are shown in table 1. The additional annual consumptive uses of water are <br /> <br />listed by category of use in appendix C. <br /> <br />\=-.. <br /> <br />/ <br />