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<br />(ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY) <br /> <br />Question 2 <br /> <br />How much water is available for industrial use in the long run? <br /> <br />The water supply of the Missouri River, as..regulated by the main <br />stem and tributary reservoir system, is adequate to meet all beneficial <br />consumptive uses which have been considered in any water resource <br />development plan considered to date, including the projected ultimate <br />use of up to 3 million acre feet of water annually for development of <br />the coal resources of the upper basin. Increased upstream depletions <br />result in reduction in power generation and in service to navigation, <br />but these reductions in service have always been expected under all <br />planning studies conducted to date and are acceptable. <br /> <br />The maximum amount of water which can be made available to <br />serve upstream beneficial consumptive uses has not been determined, but <br />exceeds the 11.5 million acre feet of depletions (1949-2020) considered <br />in the Framework study. Even with depletions of this magnitude, partial <br />service to navigation could be maintained. The limit of depletions which <br />could be served would be reached only when water availability for navi- <br />gation reduces to zero, under the provisions of the O'Mahoney-Millikin <br />Amendment to the 1944 Flood Control Act. <br /> <br />The Missouri River Basin Commission is currently updating the 1969 <br />Framework study. This and other studies and developments in the Basin <br />over time will permit more specific determinations of water uses and <br />requirements. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />-2- <br />