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receive too much water in times of flooding and would like more held in upstream reservoirs in such periods. They may also claim they receive too little water to meet their needs at times and would like upstream parties to use less water or supplement the river's flow with previously-stored water. Upstream parties may sympathize with their downstream neighbors, but also may counter that valuable land will be lost under any reservoir, or that their livelihood depends upon their use of the water" In the case of water quality, potential water conflicts are not too dissimilar to the situation of water quantity. Downstream parties may claim loss of the use of the shared water resource if it is of insufficient quality for their needs as a result of upstream actions. They may also claim more than loss of use if the quality is poor enough to cause damage or personal harm. Insufficient and/or poor quality water has the potential for causing conflicts in a river basin if its use for domestic, industrial, agricultural or energy development purposes is impaired. These uses include water for human use and consumption, industrial processing and manufacturing, irrigation and livestock consumption, or mining and synthetic fuel production" However, the potential for conflict over water in a river basin does not always lie in consumptive use. That is, the water does not only have to be of insufficient quantity or qualty for man's consumption to cause conflict. Insufficient or poor quality water can also affect fish, other wildlife, riparian habitat, scenic beauty or water-based recreation. Less water can similarly affect other in-stream, non-consumptive uses such as hydroelectric power generation, river navigation or even the stream's ability to dilute any pollutants that may enter it. -2-