WSP03239

• File Number: 8040.100
• Description: Section D General Studies - Power
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 10/8/1979
• Author: Colorado DNR
• Title: Preliminary Projections of Colorado Energy Resource Development and Associated Impacts
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ENERGY PRODUCTION, continued

Rio Blanco: Total Energy Production
in thousands of barrels/year
oil equivalent
Per cent share of Regions 10,11,12
Total Energy Production
Oil Shale--in per cent share of total
Coal--in per cent share of total
Uranium--in per cent share of total
Oil and Gas--in per cent share of total

Garfield: Total Energy Production
in thousands of barrels/year oil
equivalent
Per cent share of Regions 10,11,12
Total Energy Production
Oil Shale--in per cent share of total
Coal--in per cent share of total
Uranium--in per cent share of total
Oil and Gas--in per cent share of total

Moffat: Total Energy Production
in thousands of barrels/year
oil equivalent
Per cent share of Regions 10,11,12
Total Energy Production
Oil Shale--in per cent share of total
Coal-- in per cent share of total
Uranium--in per cent share of total
Oil and Gas--in per cent share of total

San Miguel: Total Energy Production
in thousands of barrels/year
oil equivalent
Per cent share of Regions 10,11,12
Total Energy Production
Oil Shale--in per cent share of total
Coal--in per cent share of total
Uranium--in per cent share of total
Oil and Gas--in per cent share of total

Population Impact

Actual
1978

27,374

21.8'

o
.6
.3
99.1

1,070.

.9 ,

o
34.8
o
65.2

20,071

16.0 %

o
73.2
4.2
22.6

7,930

6.3%

o
o
95.6
4.4

,
High Pro'; ections for:
1985 1990
60,867 107,950
20.7% 21. 6 ,
25.8 50.7
15.4 9.0
.1 .1
58.7 40.3
40,814 79,516
13.9 , 15.9%
95.3 96.3
2.1 1.9
0 0
2.6 1.8
47,348 76,683
16.1 , 15.4 ,
0 0
83.2 86.1
1.8 1.1
15.0 12.8
23,888 23,936
8.1 % 4.8 %
0 0
0 0
98.3 98.1
1.7 1.9

The future actual physical production of energy in northwest Colorado has
important consequences for land based and environmental Characteristics and
conditions; there is also associated with that projected energy development
increased population which will have a series of secondary and off-site impacts.
In order to measure the full impacts of the multi-energy development expected to
occur in this northwest area, the Impact Division within the Colorado Department
of Local Affairs has developed a series of population projections based upon
the scenarios for energy production. Basically, the construction and operation
forces expected to be required for the levels of energy production projected to
1990 have been adjusted to reflect the dependents who would accompany those