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<br />ffi. White River Dam <br /> <br />5,500 <br />be in <br /> <br />Evaporation from the White River Reservoir is <br />acre-feet, rounded to 6,000 acre-feet. It was assumed <br />place by 2010. <br /> <br />estimated to be <br />that the dam will <br /> <br />,.. <br />-J <br />00 <br />en <br /> <br />n. Oil Shale <br /> <br />Present planning indicates that the White River Dam and <br />Reservoir may be capable of yielding up to 75,000 acre-feet of water annually. <br />Projections of water use for the oil shale industry are down considerably from <br />projections made 2 years ago. Values shown through the year 2010 were <br />suggested by the Utah Division of Water Resources. <br /> <br />o. Tar Sands <br /> <br />In November 1983, the Bureau of Land Management issued a Draft <br />Environmental Impact Statement describing development alternatives for special <br />tar sand areas in Utah. Two development alternatives were presented--high <br />commercial production and low commercial production--which would result in <br />88,295 and 22,200 acre-feet per year of depletion, respectively, by the year <br />2005. The Utah Division of Water Resources has recommended the numbers shown. <br /> <br />B. Lower Basin Depletions <br /> <br />Estimates of future consumptive use by Lower Basin States of main stem <br />Colorado River water were derived from (1) quantities recommended by the <br />Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona vs. California <br />(March 9, 1964) and (2) lists of present perfected rights filed with the <br />court. Rates of development have been estimated in those cases where a <br />particular use is not yet fully developed. Certain other existing uses are <br />presumed to be curtailed when the Central Arizona project will become fully <br />operational (in 1992). In California, the Seven party Agreement (August 18, <br />1931) also serves as a basis for estimates of future use within that State. <br />Depletions for 1985 presented in Table VI-l and used in projecting future <br />salinity, see Part VIII, were estimated using 1984 use levels in the absence <br />of more current data. <br /> <br />1. Nevada <br /> <br />a. Las Vegas valley <br /> <br />The Las Vegas Valley consumed about 79,900 acre-feet of <br />municipal and industrial water in 1984 and includes diversions from the Basic <br />Management, Inc. (BMI) pipeline and the Robert B. Griffith (RBG) water <br />project. The latter project delivers water to Las Vegas Valley Water <br />District, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Nellis Air Force Base. The BMI <br />pipeline serves municipal water to Henderson and 8M industries in Henderson. <br /> <br />b. Boulder City <br /> <br />Boulder City's maximum allowable diversion from the Boulder <br />City Act of 1958 was 3,650 gallons per minute or 5,890 acre-feet per year. <br />Under the First Stage of the Southern Nevada Water Project, Boulder City has <br />obtained the right for an additional 8,000 acre-feet of water from Lake Mead. <br /> <br />VI-20 <br /> <br />- <br />