WSP04416

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 2/1/1967
• Author: Clifford H Jex
• Title: Report on Water Runoff and Stream Depletion of the White River in Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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require water equal to one quarter that required for the shale

oil industry, the total annual water diversion requirement may

be as much as 252,000 acre feet and the net annual stream deple-
tion of White River water could be as high as 160,000 acre feet.
The above figures include allowance for the water requireffient for
a population of 200,000.

The follovnng table gives summary figures on the anti-
cipated industrial, ffiunicipal and associated water use as dis-

cussed above.

Annual Diversion
Requirement
In Acre Feet

Annual Net
Stream Depletion
In Acre Feet

Industrial Use

137,000
115.000
252,000

120,000
40.000
160,000

};unicipal & Associated Use
Total

Planning work for the irrigation of the arable land
of the basin as conducted by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
is nearing completion. From the work to date, it appears irri-
gation may well be expanded by 16,900 acres of new land. Also,
it is believed that at such time as the anticipated shale oil
development is ffiade, an area of about 4,500 acres of the land
presently irrigated will be required for subdivision and other
use associated with basin industry. This would result in a
net increase in irrigated land of 12,400 acres. Water will
also be provided 4,000 acres of irrigated land in need of
additional water for full crop production. The anticipated
net increase in annual stream depletion resulting from the

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