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<br />ability of I<ater is not a constraining factor. <br /> <br />It is ccrtaill1y 110t ~itlliIl <br /> <br />. the scope of our I<ork to aggregate "ateI' right.s (in the appropriation <br /> <br />doctrine states) and minimum stream flows to compare against expected <br /> <br />average flows in order to arrive at some surplus "hudget" ;:1\'(1 ilahlc for <br /> <br />o <br />-.J energy development. Even if such an approach were practical, one could <br />W <br />....... still not say when the surplus budget approached zero that there is no <br /> <br />longer I<ater available for energy proj ects from this or that ""tercourse. <br /> <br />Ilhen the dollar price is right energy companies can simply purchase I<ater <br /> <br />rights (frequently with entire ranches or farms) from agricul t.ural users. <br /> <br />111is mode of "ateI' acquisition has been often repeated, part i cularl)' during <br /> <br />the last fel< years in the coal-rich areas of the licst. Thus, "e arc <br /> <br />assuming that \vatcr is not a limitjng factor, and that the only limiting <br /> <br />factor in. this case is gross \.ater supply. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In.our attempt to assess likely water requiremcnts at the ril'er hasin <br /> <br />and ASA..level, I<e have taken into account air quality restrictions, seismic <br /> <br />zones, and scenic and recreational areas \....hcn \,'C have had to ci te 1I1l- <br /> <br />scheduled plant capacity called for by the scenarios. These particular <br />siting restrictions and assumptions will be elaborated upon in the chapters <br /> <br />which foll O'L <br /> <br />-10- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-..,:......__.. - <br /> <br />'--''---'-- <br />