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<br />CONTENTS
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<br />Metric conversion table. IV
<br />Abstract . , . 1
<br />Introduction, 2
<br />Acknowledgment 4
<br />Objectives. . 5
<br />Approach , . , 5
<br />Alternative coal-development proposals 10
<br />Coal mining, 1975-90, . . . . . . 10
<br />Mining, conversion, and processing alternatives 11
<br />Transportation alternatives 12
<br />Areal distribution. , . , . 12
<br />Economic and demographIc effects 12
<br />Primary sectors. 13
<br />Secondary sectors. 13
<br />Res idual loadings, . . . 14
<br />Env i ronmenta I assessments. 14
<br />Availabil ity and development of water resources 15
<br />Water rights, basin compacts, and institutional aspects. 15
<br />Surface water. . . , . . , . , 16
<br />Reservoir model ing, , . , 17
<br />Snowmelt-runoff model ing. 17
<br />MinImum-flow analysis. 18
<br />Time-of-travel studies. 18
<br />Ground water. . . , . , . , 18
<br />Water qual ity . , . , . , , . , . 19
<br />Dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and selected
<br />nutrIents. , . . 19
<br />Sediment transport, 20
<br />Sa I in i ty . . . . . , 2 1
<br />Stream temperatures, 22
<br />Trace elements and stream biota, 22
<br />Air quality '" 23
<br />Ecology . . . . . , 24
<br />Reclamation. . 24
<br />Sport fIsheries, 24
<br />Additional consIderations. 25
<br />Land use, , . . , . , . . . . . 25
<br />Remote-sensing applications. . 26
<br />Environmental analysis for selected energy-development proposals 26
<br />Screening procedures. , . . . . , . , , . 27
<br />Empirical methods. . , . . . . . . . 27
<br />ScreenIng with environmental models. 27
<br />Dominance screenings. . 27
<br />Criteria evaluation. . . . . 27
<br />Environmental standards. 28
<br />Confl ict resolution. . , 28
<br />Interrelated pol icy impl ications 28
<br />Information products. , 28
<br />Reports . , . , , . 28
<br />Project milestones, 29
<br />Selected references. , . 30
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