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000370 Annual water usage from private systems Is estimated at nearly 90,000 acre-feet. The manufacture of fertilizer shows the largest annual usage, nearly 27,000 acre-feet, most of which is used for cooling. Sugar processing uses over 19,000 acre-feet annually, part of this from surface supplies which is used to flume and wash the beets. Secondary petroleum recovery and oi I refining are estimated to require about 12,000 acre-feet annually. Most of the water requirement for meat processing is supplied by municipal water systems. However, many recent instal lations are supplying their needs through private systems. This amount used from private systems is estimated at over 11,000 acre-feet annually. Future Requirement The processing of agricultural products Is expected to remain the major heavy water using industrial activity in the State. It is expected that there wi I I be considerable change in the size and location of plants, especially those processing meats. Increased meat processing facilities will be needed to handle the projected Increase in livestock production. However, many of the 200 sma I ler processors wi I I be forced to terminate their operations because of the sanitation requirements now being Insti- tuted. Meat processing is expected to become concentrated in medium to large plants located near central cities in major livestock feeding areas. Nearly all basins wi II share in the increased operations with the Elkhorn, Middle and Lower Platte, and Big Blue River Basins showing the greatest increase. The trend toward a higher degree of processing by packers wi II add to the water requirement of the meat packing industry. Sugar processing Is expected to Increase moderately and will be confined to the North Platte Valley. Dairy processing is expected to increase moderately with the increase occurring near the population centers. The manufacture of ferti lizer wi II likely show the greatest increase In water requirement for the projection period. The new plants are likely to be located In the areas of greatest fertilizer use. An industrial reserve of 80 gallons per capita per day was included in the projection of municipal water requirements. This Is for pro- jection purposes only and Is not to be considered as a restriction. By 2020 this amounts to 163,000 acre-feet annually. This appears adequate to supply Industrial users likely to connect to municipal systems. The bigger users, particularly larger meat packing plants, sugar processors and manufacturers of ferti lizers, are likely to develop their own water supplies. The water requirement for Industries to be supplied from private systems Is estimated to be about 144,000 acre-feet annually by 2020. Tables 7, 8, and 9 show the projected Industrial water reserve in municipal systems and estimated water requirement of private industrial 20