WSP07510

• File Number: 8200.760
• Description: Yampa River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1981
• Author: USGS
• Title: Assessments of Impacts of Proposed Coal-Resource and Related Economic Development on Water Resources - Yampa River Basin - Colorado and Wyoming - A Summary - 1981
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

TABLE I.-Coal-resource development alternatives, 1975-90

(From Steele, Bauer, Went~. i1nd Warner (1979). Development Altenlotiv!"8 8ll0UmO coal u~e for electr\c.power generation to avetallf':J,OOO ton8 peryeaf pefmegawattof
genafation capacity. In raalit~" coal UBe will bellrrocted by lluch factors 80 plant erl'iciel1cy, plant 011.e, quality of the coal, ond environmental controls imposed on raol-
dunlB. The 1976 baae reflecto a 4:JO-mogllwatt ('{Ipacity at the H{lyden PUwerplllnt]

Type of growth and alternative1

Coal use, in mi 11 ions of tons per year

1975 1980 1985 1990
Slow:
7 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)-- 1. 50 (21980) 4.20 4.20 4.20
Ra i I road exports---------------------- 3.10 1. 80 3.80 5.80
Total---------------------------- m b.OO m 10.00

Moderate:
1 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)--
Railroad exports----------------------
Total----------------------------

2 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)--
Coal gasification plants (250 million
standard cubic feet each).
Railroad exports----------------------
Total----------------------------

3 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)
(1,200 megawatts).
Railroad exports----------------------
Total----------------------------

4 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)
(1,200 megawatts).
Slurry pipeline-----------------------
Railroad exports----------------------
Total----------------------------

1.50 (21980) 4.20 4.20 4.20
3.10 5.80 10.80 15.80
m 10.00 15.00 20.00
1.50 (21980) 4.20 4.20 4.20
0 0 (21985) 6.25 (21990) 12.50
3.10 5.80 .J.:22. 3.30
m 10.00 15.00 20.00
1. 50 (21980) 4.20 (21982) 8.40 8.40
3.10 5.80 6.60 11.60
m 10.00 15.00 20.00
1.50 (21980) 4.20 (21982) 8.40 8.40
0 0 0 (21989) 10.00
3.10 5,80 6.60 1.60
m 10,00 15.00 20.00
1.50 (21980) 4.20 (21985) 14.00 (21990) 30.80
3.10 7.80 10.00 0
m 12.00 24.00 TO:8o"
1.50 (21980) 4.20 (21985) 8.40 (21990) 19.60
0 0 (21985) 6.25 6.25
3.10 7.80 9.35 4.95
m 12.00 24,00 30.80

Rapid:
5 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)
(2,800 megawatts)
(4,800 megawatts).
Railroad exports----------------------
Total----------------------------

6 Electric powerplants (760 megawatts)
(1,200 megawatts)
(3,200 megawatts).
Coal gasification plant (250 mill ion
standard cubic feet).
Rai Iroad exports----------------------
Total----------------------------

ISequence code as given in Udls, Adams, Hess, and Orr (1977).
2Year in which additional capacity becomes fully operational.

In developing the alternatives, primary con-
sideration was given to meeting the estimated de-
mand by coal-fired power-generation plants, which
currently is a major proposed use of coal in the

basin. The first two alternatives assumed the coal-
fired power-generation capacity existing or being
constructed in the basin-the Hayden and Craig
powerplants (fig. 2). The remaining coal produced

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