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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES
Table 8-4 Agricultural Needs, Green River Basin
Tributaries
Irrigated Lands
Needs for Dry
Hyrdrologic
Condition
Subbasin acres ac-ft per year
Cottonwood Creek 23,810 13,500
Willow Creek 12,150
25,595
West Fork New Fork
7,200
East Fork New Fork 5,497 4,200
Piney Creek 38,691 18,700
Hams Fork 10,287 2,700
Horse Creek 17,372 3,900
Beaver Creek 9,660 3,900
8.4.4 Long List of Future Water Use Opportunities
The long list of opportunities developed in the Basin Plan for the Green River Basin included a
total of 75 projects. Essentially all of the projects on the list were storage projects.
8.4.5 Short List of Future Water Use Opportunities
The long list was evaluated by the BAG to develop the short list of opportunities to consider. The
short list was developed in the Basin Plan according to the following ordered set of priorities:
! Rehabilitation projects that preserve existing uses and economic dependencies.
! Projects that rectify existing demands/needs/shortages.
! Projects that meet projected future demands/needs/shortages.
! Transbasin diversions of water that enhance in-state uses.
The short list of future water use opportunities is shown in Table 8-5 and on Figures 8-2 and 8-3.
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