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Issues identified in the Green River Basin
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Recreation (cont.) - BLM stock reservoirs (Old Steve Adams #5)
- Purchase of ag lands for "non-traditional" uses
- other recreational uses on reservoirs and streams in basin (fishing, floating, bird watching, etc.)
Industry/Minerals/Manufacturing - Trona
- Jim Bridger
- Kemmerer need for reliable water supply
- Coalbed Natural Gas (CBNG), Oil and Gas development (Jonah)
- oil shale development
- Simplot phosphates
- synthetic-based fuel from coal (coal liquefaction)
- enlargement of Jim Bridger plant (possible enl. of Naughton and others)
- Gov's proposed energy corridor (water needs)
- reinjection of produced water below 7500' (Pinedale Anticline and Jonah field)
Drought Mitigation/Flood Control - Dry year leasing
- Temporary water right transfers
- Drought updates from State Climatologist
- Winter snowpack augmentation
- Bureau of Reclamation operation plans
Water Rights - Pinedale - Instream flow through town
- Transbasin diversions
- Subdivision administration
- SEO - increased penalty to those taking water without permit
- Ongoing Compact work
- Mapping project (SEO) and consumptive use analysis (CO River Compact Administration Project)
- increased measuring devices and accuracy in diversions
Implementation - Upper Green River Joint Powers Board
- Water Value Study
- revisit list concerning projects and studies that have been completed
- Groundwater in Water Plan updates
NOTE: Revisions to list were made per comments and suggestions from BAG members at meeting held on 11-8-2005