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6.2.4 Irrigable Lands………………………………………………………………….6-6 6.3 MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC DEMAND PROJECTIONS………………………...6-8 6.3.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….6-8 6.3.2 Population Projections………………………………………………………….6-8 Current and Projected Population Estimates………………………………………...6-8 WDAI Population Projections………………………………………………………...6-9 USCB Projections…………………………………………………………………….6-9 Historic Growth Projections.......................................................................................6-10 Economic Base Methodology…………………………………..................................6-10 6.3.3 Municipal and Domestic Use Projections…………………………………….6-10 6.4 INDUSTRIAL DEMAND PROJECTIONS…………………………………………..6-11 6.4.1 Future Coal-fired and Natural Gas-fired Electric Power Production…………6-12 High Scenario……………………………………………………………………….6-12 Mid Scenario………………………………………………………………………...6-13 Low Scenario………………………………………………………………………...6-15 6.4.2 Coal, Uranium, and Miscellaneous Mining…………………………………...6-15 Coal………………………………………………………………………………….6-15 Uranium……………………………………………………………………………..6-16 Miscellaneous Mining……………………………………………………………….6-16 6.4.3 Oil Production and Refining…………………………………………………..6-16 6.4.4 Coalbed Methane and Natural Gas Production……………………………….6-17 6.4.5 Coal Conversion Facilities……………………………………………………6-18 6.4.6 Soda Ash Production………………………………………………………….6-18 High Scenario………………………………………………………………………..6-19 Mid Scenario………………………………………………………………………...6-19 Low Scenario………………………………………………………………………...6-20 6.4.7 Miscellaneous Industry……………………………………………………….6-20 6.4.8 Industrial Summary…………………………………………………………...6-21 6.5 RECREATIONAL DEMAND PROJECTIONS………………………………………6-22 6.5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………...6-22 6.5.2 Future Recreation Demand……………………………………………………6-22 6.5.3 Adequacy of Existing Resources……………………………………………...6-24 6.6 ENVIRONMENTAL DEMAND PROJECTIONS……………………………………6-26 6.6.1 Instream Flows………………………………………………………………..6-26 6.6.2 Minimum Reservoir Pools…………………………………………………….6-26 6.6.3 Minimum Releases and Reservoir Bypasses………………………………….6-27 6.6.4 Wetlands and Wildlife Habitat………………………………………………..6-27 6.6.5 Direct Wildlife Consumption…………………………………………………6-28 6.7 SUMMARY OF FUTURE WATER DEMAND PROJECTIONS……………………6-28 6.8 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………...6-30 7.0 AVAILABILITY………………………………………………………………………7-1 7.1 SURFACE WATER…………………………………………………………………….7-1 7.1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….7-1 7.1.2 Methodology……………………………………………………………………7-1 7.1.3 Surface Water Model…………………………………………………………...7-2 Model Overview………………………………………………………………………7-2 Model Structure and Components…………………………………………………….7-3 Stream Gage Data…………………………………………………………………….7-3 Diversion Data………………………………………………………………………..7-3 Reach Gain/Loss……………………………………………………………………...7-4
7.1.4 Supply Estimates……………………………………………………………….7-4 7.1.5 Basin Supply Estimates………………………………………………………...7-6 Bear River Basin……………………………………………………………………...7-6 Green River Basin…………………………………………………………………….7-6 Northeast Wyoming River Basin……………………………………………………...7-6 Platte River Basin…………………………………………………………………….7-6 Powder/Tongue River Basin…………………………………………………………..7-6 Snake/Salt River Basins……………………………………………………………….7-7 Wind/Bighorn River Basins…………………………………………………………...7-7 7.1.6 Future Supply Estimates………………………………………………………..7-9 7.2 GOUNDWATER………………………………………………………………………..7-9 7.2.1 Background……………………………………………………………………..7-9 7.2.2 Diversion Rates……………………………………………………………….7-10 7.2.3 Groundwater in Storage……………………………………………………….7-10 7.2.4 Groundwater Recharge………………………………………………………..7-12 7.2.5 Groundwater Quality………………………………………………………….7-13 7.2.6 Basin Summaries……………………………………………………………...7-14 7.3 WATER CONSERVATION…………………………………………………………..7-15 7.3.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………...7-15 7.3.2 Agricultural Water Conservation……………………………………………..7-16 7.3.3 Industrial Water Conservation………………………………………………...7-17 7.3.4 Municipal Water Conservation………………………………………………..7-17 7.3.5 Recreational and Environmental Water Conservation………………………..7-17 7.3.6 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….7-18 7.4 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………...7-18 8.0 OPPORTUNITIES…………………………………………………………………….8-1 8.1 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………8-1 8.2 SCREENING CRITERIA FROM THE BASIN PLANS………………………………8-1 8.2.1 Long List of Future Water Use Opportunities………………………………….8-1 8.2.2 Short List of Future Water Use Opportunities…………………………………8-2 Water Availability…………………………………………………………………….8-2 Financial Feasibility………………………………………………………………….8-2 Public Acceptance…………………………………………………………………….8-2 Number of Sponsors/Beneficiaries/Participants……………………………………...8-2 Legal/Institutional Concerns………………………………………………………….8-2 Environmental/Recreational Benefits………………………………………………...8-2 8.2.3 Framework Scoring Matrix…………………………………………………….8-2 Monetary Factors……………………………………………………………………..8-3 Non-Monetary Factors………………………………………………………………..8-3 8.2.4 Agricultural Need………………………………………………………………8-3 8.2.5 Potential Groundwater Development…………………………………………..8-4 8.3 BEAR RIVER BASIN………………………………………………………………….8-4 8.3.1 Physically Available Flows…………………………………………………….8-4 8.3.2 Compact Limitations…………………………………………………………...8-4 8.3.3 Agricultural Needs……………………………………………………………...8-5 8.3.4 Long and Short Lists of Future Water Use Opportunities……………………..8-5 8.3.5 Central Division Investigations………………………………………………..8-5 8.3.6 Upper Division Investigations…………………………………………………8-5 8.3.7 Framework Scoring Matrix……………………………………………………8-6 8.3.8 Recommendations……………………………………………………………...8-6
Page 1 and 2: Wyoming Water Development Commissio
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Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0-INTRODUCTION
Page 7: Surface Water…………………
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Page 13 and 14: List of Tables Table 1-1 Basin Plan
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Page 17 and 18: 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW This
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4.0 RESOURCES 4.3 SURFACE WATER RES
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4.0 RESOURCES Table 4-2 Recommended
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4.0 RESOURCES Major Aquifers Alluvi
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4.0 RESOURCES suggest an aquifer gr
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4.0 RESOURCES very low solubilities
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Wind River Below Boysen Reservoir B
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Thickness, ft TDS, mg/L BE GR NE PL
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5.0 USE 5.1 INTRODUCTION This chapt
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5.0 USE Table 5-1 Irrigated Acreage
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5.0 USE beets, and beans are grown.
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5.0 USE River Basin Table 5-3 Estim
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5.0 USE Table 5-4 Estimated Average
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5.0 USE than existing demands. Addi
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5.0 USE The amount of industrial wa
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5.0 USE 5.5 RECREATIONAL WATER USE
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5.0 USE A quality boating experienc
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5.0 USE numbers of people bound for
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5.0 USE The first filings in Wyomin
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FRANNIE Wind/Bighorn RANCHESTER DEA
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Wind/Bighorn PARK ! Buffalo Bill Me
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1 Basin Map Number Stream Basin Map
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6.0 PROJECTIONS This chapter presen
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6.0 PROJECTIONS Wind/Bighorn River
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6.0 PROJECTIONS The CIR or use for
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6.0 PROJECTIONS Table 6-5 Summary o
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6.0 PROJECTIONS These three methods
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6.0 PROJECTIONS Table 6-8 Projected
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6.0 PROJECTIONS Wyoming. Under all
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6.0 PROJECTIONS The Platte River Ba
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6.0 PROJECTIONS discharged. The com
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6.0 PROJECTIONS water is used in so
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6.0 PROJECTIONS River Basin. Severa
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6.0 PROJECTIONS Projections of popu
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6.0 PROJECTIONS withstand without s
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6.0 PROJECTIONS permitting document
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6.0 PROJECTIONS Table 6-14 Projecte
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7.0 AVAILABILITY minimized to the e
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7.0 AVAILABILITY Reach Gain/Loss Th
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7.0 AVAILABILITY hydrologic conditi
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7.0 AVAILABILITY Table 7-2 Availabl
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7.0 AVAILABILITY quality, whereas a
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7.0 AVAILABILITY River Basins. The
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7.0 AVAILABILITY 7.2.6 Basin Summar
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7.0 AVAILABILITY ! Increase support
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7.0 AVAILABILITY Fencing to keep ca
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I D A H O JACKSON Note: The Physica
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Dry: 0K Normal: 50K Wet: 100K # CAM
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M O N T A N A Note: The Physically
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES 8.2.2 Short List
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES are needs for sup
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES The West Fork pro
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES 8.3.9 Future Grou
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Table 8-5 Evaluat
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES 8.4.6 Supplementa
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Table 8-7 Framewo
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Cottonwood Creek
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Table 8-8 Apporti
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Table 8-10 Evalua
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES 8.5.6 Supplementa
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Table 8-12 Framew
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Table 8-14 Platte
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES 8.6.6 Structural
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Water Diversions
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Reservoir, North
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES Cottonwood/Grass
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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES ! The Madison Aqu
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JACKSON TETON ALPINE PAVILLION RIVE
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9.0 PROJECT FUNDING 9.1 INTRODUCTIO
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9.0 PROJECT FUNDING Projects begin
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GLOSSARY acre-foot aquifer aquitard
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head hydrogeology hydrology industr
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till transmissivity unconfined cond
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OGCC PAM PIA PRRIP PRSB SCS SEO SLI
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Environmental Use, 3-12, 5-1, 5-19,
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Storage, 1-2, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-1
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This report was prepared by: Consul
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I, Murray T. Schroeder, a Wyoming r
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LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Summary of I
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2.0 INFORMATION AND DATA 2.0 INFORM
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2.0 INFORMATION AND DATA As expecte
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2.0 INFORMATION AND DATA 2.3.1 Audi
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2.0 INFORMATION AND DATA The poor r
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3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PLAN
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5.0 SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND RECOMMEND
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5.0 SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND RECOMMEND
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
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Basin Planning Process Wyoming is u
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The Bear River Compact divides the
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The following summarizes the Upper
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High Case Scenario Total basin wate
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investigations did not result in th
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GREEN RIVER BASIN
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Executive Summary, Green River Basi
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Northeast Wyoming River Basins Plan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS E X E C U T I V E
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Powder/Tongue River Basin Plan Exec
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Executive Summary in most areas, to
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Executive Summary growth scenarios.
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Executive Summary Following the cre
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WIND/BIGHORN RIVER BASIN PLAN EXECU
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acres of state land and 8.9 million
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Table 2 presents a summary of the s
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Ground Water Availability Within th
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Figure 5 Potential Areas for Future
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Power Study The Wind/Bighorn River
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Appendix B WESTERN STATES SURVEY
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GENERAL POINTS AND SUGGESTED IDEAS
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Texas 1. Texas has been involved in
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state agency. Place value on citize
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Appendix C FUTURE BASIN PLAN ORDER
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Green River Basin Population 100000
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Appendix D PUBLIC COMMENTS
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D-2
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D-6
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