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Background Paper #5 Water availability for Synthetic Fuels:
An Assessment of Current Studies - 1982

Office of Technology Assessment

Table of Contents

Section 1
181kb
  Executive Summary
  Water Availability for Synfuel Development ES-2
  Upper Mississippi River Basin ES-2
Ohio/Tennessee River Basin ES-2
Upper Colorado River Basin ES-2
Upper Missouri Basin ES-3
Physical Availability ES-4
Economic Factors ES-6
Legal, Institutional, and Political Factors ES-6
Water Supply Alternatives ES-8
Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations ES-8
I. Introduction
    Authority for Study I-1
General Purpose and Objectives I-1
The Study Method I-1
Background I-3
II. Upper Mississippi River Basin
    Background II-1
  Institutions in the Basin II-4
Organization of Section II-4
Physical Availability II-4
Institutional/Legal, Economic Aspects of Water Availability II-9
Conclusions II-11
Section 2
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III

 Ohio/Tennessee River Basins
    Background III-1
  Basin Institutions III-5
Organization of Section III-6
Physical Availability and Water Quality III-6
Institutional, Legal and Economic Factors III-10
Conclusions III-11

IV

 Upper Colorado River Basin Case Study
    Background IV-1
  Institutions in Basin IV-9
Organization of Section IV-10
Section 13(a) Report: The Upper Colorado River in Colorado and the Upper-Colorado River Basin IV-10
  Physical Availability IV-10
Section 3
69kb		 Legal, Institutional, and Political Uncertainties IV-17
Economic Factors IV-27
Demand Estimation IV-30
Discussion and Conclusions IV-33
Analysis of Other Reports IV-38
Water Supply Should not be Obstacle to Meeting Energy Development Goals IV-38
Review of Energy from the West by EPA IV-40
Review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Colony Development Project IV-41
Other Issues in the Upper Basin IV-42
  Introduction IV-42
The Setting IV-42
The White River Basin in Colorado and Utah IV-43
Discussions and Conclusions IV-44
Section 4
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V

 Yellowstone River Basin and Adjacent Coal Area and Upper Missouri River Basin
    Background V-1
  Institutions in Basin V-3
Organization of Section V-3
Water Availability V-4
  Surface Water V-4
Groundwater V-12
Water Laws and Management Agencies V-13
Interstate Compacts V-16
Federal Reserved Rights V-18
Projected Water Uses V-20
Analysis of Reports V-25
  Background V-25
Upper Missouri 13(a) Report V-26
WRC, Great Plains Gasification Project Section 13(c) Report V-32
Conclusions V-33

VI

 Discussions and Conclusions
    General VI-1
Water Availability for Synfuel Development VI-5
  Upper Mississippi River Basin VI-6
Ohio Tennessee River Basin VI-6
Upper Colorado River Basin VI-6
Upper Missouri River Basin VI-7
Physical Availability VI-8
Economic Factors VI-10
Legal, Institutional, and Political Factors VI-12
Projection and Forecasting Procedures VI-14
Alternatives VI-17
Basin Comparison VI-18
References