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Aggregate water resources for large-scale energy development in the Upper Colorado River Basin

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This paper addresses the question of whether or not a large (significant in national terms) energy recovery industry can be developed in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), alongside more traditional water use, without causing a problem in the aggregate quantity of water supplied to the Lower Colorado River Basin. On the demand side, aggregate water consumption in the UCRB due to water-intensive energy industry is predicted as a function of the level of energy production. Total UCRB water consumption can then be found by adding to the energy-related water use all nonenergy-related consumption. On the supply side, aggregate water availability is determined from the results of a steady-state, stochastic hydrologic model which predicts the reliability of flow to the lower basin as a function of total UCRB consumption. Demand and supply are then presented together in a graphical form which allows the reader to determine for himself the allowable level of energy development in the UCRB, depending on the levels he chooses for nonenergy-related water consumption in the upper basin and the reliability of water supply to the lower basin.

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  • Isaacson, M.S., 1986. "Aggregate water resources for large-scale energy development in the Upper Colorado River Basin," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 281-292.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:11:y:1986:i:3:p:281-292
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(86)90086-1
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