Water demands for expanding energy development

Davis, George H.; Wood, Leonard A.

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“…For a million barrel/ day industry, including domestic uses, the demand would range from 121,000 to 189,000 acre-feet annually. These demands might be met from committed uses in existing reservoirs and projects, from water not presently identified for particular use, and from water purchases (Davis and Wood, 1974: 10).…”

Section: Energy Demandmentioning

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Water Planning in the States of the Upper Basin of the Colorado River

Mann

1978

American Behavioral Scientist

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THE TRADITIONAL SETTING ATTITUDES TOWARD WATERUnlike most resources in the West, water has often been considered to have a unique, overriding value. As a result, its protection, development, management, and use were not subject to ordinary calculations of costs and benefits (Hirschleifer, DeHaven, and Milliman, 1969). It had an almost religious quality about it, particularly in its association with irrigation agriculture. &dquo;To make the desert blossom as the rose&dquo; was a superior form of human endeavor that deserved and often received homage from federal-less often state-decision makers in the form of vast outlays of federal funds (Kelso, 1967: 177). This &dquo;water is different&dquo; syndrome had many specific characteristics. Proposals for water development were expressed in terms of &dquo;need&dquo; or &dquo;requirements&dquo; rather than economic demands. For example, water should not be priced at its true

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Section: Energy Demandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Water Planning in the States of the Upper Basin of the Colorado River

Mann

1978

American Behavioral Scientist

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“…Average annual streamflow data are identified within each subdivision. Likewise, fuel and energy parameters are determined for each subbasin from publications describing energy conversion technology (U. S. Department of Interior, 1973;Davis and Wood, 1974;and Western Gasification Co., 1974) and mineral resource availability (Water Resources Council, 1971).…”

Section: Water and Energy Resourcesmentioning

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IMPACTS OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT¹

Flug

1979

J American Water Resour Assoc

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To help meet national energy demands, interest has been focused on the coal, oil shale, and uranium deposits of the Upper Colorado River Basin. Several energy output projections for the basin have been presented based upon water availability. Inherent in all these analyses are estimates as to the rate of water use in each energy development. New energy technologies are characterized by parameters extrapolated from small scale energy facilities. The data provide projected costs, conversion efficiencies, and material inputs and outputs. Alternative techniques for process cooling and solids handling provide variable rates of water use which affect other conversion parameters. Results from a mathematical model are used in analyzing the sensitivity of an optimal energy development strategy for the Upper Colorado River Basin. The impacts of alternative water use rates are investigated in terms of net energy output, total cost, and displacements in the development strategy. Similarly, controls and regulations on energy resource development are evaluated.

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“…Water requirements for energy production and conversion industries have become an increasingly important consideration since a substantial portion of the future energy development in the U.S. is scheduled to take place in water-poor areas of the western U.S. A number of studies have evaluated the water requirements of energy processing systems (Davis and Wood, 1974;USWRC, 1974) or have assessed the impact of energy development on western water resources (USDOI, 1975;USDOI, 1974;Gillette, 1976).…”

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“…Factual lnputs for Allocation Decisions Concerning Scarce Water Resources Davis and Wood (1974), USWRC (1974), USDOI (1974), USDOI (1975), Gillette (1976), Otts (1963), and USAEC (1974) aThe inclusion of the water withdrawn but not consumed may increase the specified value by as bLand reclamation for strip-mined coal is assumed to require between 0.5 and 1 acre-ftlacre. An 'The lower value refers to areas where water is at a premium and the higher value corresponds to dThe applicable value varies widely with the choice of competing processes.…”

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“…the supply required for a 4.5 t/d fuel-fabrication facility. Davis and Wood (1974), USWRC (1974), USDOI (1974), USDOI (1975), Gillette (1976), and USAEC (1974) 40 to 50 440 to 550 b geothermal %he use of an evaporative cooling system is assumed. Substantial reductions (e.g., to values as low as 0.5 acre-ft/y-Mwe in some cases) may be achievable by utilization of dry cooling towers.…”

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FACTUAL INPUTS FOR ALLOCATION DECISIONS CONCERNING SCARCE WATER RESOURCES¹

Icerman

1978

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Factual inputs which may be useful for completing first‐order assessments to aid decision‐making on the allocation of scarce water resources are compiled. Water needs of major manufacturing industry groups and of minerals industries show wide variations in several measures of water use intensity. The chemicals and allied products and primary metals industries dominate the total water intake and consumptive water use by manufacturing industries. Consumptive use per employee for the petroleum and coal products industry group is nearly 2.5 times higher than that for any other industry group. Estimates of the water requirements per unit energy output for energy‐processing systems vary by as much as an order of magnitude. Agricultural water use is larger than that of any other industry but water use for irrigation is not expected to increase significantly by the year 2020. In California, the production of crop calories and proteins per unit of irrigation water applied may vary by more than an order of magnitude. Crops which offer larger monetary returns per acre are irrigated most frequently.

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Water demands for expanding energy development

Cited by 19 publications

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Water Planning in the States of the Upper Basin of the Colorado River

Water Planning in the States of the Upper Basin of the Colorado River

IMPACTS OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT¹

FACTUAL INPUTS FOR ALLOCATION DECISIONS CONCERNING SCARCE WATER RESOURCES¹

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Water Planning in the States of the Upper Basin of the Colorado River

IMPACTS OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT1

FACTUAL INPUTS FOR ALLOCATION DECISIONS CONCERNING SCARCE WATER RESOURCES1

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IMPACTS OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT¹

FACTUAL INPUTS FOR ALLOCATION DECISIONS CONCERNING SCARCE WATER RESOURCES¹