Impact of oil shale development on water supplies

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5451675

Waddington, A

Projections were made of oil shale development in the White River Basin of Colorado and Utah. The water requirements associated with this potential development ranged from less than one percent to over 40 percent of the average runoff observed at the Colorado-Utah state line.

• Research Organization: International Engineering Company, Inc., Denver, Colorado
• OSTI ID: 5451675
• Journal Information: ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States), Vol. 82-2617
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
OIL SHALE INDUSTRY
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
WATER REQUIREMENTS
WHITE RIVER BASIN
COLORADO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
RUNOFF
UTAH
WATER SUPPLY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION VIII
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INDUSTRY
MASS TRANSFER
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
RESOURCES
USA
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