Water assessment report: Section 13 (c); Great Plains gasification project, Mercer County, ND

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6721720· OSTI ID:6721720

The Water Resources Council is completing a water assessment of synfuels development in the Upper Missouri River Basin. This is being done under Section 13(a) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act. The assessment area includes the coal deposits in the Mercer County project site. Levels of North Dakota coal gasification development that are several times the production level of the Great Plains gasification project are being examined. This report assesses: (1) the availability of adequate water supplies to meet the water requirements of the project, supporting activities, and other development induced by the project; and (2) the changes in the water resources that will result from the project. Findings of the 13(a) assessment show that water supplies are physically available within the mainstem of the Missouri River in North Dakota to supply the requirements of the gasification facilities and the supporting activities - mining and reclamation, electricity, and project-induced population increases.

• Research Organization: Water Resources Council, Washington, DC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76EV03201
• OSTI ID: 6721720
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/03201-T2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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