Projected Demands and Supplies of Water under Alternative Energy and Agricultural Development Scenarios in the Green River Drainage of Wyoming

摘要

Five alternative salinity management policy and agricultural growth scenarios were analyzed for the Green River drainage in Wyoming. A linear program model was developed that evaluates the economic impacts of water development with salinity management policies. The results indicate that energy development can take place without imposing undue salinity damage cost downstream if no additional development occurs downstream from Wyoming.