Water as a Parameter for Development of Energy Resources in the Upper Great Plains -- Effects on Land and Water Resources of Alternative Patterns of Coal-Based Energy Development

摘要

This report represents Volume II of a two-volume study report on the analysis of the effects of alternative patterns of coal-based energy development in the Upper Great Plains on resource use, economic activity, and population distribution in the region. It presented a detailed analysis of mined land reclamation costs in North Dakota (along with costs for selected mine sites in Montana and Wyoming); identified existing surface water supplies and use in the region; discussed the impacts of alternative levels of coal development on water resources.