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WATER CONSTRAINTS ON EMERGING ENERGY PRODUCTION 1
Author(s) -
Hampton Norman F.,
Ryan Bennett Y.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1980.tb03905.x
Subject(s) - production (economics) , water quality , water resources , environmental science , energy (signal processing) , water supply , water resource management , business , natural resource economics , water use , water development , quality (philosophy) , environmental economics , environmental resource management , environmental planning , environmental protection , environmental engineering , economics , ecology , statistics , mathematics , macroeconomics , biology , philosophy , epistemology
A comprehensive nationwide recognizance‐level assessment of water needs for energy development over the 1985 to 2000 time frame and options for overcoming any actual or potential water supply problems are summarized. Water requirements for energy production and other uses are totaled for each geographic region of the United States and compared with available stream flow to identify regions with potentially inadequate water supplies to meet expanding energy needs. Water quality impacts and water‐related institutional factors affecting energy development are also considered. It is concluded that, if proper planning measures are not initiated, water demands for energy production will not be satisfied by the year 2000, particularly in those areas with known fossil energy resources. No unmanageable water quality problems are foreseen, and water‐related institutional factors will primarily delay rather than exclud energy development.