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Platte River Basin Water Plan
Final Report
2006
Introduction
As authorized by the Wyoming Water Development Commission in its contract scope of work,
this planning document presents current and proposed (estimated) future uses of water in
Wyoming's Platte River Basin. Uses to be inventoried include agricultural, municipal,
industrial, environmental, and recreation. Both surface and ground water uses, as well
as overall water quality are described. Given current uses, the availability of surface
and ground water to meet future requirements is estimated. To lay the groundwork for
future water development, a review of the current institutional and legal framework facing
such projects is presented. Finally, thoughts are given to guide implementation of the water
planning process.
The intent of this summary report is to describe the planning study in sufficient detail for the
reader to gain a general understanding of the investigations that were performed and the results
of those investigations. For detailed information on a specific topic the reader is directed to the
technical memorandum prepared for that topic. References used in preparing the technical
memoranda are not repeated in this summary report. These references are presented in the
individiual technical memoranda.
Final Report - Table of Contents
The 2006 Platte River Basin Water Plan Final Report is listed in the table below. The plan may be
viewed as a PDF. The PDF version requires Adobe Acrobat® Reader.
If you do not already have this program on your computer, please visit
Adobe's Website to download a
free copy. In addition, the Final Report contains download options for both
high resolution and low resolution PDF. The high resolution documents provide high quality
images and photos and are recommended for printing purposes, while the low resolution
documents have a smaller file size and are recommended for viewing only. Please note
the size of the file when deciding which to view or print.
PDF (low resolution) |
PDF (high resolution) |
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57,075 kb |
Final Report (Entire Document) |
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743 kb |
1373 kb |
Cover / Glossary / Acronyms and Abbreviations |
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886 kb |
Chapter I - Introduction |
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48,560 kb |
Chapter II - Basin Water Use Profile |
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6,051 kb |
Chapter III - Available Surface Water and Groundwater Determination |
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1,229 kb |
Chapter IV - Water Demand Projections |
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1,317 kb |
Chapter V - Potential Limitations to Future Water Use |
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