Wyoming State Water Plan, Wyoming Water Development Office
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STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK PLAN: Updated Data Tables
UPDATED: Data Table

Table 6-10 Total Industrial Water Demand Projections
River Basin 30-Year Projections
High Scenario Mid Scenario Low Scenario
Surface Water (ac-ft)
 Bear   500  0  0
 Green   166,300  106,400  78,000
 Northeast1   17,300  9,100  3,700
 Platte   115,800  92,500  75,300
 Powder/Tongue   35,000  17,000  0
 Snake/Salt   50  48  24
 Wind/Bighorn   115,000  106,000  92,000
Total  449,950  331,048  249,024
  1. In Northeast Wyoming, industrial water use is assumed to use dry cooling technology. If wet cooling is used then demands would increase to 77,200 for the High Scenario; 20,800 for the Low Scenario; and 43,300 for the Mid Scenario.