Presenter: Daniel R. Birch, Deputy General Manager & Chief Engineer, Colorado River District
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University of Colorado Law School Colorado Law Scholarly Commons The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5) 2010 2-5-2010 SLIDES: Oil Shale Water Needs, State Water Planning and the Colorado River Compact Daniel R. Birch Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/promise-and-peril-of-oil-shale-development  Part of the Administrative Law Commons, Climate Commons, Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Energy Policy Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Environmental Law Commons, Environmental Policy Commons, Geotechnical Engineering Commons, Land Use Law Commons, Natural Resource Economics Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Oil, Gas, and Energy Commons, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Commons, President/Executive Department Commons, Public Policy Commons, Science and Technology Law Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons, Water Law Commons, and the Water Resource Management Commons Citation Information Birch, Daniel R., "SLIDES: Oil Shale Water Needs, State Water Planning and the Colorado River Compact" (2010). The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5). https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/promise-and-peril-of-oil-shale-development/5 Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Natural Resources Law Center) at the University of Colorado Law School. Oil Shale Water Needs, State Water Planning and the Colorado River CompactNatural Resources Law Center University of Colorado Law School at Boulder       “The Promise & Peril of Oil Shale”Denver, COFebruary 5, 2010Daniel R. BirchDeputy General ManagerColorado River District RMoffat T tGrandRouttRio BlancoEagleGarfield SummitPitkinMesaDeltaMontroseGunnisonOuray SaguacheHinsdaleRiver  District Role and Caveats• Neither proponent or opponent of oil      shale• Want to promote sound water planning     • Want to ensure oil shale water d d id d i t t ideman s are cons ere  n s a ew e planning effortsWater for the 21st Century Act HB05-1177• Created Basin Roundtables  • Basin Roundtables charged with completing water needs assessments   • Also created IBCC• IBCC working on identifying portfolios to meet “Gap”Final ThoughtsWh th h k k h t ill h ith il h l ? B to e ec  nows w a  w  appen w  o  s a e  u  if it goes, it may go big.If industry is not able to either perfect existing         conditional water rights or appropriate new water rights, it will look to convert existing uses of water, most likely i lt l tagr cu ura  wa er.There may not be enough water to satisfy a significant oil shale industry and/or a large TMD     . Questions/Comments?

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