Date of Award:
5-1976
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Arts (MA)
Department:
Economics and Finance
Department name when degree awarded
Economics
Committee Chair(s)
B. Delworth Gardner
Committee
B. Delworth Gardner
Abstract
In this paper the institutional factors affecting water distribution in the Upper Colorado River Basin in general and the Uintah Basin are presented. The historical development of the appropriation doctrine of water allocation is outlined and Utah water policy is examined. These institutional factors are analyzed in light of the prototype oil shale development in the Uintah Basin and potential impact on the area's agricultural sector. Oil shale water estimates are compared with Uintah Basin water availability and examined with regard to population projections and municipal water use. Lastly, Utah water policy and the appropriation doctrine are viewed as restraints to efficient water transfers.
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Recommended Citation
Tew, Roger Orson, "The Impact of the Prototype Oil Shale Development on Agricultural and Municipal Water Supplies in the Uintah Basin" (1976). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3242.
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