Summary of water resources of Salt Lake County, Utah
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Abstract
This report is a summary of a comprehensive report on the present water resources of Salt Lake County, Utah, and the potential for additional development
The average total annual withdrawals from surface and underground sources during 1964-68 were about 580,000 acre-feet for all uses that deplete the supply, except that used for maintenance of waterfowl-management areas. The withdrawals projected for the year 2020 are 1,200,000 acre-feet. The maximum annual firm supply that can be derived from the sources now available is about 700,000 acre-feet, of which about 200,000 acre-feet would be derived from subsurface sources. Achievement of this annual yield would require nearly complete regulation of streamflow that now is practically unregulated, larger drawdowns of ground-water levels than have been experienced, and overall management of surface and subsurface sources as parts of a single resource.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Title | Summary of water resources of Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Series title | Technical Publication |
| Series number | 34 |
| Year Published | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights |
| Publisher location | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Contributing office(s) | Utah Water Science Center |
| Description | ii, 31 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Salt Lake County |
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