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Water for Energy: Future Water Needs for Electricity in the Intermountain West
Book chapter

Water for Energy: Future Water Needs for Electricity in the Intermountain West

Heather Cooley, Julian Fulton and Peter Gleick
Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Nov 2011, 64 pp
11/01/2011

Abstract

The production of electricity, from fuel extraction to generation, has growing impacts on both water availability and quality. The new analysis from the Pacific Institute evaluates future water needs for different energy futures and identifies a growing risk of conflicts between electricity production and water availability in the U.S. Intermountain West. The new report also identifies strategies to ensure the long-term sustainable use of both resources. Tables, Figures, References.

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