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1	The Impact of the Prototype Oil Share Development Oil Agricultural and Municipal Water Supplies in the Utah Basin Tew, Roger Orson 01 May 1976 (has links) 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 Unitah 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. impact prototype shale development agriculture municiple water supply uintah Economics