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1 LEED 2009 for healthcare: new construction and major renovations (UUSAC)2009Healthcare; University of Utah staffProject checklist categories including: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation in design, and regional priority credits.
2 Conjunctive surface and groundwater management in Utah: Implications for oil shale and oil sands development2011-12-31Unconventional fuel development; Conjunctive water use; Surface water; Groundwater; Utah; Utah water law; Oil shale; Oil sandsUnconventional fuel development will require scarce water resources. In an environment characterized by scarcity, and where most water resources are fully allocated, prospective development will require minimizing water use and seeking to use water resources in the most efficient manner. Conjunctive...
3 Water availability for development of major tar sands areas in Utah1979-05water availability; major tar sands area; development of tar sands; tar sands deposits; water requirements; water availabilityThe Sutron Corporation, under contract with Colorado State University, has conducted a study for the Laramie Energy Technology Center (LETC) to determine the availability of water for future extraction of viscous petroleum (bitumen) from the six major tar sands deposits in Utah. Specifically the are...
4 Potential hydrologic impacts of a tar-sand industry in 11 special tar sand areas in eastern Utah1983crude oil tar-sand deposits; U.S. Bureau of Land Management; Tar Sand Triangle area; hydrolic impactAbout 93 percent of the Nation's estimated 30 billion barrels of crude oil in tar-sand deposits is in 11 areas in eastern Utah that were chosen for leasing by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The largest deposit, which is in the Tar Sand Triangle area, contains about 15 billion barrels of oil. Th...
5 Policy analysis of water availability and use issues for domestic oil shale and oil sands development: Topical Report: October 1, 2009 to March 31, 20102010-03oil shale/sands resources; energy source; unconventional fuels; water demands; water availability; domestic oil shale/sands development; topical reportOil shale and oil sands resources located within the intermountain west represent a vast, and as of yet, commercially untapped source of energy. Development will require water, and demand for scarce water resources stands at the front of a long list of barriers to commercialization. Water requiremen...
6 The implementation of composite computer mapping 19721972Composite computer mapping (CCM) is the name assigned to a recently developed technique to enhance the quality of decision making in the administration of aid to economic development. The name accurately implies a combination of two techniques (composite mapping and computer mapping) which have be...
7 Policy analysis of produced water issues associated with in-situ thermal technologies: Topical report: October 1, 2009 to December 31, 20102011-01topical report; produced water issues; in situ thermal technologies; oil shale/sands; water rights; domestic energy sourceCommercial scale oil shale and oil sands development will require water, the amount of which will depend on the technologies adopted and the scale of development that occurs. Water in oil shale and oil sands country is already in scarce supply, and because of the arid nature of the region and limita...
8 Summary of the environmental monitoring at the Rock Springs, Wyoming site no. 9, true in situ oil shale retorting experiment1979-06environmental monitoring; Rock Springs, Wyoming site no. 9; true in sity oil shale retorting; DOE oil shale program; environmental monitoring programThe Laramie Energy Technology Center (LETC) has been studying the environmental effects and needed control technology associated with the potential in-situ retorting of oil shale in the Green River Basin (near Rock Springs, Wyoming) for over four years. This environmental monitoring program has incl...
9 The implementation of composite computer mapping for the four corners regional commission 19711971-12Composite computer mapping (CCM) is the name assigned to a recently developed technique to enhance the quality of decision making in the administration of aid to economic development. The name accurately implies a combination of two techniques which have been used with varying effectiveness for m...
10 Environmental assessment: Tar sand in situ steam injection experiment1979-12LETC; in situ recovery of bitumen from tar sand; tar sand; bitumenThe U. S. Department of Energy - Laramie Energy Technology Center (LETC) intends to conduct a field experiment for the in situ recovery of bitumen from tar sand. The experimental site is located on a ten acre site approximately 6.5 miles West of Vernal, Utah. The operational phase of the experiment ...
11 Critical issues in Utah's future: volume II1977-02
12 Mineral management plan: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area--Arizona and Utah1980-03A General Management Plan (GMP) for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was prepared during the period 1973 - 1979 and was approved on November 21, 1979, after it and an accompanying final environmental statement (FES 79-23) had been released to the public. That Plan called for the preparation of a...
13 Baseline scenario 19971997-09
14 Baseline scenario 19981998-02
15 Utah multicounty districts for planning and developmentThe purpose of this report is to provide state and local government officials, as well as the general public, an understanding of a program to regionalize Utah into eight multicounty planning districts. This program is directed toward establishing legal and administrative means to coordinate, at Fed...
16 Growth issues in Utah: facts, fallacies, and recommendations for quality growth1999-10The Sutherland Institute is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan Utah pub-He policy research and educational organization. The Institute seeks to create effective solutions to Utah's public policy problems. State and local issues are its primary concern. The Institute seeks to positively affect ...
17 Model codes and analysis tools for quality growthThe following ordinance is designed as an OVERLAY zone for sensitive areas. It depends on a map, adopted as a zoning overlay map, that identifies the approximate areas where the sensitive lands will be located. The areas are described in this workbook. For the methods and sources of data that may be...
18 Report on Utah's second year of planning for the four corners regional commission1970-09scope of work contained in Article I set forth five specific program elements on which services were to be rendered. These were: 1. Continue to develop and refine criteria and evaluation procedures for assigning priorities to projects submitted for funding by the Four Corners Regional Commission....
19 APPENDIX E - Integrated treatment of produced water by chemical and biological unit operations, A subpart of project - Quantifying water availability impacts and protecting water quality while developing Utah oil shale and sands - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21st, 2006 to October 21st, 20092010-10-07Water treatment; Water quality - Utah; Oil shale and sandsWater generated along with oil, gas, and coal bed methane production is commonly known as produced water, formation water, or oilfield brine [1]. Produced water represents the largest waste stream volume in production operations on most offshore platforms [2]. According to the American Petroleum Ins...
20 Sunnyside Special Tar Sand Area site specific analysis Sunnyside no. 12 tract: Moab District, Price River Resource Area1983-03Sunnyside special tar sand area; site specific analysis; Sunnyside no. 12 tract; tar sand extraction; STSAThe Sunnyside No. 12 Tract is in the north-central part of the Sunnyside Special Tar Sand Area (STSA) in Carbon County, Utah. The tract is located about 33 miles east of Price, Utah (See Maps 1 and 2 in Appendix I). The legal description and ownership are shown in Table 1.
21 An assessment of oil shale and tar sand development in the state of Utah: Phase 11980-05Oil shale; Tar sand; Utah; Synthetic fuels; Tar sand development; Tar sand depositsThis assessment is the result of an interest and commitment by the State of Utah to both promote development of its vast energy resources and to manage the impacts associated with such development. As the development of Utah oil shale and tar sands became more imminent a specific proposal to study t...
22 Potential small-scale development of western oil shale1989-10western oil shale development; energy resources; oil shale; enhanced oil shale fracturingSeveral studies have been undertaken in an effort to determine ways to enhance development of western oil shale under current market conditions for energy resources. This study includes a review of the commercial potential of western oil shale products and byproducts, a review of retorting processes...
23 Economic potential of the P.R. Spring oil-impregnated deposit, Uinta Basin, Utah1984-08The P.R. Spring oil-impregnated sandstone (tar sand) deposit is located in the southeastern portion of the Uinta Basin, approximately 50 miles northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado. These oil impregnated sandstones are in the Eocene Green River Formation and five zones have been identified. These zo...
24 APPENDIX D - Meeting data needs to perform a water impact assessment for oil shale development in the Uinta and Piceance Basins, A subpart of project - Quantifying water availability impacts and protecting water quality while developing Utah oil shale and sands - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-06-23Uinta Basin; Piceance Basins; Water impact assessments; Oil shale developmentThe goal of this project was to mitigate water resources impacts from oil shale development in the U.S. by compiling geospatial data and water use estimates to assess water availability impacts.
25 Sunnyside Special Tar Sand Area site specific analysis Sunnyside no. 8 tract: Moab District, Price River Resource Area1983-03Sunnyside Special Tar Sand Area; site specific analysis; Sunnyside no. 8 tract; STSA; tar sand extractionThe Sunnyside No. 8 Tract is in the southern part of the Sunnyside Special Tar Sand Area (STSA) in Carbon County, Utah. The tract is located about 27 miles east of Price (See Maps 1 and 2 in Appendix I). The legal description and ownership are shown in Table 1.
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