Christian Michaelson Joe Anderson The Water Bandits Christian Michaelson Joe Anderson

UTAH’S PRESENT WATER SUPPLY Basin (acre-feet/yr)   Present* 2020† 2050† Jordan River 332,000 449,000 650,000 Weber River 170,000 267,000 358,000 Utah Lake 134,000 207,000 338,000 Bear River 50,000 71,000 103,000 TOTAL 686,000 923,000 1,346,000 Basin Developable Supply (acre-feet/yr)* Bear River 250,000 Jordan River & Utah Lake 50,000 Weber River 25,000 325,000 Total available Supply= 1,011,000

PROBLEM By the year 2024 Utah’s demand for water will not be met by the present water supply

Bring water from the Colorado River SOLUTION Bring water from the Colorado River (70,000 acre*ft/year)

MOVING WATER FROM GREEN RIVER DRAINAGE TO THE WASATCH FRONT Tasks Use GIS to choose optimal alignment of the transmission system Do hydrologic study to determine water quantities Identify cost items for diversion and transmission facilities for pipes, pump stations, turbines, and construction Benefits of the project Institutional and environmental concerns Conclusion

ALIGNMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Where to find data What kind of data How to process the data Results of the data processing Objectives met Objectives not met

WHERE TO FIND THE DATA AGRC University of Wyoming’s GIS website USGS seamless website

WHAT KIND OF DATA Raster data because of abilities of the raster calculator Vector data shape files converted to raster data

MAKING THE MAP Using Grid Pig 8 DEM’s were into 1

STUDY AREA

BUILDING COST GRID GIS chooses path with least amount of points POINT SYSTEM Slope x = degrees Wetlands (50 ft buffer) 50 points Other 0 points National Park 50 points Forest Service 50 points Private Land 50 points Public Land 0 points Elevation elev/100 (m) GIS chooses path with least amount of points

SLOPE MAP Was created using Spatial Analyst

LAND OWNER AND NATIONAL PARKS

WETLANDS Wyoming Wetlands Utah Wetlands

COST DIRECTION GRID

HILLSHADE AND COST DISTANCE MAP

The final project path – Not exactly what we had expected.

QUESTIONS?