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Date of this Version

July 2007

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Annual 2007 UCOWR Conference, Boise, Idaho, July 24 –26, 2007.

Abstract

Contents:

BiofuelPlants Operating or Under Construction, Spring 2007

Political Forces

Potential Water Resource Implications

Direct Water Requirements

Indirect Effects of Ethanol on Water Quantity

Food & Industrial Use, including ethanol

Ethanol Impact on Grain Prices

If current grain prices are sustained?

Water Demand from 2007 Increase in Corn Acres: Nebraska Case

If current grain prices are sustained?

Water Quality Impacts

Increased returns to irrigation presents a major threat to water policy objectives

Water Hazards Presented by Ethanol

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