LEADER 02268oam 2200457 a 450 001 9910701032103321 005 20120308073035.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002414718 035 $a(OCoLC)747819012 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002414718 100 $a20110825d2011 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnergy development and water use$b[electronic resource] $eimpacts of potential oil shale development on water resources : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives /$fstatement of Anu K. Mittal 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2011] 215 $a1 online resource (14 pages) $cmap 225 1 $aTestimony ;$vGAO-11-929T 300 $aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 13, 2011). 300 $a"For release ... August 24, 2011." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aBackground -- Oil shale development could adversely impact water resources, but the magnitude of these impacts is unknown -- Estimates of water needs for commercial oil shale development vary widely -- Water is likely to be available initially from local sources, but the size of an oil shale industry may eventually be limited by water availability -- Federal research efforts on the impacts of oil shale development on water resources do not provide sufficient data for future monitoring. 517 $aEnergy development and water use 606 $aOil-shale industry$xEnvironmental aspects$zUnited States 606 $aWater consumption$zUnited States 615 0$aOil-shale industry$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aWater consumption 700 $aMittal$b Anu K$01381172 712 02$aUnited States.$bGovernment Accountability Office. 712 02$aUnited States.$bCongress.$bHouse.$bCommittee on Natural Resources.$bSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. 801 0$bAWC 801 1$bAWC 801 2$bGPO 801 2$bUCX 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910701032103321 996 $aEnergy development and water use$93549998 997 $aUNINA