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Assessing Water-Supply Potential Of Abandoned Underground Coal Mines In Eastern Kentucky, James S. Dinger, Dennis H. Cumbie, Bart Davidson

Report of Investigations--KGS

Use of water in abandoned underground coal mines for municipal, industrial, agricultural, or domestic water supplies is dependent upon the water quantity and quality. For either of these factors, the requirements of the user will play a role in what water quantity or quality is acceptable. This report provides analysis of field-derived water-quality and -quantity characteristics for six abandoned underground coal mines in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field. In addition, some ancillary data from State regulatory agencies were used to help characterize water quality coming from the mines.

This study demonstrates that water quality in abandoned deep mines can be …

Kybasin: A Water Supply Assessment Model For The Kentucky River Basin, J. Herman, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

KYBASIN is a computer model developed for the Kentucky River Authority by the Kentucky Water Reource Research Institute (KWRRI) for the express purpose of simulating the Kentucky River Basin under a severe drought. The model was developed as part of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study. This study was authorized by the KRA in a contract with the KWRRI dated April 1, 1995. Ownership of the model is exclusively that of the Authority and specific rules governing KYBASIN'S distribution or license agreement nay be applicable. It is strongly recommended the user contact the Authority concerning this matter …

Task I Report: Summary And Evaluation Of Previous Water Supply Studies For The Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute

KWRRI Research Reports

This report summarizes the results of Task I of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study.The KWRRI study was requested by the Kentucky River Authority in order to provide a basis for management decisions for the Kentucky River Basin. This study was necessitated as a result of unexamined or changing conditions that could significantly impact the conclusions and recommendations of the previous HARZA studies (Harza, et al, 1990; Harza, et al, 1991).

Technical Appendix To Task Iii Report: Deficit Algorythm Methodology, J. Herman, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

This appendix contains a detailed description of the algorithm used by the KYBASIN model to quantify water supply deficits in the Kentucky River Basin. This document is an attachment to the report entitled Task III Report-Deficit Analysis (Ormsbee and Herman, 1996), which summarizes the water supply deficit results of Phase III of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study. The purpose of the study was to quantify water supply in the Kentucky River Basin during a severe drought for the existing supply system/resources under current and projected demand forecasts. The study was authorized by the Kentucky River Authority …

Task Ii Report: Part 1: Evaluation Of Water Supplies In The North, South, And Middle Fork Kentucky River Watersheds, D. I. Carey, L. G. Morris

KWRRI Research Reports

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Sociocultural Impact Of Reservoirs On Local Government Institutions, Philip Drucker, Jerry Eugene Clark, Lesker Dianne Smith

KWRRI Research Reports

This study of the probable sociocultural impact of a proposed reservoir in central Kentucky on the institutions of local governments of a community adjacent to the reservoir utilizes anthropological concepts of social values and cultural and social change as well as anthropological research techniques. Data on observed impact on the same institutions in communities adjacent to two recently completed Kentucky reservoirs permit inferences as to probable directions and extent of reservoir-related change. Specific aspects of impact considered include: effects of reduction of the county tax base due to Federal acquisition of lands, including necessity for increased severity of taxes and …

Derivation Of Reservoir Operating Rules By Economic Analysis, Charles O. Dowell

KWRRI Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology for determining an optimum set of reservoir operating rules specifying the of storage space based on the example of Rough River Reservoir, a Corps of Engineers project in Breckinridge and Grayson Counties, Kentucky, and assuming this multipurpose reservoir provides flood control, water supply, and recreation. The operating rules were derived by the method of marginal analysis which uses as its criteria achievement of maximum net benefits from the available storage capacity.

Benefit relationships were derived for each use. The variation of flood control benefits with available flood storage was determined …