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<br />n0161l <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Taylor Park Reservoir, through a cooperative agreement with the Uncompahgre <br /> <br />Valley Water Users Association. Water released fram Taylor Park Reservoir <br /> <br />and stored in Blue Mesa will supply part of the Uncompahgre Valley irriga- <br /> <br />tion demand in <br />during1January <br /> <br />the summer of 1966. Sufficient storage will be acquired <br /> <br />to exceed the minimum reservoir or dead storage level. <br /> <br />Releases will then be made thrOus{l the permanent outlet works and the <br /> <br />contractor will complete the diversion tunnel closure. <br /> <br />Power Marketing <br /> <br />New construction plus favorable water supplies permitted the storage <br /> <br />project generation capability to increase by more than double over the <br /> <br />previous year. Lake Powell storage has risen to elevation 3,535, up 45 <br /> <br />feet from a year ago, permitting unit capability to increase from 75 mw <br /> <br />each to about 95 mw. The 6 units now in commercial operation provide a <br /> <br />peaking capability at the plant of 570 mw. With 3 units at Flaming Gorge <br /> <br />capable of producing 40 mw each and the transmission system operating to <br /> <br />fully integrate the plants, the Storage Project power system is now able <br /> <br />to deliver up to 690 mw to load centers in the six states of the upper <br /> <br />basin. <br /> <br />Sale of power by the Storage Project increased so substantially over <br /> <br />the past year that revenues reached an accumulated total of over $10 <br /> <br />million, up $7.5 million since the end of 1964. The increase in revenues <br /> <br />was due largely to the success in concluding firm power contracts with <br /> <br />22 new customers. <br /> <br />The increase in the number of customers for Storage Project power <br /> <br />not only improved this immediate power marketing picture but also assured <br /> <br />5 <br />