WSP09122

• File Number: 8040.100
• Description: Section D General Studies-Power
• Date: 1/1/1981
• Author: DOI
• Title: Dunham Point-Peaking Power Unit-Plan of Study-Colorado River Storage Project Power Peaking Capacity
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

CHAPTER IV

PLAN FORMULATION PROCESS

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The plan formulation process includes those activities related to

identification of problems and needs, the identi.fication and evaluation of

alternative plans, the selection of a preferred size and layout~, and com-

pariscn

of

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pr.eferred alternatives to a future

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alternative.

Identification of Problems and Needs

The i~entification of oroblems an~ neens sta~e of the study would

determine:

1) if t~ere are existi.ng needs in the project area t~at should

be

consideren. and 2) what potential prohlems would

arise

from

;mplementat ion of the proposed pro.iec t. 1"'1i s sta~e requi res t"e invol ve-

ment of all the teams wi t~ Water ano Power l"avi.ng overall

responsihi 1 i.ty

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for comprehensiveness.

Tl"e initial t~Tu~t of the teams ~oulrl be to determine and list tl-te

proh~eflS and needs ~o that spec~fic studies to ~ddr~ss si~nlficant Pyo~-

lp.ms and needs can he ;.ni.tiaten. T'he prohlems and np.ens evaluation would

provide th~ ~asis for scoping of proiect impacts.

Development of Al. ternati.ve Pl ans

Alternative plans for A Dun~am Point Unit are very limited.

Any al-

ternative would ~ave to utilize McP~ee Reservoir and the forehay reSp.~VOlr

91. te on Dunham Poi nt hecause no ot~e-r forehay sites ex; s t tha tAre close

to McPhee Reservol.r and have p.noug'h elevation di.fference. Tl1e alte.rnative

plans 'vou1d be rest-ricted to sizes of the ~umperl storage p-rojp.ct from no

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project to some maximum size: also, t~ere are alternative met~ods of

installing the penstock hetween t~e two reservoirs. As stated

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