WSP09333

• File Number: 8220.100.40
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/30/1961
• Author: USDOI
• Title: Forth Annual Report on the Statuts of the Colorado River Storage Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT, COLORADO RIVER STORAGE
PROJECT AND PARTICIPATING PROJECTS

INTRODUCTION

Legislation authorizing construction of the Oolorado River storage
project and participating projects was enacted into law (70 Stat. 105)
on April 11, 1956. The act initiated the comprehensive development
of the water resou;rces of the upper Oolorado River Basin. Authorized
for construction 'fere 4 storage units on the Colorado River and its
larger tributaries, primarily for river regulation and power production,
and 11 participating projects for irrigation and other related purposes.
Construction has .been initiated on the Flaming GOl'ge, Glen Canyon
and Navajo storage units, and on the following participating projects:
Hammond, Paonia, and the Vernal unit of the central Utah project.
Construction appropriations have also been made available. for the
Seedskadee and Smith Fork participating projects. Construction of
the Curecanti storage unit was not to be undertaken until the Secre.
tary of the Interi!>r certified .to the Oongress and to the President
that, in his judgment, the benefits of this unit would exceed its cost.
A certification covering the Blue Mesa and Morrow Point features of
the unit was made on July 14, 1959, and funds for initiating con-
struction of the Blue Mesa Vamand associated facilities were included
in the Public Works Appropriation Act, 1961, approved September
2, 1960. . .
Section 6 of the authorizing act stipulates that, on January 1 of
each year, the Secretary of the Interior shall report to Oongress for
the previous fiscal year:
1. Status of revenues from; and
2. Cost of constructing, operating, and main tawing the
Colorado River storage project and participating projects
(hereinafter referred to as the "project"). .
The report is to be prepared so as to reflect accurately the"
.3. Federal investment a!located at. that time .to power, to
irrigation, and to other purposes;
4. Progress of return and repayment thereon; and .. .
5. Estimated rate of progress, year by year, in accomplishing
full repayment. . .
The project is still in the initial stages of construction and no income-
producing facilities were in operational status during the year. The
report, therefore, del!ls primarily with the construction progress to
June 30, 1960. Limited comments are furnished with respect to the
remaining items required to be reported upon.

1. STATUS OF REVENUES

Thel'e were no revenues from water rental, water sales, or from sales
of electric energy during the fiscal year. Revenues to date have been
limited to nonoperating income derived from grazing leases and other
miscellaneous nonoperating income, and at June 30, 1960, aggregated
$38,567.

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