|
<br />v
<br />
<br />
<br />STATEMENT BY SENATOR ANDERSON OF NEW MJJ:,XICQ ON
<br />STATUS OF COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT AND
<br />PARTICIPATING P~OJJJ:CTS, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT
<br />TO URGENCY OF 'DEJJINING POWER MARIU)TING AREi\.
<br />OF PROJECT AND ,OTHER FACTORS, ON Ji\.NUAltY 27, 11160
<br />
<br />For the information of the Senate, I desire to mall:e a statement
<br />supplementing myreq\J.est to ,have the thir<!. annual report of the
<br />Pepartm.ent Of the Interior on the Colo)'a90 River storlJ,ge project
<br />priilted as a 8enl1te d9gument, These annUal reports are reqmre!i
<br />.by t4e l1utp.9l'izing !lct, . The tirst annulJ,1 report WaS printe<l as Senate
<br />D, ocument 77, 85th Congress. A su,ppl,em"ep."t was p.] rin,te9 as S,' enate
<br />P<.>cument 96. These reports dealt primarily with the h,Y<lrologic
<br />basis for t'inancillJ and operating studillll, T4e sec<.>n<l aJlnual repnert
<br />was'~Jintedllll Sllnate pocume!it S. 86t4 O<.>I1gr!l!lS, '
<br />I1efiite calling attll'n't!q)J.t<.> ~alient features <.>tthe third annual rep<.>rt,
<br />which will become Senate DOcUIJlent 79, SQt4 (JQp.gress. :.!!i sessi<.>u,
<br />J pre,sent to the Senate a pIlase of a problemrelatjJ;lg tQ t1;le C<.>lorado
<br />nlYer stQr,ag, e pr<.>ject, }v,h, ich is vital tQ the fi,nan{lI!,1 an!i economic
<br />phaslls <.>f the deyeloPm\'l.1t,
<br />
<br />UR\1ENCY of S:m'T1NG U!, POWER M4-R'KETIN<;> ARE4-
<br />
<br />This point relate.s to :the urgency for the 8ecretlliry,of tile Interi<.>r
<br />to define the power-marketing area for the Colorado River st,ofllige
<br />project. Preliminary di~cussions of bacll:bnene tranSnI!.ssi<,>,n line lAyouts
<br />have been held by the BlIreau of Reclamation with the Upper Col!lf\v;lo
<br />Preference Customers Gommittee, representiAg electric co<.>perative,s,
<br />REA's, municipalities. and other Aonprofit pOWer JlSers in N eOW MexifUl,
<br />Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona,' , .
<br />Mr, Norton Davis, of my State of New Mexico, is a leader of this
<br />organization and has brought the subject to my attention,
<br />Since the nonprofit power organizations will have preference in the
<br />purchase of power frOm the producing units of the project. it is
<br />imperati'{eth"t they know Interior's ideas as.to the markel>ing area,
<br />and .thecos:t ot:power !from the Upper Colorado system as well as
<br />coordination of river and power operations in the upper and lower
<br />basins.
<br />The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted a preliminary outline of
<br />a backbone transmission line that would link the power_producing
<br />units of Glen Canyon, ll'laming Gorge. and Curecanti and provide for
<br />interconnections with the Davis Dam-Parker-Davis Dam system in
<br />the Lower Colorado ar.,'a, Just how the system envisaged by Recla-
<br />mation's preliminary o~tline would meet the needs of the preference
<br />customers over a period pf20 years or more will depend on ,the market-
<br />ing area which we are urging the Secretary of the Interior to define
<br />without delay. Indicat~ons are the preference customem will be able
<br />to substantiate claims to all firm power to be produced at the Upl'er
<br />Colorll.'doproj ectuni ts,
<br />
|