WSP10303

• File Number: 8220.100.40
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 6/30/1970
• Author: USDOI
• Title: Fourteenth Annual Report on the Statuts of the Colorado River Storage Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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f{{'paYl1wlll progn-'ss for thl' Colorado
RivPr Storagl' Projt'1't u('C('Il'r<ltl'd
SiJ...'llifil'anUy during F\' HJ70, This fiscal
Yl'ar marked IIw !Jth YI'i1r sinl't' irrigation
watN W,L<; nn;t providt'd {from a
partil'lp<lting projt.('t I and tlw 7th ypar
.sin,'" initial 1,ll'drie !}()\vpr was prodlWl'd
fat Flaming Gore-I' ;.torag(' unit).

For till' first timp si/ll'l' initial powl'r
gt'npration, powpr r('\,t'nlH' ww, availalJlt.
to pay JltJwl'r opl'ratinn and l11ainlt'n,uH'p.
currl'nt and hack illl~'f('sl on lIw JHH\'f'r
invl'stl11l'nt. and to makl' a SiJ.,'11ificanl
rdllm to IIw TfI'wmry on Ihl' projl't't
powl'r invPsll1wnL f'owl'r produl'Iioll
(',lilli' frolll thl' Gll'll Canyon. Flamin/,!
Gorgl'. Blut' :\It'sa and Fonu'l1l'lJl' plant.s.
I'roduction from thl' :\Iorrnw POlllt,
Crystal. ,uld Cl'ntral Utah planb W,LS
stilllH.'ing anli('ipat~'d, Thl'st' thn'l'
phUlts will providl' 2HI,OOO kilowutt.s. or
~ I '7, of tht' total 1.:15!I.OOO kilowatt.s of
projP('t capacity.

A proj('('lion of POWt'f fI'VI'IllII'S.
f'XIlt'nsl's. and ('ost.s .shows Ihat Ilw total
;U1ti{"iflal~'d powl'r 1I1\'l'stmt'nt of thl'
sloragl' and particIpating projl't'ts ('all
ill. rl'Jl.lld with inll'rbt in FY :WClI. t1w
list Yl'ar following initial IJ()WI'r
g"l'llprati(lll,

LJuring FY 1970. a ("ontral'l was
I'Xf'('utt'd for till' ultimall> salt' of 102.000
al'ft'-fpl'l of wall'r for industrial usp
from Gh'n Canyon, Thl' wa1l'r I.S for th('
fivt' million t1wrmal-l'I.'dril' /,!t'nl'fating
plant It'ntatiVl'ly planlH'd for ('onstrlll'.
tion on thl' Kaiparowit.s plaLl'atl in
,southpT'll Utah. This makl's a Lotal of flvl'
1001/..Hprm {'(Jntrlwt.~ whkh havI' IlI'('11
t'Xl'('lIl~'d for thl' sa]l' of walt'r for
Illunil'ipal and industrial USt's from till'
storagt' projl'l'L Tht' ultimat\' amount of
watt'r to hI' dl'Jivt'r"d undl'r tlw,~{'
("ontra('Ls lot;:tls 2()(i.2flO lwrt'.fl'l.t
luHwally,

A projt'('lion of till' rnunil'ipa] and
industrial wall'r T'f'V,'I1UI'S and I'XPI'IlM'S,
shows th;tl till' storagE' projl'd :\It\rl
l'osl.s will hi' paid parly I'llough to P;IY
;t portion of lhl' irngation ("osLs of Lb,.
sl.oragl' projf'('t.. ,'\I~'\: I watl'r T'l'VI'Illll'S will
tht'n Ill' dislrihutl'd ,HllOllj..! Ilk stall'S
to pay a port.lOn of till' irrij,(;(lion
("usL~ (If participating projl'("ts.

DUrlllg cal"IHlar Yl'ar I !JI;9. Irrigation
wah'r Wa.~ dpljvI'rpd tf) wHtl'r USI'n; UIl
S('VI'1l participatinJ;( projl'l'!.s. i\lulw'ipal
watpr was d('livl'n'cf to USl'fS on Olll'
parti('ipalill/,! proJI,,'t, IrrigaLlon and
municipal and industrial watN rl'paynwnt
('onlr,wts havl' IlI'l'n l'xI','uh'u wdb I:!
watt'r lhl'r oruaniza1ions nn II
participating proJl'cL~. ,\ rl'JlaYllll'nt
I'Imtrad h,l~ also h('pn writh'n with till'
SL.ltl' of Wyoming ('!l\ll'rill/.: till' sail' of
municipal and industrial watl'r from thl'
Sp('dskatll'f' I'arlit-ipating l'roj('('t in
lhat Stall', All C'()111ral'!s haw' hl'I'1l
wriuI'n t.o l'ffl'l't IlaYUH'llt. of thp contract
ohli/.:ation within tillW limit... Ilrl'snillt'd
III autlwrizlng IpJ..rislali(ltl.

TIlt' pft's"n! irri/.:atHlll 1'011 Lrad
ollligatilJll 011 p:lrtwipalilll-( pr()jl'l'l.~
tolals S7fi.75Ii,52:l, Thl' irrigation
('olltr;ll'l uhliga!lol1 on all authorizl'd
partic'ipatillJ,! projl'l't.~ is Projl'dl'd at
ahoul S] SO million. '1'111' municipal and
industrial wat('r c'llnlnu't olJligatillll
lotitls $1 I 7.IJH1.172 million and is
projl'dl'd OIL aholl! $~ I 0 million.

Tlw proJI'('(inn of slC)ra~w projl'l't
pOW"T and l1luni"lJl<Il and jndtl.~triaJ
wa!j'r f('Vl'nlll'S, I'XllI'nSl's. and ('osls
shows that rl'VPllllpS frolll tins sour('1'
will hI' availahll' <LS f('quin'd to assisl
in tlH' payml'nt of till' irrij,(ation l'l)St.~
of th.. aulllOriwd partiCIpating ProJ('I'l.~.