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<br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />J02240 <br /> <br />the Delta will provide the highest possible water quality--total <br />dissolved solids will average less than 200 parts per million. In <br />addition, the channel will provide maximum protection to the large <br />resident and anadromous fisheries that use the present Delta channels. <br />The excellent quality of water will be of economic value to southern <br />California in two ways: (1) costs of water treatment will be reduced, <br />and (2) the low salt content of the water will permit maximum reuse. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The estimated capital cost of the Delta Peripheral Canal is <br />$70,000,000, with an annual OM&R, cost, including power, of $800,000. <br />This facility should be authorized for Federal construction with <br />appropriate financial participation by the State of California. <br /> <br />Further development of water in Central Valley Basin and <br />increased diversions from the Delta, either for use in southern <br />California or within the Central Valley, also expands the urgency <br />for the Kellog Unit to offset adverse effects which may occur to <br />water supplies relied upon by Contra Costa County. These facili- <br />ties are proposed as an integral part of the Central Valley Project <br />principally for water quality improvement, although other multiple- <br />purpose functions would be served for the urbanized and highly <br />industrialized Contra Costa County. This area is now being served <br />in part by the Central Valley Project. This unit also would provide <br />operational flexibility for the Central Valley Project through <br />integration with operations of Tracy Pumping Plant and the Delta <br />Peripheral Canal. <br /> <br />The estimated capital cost of this proposed unit is $55,000,000, <br />with an annual OM&R cost of $285,000. In addition, an annual pumping <br />cost of $120,000 is estimated. <br /> <br />. <br />