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<br />, 0011591 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />which was first made on February 7, 1967, continues to operate <br />satisfactorily. Many swings both east and west have occurred <br />across the new ties as systems experience periods of imbalance be- <br />tween their own generation and load. Only minor breaker operations <br />have developed, however, and none of these have caused outages to <br />the ultimate consumer. <br /> <br />A vital link in the East-West tie is the 230-kv transmission <br />line from Hayden to Cheyenne (Archer). This line was broken on <br />April 13 when a severe snow and ice storm coupled with high winds <br />toppled seven steel towers near Cheyenne. The failure caused a <br />rerouting of East-West power flows through other ties and some <br />changes in schedule, but no interruptions to service were caused by <br />the failure. Replacement steel was obtained from other Bureau con- <br />struction and the line was returned to service within three weeks. <br /> <br />Feasibilitv Invest~qations <br /> <br />Preparation of the proposed feasibility report for the Battle- <br />ment Mesa Project near Collbran, Colorado is in progress. Comple- <br />tion of the report is anticipated before the end of this fiscal <br />year. Principal features of the project will be the OWens and <br />Buzzard Creek Reservoirs constructed on Buzzard Creek to develop <br />the flows for irrigation and municipal and indwstrial use. The <br />irrigation supplies would be distributed through a group of project <br />facilities, including the Harrison, Brush Creek, and Colorado <br />Canals, the Cheney lateral, and a series of smaller laterals <br />branching from the main canals. Municipal and industrial water <br />would be made available for sale at the outlet works of Buzzard <br />Creek Reservoir. The project would provide a supplemental water <br />supply to 3,130 acres of land and a full supply to 6,340 acres and <br />provide 3,000 acre-feet annually for M&I uses. The project would <br />also provide benefits to recreation and fish and wildlife. <br /> <br />Plan formulation studies, water supply studies, and agricul- <br />tural economic studies are continuing on the Bluestone project <br />near Grand Junction, Colorado. Foundation drilling recently com- <br />pleted for the off stream Parachute Dam showed the left abutment <br />to be unstable. Costs for blanketing the abutment were excessive <br />so this feature has been eliminated from the plan of development. <br />Project goals will need to be modified, as an economic alternative <br />to Parachute Dam and Reservoir has not been found. A proposed <br />feasibility report is scheduled for completion at the end of fiscal <br />year 1968. <br /> <br />-2- <br />