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<br />, ~" \ <br />." '. I <br />..1\... <br />18 <br /> <br />MET R 0 P 0 Lf TAN {(' ATE R D 1ST R leT <br /> <br />Pa1'kel' Do ill and pMVeJ' pla.nt <br /> <br />Parker Dam and power plant were operated by the U. S. Bureau <br />of Reclamation and at the expense of the United States during the <br />year, under the terms of the 1939 agreement as amended July 10, <br />1942, whereby the Government leased generating units 3 and 4, <br />which constitute half the plant capacity, at a rental of $950 per day, <br />this amount to be applied to amortize, with interest at 4 per cent, <br />the District share of the cost of the power plant. The District, un- <br />der the terms of the agreement, has the right to take over the use <br />and benefit of units 3 and 4 on December 13, 1952, upon payment of <br />the unamortized balance of its share of the construction cost of the <br />plant and equipment. Formal notice of the intention of the District <br />to take over units 3 and 4 on the above date has been given. <br />During the approximately eight years that the Parker power <br />plant has been in operation, cracks in the turbine runner vanes <br />have developed and a spare runner was purchased so that the run- <br />ners may be taken out successively and necessary repairs effected. <br />The spare runner was nearly ready for delivery at the end of the <br />fiscal year. <br />An audit of the Parke,' Dam and power plant construction costs, <br />preparerl by the Bureau of Reclamation, covering costs to June 30, <br />1948, was transmitted to the District for review, These costs. as <br />well as the estimated costs to December 1952, have been the subject <br />of continuing discussion with the Bureau. <br />The power output of the plant during the year was userl for ser- <br />vice to customers of the Uniterl States. Parker power system opera- <br />tions for the fiscal year are summarized as follows: <br /> <br />Gross energy ~ener8ted at Parker Danl ........ <br />Replaccl11enl energy (San Dit'g'l dj\'~r.;;i"n... <br />Interchange energy, Hoover t(. Parkl'T <br />Energy purchased <br />Back feed frnlrl 'jlher ~r!-I('llls <br /> <br />KWllll <br />..8] 8.783,000 <br />4.156..332 <br />.. 47.107,4]6 <br />...... S7,763.4SR <br />]28,45.1 <br /> <br />TOlal g~nf~ralc,j and pllrd18sed . <br /> <br />Energy ~t11d . <br />Jnlf'rchan~e anrl sales 10 olht'r RllreRu pr..j('.:t.;; <br />Energy fur !;.tal ion u"e . <br />Lu!;.sl"s in Syi;lem. <br /> <br />....927 .9~S.fi6U <br />.......... RDI.299.nBl <br />61,i22,0.5.1- <br />l.O~4,752 <br />......... fi.1,R79,77:3 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />. .. ....9'27 .93.5,660 <br /> <br />The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation and the District cooperated in <br />maintaining a grade school at the Parker Dam camp for the children <br />of their employees living in the vicinity, <br /> <br />I <br />j <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />l <br />1 <br />