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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY '000'......00'00.'."....0'.'...0'...0.'.'0'.'0.0..0000..'.'0'.'.....0"0.00..'0'0'.'..0..0...0.0...00.......0.0.,00.............,...1
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<br />General Results, Conclusions and Recommendations........,..,....,......,.............,...................................2
<br />Feasibility of Expanded Crops Alternatives .....................'....0.......................................................0........ 4
<br />Feasibility of Efficiencies of Conveyance and Distribution Facilities Alternatives ........................5
<br />Feasibility of New Tributary Storage Projects Below Shoshoneo....................,.................................06
<br />Feasibility of New Mainstem Storage Project.....,....o..............................,......o............'...l...................... 6
<br />Feasibility of Power Plant Operations and Scheduling Alternatives .....................,......~....................6
<br />Feasibility of Other Alternatives............,....:........,........,......... '''0'''''''' ,................... ..0............................:.. 7
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<br />Executive Co1Il1llittee Recommendation.o.o.o.,. ...0. ,. '.'.0.0.0 00 000..0...... ....0 0.0.0..'.'.. 0.....0.0..0.......0........0.'.0 0.0.0.. 8
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<br />Political and Institutional Issues Associated With Implementation of The Executive
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<br />Co1Il1llittee Recommendations ..0.0.0.0.'0000 .... ,. '.'.0.0.0......0.0..0 0...0.0....0....' '0......'...................'...0...0.0. 9
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<br />CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE..........,......................,................................................. 10
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<br />1.1 Purpose ..0... ....................... ............... ............. ...... .........~................................................................1 0
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<br />1.2 General.o.o.... .'.'..0.' 0..0 00.. '.....0 '0.' .0....'.0 '0.0.0..............0..00.. ".'.0.0.0 .......0.0.......................0...........0.0........11
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<br />1.3 Background .'....0.0..00.. ,...,.. '.0..0...... 0.0.. '...0.0 ".0 0.0.0 0.0..'.'....0.....0..0.0..'.'.'..0....0.....'.............'..00.0...0.0..0.12
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<br />1.3.1 Late Summer and Fall Base Flow Period Augmentation.................................. 12
<br />1.3,2 Spring Peak Enhancement........o..................,...........................................,..............14
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<br />CHAPTER 2 GROUND RULES, ASSUMPTIONS AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES ................ 15
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<br />2.2 Ground Rules ..................,.........................................................................;.................................15
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<br />2.201 Administration ..........................................................................................................15
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<br />2.2,2 No Restrictions on Alternatives Investigated .....................................................16
<br />2.2,3 Evaluation and Screening Criteria......................................................................... 17
<br />2.2.4 RIPRAP Alternatives ..............,....,.................0...........0,............................................17
<br />2.2.5 Incentives for Participation ..............,.....................................................................17
<br />Assumptions and Analysis Procedures ..............................,....................................................19
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<br />2.301 Model..o..............................................,.............,....o......,..............................................19
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<br />2.3,2 Baseline Hydrology: C 1 Data Set .........................................................................19
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<br />2.309 Electric Power Purchase and Sales Prices............................................................26
<br />2.3010 Hydropower Maintenance Schedules ................,..................................................26
<br />2.3011 Municipal Recreation Agreement..........................................................................27
<br />2.3.12 Green Mountain Reservoir Accounting and Administration ..........................27
<br />2.3.13 Modeling the Orchard Mesa Check Case Settlement - Reduced USA Grand
<br />Valley Power Plant Summer Call and HUP Pool Operation...........................29
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<br />Comparison of Runs .., 00 '0.00 00.'.. 0..0.'0 0'0 '0.. ...0 00.......'..00 0.0..'.0.0 00 0.'.'.0..0.0 00.'...0 ..0.00.0 00 0 ,. ,.,29
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<br />Procedures to Estimate Outlet Works Capacities ..............................................29
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