Glendo Project Correspondences 1950-1953

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ASSOCIATES JAMES D.GEISSINGER BEN L. WRIGHT, JR. JEAN 5. BREITENSTEIN ATTORNEY AT LAW 718 SYIMES BUILDING pENVER,COLORADO July 10, 1951. Hon. Clifford H. Stone, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 212 State Office Building Denver, Colorado Dear Judge Stone: Re: Glendo Project. JUL 12 1 '951 COLDO WA,ld, 9ATION BOARD Mr. Gildersleeve and I today attended a meeting in the office of Regional Director Avery Batson to discuss the Glendo Project. In attendance from Wyoming were State Engineer Bishop, Mr. Russell, Prof. Persons and others. From Nebraska there were State Engineer Kleitsch, Assistant Attorney- General Overcash, Dan Jones and others. Mr. Batson, Mr. Keimig, Mr. Matthews and others represented the Bureau of Reclamation. The purpose of the meeting was to consider the proposed report of the Regional Director on the Glendo Project. The plan of the project as stated in that report is: "The Glendo Unit would consist of the Glendo Dam and Reservoir, and power plant on the North Platte River about 4.5 miles southeast of the town of Glendo, Wyoming, and the Fremont Canyon power plant at the backwaters of the Alcova Reservoir. The Glendo Re- servoir would be valuable for flood control, sediment storage, and reregulation of releases from upstream power plants. The Fremont Canyon and Glendo power plants would supply existing and expanding needs for power in Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska, for commer- cial, industrial, and domestic use and irrigation pumpir1g. The Glendo power plant will generate mainly during the irrigation season, although it will pro- vide some valuable winter peaking. The Fremont Canyon plant will operate year- round. Other related purposes would.be served." Construction costs are estimated at $42,073,000.00 of which $8,384,630.00 is allocated to flood control and is non - reimbursible. Annual benefits are estimated at `2,451,000.00. The benefit -cost ratio is 1.6 to 1.0. The Glendo power plant will have an installed capacity of 24,000 kw. and the Fremont plant an installed capacity of 48,000 kw. Power generation and sales are estimated as follows: