Glendo Project Correspondences 1950-1953

• Description: Glendo Project Correspondences 1950-1953
• State: CO
• Author: Various
• Title: Glendo Project Correspondences 1950-1953
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Correspondence

it Class of
Energy
Firm
Secondary
Purchased
Annual Annual Sales
Generation kw. -hr.
300,000,000 277,500,000
17,000,000 15,400,000
(4,600,000) (4,600,000)
Total
Average
Rate
5.5 mills
3.0 mills
5.0 mills
Revenue
F1,526,250
46,200
(23,000)
X1,549,450
The earth fill dam will have a structural height of 203 feet
and a spillway capacity of 62,300 cfs. The reservoir will have
a maximum controlled storage capacity of 1,088,000 acre -feet.
There is 735,500 acre -feet of active storage, of which 410,000
acre feet is allotted to power and 275,000 acre -feet to flood
control.
Attention is directed to the following paragraphs in the
letter of transmission:
"'Vater Rights
30. The relationship of water rights to the
operation of the Glendo Unit was given primary con-
sideration durin(­ the course of investigations. Be-
cause the water of the north Platte River is subject
to interstate distribution it is of paramount import-
ance that the states of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyo-
ming review the plan of operation 'before construction
is begun. The proposed plan of operation for the
Glendo Unit is in conformance with the limitations re-
lative to distribution of water as imposed by the
United Staten Court decree of 1945.
Basic Assumption
31. Several plans for the development and opera-
tion of the Glendo Unit were studied in detail during
the course of investigations. As a requisite to the
proposed plan it was nec,ssary to make certain assump-
tions. The basice assumption is that the operation
of the Glendo Unit would not change the regimen of the
river as it now exists below Guernsey Reservoir.
Therefore, the Glendo Unit would p rovide for no addi-
tional cons i.^:ptive use of water and would cause a
minimum change in distribution of streamflow below Guer-
nsey. ,. n
Paragraph 65e of the recommendations reads thus:
"The Glendo Unit be operated in a manner that will
not affect the use of waters of the North Platte
River as it now exists below Guernsey Reservoir,
unless and until the state =s of Colorado, jvebraska,
and Wyoming, and the Secretary of the Interior acting
in behalf of the Federal Government agree upon a
modified plan of operation to permit additional con-
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