Board Meeting 09/13/1984 J. William Mcdonald Director and Secretary

• Board Meeting Date: 9/13/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums, Notes September 13,14, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

• STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD -
Department of Natural Resources
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721 State Centennial Building —;;
1313 Sherman Street Ar'!
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone] Governor Lamm
J.William McDonald
Director
M E M O R A N D U M
David W.Walker
Deputy Director
TO: Members, CWCB
FROM: Bill McDonald
DATE: September 6, 1984
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 14c, September 13-14, 1984, Board Meeting--
CRSP FY 1983 Power Repayment Study
As reported at the last Board meeting, the Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA) was to announce a proposed rate adjustment
on July 20. The preliminary studies by WAPA indicated that the
composite rate for energy would rise from 9.92 to 15.3 mills per
kilowatt-hour. This large rise was attributed to the high costs
of the Glen Canyon spillway repairs, the uprating programs, and
the power plants at the Dallas Creek Project, Dolores Project, and
the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project (Diamond Fork) .
Prior to July 20, the Bureau of Reclamation informed WAPA
that a reduction in power capacity at Diamond Fork would signifi-
cantly reduce the costs. The original study utilized a Diamond
Fork cost of over $700 million, but the revised project is
expected to be in the $200-300 million range and would reduce the
proposed rate substantially. WAPA has not received any indication
of the power capacity of the revised Diamond Fork project.
WAPA expects to receive the pertinent data on Diamond Fork
from the Bureau of Reclamation by mid-September. WAPA will
conduct another repayment study shortly thereafter. After the
study has been completed, and if a change in rate is required,
WAPA will establish a new schedule for conducting the proposed
rate adjustment process.
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