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<br />OfFICE OF THE EXECUTM DIRECTOR <br />Oeportment of Nam'" _roes <br />1313 Sherman SIn!et, Room na <br />Den-. Colorodo 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3311 <br />TOO: (303) 866-3543 <br />Fax: (303) 866-2115 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />;iie <br /> <br />Oc:tober 7, 2004 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br />Secn:wy <laIe Norton <br />DeparImcnt oflDterior <br />1349 C Stm:t, NoW. <br />W*"""'gInn D.C. 20240 <br /> <br />Dear s.........,.. Nortoa: <br /> <br />ThD droqht in ~ Colorado River bain NWIti"UaI to prescm .....ificp... "....1I~ to the Upper Basin <br />81*. If 1heIe . c drouaht t'.nlldiriOlll CClIItiaDe, there is 1be possibility that the atomge in Lake Powell <br />could drop bdow 1be mi"imnlll elewtioD fOr power productiOll. The water level elmltioa 811 of September <br />30,2004 _ 3570.8 &et. or 9.146 MAP oflive Ilon8e.lIIId is projected to teadI a low prior to sprins nmoJf <br />of 3551.82, 01" 7.716 MAP of live stonJp. The ",;"imnm eIevation lIIlC "I to pnxIucc power is 3490 or <br />4.126 MAP oflive 1klnIF. <br /> <br />Bill aw.n. <br />c-mor <br />_I GoOlp <br />Executive Direc10r <br /> <br />This drouabt ooit....,;.... is ~...! and couJd have trem....~ ~ not only to power cu8tomers, but . <br />1be caIinI Uppa- B8IiJl. CRSP power ~ be pricccI out of1be IIIlIIbt _the ibM",&: DCL-'"ryto 5up9OJt <br />1he Ieplly- Re..u....,. Prog,.udl couJd be abausted <br /> <br />As you bow. die _ pIOdwledfrom CRSP power r-oltion III1llDis'pOd..d IICIIIIllC offDlldmg fiJcdle <br />San,.. Riwl'lU.......-ed FIlIh RccoveIy T"Ip,__.I_I~'" PnJsram and the Itecovory lIqpL~.....I_'~.. <br />P...'ll..... fiJc die P..Ao.... .d Fish ~ in1he UpperCoL-".. Riwa'.1I weJI as d1cGlat Can,m Adapcive <br />)1.,........- PI_ Plummt to the lq-tlIrm fiIDdiDg hp1Rtiott fiJcthe Upper ColOllldo and San.Juan <br />a-.y Pn,g...... die _ fhlm CltSP power FJka.dWm provide fiJcbabilat lICIpIisitioa, fish fI&ISlI8C <br />slnIl:IInS, ~ .atioGaad odnr~ ............lIIIIlID8 oth<<1hiD4PI. The Departmeat oflDlerior and <br />Cu.+- have Iq ""WwW fi""""afiJc1hele n:covery pt~ and............."'" t'mdictg is critical to tbe <br />ability ofdle Upper Buia SIDea to ~~ ftlCCMIy dIiIIIB _lbadly -., to UIC CIlIJ"Cnnlpact <br />~4ftt._4.~ <br /> <br />The WClItllm Area Powa- ..Ymi"iotnm.wo ("W APA ") is ide : "..ms aboul4300 gipwalt~ ("GWh") of <br />eDaBY JI1X"'o,..v- in~. Of1blt .......... about 3200 GWh __ tnJm GIm CaDyon, lIIId oaIy 1100 <br />0Wh is ~ by Cltbor pIIm1s. IfGlm Canyoa _ uaab1e to ptVduc:e pcIWIlI". WAPA woaId have to <br />pur' J ~ CMlI' S200M MIdh ofpowar till finD up ...d...~...I.........:t>._.._ 11I8t wouId ...."""'... die Upper <br />OlICJ1f11dtt Riwl'BllliDFuad..1D '""":1:.00, dlepuww y-' 1-W_a....dIcI in1be1lllc WAPA <br />..............,....... This~ woa1dlikelybeia_ofdleDlllbtllllllllllllWAPA._...-,. <br />IlOJI8ClqUIIItJ WClIIJd be uaIib1y to ,....1 -, CRSP fIOWIII'. E_ ifW AP A did lICIt att""1't to JIIIlCl its firm <br />puww ..-.....:.. --.I, die DCOd till lIeO 1be lIo-._:nl"8 powa' lilt a raID hip CIlIlUllh to IlIIlCt die lIIUIIIII! _..ti:us <br />lIIIll-:....._.-JCCGIllJ. fiJc ~ RiwI' ~ Prqect fil<!ilifi... wuaId lIliII be 1ibIytD JIUlIb 1he cost of <br />CRSP powa-lIbcIftI-*t.llfe, ....,....Iimts .......~....d ntilifir... <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />lIoiud 01 WId CommlsrioMro. DMoion or Mincrab & ~I S....., <br />Oil & (;os Conoa ,.tio.. Comrnloolcn. C%mlo _ "'".. . DMcIon 0/ Fo'""'Y <br />-.. COllse,..1l01l1loald. DMsion of_ Resources * DMsion of Wildlife <br />