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<br />State Engineer Kleitsch, Assi3tant Attorney-General Overcash, Dan Jones Rnd others.
<br />Mr. Batson, !~. Keimig, Mr. ~~tthews and others represented the Bureau of Reclamation.
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<br />The purpose of the meeting was to consider the proposed report of the Regional
<br />Director on the Glendo rroject. The plan of the project as stated in the report is:
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<br />"The Glendo Unit wouJd consist, of the Glendo Dam and Reservoir, and
<br />power plant on the North Platte River about 4.5 miles southeast of the
<br />toWn of Glendo, Wyoming, and the. Fremont Canyon power plant at the back-
<br />waters of the Alcova Reservoi.r. The Glendo Reservoir would be valuable for
<br />flood oontrol, sediment storage, and reregulation of releases from upstream
<br />power plants. The Fremont Canyon and Glendo power plants would supply
<br />existing and expanding needs for power in WYoming, Colorado, and Nebraska,
<br />for commercial, industrial, and domestic use and irrigation pumping. The
<br />Glendo power plant will generate ma:inlyduring the irrigation season, although
<br />it will provide some valuable winter peaking. The Fremont Canyon plant will
<br />op!!rate year-round. Other related purposes would be served."
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<br />Construction costs'are estimated at $42,073,000.00 of whj~h $8,384,630.00 is
<br />allOcated to flood control and is non-reimbursible. Annual benefits are estimated
<br />at $2,451,000.00. The benefit-cost ratio is 1.6 to 1.0.
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<br />The Glendo power plant will have an installed
<br />Fremont plant an installed capacity of 48,000 kw.
<br />estimated as follows:
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<br />capacity of 24,000 kw. and the
<br />Power generation and sales are
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<br />"Class of
<br />Energy-
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<br />Annual
<br />Generation
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<br />Annual Sales
<br />kvr.-hr.
<br />
<br />Average
<br />Rate
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<br />Revenue
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<br />Finn
<br />Secondary
<br />Purchased
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<br />300>,000,000
<br />17,000,000
<br />(4,600,000)
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<br />5.5 mills
<br />3.0 mills
<br />5.0 mills
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<br />$1,526,250
<br />46,200
<br />(23,000)
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<br />$1,549,450 "
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<br />277,500,000
<br />15,400,000
<br />(4,bUO,UUO)
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<br />Total
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<br />The earth fill dam will have a structural height of ~03 feet and a spillvffiY
<br />capacity of 62,300 cfs. The reservoir will have a maximum controlled storage capac-
<br />ity of 1,088,000 acre-feet.. There is 735,500 acre-feet of active storage, of which
<br />410,000 acre feet is allotted to power and 275,000 acre-feet to flood control.
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<br />Attention is directed to the f?llowing paragraphs in the letter of transmission:
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<br />"V.ater Rights
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<br />30. The relationship of water rights to the operation of the Glendo
<br />Unit was given primary consideration during the course of investigations.
<br />Because the water of the North Platte River is subject to interstate distri-
<br />bution it is of paramount importance that the states of ColoradO, Nebraska
<br />and Wyoming review the plan of operation, before construe tion is begun. The
<br />proposed plan of operation for the Glendo Unit is in conformance with the
<br />limitations relative to distribution of water as imposed by the United states
<br />Court'decree of 1945.
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