WSPC04055

• File Number: 8200.500
• Description: Colorado River - Colorado River Basin - Colorado River Basin General Strategy
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 9/28/1983
• Author: Bill McDonald
• Title: Memo: Summaries of Activities Concerning CRSP Power Revenue Discussions
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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RESOL"7IO~1

'''InEREAS t the Colorado R:."e:- Energ:; Distributors Association ("CREDA"),
a Colorado non pro:it cor?orat:on, has as ie3 ~e~bers entities that
purchase '; of the C.::>lorado Ri'Ter Storage Project ("CRS?")
power and energy marketed by the Wester':'1 Area POfJer Administration ("}le5ter~lf)
and,

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.~EREA5, CReDA and Western have had differences or opLnLon concerning che
scandards, mechods and levels for dece~ining and implemencing race increases
for CRS? power and energy, and CREDA has incervened in the proceedings
:.efore the Federal Energy Regulacory Commission ("FEltC") for approval and
confir~acion or CRS? raCe increases, as promulgated by wescern, and

\'7.EREAS, several of the differences of opinion concerning CRS? rate increases
are directly related co CRS? repaymenc ~ethods and standards administratively
established by the Jnited States, Depart~ent of Interior, 3ureau of
Reclamation ("Reclamation") and

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<'f~':'~_t"'. I Nes...er~ an eC..2rnatlon propose ,_0 enter l:1tO a.n ugt"e;e~ent on r.o";)
Colorado Ri'Ter Storage Project Power Repa;nnent Studies ("Interagency -='!:.,..")
in the for:n and substance as attached to chis resolution that sets forch
certain policy, methods and standards ror the development of power repay:nent
requirements that constitute a portion or the CRS? power and energy rates, and

.~EREAS, in consideration or the agreement of Nes,ern and Reclamation to
implement the Interagency Agreement, CREDA will ~iehdraw its opposition to
certai~ CRS? rate i~creases pendi~g ~efore FEaC and ~ill refrain from
i~tervention in the CRS? race increase proposal in uocket No. 83-5021, and

\'~EREAS, Nestern, Reclamation and CREDA representati7es have discussed the
benefits co be derived frcm closely coorcinaeing their::Jutual afro,ts. ._~_.
to authorize, confir:!l;. fra!:le, estab 1 ish a~d l::tp lellient.' certain-new -;i"rograms ---
and cer:ai~ existing arrangements) 3uch ?~~gra~s and ar~ar.gements ~aving in
part as their objec:ive the enla~ge~ent :~d ~nhance~en~ 0: federal Colorado
River Basin hydroelectric facilities and the aU~enCation of the flow of the
Colorado ~~ver with resulting benefits Co :he ~ater a~d power users within
the CRS? marketing area with an equitable ~istribution of cases and bene:ics,
and CREDA supports such coordination, neW progra!:ls and existing arrange~ents,

~Ow, THEREFORE, 3E IT HER~3Y RESOLV~D by the 30ard or Directors of CREDA as
fa Ilows :

In consideraeion ~f the I~teragency ~~~~A ~ill ~ithdraw its
opposition to t~e CRSP FY 1977 substit~te CRS? rate presently pending
in F~RC in Docket No. EF81-5021 and CR~DA shall not i~tervene in
opposiCion to t~e CRS? FY 1981 CRS? rate bef.::>re F~RC in Doc~et
No. EF83-S021, it being recognized that CREDA anc Nestern will use
their best effor:s to assure thac the CRS? rates currently ~efore
FERC shall be approved and confirmed on a final ~asis,

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