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COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJEOT 39 COLORADO RIVER. COMMISSION OF NEVADA, Las Vegas, Nev., May 1,1962. . FLOYD E. DOMINY, Commissioner, Bureau oj Reclamation, U.S. Department oj the Interior, Washington, D.C. DmAR MR. DOMINY: With your letter of April 4, 1962, you sent us a eopy of regulation No.1 to the "General Regulations for Gen- eration and Sale of Power in Aeeordanee With the Boulder Oanyon Projeet Adjustment Act." You asked for our comments thereon. You also eneloseda eopy of "General Principles to Govern, and Operating Oriteria for Glen Oanyon Reservoir (Lake Powell) and Lake Mead During the Lake Powell Filling Period." Comments to the latter, the filling eriteria, have been previously submitted to you through eorrespondence, the last being in our letter of January 2, 1962, .addressed to the Honorable Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior. l~elative to the consideration of additional regulation No.1 to the "General Regulation's," our only eomment is in questioning the neeessity t1ndjor praotieability of the eonsideration of this proposed regulation l1t this tim'e since it does not become effective until June 1, 1987. It would seem to us that this is a matter that may well be given further consideration with an understl1nding and agreement reaehed thereon some few yel1rs from now sinee 1987 is not in this pl1rticular instanee a pressing date. Very truly yours, A. J. SHAVER, Chiej Engineer. THm METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOU'l'HERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, Calif., May 8, 1962. ;. FLOYD E. DOMINY, Commissioner oj Reclamation, U.S. Department oj the IInterior, Bureau oj Reclamation, Washington, D.C. ' DEAR SIR: Your letter of April 4, 1962, addressed .to ,Governor Brown, suggesting use of the Oolorado River development fund for making purchase of energy neeessary to sl1tisfy deficieneies of energy at Hoover powerpll1ht resulting from filling of Lake Powell, was referred to the Color~do River Board and is under iStudy. This distriet's eoml'o.ents on the proposed additional regulation No.1 transmitted to this office with yonr letter of April 4, 1962, are being withheld pending stlldy of your l1lternate proposal. When a eon- elusion is reaehcd you will be promptly advised. However, the district wishes your advice as to the application to the situation confrontin~ the district, of the "General Prineiples To Govern, and Operatmg Oriteria for Glen Oanyon Reservoir (Lake Powell) and Lake Mead During the Lake Powell .Filling Period," transmitted to this offiee with your letter of April 4, 1962. .Seetion 5 of the erjteria provides that-- At the discretion of ;the Secretary, allowance will be accomplished by the United States delivering~ energy * * *, or monetarily in an amount equal to the incremental cost of gene!ating substitute energy * * *. ,