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<br /> <br />Colorado River Storage Project and Participating Projects (Glen Canyon, <br />Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa, Crystal, Morrow Point, and Fontenelle <br /> <br />. <br />Powerplants). Authorized in 1956, the CRSP initiated the comprehensive <br />development and use of water resources of the Upper Colorado River. <br />CRSP storage units stabilize the erratic flows of the Colorado River and <br />its tributaries so that annual water delivery commitments to the Lower <br />Colorado River Basin, as well as to farmers, municipalities, and <br />industries in the Upper Basin, can be met. Delivery of this water to <br />consumers is accomplished through, the participating projects. Several <br />participating projects have been completed, one of which has a <br />powerplant (Fontenelle), and others, such as the Central Utah Project, <br />are under construction. Additional development is expected in future <br /> <br />years. <br /> <br />Initial generation began in 1963. The maximum operating capacity of <br /> <br />. <br />the six powerplants is currently about 1,550 MW. The adjusted average <br />annual generation over the ll-year period from 1972 through 1982 was <br />about 5,588,000 MWh. An adjustment was made to properly reflect <br />generation at the Crystal Powerplant since 1978. These resources are <br />being marketed to about 100 customers and many additional member <br />systems. Existing contracts, with one exception, will terminate at the <br />end of the September 1989 billing period. One contract terminates on <br />November 25, 1991. <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />Collbran Project (Upper Molina and Lower Molina Powerplants). <br />Authorized in 1952 and in service since 1962, the output of the <br />Collbran Project is sold to one customer. The maximum operating <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />------ ,. <br /> <br />