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<br /> <br />. .-' <br /> <br />capacity of the powerp1ants is presently 14.0 MW. The average annual <br />generation over the 18-year period from 1965 through 1982 was 53,300 <br />MWh. The existing contract terminates at the end of the September 1989 <br />billing period. <br /> <br />Rio Grande Project (Elephant Butte Powerp1ant). The Rio Grande <br />Project was authorized in 1905, and the powerp1ant went into servi~e in <br />1940. The maximum operating capacity of the Elephant Butte Powerp1ant <br />is 27.0 MW. The average annual generation was 60,700 MWh for the <br />41-year period from 1941 through 1981. Rio Grande resources are <br />marketed to two customers. The existing sales contracts terminate on <br />September 30, 1989. <br /> <br />Provo Ri ver Project (Deer Creek Powerp 1 ant). The Deer Creek Powerp 1 ant <br />was authorized on August 20, 1951, completed in 1958, and began <br />generation the same year. The maximum operating capacity of Deer Creek <br />Powerp1ant is about 5.0 MW and the average annual energy production for <br />the 24~year period from 195~ through 1981 was 25,600 MWh. <br /> <br />A contract dated December 20, 1938, among the United States, the Provo <br />River Water Users' Association, Weber River Water Users' Association, <br />and Utah Power & Light Company (UP&L) is terminable only by the mutual <br />consent of the parties. Articles 15 and 16 of the contract provide for <br />the concurrent replacement of capacity and energy losses experienced by <br />UP&L as a result of the diversion of Weber River water to the Provo <br />River, that would otherwise have been used by UP&L to generate power at <br />their hydroplant on the Weber River. However, UP&L has accepted <br /> <br />3 <br />