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<br />whkh the ..\uthority's stalf cart'/uIly ilnal~7t.d and l'OIlSidt>Ted, Subst>quently.
<br />the problem of compensatilll!; 1100\"eT, Da\-is ami Parh'r clIstomt'rs fOT loss of
<br />IJOWl'r caused by opt'rations at Glt'n Callyon was t,lk<'1l undt'r consideration
<br />hy the \'ariollS groups, As the y('ar ('THled, ~t'\"('ral altematin' plans were
<br />being studied,
<br />For a Ilumlwr of p'ars it has lW1..'n appan'nt that the hat'kholle trans-
<br />mission snlt'lII constrm:ted bv tht, Bureau of Heclamation will be ullahle to
<br />h.andlt, hltllfe Authority l'lIstonwr IO,ltls. Thl' Authority has 1Jt.'t'1l Ilegotiating
<br />with tll(' Bureau to illl'f('aw its t'outral'fllral rights ill this system, but anv
<br />POll'utial iUl'Tease is limikd by the ultimate phpical capacit;. of th(' sysh'ln
<br />itst'lf. This sysh'Ill, UpOIi whkh tht' Authority is compklel)' l!f'lwndellt fm
<br />Ih.. dt'lin'ry of power and ('lll'r~~' to its ('ustomers, (';UlllOt take cart' of a
<br />slllall fraction of till' ellt'rgy to Iw l!;('neratt'd at Bridge Canyon or \1arble
<br />Call)'oll if till' pbm of thl~ ';\llthflrity to cO/lSlme! Ihest' projt:l'fs ar(' carried
<br />out. E\t"lI ill :ukann' d this IXl\sihility. till' (klin'r\' of t>lll'rgy from GI('n
<br />Can~'f)n j'rojt'tl ant! frolll tht' Four (:nnll'rs an'a of tht' State will SOOIl plat'('
<br />t!PIII.UlJS 011 the Bureau's sr!<ott'nl which call1JOt Ill' 1111'1 \\ithoul pro\'idiut';
<br />e\it'lIsin' additions lIt'<:t"~sitatillt'; illlllwtliak ('apital tllltla~',
<br />In ('(lllllt'dion with ils proposal to hlli]d hydro dl'drit- plants at Brid~('
<br />Callpll1 ami \brhlt, Canyoll, it is important to lIote Ih:11 the _'\uthority's plam
<br /><:Illltl'mplak tIll' t'\Ilt'lIlliluf(' ill ('Wt'SS of ~IOIl,noo.()oo for trallsrnis~ion f<ll'i1i-
<br />lies to mall' s\J('h power ,j\'ait.lhk 10 th.' Ill<ljor load ('t'ntt'rs \\ithin tht' Stall'
<br />of ..\rizolla. TIlt' tr'IlISlllissioTl facilities propfl~..d ill ((lllll/'('Iion with the All-
<br />thority's projt'ets prO\ide for intcrl"OIlllt'diOIl with Ihl' Bureau's project at
<br />Chon Cann'll as well as with \';lrio11s points flf till' l'\i.stillg BUrt'au s~-Sfl'lIl
<br />within till' State of .-\rizon:l_ Bill e\'t'll this i.s 1I0t e!loul!;h. E\!l-lISiH' additiollS
<br />mllsl 1)(' madt, to Ihe II."; k" facilities of tht' nUre<lll of Ikdamatioll if man\'
<br />('lIstonwn of till' :\Ilthority are 10 f('l'I'in' powI'r alld t'll('rt';~ from all~'
<br />projt'cts rlllW untlt'rway hy thl' Bllrpall, pri\atl' Iltilit~. e(llllp,\rlies. or Ihe
<br />propost'd pwjl't'b of lhl' ,\ri/olla l'OWIT .\ufhnrit)', Ikl'(lC:llizin~ allll sohint';
<br />this prohl"1l1 is of illlll\l'diah' and nitica] important'(' 10 tilt' pow!'r llSl'rs of
<br />tl1i~ Stall'. It is import;lIlt to lInlt- Ihal 'IlJIll'1li lilt' ('lIrrelll proposals ill rt'~ard
<br />to trallSllli.ssioll /acilitit's 1ll;ll!' prm isioll fllr deli\('r)' of an)' ~Ilhstalltial
<br />amollnts of pOWt'r alltl l'llt'rc:y IwyotHl Iht, two nujor load t'('lItl'rs of tht'
<br />S!,lll', I'hoeni.. ami TII('SOll.
<br />J)ming tilt' past YI'ar tilt" :\uthorit~ rt'(Ti\l,d pditilllJS ami ht']d Iwarim:s
<br />OIl thrt'l' proposals to ,Hm'lId or Ir;U1sft'r I'Il\\l'r PlIn,hast' Ct'rlifit'alt's. Follow-
<br />ing sllch ]It'arillgs. tht' ,\lIlhoril)' appron'd I]lt' transfer of Ihl' CI'rlifieah'
<br />pn'\ i(}IlS]~ 1ll'ld hy IIIl' \'t'rdl' EII~'lrk Cnnpl'ratin', hl('. to its SlIlTI'ssor in
<br />tbl' ;lrt',l. tIlt' :\rizlllla 1'1Ihlk SeT\'k(' COIl1P'lII)', For this sallll' company. tll('
<br />,\ulhorit~. appro\f'd lilt' ,1I1lt'lltlnlt'1l1 of ils I'owt'r PlIn,haSt' CI'rtificah' in tilt'
<br />Bagdad aft'" amI in tll\' \idnily of Parll'f, ;\ri/olla. \\'ith tIlt' t'xl,t'ption of
<br />tilt' adioll rl'!.Iting 10 thl' Parll'r art''', tl\l"st' adinllS WI'ft' Illlt'llllll'sl('t1, In
<br />till' CI.St' of tlw pl'filioll pt'TLlillillC: to l'arJ...er, lilt' proposed ;lI11t'llIlnlt'llt was
<br />npposf'd hy ('(lUIlSt,J for tIlt' Colorado Hhl'r Indians. Thl' art':t in\'nhrtl is
<br />(llltsidl' lIlt' I'\krior houndaries of tll(' Colorado Ilhl'r IlIdian Iksl'ryatioll
<br />hili ill dos(' proximit\. to sill1ihr areas no\\" Iwill!! st'T\I"d h~' the Indian
<br />SI'T\ ict'. COllnsd for tilt' Int!iallS ft'ql1l'sit'd that thl' pdititlll T1''l1lt'slt'd h)'
<br />..\riZOll;1 Puhlic S"T\'jct' C011lpan~' hi> dt'Tlietl nil III(' ~roll\1ds that it.. issuance
<br />would dt'prin' the Indiam of potential futur!' ('II.~trJnwr~. if alld WI1l'll lht'
<br />prewnt t'ketric dislrihntion fat'iliti('s now OW1Wtl ann o!)('rall,t\ hy tht'
<br />l'nitt'd Stah's ",pre transferred 10 tht' Tril...., It is important tll 1I0h' Ih~t thl'
<br />t'T1ih'd S!.Iit'S (;0\ I'rlllllt'nt itself did not nppow tilt' !!rantin~ of this C('rti.
<br />ficak wJWII Ihl' m.\tter first (';ll11e lip for 11I'ari1H!_
<br />Dllrin!! tht' H\lr Ih.. ..\uthnrit\- Ill'!!otiatt'd and I'\f'('llted a PoweT Inter-
<br />dlallC:t' ,\~Tt'~'I11't'nl with tll(' Slate of :\"l'\';Hla, a \\'IWI'IiIl!! rfllltrarl with
<br />E]t'drka] Dislri('t :\"ulllllt'r Tlm'l' and made Sl'\('ral ~i!!llifi("ant ,l1nelHlmt'nfs
<br />in its pOwt'r ('ontract~ with \lohan' Elt'drie Coop.. ,ulll Sulphur Springs
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