WSP01576

• File Number: 8220.100.50
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 3/1/1988
• Title: Replacement Resources Processes - Final Methods Report - Appendices
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

regardin~ identification of CCP Act
replacement resource methods will be
provided in Federal R..,ps.er notices. In
addition. the brochUnl and notices will
be mailed to interested partlos.
includin~ those identified in tho GCP
Act.
Western and the Colorado River
Energy Distributors AssocIation have
cosponsored several infonnal r"llional
customer meetinRs in Phoenix flune 231.
Salt Lake City (July 1), Albuquerque
(July 61, and Denver fluly 71 to discuss
contract-related issues regarding near-
term and lon~-tenn firm power
~ obligations and "'placemelll resource
need.. Discussiona between Western
and existing wbolesale finn power
customors conce\1ling events. possable
outcomes. and necessary contract
modifications are expected to continue
throughout 1994. .
Western's Salt Lake City Noa Office
is developing an initial list of
individuals and organizotions antorested
in the replacement resource procoss.
Parties interestad in receiving
information or adding their names to the
mailing list may contact the sources
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMAl1Oll CONTACT;
Replacement Resoun>>-Jeffrey J,
McCoy. Resources and Marketing
Studies, Western Area Power
Administration. P.O. Box 11606. Salt
Lake City, Utab 84147-0606. Telepbone:
[phone] or [phone],
Contract Modification_Burt Hawkes.
Contracts and Customer Services.
WesjAlrn Area Power Administration,
P.O. Box 11606. Salt Lake City. Utab
84147-0606. Telepbone: 1801')52'\-3344
or [phone].
5UPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCP
Act states that tho SocrotON 01 the
Interior. .
Shall oporat. Cion Canyon 0.1111: in
accordance Wllh tho Bdditional cruer.. and
op.ratin~ plans" . . :md e~ercis. olher
aUUlcnties under cXlsl1n~ taw in such a
manner as to protect. mtUr.'Jtt! tfaversf!
impacts to. and improve the volu..for ,vhich
Grand Canyon National P<:rk Dnd Ohm
CDnyon National Reclt'ouon nl'!O were
e.tabli.h.d....(CCP. Act. S,clIon 18021
('JOphasis add.d)
The GCP Act was enacted to address
resource m3Jla~ement problems in
Grand Canvon National Park and Glon
Canyon National Recreation Aroa
attributod to the operation of Glen
Canyon Dam. Operations of Glen
Canyon Dam bave been modified during
the interim period prior to completion
of the Glen Canyon Dam EIS. It is
anticipated that compliance with the
GCP Act to reduce operations-related
impacts to the downslleam environment

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Federal Re1tister I Vol, 59, No. 151 I Mondav. AUllust 8. 1994 I Notices

herealler as the GCP Act. enacted
October 30. 1992. Section 1809 of the
CCP Act slatas that the Secretary 01
Energy,
In consultation with the Secl'f!tarv of the
interior ana with representauves of the
Colorado River Slora~1t Project power
customers. environmental O~DJliZlUODS and
lbe States of ^rizona. Californil. Colorado.
Neveda. New Mex.ico., Utah. and WyomtnR
shan identify KonomlcaUy and tec:hnicaily
r~asible methods of replacinR any power
genef8tioa that is lost tbrou~ adoption of
lon~.tenn operational aiteri. for Clen
Canyon Dam...
10is section further states that-
Th. SeaolOry shall p",..nl . repon of tho
fiodings. and implemenhD~ draft I~islation.
H necessary. not later mIlD two ye...s aner
adoption oi lODg~teno operlting cnteriL
Wastem is beginning thaprocess of
identifying methods to replace lost Glen
Canyon DaRl hydropower at this time in
order to effectivelv evaluate cUstomer
needs and implement neccssarv conuact
modifications as aoon as possllile.
Section 1809 also requires that the
S"I""tary shall
. . . Include an invnti~.llon of the .
reasibHity of ,dlustin~ opol"ltions al Hoover
Dana to "'pia", oil or p"" of IUch lo.t
generauon.
In addition_ the Secretary shall
Include 80 inYMli~ation ot the
modificatiol1l or addition. to the
trIDImll.ioD .ystem thlt may be requi.red to
sequin and deliver replacement pow.,.
The S""",,ary of Energy. acting hy and
th:ough Western. has the responsibiUty
of marketing power generatad at Glen
Canyon Dam, including power sold in
place of allY lost Glan Canyon Dam
markotable resource. which necessitales
the Replacement Resource Methods
Roport to Congress.
Westrm's approach to identifying
motho,ij and acqllirin~ lonA~tenn
replacernontfosources for Glen Canvon
Dam WIll be to considar cost- .
elfectiveness wbile incorporatin~
Frinci~l::s of i~tegratAd rcsourr.e
"ianning. Western will consiaar a
variety 01 resource options. both supply-
side and demand-side. as weil as
roneweble resource options. which
would eneble it to provide reliable
!~rvlce to its customers at the lowest
(loSSlblo system cost.
Western hoo been iormulatine a pian
(1) to prepare. through consultation. the
ropon on the,economicaily and
technically foasible methods of
replacing losl Glon Canyon Dam power.
and drall legislation If necessary; and (2)
to identify the range of replacement
resources beaded and the necessarY
revisiona to existing wholesale firm
power contracts to accommodate

replacement resource obligations.
Western will implement the acqwsition
of any replacement resources later,
through a separate process.
As part of this planning. Western has
had several meetin~s smC8 Apnl1993
with linn power customers to (liscuss
inlonnally the range of customer
replacomont resources needed. Western
has discussed limitations of, aild needed
modificatiuns to. existing lon~-term
wholesale firm power contracts. as well
as asswned timing 01 decisions by the
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation :
(Reclamation) and Western inicertain
ongoing environmental impliq.
statemenlS (EIS) and relatad decision:
processes. Reclamation'. Gletl Canyon
Dam EIS will ultimately Influence the
magnitude and timing of avaUahle
hydroelectric power from the' Glen
Canyon Dam., Western'. Salt Lake City
Neallntegrated Projects (S14VIP)
electric power marketing (~l ElS will
detennine Westem'a commiUnentlevel'
lor the near.tenn and may af(act Its
, long.term obligationa in whdlesele finn
electric service contract.. Both sbort-
tenn and long-term obligationa may
inOuence and be InOuenced ,by eventual
costs to customers.
Future consultation meetings and
infonnational mailings on ~pledng lost
power from Glen Canyon Dam will
focus on a reasonable rmgebf future
SLCAlIP firm power contraCt
obligations and potential methods to
acqUire the most cost.elfectlve
alternative sources of replaq.ment finn
resource. needed to meet those
obligations. The SLCAJIP consists of
resources from the Rio Grande Project. .
Collbran Project. and Colorado River
Storage Project (CRSP), wbich includes
Glen Canyon Dam, Cost-eUectivonoss
will be an inlc~ral compon~nt 01 the
selection criteria for roptac~mQnt
reSQurces. !
PROCEDURES: The consultation period
lor Identifying the method. of raplacing
Ihe marketable rosourc. 10$t at Glen
Canyon Dam has begun and \vill end
prior to submission of the ,,"port 10
Congress. Following publication of this
notice. the next step will be the
preparation of a brochure.!which will
.ddrllss. amon~ other itenjs. the scope
and schedule of the entire' process
envisioned by Western to fdentiiy the
required replacement resqurce methods.
Formal consultation Will \Ie initialed
with representatives of ~P power
custome". environmental organizations
and the Colorado River B.sin States.
Native Americans. the SeCretary of the
Interior. and other intere~ted partie. in
late 1994 or early 1995. Notices 01 dates
and locations of future m~etings