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<br />Previous Investigations <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation (now Water and Power Resources Service) <br /> <br />issued a preliminary report on pumped stora~e investigations in tlte Upper <br /> <br />Colorado Region in Harclt of 1964..Y Results of tlte inve.tigations led <br /> <br />to tlte 1966 autltorization (Puh 1 ic taw 89-561, September 7, 1966) of a s tl1- <br /> <br />dy to determine tlte feasiltilitv of developin~ peakin~ power in tlte Upper <br /> <br />Colorado Region. Thou~1t autltorized, tlte investigations were not funded <br /> <br />until Fiscal Year 1975. <br /> <br />Tlte Pl.anning Team for tlte pumped stora~e investigations .,as formed in <br /> <br />April. 1975 and several subteams were created to aid in the study process. <br /> <br />'1:he peaking power capaci.tv needs for the Colorado River Stora!',e Pro- <br /> <br />ject marketing area were estimated for the target period from 1986 to <br /> <br />2000. Around 1~0 sites were identified and analyzed hy the Team members. <br /> <br />Sites tV'ere to "'e recommended foT' feasibil;,ty study on an indi,vi,nua1. ryasis <br /> <br />as future needs <<ere projected. The Dlan formulation process eventually <br /> <br />resulted in tlte selection of 25 sites to be presented to the Dublic. Six <br /> <br />public meetings were held in different locations around the Re~ion tltat <br /> <br />provid~d input w~ich was com~ined with t~e previously accumulated data. <br /> <br />As a result, Utah take Pumped Stora~e, Blue Hesa Outlet Works. arid Glen <br /> <br />Canyon Outlet l~orks, were recommended for feasibi.l.ity study in fiscal year <br /> <br />1979, Flamin~ Gorge Outlet Works for fiscal year 1980, and tlte Dunham <br /> <br />Point Uni t Study was funded for fiscal year 1981. <br /> <br />1/ Pumped Storage Investil'lations, Preliminary Reconnaissance Report. <br /> <br />Bureau of Recl.amation, Region 4, Salt take City. Utah, March 1964. <br /> <br />7 <br />