WSP04561

• File Number: 8220.200.05.R
• Description: Hoover Dam/Lake Mead/Boulder Canyon Project
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 5/9/1983
• Title: Federal Register: Part IV Dept of Energy - Western Area Power Administration-General Consolidated Power Marketing Criteria or Regulations for Boulder City Area Projects
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ID order 10 bave . common term of
_ for Boulder Canyon Project
power, reaewal COIIlraela wiD aJao
terorinale OD September 30. 2017.
WaleI'D balievea the term of contract
mown in the Criteria for the Projecta to
be f.ir aDd ..........ble.
('.n",.......ta were aJao received that the
po.t-U187 Baulder Canyon Project
contraela mlllt cantain . renewal c1aUlNl.
We.tern believes that there is DO need
for, and therefore wiD not Include.
renewallusuaae in Boulder Canyon
Project contracto, or the Criteria, aiDce
the .t.lute does not require .uch .
cl.use,
2. Marlretintl Area. The Criteri.
establiabes .and defiDeo the ........phic
bormdaries of the power JIIlIlbtlrra aru
for aD 1bI1der Qty Are. -. TIle
IIIU can....eraIIr be deacrIIred ..
lOuthern CalIfornia. aoutlrem Nev.da,
mo.t of Arizona and . small portion of
New Mexico. This is the ..... In whicla
power from Boulder City Are. reaource.
h.. been blatoricalJy marketed,
Thzouahout the public procea.
Western hu received ClIIIlIIlents from
entitleoln Utah am! other .tate. In the
Upper Colorado Rinr BaalD th.t th...
ltaln lhould receive . fair allocation of
Boulder City Are. power, They b.ve
Indicated th.t the aBocatlon of Color.do
RIver St....,. Project power (DWketed
by the Salt Lake City Are. OIIice of
Wfttem) to emitles In the Lower
Color.do River Ba.1n .hould be
withdrawn if the Upper Colorado River
Balin atIlln do DOt receive a fair
.Uocation of BoaJder City ANa power.
They bave pre....ted mapc tIbowjns the
.overlap" of the Salt Lake CIty and
Boulder City marketIns area. and h.ve
lDdIcated that entilles In the Lower
C!h .. R1Yer IlulD bave an unfalr
advanlale over anlllles III the Upper
C [I .... 1li_1lulD far aIIocaliona of
I'alIaIaI power choe III dIia "overtap" of
..utiDa --
fa __~ eatitIea III the 1IoulAIer
City ANa h.ve, -.....Ied that
We.1eI'D ahould retain b "'liWk..J
marketins .....
The blatoricalllWbliD8_
pneraUy ......di..- III the boancI.,;es of
thellareau of R-I---1IDa'.

(P--'--Iloa) Lower Colorado Resion.
...,... that poctIoa of the Lower
CIIIlndD Ilivw IlulD ill Ul8h,
..... rr- "" _la the Boulder
City Area ... lriIIoricaIly ......
JIIlIlbted 10 _.... Neftda. -'hem
Callfanda. ~, 8Dd III. IIUI'OW
IecIiaB "'New WexIco bonIerIrrs
...t.... ArIzoaa. ExcepI far Boulder
Cany"" Plojact power. tIrere is DO
=loI.ootlficatinD of. apecifled
_In which power from
CItr Area -.._ 10 to be
marketed. The dactoioo of the 81'11. In
wbIr:h to mubt power from particul.r
projecIa Ilea been Iefl III Secretarial
detll'llllDatiaa.
'I1Ie mubtlrra of~ from the
JImbr.DavIa Project ADd Navajo was
InfI..--*,,,, the IocatinD oftheae
p~ load cantlln md available
tJoo......'-lon. In the caae of the Pariter.
Da.. Projac:t. troo-"Il facililles
were ClIIIItnICted .. part of the Federal
projeclto tbe load oenten that could
, -oaIly be nadIed. Parker.Davia
Project power was muketad within the
States of ^"-ra. Califomja. ADd
Nevado dae to the practicality of
_...1....... over the relallvely abort
lIIalaace, Senioe pl8dicalltiH .100
-...... .......,...-ta for marl<etlrra
Na1/81o power 10 CItber pal1Idpents in
lie NaRjo GeIlaraIinl StatiOll. The
participants are located withiD Arizona.
Califomia, aDd Nevada. 'I1Ie layoff
contract IIrI'8IIll"mentl _ practical
because. eidler ~ ...mee
padla from tire Nav.jo reaoarce to the
"layo"" contracton were _bliahed.
for the moat part. by their Involvement
as N....lo parlicipaD1a, or the contractor
had_to the reaoarce becaaae of
Involvement ill other FederaI projeela.
The total ....fb.~ load In the
Boulder City Area is nearly 10.000 MW,
whIle the Federal_1o which the
Criteria applies have. total capability
of I_lira I.OllO MW, Federal
re._ III the Boalder City Area
IUppl, appcoxlmalal)' 30 percenl of the
total I"..r..- load.lD con_~
FedecaI ........._In the Upper Colorado
Ri_ BaalD _ Marly 51 pe......t of
the preferencaloacL To expand tire
Boulder City Marketlrra Are. to include
the Upper Colorado RiYer BuIn would
only ..rve III dilate the beDaflts of the
Federal .__ III the BouIdec CIty
Area, No (IOOCI-- .JIIIllU'I to reduce
... - ofFederal_1o the
Upper CoIcndo 1li_1leaIn. wben the
propol'1lloa of Fedaral..._ _ _ to
.....~ load are ill nch contrast.
WeaBD bas amchrded that the
JIOWM ~.... aIaotaId be
Hlabliaharlto ..d. ~ wIfh the
hiatorical power JIIlIlbtlrra practice in
the Boulder CIty Area.

S. Service StItaoJu. The CrIteria
provide. for two ...mea __ for
Boulder City ANa Projecta, The Summer
Se.1On IopnacaIIy the _the of March
throuP """"'w1th the Winter
Seuon belIII aeaaraJly the monthe of
October tIIroaP February. The Criteria
puvlclea for. ....meed .Uocation dorins
tha WIDter SaaaoD. .1 thil I. tire period
when .......tor maintenance i.
performed and the ........tlrra capacity
of the Projects 10 reduced.
The concept of ...nee ....on. for
marketins of Boulder City Area
relOurce. Is not new. The current
Parker.Davia Projecl CORtraela and
Southern Divi.ion Colorado River
Storase Project CORtraela have both a
Summer and Winter lervice lealon.
However, the length of thHe lervice
'ealonl do not correspond.
AdditionaDy, the current Boulder
Canyon Projact contracla do not contain
allocations for particular aervice "8IOn.
Western uked for comments on the
delirability of adoptlrra . 8 month
Summer-8 month Winter Se..on aimilar
10 thet contained In tire Colorado River
9loraga Projact contraela or .doptlrra the
7 month Summer.S mcmth Wmler
Se.aon llmUar to !be current Paiker.
Davia Project contraela,
Comments received Indicated that the
7 month Summer.. _th Winter
SealOn option was f.Nferred. R.8IODI
cited were that the olllfll' 7 month
SWDlller Seaon allowed the gre.ter
SWDlller Seaeon allocation 10 span the
month of March when. In general the
loed. were buildiq and the .dditional
relOlll'Ce is needad.
Pre.ent Boulder Canyon Project
contractors Indicated their concem thaI
the concept of ...mce ...Iona -'d
reduce their present oexlbmty of
acheduIina enellY 10 meet their loada.
We.tern'llntent is to allow the Boulder
Canyon Project contractors 10 achedul.
the energy allocated 10 them to mcel
their load. within water relea.e
constraints, not unlike the method
presently employed. The water relea.e
......traints .... the llIIDe .. those thaI
have hialoricaUy been impoaed. and in
fllC~ have been taken Inlo con.ideration
In the development of the service
........, Hiltorically, approximately 70
percent of the annual water release from
J.b YaaiI hu been ICbeduIed duriDa
tire 7 month Summer Se.lon, An amount
of -V aquiYalant 10 thic w.ter
reIaeae is ahown In the Criteri. ..
.vaIlable cIarlat the Summer SealOn,
with the remainder being mown ..
avanable In the Winter Senon. Western
believea th.t there is lufficlent diversity
ill the contractors' loada to be .ble to
schedule enellY to meet the need. of the