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<br />FtdIraI - t. I VoL 4ll. No, 110 I MODday, May 9, 1983 I Notices <br /> <br />.." <br /> <br />r- <br />~ <br />c: <br />M <br /> <br />_ of drDamIc IiFal. TIda em-. <br />IIlI8lllW 10 .........dlwte lbt llImIIaI of <br />......tiaD lIlat ..-tIr ...... <br />~.. NCeiYllll from ClIIftllt <br />IIoUt.r CanyOll Project -nctan <br />.....1DdI..ted !be bapartuae 10 lbtIr <br />power -=: lbt IDdIvId1W mdt <br />CllIltI'al ollbt Hormrr <br />__ 'DIe abIIitj to _ the <br />.........~ -1.....llDI mdlllo provide <br />.' 1...._ ..6 urd 10 control <br />......tIcm reapoIIH 10 lCbeduled load <br />.... ..,. II ... effIdenl uae of Ibe <br />.__, Olbeuoun:e, of senerallon <br />cannot accompliah Ibele funcllona a, <br />efficiently. <br />The nexlhility lnherenlin individual <br />seneraton al Hoover Powerplan~ under <br />term, of Ibe preoent contracta, have <br />h1.torica1ly been operaled for Ibe IOle <br />benefit of Ibe exialins contracton, The.e <br />seneraton are within four different <br />control are.. (City of Loll Ansele" <br />Soulbem California EdilOn Comp...y, <br />Nevlda Powlr Comp...y, ...d We'temJ. <br />The exl.lins contractoro hive enjoyed <br />Ibe beneflll of control area senerallOll, <br />whlth includl' Ibe 1110 of !be seneralins <br />unIlJ to lupply ralerves, to .lle Ibe <br />senerallon' to match load: ...d to <br />dilpltth unIl1 to keep up wilb ~tem <br />load buildup (Reserve., Regulallon ...d <br />RIDIPinsJ, <br />Continued operallon of Hoover <br />Powerplant a. four dictinct powerpl"'lJ <br />would relullin a leu th... oplimum <br />senerallon efficiency, Thil reduced <br />effidency baa been Ibe subject of one <br />report Ibat wu submltled to !be <br />Secrellry of Ibe Interior by Ibe General <br />Accounlins Office, The report <br />recommended. !bel in order to achieve <br />Ibe oplimum lDIounl of enOl'JlY per Iere- <br />foot of wlter, Ibe operallOll of Ibe <br />powerplant Ihould be inl.ated. <br />Peroonnel of Ibe Boulder City Area <br />Office have inve'lis"ted variouo m..... <br />of placins Ibe Hoover unIlJ in !be <br />Boulder City control area, ...d of ltill <br />anowins Ibe affecled porIies to 1110 !be <br />relOun:e to Iccompliah Ibele control <br />function.. At !be May 16, 1980 Public <br />Informallon Forum. Weltem adv...ced a <br />melbod of achlevills Ibese soaJa by <br />melllll of... electronic dynamic . <br />lCbedule, nu. propolal met wilb <br />approval .. to concept <br />At Ibe November 23, 11l82. Public <br />('--\ Forum. the City of Los <br />ADpIea. stated. lIlallbe method of <br />......lIoa control pl'D)lDled by We.tem <br />wllllld introduce lime delays into the <br />control of!beir cylleJu Ibet could not <br />be tolerated. Due to tbeoe .......~...nll, <br />memben of Ibe Boulder City Area .taft <br />...d the Lower Colorado ReslOll <br />Reclamallon ltaff met wilb <br />repro.entallve. of Ibe CIIITIIIt Boulder <br />Canyon Project contracton on <br /> <br />c: <br /> <br />December 16, 1IIZ. urd wilb iDdividual <br />_tracton in fDlIowina montha, The <br />........- oftbHe __ w.. to <br />dIacuao deolrable reapoIIH <br />cbaracteriatlCl aDd oommunlcallon <br />IIIq1Iirementa to Implement the control <br />method propoaed. Tbesa meelinp <br />rcsuIted in a report by Reclamallon ...d <br />W..tem addleuins !be probllJDl urd <br />rcqulremeall of the JII'lIPOIOd <br />operallODal scheme, .. wen II the <br />COIlCIplI to be employed. Poulble <br />IOlutiODl to eeveral of Ibe probllJDl <br />menlloned by the City of Loll Ansele. <br />are conlelned in the report, nu. report <br />ill entitled "Hoover OperallODal <br />ConceplJ," copies of whIth have been <br />furnished to Ibe affacted porIiel. The <br />conlrectoro Dr their operalins <br />repreoentallves will Jose full "hand. on" <br />control of Ibe seneralins unIlJ, butlbe <br />control offered by the electronic <br />dynamic ochedule concep~ II a <br />realOnable approxiDlation of Ibat <br />control. It II proposed thaI <br />Implementation of Ibe electronic <br />dynamic lCbedule concepl will be <br />''plutoed In" wllb olber des\sD thllDllel <br />at Hoover recommended by Weltem <br />and Reclamation for poll-1987 <br />operallona, <br />11. Nonfederal Funding of the Boulder <br />Conyon Project (Hoover) Upraling <br />Program. The Criteria provides thallbe <br />development ...d lublequent delivery of <br />the capacity available from Ibe Upralins <br />Prosram will be conlinpnl upon the <br />IlnaIization of flnancins qreemenlJ <br />wllb Reclamation ...d satisfactory <br />contractual arransements with We.tem, <br />Some queallODl have ariHD .. to the <br />relltionahip between Ibe allocatiODl and <br />the fundins qreemenlJ for uprated <br />capacity, The allocation of Ibe uprated <br />capadty siVII a potential contractor Ibe <br />ahility to participate in fundins <br />qreementa wllb Reclamation, wilb Ibe <br />delivery of thaI capacity beins <br />conlinpnt upon Ibe fumiahlns of <br />flnancins by qreement wllb <br />Rec1amation, <br />The fundins qreements are <br />envlcioned .. three party lUTlDlIt!mentl <br />between Reclamation, Weltem ...d Ibe <br />entity rccelvills Ibe allocation of uprated <br />capacity, In Ibe eventlbat an entity <br />recelvills the allocation fails to provide <br />Ibe nececsary fund\ns. Westem will <br />reallocata the IDIOunt of capacity ...d <br />enellY releaoed, <br />Several questiODl were uked wllb <br />reprd to lesilIlative amendmenlJ by the <br />Interior Ilepartmentlo Senate Bill 306. <br />These queationa Wenllll\lWared by <br />Reclamation In Ibelr letter dated <br />,...uary 3, 1883, to Westem. The <br />ciueltiona related to provillona of Ibe <br />lesilIlative amendmenlJ that required <br />Ibe Secretary of Ibe Interior to conlract <br /> <br />wllb entitiel contribulins funds in <br />amounta ...d for a durallon a. he may <br />de_e, The quutiOll WII; would <br />Interior honor Weltem'l propoled <br />allocation ...d term of contract. <br />ReclamallOll baa llI\IWered Iblt, inlofar <br />II allocationa urd term of conlrlcl, Ibey <br />would defer tbosa queltiona 10 Wellem, <br />Reclamatioa stated, '"ThOle <br />amendments should not be construed "' <br />... attempt to UIUrp Ibe Secretary of <br />EnellY" power markelins aulbority." <br />Due to the unique nature of the <br />Upralinp, clole coordination between <br />We.tem and Reclamation hal been <br />nace.oary to inaure Ibatlbe Criteria <br />doe. notlmpole conatraint' Ibat would <br />preclude contributed flnancins. <br />Recentleslllative amendment. <br />propo.ed by Reclamation 10 Senate Bill <br />288. Ibe luccellor to Senate Bill 306, <br />hive clarified many of Ibole item. <br />mentioned atlbe Public Commentl <br />Forum. <br />12, Marketing Power to the <br />Metropolitan Woler District of Southern <br />Californio, Under lerml of Ibe "General <br />ResualatioOl for Generation and Sale of <br />Power in Accordance wllb the Boulder <br />Canyon Project Adju.tment Act of <br />Il1fl,"lbe Metropolitan Water District of <br />Soulbem Californil receive. it. <br />allocation of firm enellY from Ibe <br />Boulder Canyon Project and I firlt <br />priority for delivery of .econdary <br />enellY, bolb a. defined in Ibe <br />Regulationa, The Regulation. and Ibe <br />tenne of Ibeir pre.ent conlraClJ reltrict <br />Ibe 1110 of lhil enellY to pumping weter <br />into and in Ibe Colorado River <br />Aqueduct In Ibe eventlbe Metropolitan <br />Water Di.trict doel not need Ibe ene'IY <br />for pumping Colorado River water, Ibe <br />ene'IY not taken i. divided in Biven ,_ <br />percentasel to Ibe City of Lo. Ange1es, <br />Department of Water and Power, and <br />Ibe Soulbem California Edison <br />Company. <br />Tbroushoutlbe public procell <br />Weltem hal not included Ibe restriction <br />Ibat ene'IY allocated 10 Ibe . <br />Metropolitln Wlter Diltrict in Ibe <br />renewal conlract be uled only for <br />pumpins Colorado River weter. <br />Commentl have been received Ibat Ibil <br />reltriction Ihould asaln apply to Ibe <br />Metropolitan Water District, and ene'IY <br />not uoed in pumpins Colorado River <br />water Ihould be diatriouted amons new <br />...d CIIITIIIt contractors, <br />When Ibe orlsinal allocltion. were <br />made In 1830, there wal .trons <br />oppo.ltion to the Metropolitan Wlter <br />District recelvills .uth a larse portion <br />(35 percent) of Ibe avanlble ene'IY. <br />California utilitiel feltlblt if the <br />Metropolitan Water Diltrict received <br />luth I larse block of power from Ibe <br />