<br />FtdIraI - t. I VoL 4ll. No, 110 I MODday, May 9, 1983 I Notices
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<br />IIlI8lllW 10 .........dlwte lbt llImIIaI of
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<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
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<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
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<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
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