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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Ilrvw8tmeta aDoc:ated to the power
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be. aD openlting COlla. including .
operatiDn and mainlenlUlce,
repl.cemenb, purcb.oed power, lUld
wheelina. and (3) 10 repay or fund
certain irrigation or other wBter reeource
project cost.. While all costs muat be
recovered. the resuIatiDn. implementing
project authDriti.. preclude the
Government from makins a profit on the
sale of power. or from m.rlteting the
power to the highesl bidder.
15. Al/ocations to Militory
lnstal/ations. ThroOllhDUt the public
procesl commenlc bave been .....ived
from mililary inataDatioDl indicating
their decire to receive lUl allocation of
Federal power. The.. commenb h.ve
streload the lI.tu. Df the inltallatiOlll al
pref_nee entities. They bave pul fOlth
public inlerelt argumenl. hDIdin8 that
.n allocation of 1_ coal power for the
ule of the install.tion wDuld reduce the
over.1I COIl of governmentlllld would.
therefore. benelit .0 Df ibe taxp.yen Df
the n.tiDn. WOltem recognize. the
st.tu. of the military inlt.lI.ticaa under
the Reclamation Project Act Df1939 as
preference entities, bill DOt as
preference entitie. with a Irish.. priDrity
.1 .moDl other preference enlitie..

B. RevilionltD tbe "Propooed General
ConooUdated PDW. Mark.lint Cdtcrla
or RegulatiDDl for BouIrIar City Area
Proj~,iliDDl," .1 a RecuII Df
Public Commont

Pari I. Section C-Cartroctual
Information

The contr.ct tenn for Boulder Canyon
Project power h.1 lieen r:It.nged from 20
ye... to 30 ye.... nnl ebll1l8" w..
m.de tD .1I0w for. grell!er tenn Df
contract fDr Bonldl!r CaD)'OD Project
contracton to dIU. tioM:: the investment
in tha Upr.ting Program .t re.oon.b1e
.nnualnta,
The eDe!IY '"C""G...d....tion period for
Boulder Canyon Project pDwer he. been
extended from 10 l1li :IJlI yea... TIrio _.
ch.nged to reflect tile resultl '" current
hydrology .tudiel,
The contract temr for power from the
N.v.jo re'Duree h.1 been deleted.
Studi.. are in prosrell involving
Reclamation, Wectem, .nd ArizDna

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atllllIeIlD det-ma _la Df
_L iIanI "",..,. lIlat woaIcI be
ouppartaWa r.o. a ~ marltcling
pa...... ~ tire Boad.. Canyon Project
JIOWIC aIIoaa1ed ... _ lrr ArIaona lUld
N.vajo pow"llIrplua tD ~
Arizona Project .... 'I1le multI Df
tbeoe atucllea. and All)' -..
urangamanta for CellIni Arizona
Projad'featurea. ..y require adjllltmenl
of the !arm of contract tD rellect periodo
of dftt omrIce of !boas ealllie.
advlUlr:1n8 fundi. Tbetefore, W..tem
will cmJ.y lIeIling a COIltract term for the
N.v.jo resource antil after the reaulb Df
the ltudi.. are ..allable.

Pori lV. Navajo Generuting SIDtion

The preference order for power from
the N..ajo Generating St.tion IlIrplu.
to Central Arizon. Projecl needl has
beea chansed to indicate that
aDocallon. will go liralto entiti.. in
ArizDII8. AI expl.ined e.r1ier. W..tern
. believ.. lUld RecllIIIUItion IUpporta the
, .uocation Df Navajo power tD ArizDna
entitiel, tD the extent th.t the .1I0catiDn
can .1Ii.t nonfederaI funding Df cert.in
fe._ of tile projec~ and th.t
compJatiDn of the project II of great
importance to the United Statal .nd the
State of Arizon.. SIleuId .tudiel
underway nol pro... to be fruitful,
Weltem will .lIor:ete Nav.jo power in
.ccordance with the leot three
preference prioritiee.
The cI... of power fDr the N.v.jo
relOlll'Ce h.. been changed from Long
Tenn Fino Power 10 Long Term
Contingent Power. A reevaluatiDn Df the
n.ture '" the "'lOurc.. the IDael th.t the
N.v.jo re.ource il dedicated ID ..rve,
Iinancial illlpacll to Central Arizon.
Project repayment of PUrcbalina finning
energy, and die va,,- Df the
hydrOlesie cycle rcqIlire the ...rlteting
of contingent power.
The Navajo resource must first meet
the Certtral Arizona Project needo. The
hydrologic cycle can be ouch th.t
lurplus water !"'." can be follDwed by
nonnal!",a.. and viC&-....... TIIil wDuld
lead to marketing the elli1llllted amount
of smp/ua capecily and enefIY daring .
normel!",.r 011 a 6na belt.. followed by
. parcll... Df expensift capecity and
energy to meet the IirIII COIl_
obligations the followlns nrp!uc yeer.
The ponible dieperity b.ot....n the
purcbne and saleo nta to .apply the
contract obIl8atiDM IIIIIJ be neb, th.t
on advene effect upon Certtral Arizon.
Projecl.<!>*yn....t cOllid _.

1'811 V,l'tIIUr.Dovis PrujM;J

The table Ihowing the existing Parker-
D.vie Project allocationc ..... been
reviled to .fulW the wilbdraw.1 Df
priority _.e power fDr the Fort Mohave

IndilUl Tribe from thaae contraclorl
having . withdrawable allocation.
The amDula of pow.. .vall.ble for
aDocatiOll ha.... aloo been changed 10
rellal:t _la a1Iocated to the City Df
Needl... CaIIfonrIa. tba~ .1 'I.ted III the
CrIteria. ..... mat the requiremenb to
become . .,..r.....uce contractor.
Laaa-lanIlP8aldng Power in the
amount of 10 MW hal been removed
from the Criteri., RocIam.tion, in it.
leller ofMan:h 18. 1983, indicated thai
the actual capacity ratinga of the
generating unib at Devi. D.m were
incDrrect. In actu.lity the Dovil Units
are rated .t 411 MW continuously. rather
th.n 52 MW as uoed in an e.rlier
determination of marketable capacity.

Pari V/. Boulder Canyon Project

Tbe t.ble Ihowing the amDunts Df
Long-Tenn Conlinsent Power reserved
for renewal to current contractors has
been modilied tD renact comments by
Southern Califomja Edison CDmp.ny.
the City of Los Angle.. Depa_ent Df
W.ter and Power, and the St. tel of
ArizDn. .nd Nevada.
The table in tile August 24. ,982-
Criteria incorrectly showed the entire
entitlement for the City of Boulder Cily
coming from the Los Angeles allDcation.
In .ctuality the entitlement is .erved
equally from LoI Angeles Depa_ent of
Waler ond Power and Southern
Californi. Edioon Comp.ny.
The St. leI Df ArizDna and Nevada
have agreed on . di.tribution of.. MW
reserved for .... by the.. states in the
General Replationa. Thele amounts
h.ve been changed in the lable.
It h.. been reported that the Bureau of
Min.. office in BoooIder City, Nev.da is
c1Dling in October 11183. Inasmuch aa the
20 MW entitlement II restricted far use
in a specilic geographic area by
Regulation, the Boulder City .lIocation
h.s been lhown .1 20 MW and the
Bureau of Minel .nocation has been
deleted. However, should the Bureau of
Mine. Dffice not r:Ioae. the renewal
referred to in the Crlteri. will be offered
to the Bure." of MiDec.
Preference lanpagc regarding the
Boulder Canyon Project allocatiDn has
been .dded. Thil language was
contaiaed in !be September 22. 1981
Criteria, but waalnadvertently
ommilled in drafting the August 24. 198Z
Crillarla.
The amollDt of -sf ohown
.lIocated for u.. in the St.te of Nevada
h.1 bee lDc:raaled by ZOO Mk Wh
.nnually. Commrmta received indic.ted
IUpport for tbio .ddition.1 allocatiDn.
When tha Central Arizona Project is
completed. Feder.1 power will be in use
for pumping the allocation of Colorado