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COLORADO RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT STUDY: FINAL RE:PORT ISSUES INVOLVING HYDROPOWER PRICES/MARKETING/REVENUES No NAME SPECIFIED SANTA CLARA CITY SANTA CLARA, UT Hydro power prices being stabilized (held down) is very essentiaL The consequences of privatization of federal power marketing entities must be given careful consideration. JIM BURDICK CHURCH AND DWIGHT co., INC. GREEN RIVER, WY Use of Hydro-electric power changing to base load vs. historical swing load to meet peak usages will cause increased power generation via higher cost alternates. This will decrease Hydro-electric revenue and increase consumer cost and overall air pollution due to increased coal fired capacity; since surely environmental concerns will not allow clean Atomic power. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEETING BOULDER CITY, NV If were looking at this for 30 years, and looking at upper and lower basins in total, we should consider the repay- ment schedules of all facilities along river, not just Glen Canyon Dam. Don't focus just on hydropower generation, include all effects of dams. Impacts of conflicting demands for hydropower and water resources. Also mention impacts of water users. Also include effects on recreation as a resource. Need a number, not just a bullet, for addressing water. Perhaps it seems so fundamental that it goes without say- ing. But maybe it needs to be brought up to be inclusive. Lots of language going around about privatization. Some entities evaluating the sale of marketing are also talking about privatization of generation facilities. Everything is on the block. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEETING SALT LAKE CITY, UT Continued focus on power revenues to pay for resource protection. Power feels that $ should come from other sources, state, recreation, etc. Seems to be in two arenas, one is policy change, another is different uses of public participation and recognizing new values. Privatizing power entities includes sale of generation facilities, not just marketing side. When talking title transfer, its essential to discuss what caveats go with each transfer. If the buyers want to leave ESA commitments with federal government, that is a prob- lem. This becomes an issue as we begin to discuss what can reasonably be transferred. Such discussion may greatly reduce the number of potential projects for transfer,. Issues of whether or not there needs to be NEPA compli- ance in transfers. There is an issue involving title transfer, new parties com- ing in, e.g. if Western is done away with. Will they be allowed to make profits, or have shareholder dividends? BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEETING PHOENlX, AZ Is power delivery or water delivery more of an issue in lower stretches of river? It's both. What inhibits solving these problems? JO CLARK WESTERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIA'TlON DENVER, CO Essertially all contracts are cost -based. Market mechanisms have. little impact under current policy, but the fact they are long term contracts does-it removes flexibility from the system. BONNIE COLBY DEPT. OF AG. ECON., UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON, AZ Closely tied to the economic aspects of irrigation as low cost power makes irrigation more economical. MIKE COWAN WE;STERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION GOI-DEN,CO implications of changing power market mechanisms due to electric utility deregulation. impacts of operating to keep reservoirs at the fullest level possible on power generation. intplications of potential climatic changes on hydropower production. JA,.,ES DEACON EN:VIRONMENTAL STUDIES, UNLV LAp, VEGAS, NV The effect of hydropower on growth in the basin and on environmental issues may make it even more important th~n irrigation or water conservation as a management isslle. It involves questions of least cost end use as much as does water conservation. C~RIS GEHLKER SI~RRA CI-UB, GRAND CANYON CHAPTER PHOENIX, AZ I would put a slightly different slant on this issue, combin- ing elements from the economic aspects of irrigation to foCUS on privatization of the water and hydropower resources in the Colorado basin. I believe that privatization is coming and that it provides opportunities but also pre- sents severe challenges to the environmental community. J\>HN KEANE SALT RIVER PROJECT PI'-WE:NIX, AZ Tl;1ese issues are ultimately going to be easier to negotiate than changes in the institutional framework and the resolu- tion of Native American water rights.