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<br />" <br /> <br />;, <br /> <br />USBR <br />UM Region <br />5/21/74 <br /> <br />p;rr.nSURS 3 <br /> <br />This will provide the information requested in item 3 of ~~. Brabham's <br />memorandum of clay 13 to Mr. Neuberger. <br /> <br />Nissouri River Uasin hydroelectric po"er has been comlllittee! to <br />\.,'hol.~sQlr.; ~O"".::~ (:~l:::J":Il:-:~~:; h.v t;.:o sepnrate operating Divisions of <br />the Pick-Sloc,n Hissouri Basin Program. Hydro plants in each <br />Division are hydrologically integrated "ithin a river system and <br />are electL'icl:illy il:~2~i..~,::;t(.l1 '::i l:1iiIi n Division. !-\J..l~IQ!J::;h ...c~:c t:.;o <br />Divisions are essentially two separate power systems, the whole <br />project (r-S ~mp) is one financial entity for re~ayment. Any action <br />affectin~ th" fin<lndal structure a!Hi po\ver rates 0 f one Division <br />would affect ~L;10 other lHvision. For this reason datu are provided <br />for both Divisions. <br /> <br />.The eastern Division of the Pick-Sloan t.lissouri Basin Program is a <br />fully integrated pmver system operating in Nontana, North Dal;ota, <br />South Dakota, ,,'estern Hinnesota, western Iowa, and central and <br />eastern Nebraska. Firm hydro resources for po<ver eonunitted bv the <br />Eastern Division are: one-half the firm capability at YellOl.,'tail <br />!):!~ i.~ :~:::;~~:-:::: .:::::! .::l~ -:1:2 fl.r:7l c::p~~ili :j' ::t C:':"':!D~ r~~~-..y" ~~;-;, .:..;-.~ <br />Fort Peck Dam in Hontun8; Garrison Dam in North Da~(Qta; and Gahe Dam, <br />Big Bend Dam, Fort Randall Dam, and Gavins Foint Dam in South Dakota. <br /> <br />The six larger dar.lS on the main stem of the Missouri River are <br />norn'ally referred to as the m"in stem plimts. They i:!re Fort Peck, <br />Garrison, Oahp., Fort R"ndall "nel Guvins Point. Canyon Ferry is on <br />the upper reaches of the t.lissouri Ri ver, ilnd YellO\,tail is on the <br />Big !forn River, a major tributary. <br /> <br />The E~stern Divis lon is interconnected l.Ji.th all major systems in the <br />six-St<1te marketing area and is interconnected Ivi th the South,.:estern <br />1100-ier l\dlll inistr,ltion at ;'1ary.sville, ~.jlSSOU1.i, und \:l i t11 the uonncvi11c <br />Pm.;er Aclmj.ni.strlJt Lon thro;lgh filcilit.i os of The 1.iuntana PO\.-JC!r Company. <br />The Eastern Divis.l"" h"s pm:er contracts \.,ith about 250 \vh01esille <br />pO\-1er cU3tomers in its (r.arkctiT".~ orca. from tiillC to tinK~ surplus <br />energy trLlI1sJ.ctions LIre made \';.i.th other ~t~r~au of 1\0cL:nJlution <br />Regions, SPA, imd ['.Pi\ to enhance revenues to the United States. <br /> <br />The liestern O.ivision of the Pick-Sloiln rlissouri Gilsin Pl.ograrn is <br />.1n fntr.~~:,Jted ]1()'..:0.r s../:~t("l:ll ("'IpC'r.1tjn~ i.n h'.'!omi';l~, C0lor.,i!o, nnd <br />western Nebraska. l'irm hydro resourc"s for ~lissour i n"sin T'O\ver <br />cOllunitted by the \..'estern Division arc: one-half the firm ]1o\ver <It <br />Yellowt<Jil Dam in rlontana and the firm power capacity of powerplants <br />