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<br />COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT
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<br />These costs are sumrtlarized as follows:
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<br />Construction costs:
<br />Construction work in progress_______n__nn___nnn____
<br />Completed plant in service__ __ __________n______________
<br />Service facilities (net) _,.. __ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ ____ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __
<br />Investigation costs (undistributed advance planning costs)___
<br />Operation and maintenance, costs_ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _'_ _ _ __
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<br />Cost to date
<br />$353,275,461
<br />150,844,886
<br />11,167,861
<br />6,959,212
<br />370,232
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<br />Tot.l__________________________________~____________ 522,617,652
<br />Details with respect to the foregoing, identified by project or
<br />activity, are shown resJlectively on schedules Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 and
<br />exhibit B attached.
<br />Highlights of certain' of the major activities are set forth in the
<br />following paragraphs: '
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<br />CURECANTI STORAGE UNIT, COLORADO
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<br />The Ourecanti unit, located in west-central Oolorado, is one of
<br />four authorized storage units of the Oolorado River storage project.
<br />The main project features include Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and
<br />Orystal Dams, powerplants, and switchyards. The primary purposes
<br />of the unit are regulation and stora~e of floodflows of the Gunnison
<br />River and generation of hydroelectrIC power from three powerplants
<br />with a combined nameplate rating of 200,000 kilowatts.
<br />Work continued on copstruction of the Blue Mesa Dam and power-
<br />plant (63 percent completed), on the relocation of U.S. Highway No.
<br />50 (88 percent completed), on relocation of telephone, telegraph, and
<br />REA powerlines, and on the relocation of Oounty Road No.7.
<br />Oontmcts were awarded for radial gate, hollowjet valves, fixed wheel
<br />gates, hydraulic turbines, and other items of major installed equip-
<br />ment.
<br />Oonstruction of the Morrow Point Dam and powerplant was started
<br />during the fiscal year and at yearend progress was estimated at 12
<br />percent completion. Oontracts were awarded for two hydraulic
<br />turbines, powerplant cranes, ring follower gates, and other materials.
<br />A supplemental economic justification report on the Orystal Dam
<br />and powerplant has been approved and construction of this third
<br />dam and powerplant will begin when funds are appropriated.
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<br />FLAMING GORGE STORAGE UNIT, UTAH-WYOMING
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<br />The primary purpose~ of the Flaming Gorge unit, which is located
<br />in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming, are the regulation
<br />and storage of flows of the Green River and the generation of hydro-
<br />electric power. The po}Verplant has a nameplate rating of 108)000
<br />kilowatts. Water stored, as in the other storage units of the project,
<br />will assist in complying with the terms of the Oolorado River compact
<br />and will make possible the diversion and beneficial use of water on
<br />the participating projects.
<br />The Flaming Gorge Dam, for which ground was broken October 15,
<br />1956, was topped out and has been storing water since November
<br />1962. On September 27, 1963, the first generator for the Oolorado
<br />River storage project, a,t Flaming Gorge Darn, was activated by a
<br />signal from the late President Kennedy. Regular commercial power
<br />production started on November 11, 1963.
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