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<br />. <br /> <br />,l.:-h <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />surface elevation the reservoir behind the dam will store 26,000 acre- <br /> <br /> <br />feet of water and have a surface area of about 300 acres. The reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />regulates the releases from Morrow Point Reservoir and provides power <br /> <br /> <br />head. The Crystal Powerplant will have a single 28,000 kilowatt generator. <br /> <br /> <br />The generator is scheduled to start operating in 1977. <br /> <br />Recreation facilities including facilities and measures to enhance and <br /> <br /> <br />mitigate damages to fish and wildlife, are constructed or are being con- <br /> <br /> <br />structed at the project reservoirs. These are extensive facilities in <br /> <br /> <br />several instances especially at Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon units. <br /> <br /> <br />, Recreational visitation in 1973 totaled 716,000 at Blue Mesa and <br /> <br /> <br />Morrow Point Reservoirs, 959,000 at Flaming Gorge, 1,209,000 at Lake Powell, <br /> <br /> <br />and 436,000 at Navajo. <br /> <br />Table I summarizes some data relating to storage units' reservoirs and <br />powerplants. <br /> <br />COSTS <br /> <br />Construction <br /> <br />The cost of constructing the storage project, including specific fish and <br />wildlife and recreational facilities, as of June 30, 1974, is $612,048,348. <br />Still programmed to be spent on the construction is $140,049,950 most of <br />which is for completion of the Transmission Division and the Crystal feature <br />of the Curecanti Unit. The construction costs are summarized in Table 2.. 1/ <br /> <br />Interest During Construction <br /> <br /> <br />Interest during construction through June 30, 1974, is estimated at $49,541,499 <br /> <br /> <br />using a 2-1/2 percent per annum simple rate. This rate has been used in the <br /> <br /> <br />storage project evaluation and cost allocations since the project was auth- <br /> <br /> <br />orized. Only the interest during construction allocated to the power and <br /> <br /> <br />municipal and industrial water purposes is payable. In figuring the payable <br /> <br /> <br />interest the interest rate is changed to conform to requirements of the <br /> <br /> <br />authorizing act. The $49,541,499 interest during construction is summarized <br /> <br /> <br />in Table 4. <br /> <br />1.1 <br /> <br />A more detailed summary of the cost of the specific (Section 8) recreation <br />and fish and wildlife facilities is included in this report as Attachment 1. <br /> <br />4 <br />