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<br />LETTER OF TRANSJvIITTAL
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<br />]\e....\- ~J('xico State lilll' of suflll'ient capacity III limit tIle flo\\"s at
<br />Otowi nncl nt. Sail i\Iul'cial to 5.000 cubic fed per sl.\cund t.o the ex-
<br />knt t.hat sUl'll flows t'o1l1d be limited to those 110101lnts }'Y 11 l'cservoir
<br />near the State line opemted in eonjutH.:tit'l\ \\ il h the Chnlll.ittl Resl.~l'\'oir.
<br />Ilyrlt/Jr'.ll,ctr/I' pow(/'
<br />The reports of bot.h ngl'IlC'i(.s indicnt.e tllnt the ge!leration of Ilydro-
<br />ch~('t.l'ic- enel'gy is ctlllsidl:'I"l'd of eonsid('mhI(~ import,Hllt'l' HS 11 part
<br />o,r the project, nlthough flut.llol'iznLioll 1'01' such is not. sOllght fit this
<br />t.une.
<br />Png(. 112 or the d\V\S'01\ eng\\\('t.r's, \'~1'01'\ o{ \,\H~ Corp.'i:, \\{ Engin~('.rs
<br />8t.n! ('s:
<br />IIl::;tallat.ioll~ at. ChiHo awl Chulllita \\'ould htt\.c a ('olllbillNl a\'Hllge allllllal
<br />(:IINg.\' output. in eXce~s (If 200.000,000 kilowatt-hollr,:;. Pn~.::ell\. ~1.1J(lj('.,> il~dicatl'
<br />th~t all,\' pnwcr de\"f~lnpnwllt. fn,. the Hi0 Urnlldp. Brtsill should IX' pl:lJI1INI \\'Ith the
<br />Chitin p0\\'l':'r pl~llt us t.he ilJitiul unit. ,:;illce it will pro\'irJl~ 3 iflrg'..: block of cCOn-
<br />nJJlie:d p"wer if the dC\'elopIlH;)lt of po\\,(:r is fOllnel 10 be feusihle. .Furthcrmore,
<br />lhe illd,nllatioil ulld IJpcmtil)JI at the::: Chitlu power pial It \\'tllllrl be a Illtljor con-
<br />",idcrRholl ill de~i!!;nillg- tile::: n~llltlirlillg IJIlit,:; in [\11 integral,eel 1)(J\I'l~r S,\t,telll fur
<br />t.he b8~ill. Th~ fCUSlbilit.y ,lr hydfl)('l(,etric pow'~r de\'c]Orllllent. at, thl'~(~ t\\'o site,:;
<br />will dep(~lId UpOll (l) t,lIe \Hltt'rtight.I1('s;,; of th(~ Chilli, !'it(., (2) dcfillih: prunf of
<br />the H\'uilllhility of wat.t'r t.hro'Jg:h f(~fined water :<:I,udies. alld (3) p(l~:=;ible fut.me
<br />changes in t.lH: Hio Granrk ("i'lltIpatt.. It, is cO!I~iderpd that. rIJrl111~r ::;tllrlici3 :;hould
<br />be Illude to rietcrlllhle the f('u~jldlit.}' of ucldillg hydruC'lcetrjc po\\'er pl:1llt..:;. It.
<br />i" al:"(l considered that. Ull\' fllrtla'r ~t\ldje.o:. ~hl)lJtd also ('(wer the pO",i'ibilit.y of
<br />il1cllJdillg run-nf-river pO\\'t:r phUlhi ill /lilY power sY:'itcm t.hal. lll~ly Ill' c!c\'eloprd.
<br />1 t. is hdien.cl that t.he ('npn('.iLi(~s I'l'o\'icled in the reser\'oirs urr.
<br />IW(,I1\ls~ of th(~ helic,r t,hnt hydroelcdrie Crll'l"gy enn he gClleratt'd in the
<br />fuluJ'('. This is borne out. Lo some rxtt'nt. hy 11 compllrisl)Il or the prps-
<br />CIlt, plan wiLh t.h(~ OIlI~S hl'l't'tofore propos,~d hy thp. rlistrit't offi('.(' of the
<br />Corps of Engilll-'ers. AlI.)lIfJlit~.J'(PIP, 111 1 !146 11 report whi('h wns sub-
<br />mitt,ed to t.he COIIlI'lldo \VnLt'!" COI1S('I'VUtiOll Bounl for info}'lIll1l rc-
<br />vi(~wl cont-ained n. discussion of t.b(~ six difl'crt'nt, plflHs \\'ith d('~ignllt,it)lls
<br />fl'om .A to E. indusin-'., Tht' plan D wns for floor! and sedimentat.ion
<br />cOIltrol. The capncitie5 thnl wcI'l~ proposed for t,llnt pUJ'po~(' were
<br />liS follows:
<br />
<br />.Jaroso fie.o:.ervoir _ _ _ _ _ _ __
<br />Challlitu Heser\'oir______
<br />Jemez ){e::,er\'oir_________
<br />
<br />.-!cT{-!al
<br />55.\,000
<br />'\30,000
<br />120,000
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<br />Tutal_ _ _ _ _ ______ _ _ ________ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ 1.205,000
<br />So-called plan A t'ontemplntcd the generation of hyJroeledrl'ic
<br />energy ns well as tht' provision of flood cont.l'ol with the following
<br />rescn'oir cl1pneitics:
<br />
<br />Chifto Hcservoir __ _ __
<br />Chsnlitfl Reservoir_
<br />Jemez Reservoir _ _ __
<br />
<br />Arrt'fttt
<br />800,000
<br />9(;5,000
<br />] 20, 000
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<br />TotaL__________ _________ __________________________ 1,935,000
<br />Tile present. pl:1n cont,cmplates the following capaeitit~s:
<br />
<br />Chifto Rp-ser\'oir _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
<br />Chamita n/~~cr\'oir ________
<br />Jemez He,:;efVuir _ _ _ _ _
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<br />Aeft-fcrl
<br />81f\,000
<br />045, 000
<br />120, 000
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<br />Total..
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<br />881, 000
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