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Show 80 PROBLEMS OP IMPERIAL VALLEY AND VICINITY. by the diagram in Plate VI. It shows that with 1,505,000 acres of land in the lowet basin irrigated and with a total storage capacity of 31,400,000 acre-feet of which the lower 5,000,000 is reserved for silt storage and the upper 5,000,000 is reserved for flood control, it is possible to develop over 700,000 firm horsepower. With the entire 2,020,000 acres, of irrigable land developed in the lower basin the possibilities are still 600,000 firm horsepower, and besides this there is a large amount of secondary power which is not constant but will be of considerable value. 7. In paragraph 23 of the board report of May 26, 1921, the cost of Boulder Canyon reservoir of 31,400,000 acre-foot capacity is shown as follows: Dam................................................................$55,000,000 Power plant......................................_................... 25,000,000 Transmission line...........___•.'.... £............................... 20,000,000 Total......................................................... 100,000,000 The estimates for the power plant and transmission line were based upon a development of 563,000 firm horsepower. No detail estimates have been prepared for the development and transmission of a larger amount of power, but it may be assumed that additional power can be developed and transmitted at the same cost per horsepower as in case of the 563,000 horsepower development. The resulting estimated cost of a 31,400,000 acre-foot reservoir in connection with the two power developments indicated in paragraph 6 above is, therefore, as follows: 700,000 firm horsepower development: Dam...........................................................$55,000,000 Power plant..................................................... 31,000,000 Transmission line............................................___ 25,000,000 Total......................................................... 111,000,000 600,000 firm horsepower development: Dam........................................................... 55,000,000 Power plant..................................................... 27,000,000 Transmission line....................................:.'.......... 22,000,000 Total......................................................... 104, 000, 000 A. J. Wiley. James Munn. J. L. Savage. Walker R. Young |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |