Central Utah Water Conservancy District repayment contract, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project

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United States Department of the Interior WATER AND POWER RESOURCES SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 IN REPLY REFER TO! 44.Q 840 5 - MAY 1980 Mr. Peter Carlson Washington Representative Environmental Policy Center 317 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003 Dear Mr. Carlson: Your April 7, 1980, letter posed several questions regarding a new contract for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. With regard to your first question, we are unsure as to exactly what portions of the Administration's new water policy initiatives you are most interested in. Generally, some contracting options would incorporate more aspects of the new water policy than other options. For example, a water service contract would contain a 5-year rate review and adjustment provision. Let me stress that the options we have presented to the Department of the Interior represent a spectrum of contracting alternatives. We, of course, would tend to favor options that are practicable and incorporate current policies promulgated by the Administration, the Department of the Interior, and our Service. A further elaboration of the advantages and disadvantages of these options would be tantamount to a complete disclosure of all elements of the decision document currently before the Department. Departmental decision documents are not normally released outside of the Department in advance of a departmental decision. Finally, the policy adopted here may establish some precedent for similar situations that may occur in the future. However, as this is a complex, unique situation, other situations in the future will have to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Sincerely yours, commissioner