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1.0 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY OF EXISTING PROJECT FEATURES<br />

The Gastineau Mining Company constructed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Annex</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> and Salmon<br />

<strong>Creek</strong> Hydroelectric Project (Project) between <strong>the</strong> years of 1912 through 1915.<br />

By 1936, all <strong>the</strong> mining companies and <strong>the</strong>ir electric facilities in <strong>the</strong> Juneau<br />

area had been amalgamated into <strong>the</strong> Alaska Juneau Mining Company (A-J Industries).<br />

In 1973, Alaska Electric Light and Power (AELP) purchased A-J Industries'<br />

transmission system and hydroelectric generating facilities, which<br />

included <strong>Annex</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> and Salmon <strong>Creek</strong>.<br />

Project construction acti vi ti es date as earl y as 1912. Important<br />

events related to <strong>the</strong> construction and rehabilitation of <strong>the</strong> Project are<br />

tabulated below. As in o<strong>the</strong>r Exhibits of this application <strong>for</strong> new license,<br />

because <strong>the</strong> Project includes more than one dam with associated facilities,<br />

each dam and <strong>the</strong> associated component parts are described toge<strong>the</strong>r as a discrete<br />

development. The <strong>Annex</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Component is discussed first, followed by<br />

<strong>the</strong> Salmon <strong>Creek</strong> Component.

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