Electrical Power for Valdez and the Copper River Basin-1981

" I"\:'~ VI" ,,In,I,I, vr i,~ m,r, 'II, ,I,'r- I., n I'" ~'riJ rv7 ~LJ" r II := - ,,} \ !, t~ I, \,' I,'r\J '\\' ; ..... i I (, 'J~' I r' U v r I, , i ! '\ I I \ I .;~ L: Lf'J U,~ v U L:lJ b Lr'J ,_/ L. \j u\..lOFFICE OF THE GO~'ERNORDIVISION OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PlANNINGDecember 29, 1980JAY 5 HAMMO'-ID, Go •• rnorPOUCH AOJUNEAU. ALASKA 99817PHONE,' 465~573Mr. Loran BaxterU.S. Department of the ArmyAlaska Corps of EngineersP.O. Box 7002Anchorage, Alaska 99510SUBJECT:Dear Mr. Baxter:COE Electrical Power for Valdez Renewable Energ;- Project DEISState lOt FD214-80101501ESThe Alaska State Clearinghouse (SCH) has completed re~iew of the referencedDElS.The City of Valdez commented:L"The City of Valdez has reviewed the COE DIFR/EIS andfound it consistent with community objectives. The impactof the recon~ended action upon Valdez will be positivein supplying energy to meet forecast power demands':,"The growth that is projected for Valuez in this decadewill surpass the capacity of the current power generationsys tem. The proposed acti on of the CDE wi 11 benefit Va 1 dezand the Copper River Basin through ad~anced planning forforecast energy demands and, ultimately, supplying powerin advance of critical shortages."Considering the amount of power generated by the proposedaction, relatively little environmental impact will result.We feel that the COE has adequately addressed the' environmentalimpacts of their EIS section."The following comment was received from the Department of NaturalResources (DNR):"1. Of the various alternatives presented to help meet theneeds -of the electrical power as projected in the report.a combination of the hydro-electrical facility atAllison Lake and the Pressure Reducing Turbine to beinstalled in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline along withincreased conservation programs appear to be themost reasonable methods if it can be demonstratedthat the need for additional electrical powersources ex is ts.1. COiTr.ient Noted1. Based upon current information th t' t 'are the best available' Ho • \ e~ lma ,ed future energy requlrementsfuture demand COuld be'eith~~v~~'h~r ~s ~ulte Possib~e that the actualhappens versus What is prOjected~ rower dependlng on what actually