Memorandum of Arizona Public Service Company with Respect to Water and Hydro Electric Power Development by Arizona

Document: Memorandum of Arizona Public Service Company With Respect to Water and Hydro Electric Power Development in Arizona, November 14, 1962, page 4share it fairly with the taxpaying distributors serving the citizens of this state. Up to this time every effort and every proposal made by the taxpaying utilities for a solution of the vexing problem involving the preferential and discriminatory provisions of the state and federal laws has been totally and completely rejected. The need of the customers of the taxpaying utilities for additional power at as low a cost as is possible is just as great and just as urgent as that of any of the public power distributors. 8. In order to fulfill the true objectives and aims of the Central Arizona Project Association and the Interstate Stream Commission to deliver water from the Colorado River to the farmers at as low a cost as is possible, why not consider selling the power generated at Marble and Bridge to the highest bidder or bidders instead of selling it only to public power groups and eliminating taxpaying distributors from even bidding on any portion of such power. 9.The taxpaying utilities of this state owe it to their customers to insist on a fair division of the power from the Colorado River so that their customers will also share in its benefits. These companies serve approximately 67% of the total population of the state. Furthermore, Arizona Public Service Company serves totally or partially the energy for irrigation pumping for 563,210 acres or 40% of the total Arizona lend developed for irrigation. Yet the program sponsored by the public power distributors maker (??) class" citizens of the customers of the investor owned taxpaying utilities by refusing to let them have their fair share of Colorado River power. Arizona Fublic Service cannot and will not stand idly by and see this injustice occur. 10. Because the agreement with the Arizona Power Authority regarding -4-Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 1,781,199 byte