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facilities, to be constructed by contract at the Tivy Union School site, were initiated in June 1950 and are 10 percent complete. Construction of the main dam by continuing contract was initiated January 1950 and is about 6 percent complete. Work included 4,993 cubic yards excavation but consisted primarily of plant layout, construction of railroad, shops, water supply and distri bution system and power lines, stripping of aggregate area, and grading and improvement of access roads to the project. Cofferdam and first stage diversion was completed and the enclosure dewatered. Total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $3,286,738.76 and total expenditures were $2,214,120.48.

Condition at end of fiscal year.--Project plans and preparation of contract plans and specifications and acquisition of land was continued. Construction work was started in April 1947; the project is about 16 percent completed. Excavation for the left abutment of the dam and construction of access road to the abutment area, construction and fencing of Hughes Creek-Pine Flat Detour Road, and relocation and installation of telephone lines were completed in 1948. Work completed in 1949 includes: Provision of 24 portable two-bedroom houses, including paving and utilities, for project personnel; excavation for right abutment of the dam and access road to the area; construction and fencing of Hughes Creek Road, Sunnyside Summit to Trimmer; roads and utilities for the Government camp; permanent housing and facilities for operating personnel; and construction of a bridge and measuring weir.

Construction of the main dam was initiated in January 1950 and will be completed about September 1954; construction of additional school facilities at Tivy Union School site will be complete in September 1950; and fabrication of sluice gates and appurtenances, started in August 1949, will be complete about May 1951.

Work remaining to be done to complete the project includes: Spillway gates, utility modifications including relocation of existing Forest Service facilities, reservoir clearing, and authorized channel improvements in the lower river area.

Total cost of new work to date was $8,667,657.61 and total expenditures were $7,547,808.72.

Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1950, amounting to $6,252,191.28 plus an anticipated allotment of $8,365,000 during fiscal year 1951, a total of $14,617,191.28, will be applied as follows:

Accounts payable June 30, 1950
New work:

Continuation of preparation of detailed plans and con-
tract plans and specifications, entire fiscal year
Complete acquisition of lands and improvements, entire
fiscal year..

$1,232,848.89

250,000.00

321,000.00

57,000.00

255,000.00

Addition to Tivy School, by contract, July 1950 to September 1950

58,000.00

Furnish spillway radial gates and appurtenances, by supply contract, July 1950 to July 1951

233,000.00

Government camp and school operations, entire fiscal year Fabrication of sluice gates and appurtenances for main dam, by continuing supply contract, July 1950 to June 1951

Construction of main dam, by continuing contract, July
1950 to July 1951
Relocation of Southern California Edison Co. Vincent
Line, by negotiated relocation contract, February 1951
to July 1951

Instrumentation program, by miscellaneous small supply
contracts, entire fiscal year

Furnish penstock stop-logs, by supply contract, February
1951 to July 1951

Furnish and install elevator in dam, by supply contract,
November 1950 to July 1951

Relocation of U. S. Forest Service facilities, by negotiated
agreement and transfer of funds, December 1950 to
July 1951

Relocation of Sycamore Creek Road by continuing con-
tract, March 1951 to July 1951

Relocation of Pacific Gas & Electric Company power dis-
tribution line, by negotiated contract, starting June
1951
Miscellaneous minor activities incidental to orderly prose-
cution of work, entire fiscal year

11,330,000.00

186,000.00

50,000.00

17,000.00

45,000.00

50,000.00

$450,000.00

40,000.00

42,342.39

13,384,342.39

14,617,191.28

Total for new work

The additional sum of $8,735,000 can be profitably expended for the following schedule of work during fiscal year 1952:

New work:

....

Continuation of construction of main dam, by continuing
contract
Completion of relocation of Sycamore Creek Rd., by con-
tinuing contract

Completion of relocation of U. S. Forest Service facilities,
by negotiated agreement and transfer of funds
Initiation of reservoir clearing, by continuing contract
Initiation of construction of River Route Rd., by continuing
contract

$6,500,000

500,000

275,000

360,000

550,000

Initiation drainage and grouting program, by continuing contract

250,000

Installation of stream gaging facilities and sedimentation

ranges

35,000

Government camp and school operations

85,000

Continuation of preparation of detailed plans and contract plans and specifications

180,000

Total for new work

8,735,000

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Other new work data:

Unobligated balance, June 30, 1950

Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1951
Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1951
Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated
for completion of existing project

$462.12

8,365,000.00

8,365,462.12

28,956,000.00

18. FOLSOM RESERVOIR, SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The proposed Folsom dam site is located on the American River about 21⁄2 miles above or northeasterly of the town of Folsom in Sacramento County, Calif., and about 1 mile below the confluence of the north and south forks of this stream. The proposed reservoir would extend from the dam site up the main river to this confluence and about 7 miles further upstream in each of the two forks. The American River system originates on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, and the main river flows into the Sacramento River at the city of Sacramento. The lower portion of the American River, 25 miles below Folsom, is in the Sacramento Valley. The drainage area of the river system contains 2,115 square miles of which 1,875 square miles are above the proposed dam site.

Existing project.-The authorization provided for the initial construction of a dam with gross storage of 355,000 acre-feet, and facilities for future power generation. The project, as modified, provides for the reservoir to be constructed with a capacity of approximately 1,000,000 acre-feet and further provides for simultaneous construction of the power facilities by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, and subsequent maintenance and operation of the completed project by that agency in conjunction with other units of the Central Valley Project.

The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 649, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map), as modified by the American River Basin Development Act (Public Law 356, October 14, 1949, 81st Cong. 1st sess.).

The estimated (1950) Federal first cost is $50,792,000.

Local cooperation.-None required, except payment for conservation costs when used. The State of California has officially adopted the project.

Operations and results during fiscal year.-The preparation of project plans and contract plans and specifications was continued. Land acquisition (including improvements, disposals and damages) and operation of the Government camp were continued. Partial construction of the right wing of the main dam by contract, initiated in November 1948, was completed in November 1949; work placed during the fiscal year consisted of 27,805 cubic yards common excavation, 384,246 cubic yards borrow excavation, and clearing of 19 acres. Construction of an administration building, warehouse and garage, by contract, was started in March 1950 and is about 78 percent complete. Initial abutment excavation for the river section of the main dam, access roads and fences, by contract, was started in April 1950, and is about 30 percent complete. During the fiscal year work consisted of the following items: 113,165 cubic yards excavation for the dam; 32,966 cubic yards excavation for access roads; 2,842 tons gravel base course; 3,910 linear feet chain-link fence; and 2,260 linear feet right-ofway fence. Excavation of temporary bypass tunnel for Natoma Canal was initiated by contract in April 1950 and is about 22 percent complete; work consisted of 459 cubic yards tunnel excavation and 12,640 cubic yards unclassified excavation. A contract for construction of right wing dikes numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 was started in May 1950; work is about 20 percent complete. Work placed during the fiscal year consisted of the following items: 66 acres cleared and grubbed; 7,101 cubic yards unclassified and 45,766 cubic yards borrow excavation; 26,472 cubic yards impervious fill; 9,980 tons 2-inch sand and gravel; and 10,179 linear feet fence.

The cost of new work during the year was $1,372,848.28 and expenditures were $1,314,301.06.

Condition at end of fiscal year.-Project plans and contract plans and specifications are in preparation. Mormon Island Road relocation was completed in May 1949, and partial construction of the right end of main dam was completed in November 1949. Construction of the administration building, warehouse, and garage will be completed in July 1950; initial abutment excavation for the river section of the main dam, access roads and fences is to be completed early in 1951; and construction of right wing dikes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, and the excavation of temporary bypass tunnel for Natoma Canal are scheduled for completion in January 1951. The project as a whole is about 6 percent complete.

Work remaining to complete the project includes: Continuation of acquisition of lands and improvements; initiation of a continuing contract for the main dam and appurtenances; relocation and revision of utilities and roads; initiation of a continuing supply contract for outlet gates, spillway gates, penstocks and gates, and related operating equipment; and reservoir clearing. The total cost of new work to date was $2,818,599.54, and total expenditures were $2,649,733.10.

Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1950, amounting to $2,032,266.90 and an anticipated allotment of

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$4,400,000 during fiscal year 1951, a total of $6,432,266.90, will be applied as follows:

Accounts payable June 30, 1950
New work:

Continuation of preparation of detailed plans and specifi-
cations, entire fiscal year

Continuation of acquisition of lands and improvements,
entire fiscal year

Government camp and school operations, entire fiscal year
Complete initial excavation of abutments at river section,
access road, and construction of prison fence, by con-
tract, July 1950 to December 1950
Complete construction of administration building, garage
and warehouse, by contract, July 1950 to August 1950
Complete construction of Natomas Company canal bypass
tunnel, by contract, July 1950 to February 1951
Complete construction of right wing dikes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6,
by contract, July 1950 to February 1951
Relocate portion of Auburn-Folsom Rd., by contract, Sep-
tember 1950 to May 1951 .
Relocate Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power distribution lines
in dike areas and remove power distribution lines at
Mormon Island auxiliary dam, by contract, October 1950
to February 1951

Relocation of North Fork Ditch Co. buildings and utilities,
by contract, October 1950 to January 1951.
Construction of North Fork Ditch Co. temporary bypass
and new Hinkle Reservoir, by contract, November 1950
to April 1951 ...

Additional abutment excavation and core drilling, river
section, main dam, by contract, February 1951 to July
1951 ..

Relocation of Blue Ravine-Green Valley Rd., by contract,
January 1951 to July 1951

Initiate construction of Mormon Island auxiliary dam,
by continuing contract, starting April 1951
Timber lining of Natomas tunnel, by contract, April 1951
to July 1951

$189,564.38

900,000.00

1,091,000.00 20,000.00

182,000.00

23,000.00

65,000.00

179,000.00

323,000.00

14,000.00

19,000.00

250,000.00

515,000.00

43,000.00

2,000,000.00

70,000.00

Permanent relocation of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power distribution lines, by contracts, starting May 1951 Permanent relocation of Natomas Co. ditch facilities, by continuing contract, starting June 1951

55,000.00

100,000.00

Permanent relocation of North Fork Ditch Co. facilities, by continuing contract, starting June 1951

100,000.00

Initiate permanent relocation of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Halsey-Newark 110-kv power-transmission line, by con-
tinuing contract, starting June 1951 ..

250,000.00

Establish sedimentation ranges, December 1950 to July 1951

25,000.00

Miscellaneous minor activities incidental to orderly prosecution of work, entire fiscal year

18,702.52

6,242,702.52

Total for new work

6,432,266.90

The additional sum of $7,000,000 can be profitably expended for the following schedule of work during fiscal year 1952:

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