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COLUMBIA RIVER 



PUD. 



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July 2, 1993 



64001 Colimibu River Highway 



Pott Office Box 1193 



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Board of 

 Direciors 



Donald Nys 

 Agnes Peter^n 

 Richard Sahagian 

 Richard Simpson 

 Arnold Tarbell 



General Manager 



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The Honorable Peter DeFazio fax (sod 397.5211 



Representative 



United States Congress 



1233 LHOB 



Washington DC, 205 15-3704 



Dear Mr. DeFazio: 



Thank you for this opportunity to comment on Bonneville Power Administration and 

 its relationship with its customer-owned electric utilities. We were formed in 1940 and 

 energized in 1984. We have seen our region go from a power surplus to a power 

 shortage. 



Our relationship with EPA has changed over the years. With the increasing emphasis 

 on conservation and energy efficiencies, we responded by participating in and locally 

 funding conservation activities from installing energy efficiency measures to educating our 

 community. 



We now need to address the barriers that are keeping us, EPA and its other 

 customers in working together to acquire environmentally sound and cost-eflFective energy 

 resources while retaining the economic vitally our community needs to keep our nation 

 competitive. 



We hope this comments are helpfiil to your task force. 



Very truly yours, 



Richard Sahagian 

 President, Board of Directors 



Attachment: Columbia River PUD Comments to the Task Force on EPA 



CC; Senator Mark Hatfield 

 Senator Bob Packwood 

 Representative Elizabeth Furse 

 Representative Ron Wyden 

 Representative Mike Kopetiski 

 Governor Barbara Roberts 



Christine Ervin, Director, Oregon 



Department of Energy 



George Bell, Lower Columbia Area 



Manager, EPA 



Bill Drummond, Public Power Council 



Sue Hickey, Energy Resources, EPA 



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