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Cuiaba Pipeline - Joe Kolb reviewed the most recent Monthly Status Report and
is trying to confirm some information regarding potential construction during the rainy season (November) due to the delays in the Ridges area. Metgas Pipeline - Joe Kolb completed review of final version of EMP and met with Paul Perisho and how now issued EMP Approval memo. Apparently there are still a large number of hurdles to beginning construction in February '01. They will not pursue hiring a project Env Mgr until they are more confident of when the project will begin. BMPs for Pipeline Construction - Bob Moss confirmed that Jerry Martin with EE&CC has received the proposed pipeline BMPs for his personal or his staff's review. Joe has been unable to confirm EBS's interest/participation in similar guidelines for fiber optic construction. Capital Project EHS Flow Charts - Joe Kolb, Susan Worthen, and Bob Moss discussed EE&CC's role in the environmental aspects of major capital project development. Joe will finalize the draft flow charts this week. Recycling Committee - Joe Kolb obtained contacts with Houston Area Recycling Council and David Ronkainen will be attending an upcoming meeting. Wayne Lei will provide us with info on PGE's recycling program. ENEL, Nicaragua - Don Stevens and Mike Fuentes finalized the environmental due diligence report for ENEL and distributed to the project team. Estimated environmental liabilities are $4.5 MM. Quantitative Risk Module and Compliance Calendar - Don Stevens will meet with Christine Dinh (Enron Net Works) on Friday to discus our IT project needs for the risk module. Gavin Dillingham will be on-hand to discuss the compliance calendar. Both projects have been on hold (for up to two months) due to the lack of IT support. Annual EHS Report - Susan Worthen continued to work through technical difficulties this week that has impacted the anticipated debut of the report. She is currently drafting a project schedule for next year's report to present internally and streamline the process to ensure a more timely publication. Safety Notices Issued - Russell Tucker issued a Safety Notice on the OSHA final policy concerning treatment of voluntary employer safety self-audits during inspections and the EPA final rule concerning access to off-site consequence analysis information required by the RMP standard. BCCA Economic Study - Marc Phillips received survey materials regarding the Business Coalition for Clean Air (BCCA) economic study. He, with Cheryl Dawson, are preparing information about the economic impact of the Houston non-attainment regulations on the methanol plant. TXOGA Pipeline Committee - Marc Phillips met with the Chair of the TXOGA Pipeline Committee, Gwenyette Broussard with Equilon, and was informed that Stan Horton had met with George Rootes, the CEO of Equilon, and discussed the future of the TXOGA Pipeline Committee. They agreed to form a steering committee to give direction to the pipeline committee activities. Boiler and Heater MACT Regulations - Marc Phillips provided information to chemical plant personnel regarding the boiler and heater Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) regulations that will be proposed this fall to control formaldehyde emissions by 2005. Texas "Grandfathered" Emission Sources - Marc Phillips met with John Shafer (GPG), Bill Kendrick (GPG) and Tom Shelton (ENA) to discuss Enron's position on the meetings the intrastate pipeline association is having with TNRCC on grandfathered engines. Companies have the ability to obtain air permits for grandfathered emission sources under a voluntary (VERP) program in Texas. TXOGA is not involved in the meetings and does not support them. It was agreed that more industry groups, including INGAA, should be involved in the discussions. Dabhol Power Plant Water Well Contamination - ThermoRetec continues to conduct aquifer pump tests at selected monitoring wells to gather characteristic data on the acquifer behavior to evaluate contaminant transport. Henry Van and Bal Wong are coordinating a trip to India to work with Dabhol Management to develop an action plan for the groundwater issues and the EHS Audits conducted to date (AD Little Safety audit, ENSR Environmental Audit and Enron Operations Audit). Expect to develop a workplan for Bal to continue support Dabhol in the resolution of all issues at hand. Ecolelectrica Air Compliance Issues - Marc Philips and Donnie Willmann met with Ernesto Blanco and presented the plan for continue support to assist in the resolution of NOV issues and prevent future NOVs. Meeting went well and all issues are understood as well as roles and responsibilities for supporting compliance.
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