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US EPA - Mike Terraso and Jeff Keeler met with the current acting EPA=20 Assistant Administrator for Air and his staff in Washington. Jeff reviewed= =20 the a proposed plan and cooperative solutions for multi-pollutant air=20 emission regulations. World Resources Institute - Mike Terraso and Susan Worthen reviewed WRI=20 initiatives and potential research utilization regarding greenhouse gas=20 inventory mechanisms and EHS value to bottom financial line accounting=20 techniques with Jonathan Lash, president of WRI.=20 National Environmental Policy Institute Summit Meeting - Mike Terraso, Jeff= =20 Keeler and Marc Phillips participated in the NEPI meetings in Washington. = =20 New US EPA Administrator, Governor Christi Whitman was the keynote speaker= =20 and outlined the administration plan for developing common ground cooperati= ve=20 mechanisms with industry, state and local governments to achieve=20 environmental goals. 2001 EHS Performance Targets - All assets responded with their concurrence= =20 and some requested more stringent improvement targets. Henry Van distribut= ed=20 the 2001 EHS Performance Targets to asset management, including Rebecca=20 McDonald. Donnie Willmann met with Mariella Mahan to discuss 2000 EHS=20 performance statistics and proposed 2001 EHS performance targets for=20 facilities under her responsibility. Donnie followed up with asset=20 management to obtain their concurrence with recommended goals. =20 Corporate Responsibility Booklets - Several copies of booklets that were ma= de=20 to communicate corporate responsibility-related policies to new employees= =20 were provided to the London office for similar use and dissemination. Corporate Responsibility Market Opportunity Sub-Committee - Susan Worthenn= =20 and Gavin Dillingham attended the Market Opportunity Sub-Committee chaired = by=20 Gene Humphrey. Recommendations were made to invite Lou Pai to the next=20 meeting to determine synergies of this sub-committee and his new group. EUROPE UK, Enron Metals Henry Bath UK - Alan Stringer reviewed final groundwater= =20 monitoring results and determined the need and level of remediation require= d=20 to remove potential contamination source(s). Estimated completion by Apri= l=20 2001.=20 Netherlands, Enron Wind - Alan Stringer supported Enron Wind in the=20 acquisition of a blade manufacturing company. Supervised soil and=20 groundwater investigation and prepared cost estimates for haz-waste disposa= l,=20 raw material and storage up-grades. Also identified EHS management system= =20 improvements. Alan continues to provide additional assistance to develop = an=20 action plan and cost estimate to address all EHS issues identified during d= ue=20 diligence survey. Estimated completion date is March 15, 2001. He may b= e=20 required to assist in the EHS management improvement process. =20 =20 UK Enron Rassau =01) Potential Power Plant Development Project =01) Alan St= ringer=20 supported decision making in determining whether to cancel geotechnical and= =20 soil quality site investigation due to a "foot and mouth" outbreak (cattle= =20 very infectious disease in the UK). He consulted with UK Government and= =20 recommended postponing field work until infected areas are safe. He will= =20 follow up with UK authorities on when is safe to conduct field work. =20 Spain, Arcos and Mora Power Plant Development Projects =01) Alan Stringer= =20 supported the UK engineering team and PR team, with support from Gus Eghnei= m=20 on public opinion on air quality issues. No further action expected. UK Environmental Reporting =01) Alan assisted Enron UK Operations in meetin= gs=20 with KPMG (management consulting firm expert in electricity generation) on= =20 how to report environmental issues to UK electricity generation regulator= =20 OFGEM. ENRON GLOBAL ASSETS (Central America, South America, India and Asia) Brazil, Cuiaba Pipeline and Power Plant Projects - Edgar Zuleta completed t= he=20 EHS audit follow-up report for the Cuiaba pipeline and power plant projects= =20 and submitted to Laine Powel, Project Director. Southern Cone - Edgar Zuleta completed the review of the Operations Audit= =20 action items monthly reports for Transredes, GTB, Calife, and EPE. He is= =20 currently working with these companies to resolve issues. =20 Bolivia, Transredes Crisis Management - Edgar Zuleta conducted an assessmen= t=20 of the Incident Command System (ICS) for crisis management. New Transredes= =20 Crisis Management procedures will follow the ICS structure. He also=20 continues to prepare Transredes Crisis Management process under ISO=20 standards. Bolivia, Gas Oriente Boliviano - Gas Oriente Boliviano requested Edgar Zule= ta=20 to assist in the preparation of a Crisis Management Plan required by the=20 operation license process. The work began this week. =20 India, Dabhol Power Company (DPC) - Alan Stringer and Henry Van are=20 reviewing environmental remediation support that could be offered to DPC. = =20 Alan requested a copy of the ThermoRetec assessment report from Ram=20 Subramanian. Awaiting confirmation from DPC for Alan to attend the=20 ThermoRetc presentation in Mumbai on March 19 where potential remediation= =20 alternatives will be discussed.=20 Batangas, Subic, Dabhol, Marianas, SK-Enron - Reviewing latest Operational= =20 Audit recommendation status to ensure that EHS issues are addressed at thes= e=20 . =20 Guam, Marianas Energy Company - Bal Wong conducted an EHS new employee=20 orientation and Oil Spill Emergency Response Plan training for operation= =01,s=20 Department Group A. Clarified the safe use of suspended platforms. Conduct= ed=20 safety inspection of fire extinguishers, eye washing stations, emergency=20 showers, electric outlets and ladders. Completed the February Environmenta= l=20 Report and submitted to Marianas Energy Company management. =20 ENRON ENERGY SERVICES EES - Distributed Power Generation =01) Gus Eghneim is continuing to provid= e=20 permitting support to the distributed power generation team. Several=20 generation facilities are planned for year 2001. Barge Oil Spill, Brooklyn, New York =01) Bill Curra and Gus Eghneim prepare= d the=20 oil spill report. The report was reviewed by operations and legal prior to= =20 submittal to the U.S. Coast Guard and other regulatory agencies.=20 Mobile Energy Services Company =01) Scott Watson scheduled to implement his= =20 devised EHS Transition Plan as well as to conduct an EHS Audit at this=20 facility by mid March =01+2001. Chemical Hygiene Program - Scott Watson continues devising a Chemical=20 Hygiene Program to be implemented at all operated OEC Facilities as well as= =20 Enron North America Assets. Eli Lilly Project, EES =01) Scott Watson, Henry Van and Bill Curra are prep= aring=20 the EHS Policies and Procedures Manuals and Training Program. The Eli Lill= y=20 account includes utility delivery service for 5 facilities.=20 REGULATORY TECHNICAL ANAYLSIS TNRCC Seminar on Cap and Trade Program - Marc Phillips attended a seminar p= ut=20 on by TNRCC on the cap and trade program under the Houston non-attainment= =20 regulations. NAM Ergonomics Task Force Action - Russell Tucker served on the NAM task=20 force to develop the strategy to influence Congress to use the Congressiona= l=20 Review Act to repeal the OSHA Ergonomics Program final rule. The implemente= d=20 plan is now recognized as a deciding influence in Congress' action to send = a=20 repeal measure to the President, who has indicated it will be signed. The= =20 results will translate into the ergonomics regulation having "no force or= =20 effect." No organization will have to comply with it. No state-plan states= =20 will be required to adopt any similar rule, and no further litigation over= =20 the validity of the rule will be required. It is expected all business and= =20 labor petitions against OSHA will be withdrawn and/or dismissed in the next= =20 several weeks, a large money savings for the trade associations in itself.= =20 GREENFIELD CAPITAL PROJECTS Project Calypso (Bahamas LNG and Pipeline) =01) Don Stevens has scheduled a= site=20 visit with Dave Glessner (Development Engineer) to conduct an environmental= =20 phase I due diligence on the proposed property location of the LNG facility= =20 in Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island on 3/13/01 =01) 3/15/01. Susan Worthen= =20 advised Dave on the merits of including a section on noise in the Bahamian= =20 Environmental Impact Assessment and suggested what actions needed to be=20 analyzed in order to make an evaluation of the potential noise impacts. Mi= ke=20 Terraso and Susan Worthen met with Ted Ryther and Bill Kendrick of the ETS= =20 EHS group to discuss environmental support services for the project. =20 Currently, the project does not have an environmental manager to oversee th= e=20 environmental consultants and provide day-to-day support. ACQUISITIONS Orion Refining Corporation (Norco, Louisiana) - Don Stevens has learned fro= m=20 Doug Leach that a draft contract from Morgan Stanley is expected in the nex= t=20 couple of days. Once Doug has the draft contract he will make any=20 changes/additions he would like to include and will forward it to the team.= =20 Upon our receipt and review Doug has promised a reply in 48 hours as to=20 whether we could be competitive or not with the Morgan offer. Even if we ar= e=20 not competitive with Morgan Stanley and Orion would like to work with Enron= =20 on anything that would benefit both parties. Project Orange (Orlando, Florida) - Don Stevens conducted a site visit on= =20 3/6/01 - 3/7/01 in order to complete an Phase I Environmental Site Assessme= nt=20 of the facility. This is a potential equity stake in an existing=20 cogeneration plant that would allow Enron to capitalize on a reverse tollin= g=20 agreement for natural gas. Project INGA (PN coal-fired power plants and CA cogen plants) - Don Stevens= =20 has learned the project is back in review. One facility (Mt. Poso) has bee= n=20 dropped from consideration. The deal consideration is for $92MM. ReoGen / Electrobolt - Don Stevens provided comments to the Phase II=20 Environmental Site Assessment for the project. The purpose of the assessme= nt=20 was to quantify potential contamination of the site prior to construction. = =20 No significant contamination was found and recommendations by the local=20 consulting firm to install groundwater monitoring wells were communicated t= o=20 the project team as "optional" depending on local real estate custom/practi= ce. DEPARTMENT PROJECTS=20 Quantitative Risk Module =01) Don Stevens has been informed that the projec= t is=20 moving forward. ThermoRetec has informed that the phase I deliverable is= =20 scheduled for the week of 5/7/01. EHS Web Site =01) Gavin Dillingham met with Vern Vallejo of Enron Networks = to=20 discuss the launch of Phase II of the EHS Website. It appears that Phase II= =20 can be ready by September. Gavin is currently asking for suggestions and=20 ideas to improve the website and collecting data to complete content "blank= s". Telework/NEPI Program =01) Gavin Dillingham is preparing for a meeting with= HR=20 Work Perks=01, Sally Alvarez and Sarah Davis and NEPI=01,s Elham Shirazi co= ncerning=20 teleworking at Enron. The meeting is to help familiarize Enron Work Perks= =20 with the current telework pilot program that NEPI and HGAC is launching in= =20 the Houston area and to see if Enron would like to participate in such a=20 program. The consulting to develop a telework program is provided as a free= =20 service through federal government funding and HGAC and NEPI have been give= n=20 this federal funding. The meeting will be on March 15th. Hybrid Vehicle Program =01) Gavin Dillingham has been working with Bruce Ma= rtin=20 concerning Enron=01,s purchase of new hybrid vehicles. It appears that Enro= n=20 Corp. will purchase three of these vehicles. =20 Asset/Project Tracking Database - Gavin Dillingham is currently enhancing t= he=20 Asset Tracking Database to include more information. The information fields= =20 that are being added will track power plant capacity, liability concerns,= =20 costs, operator, % ENE owned, actions and costs.=20 GAO EHS Performance Measures Database =01) Gavin Dillingham is currently wo= rking=20 with Enron Networks and Scott Cleverly to determine the feasibility of fixi= ng=20 the current database and the time frame involved in fixing the database.=20 Scott believes that a new version of the database will be functional by the= =20 end of March. The current main focus on this project is to develop a databa= se=20 that has enhanced reporting flexibility. Gavin has sent out an email to all= =20 who receive reports from this database, to determine the formats of the=20 needed reports.=20 Cell Phone Recycling - Gavin Dillingham is working with Charla Reese in=20 Community Relations to start a cell phone recycling campaign. The cell phon= es=20 will be gathered at Enron and donated to a group called CARE, a non-profit= =20 environmental and human rights group. CARE will then sell the phones to=20 CollectiveGood.com who will refurbish or recycle the phones and then resell= =20 the phones at a 50% discount to communities in Latin America. Gavin will al= so=20 be contacting Verizon and Cingular to see what they do with their phones.= =20 Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index - Gavin Dillingham is currently workin= g=20 with Lauren Iannarone to evaluate various sustainability indexes, such as D= ow=20 Jones and Innovest and determine potential value to Enron should try to be= =20 listed on this index.=20 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES/COMMUNITY RELATIONS Enron Earth Day Festival =01) Gavin Dillingham had a meeting with Trash Bas= h=20 yesterday and today to discuss the bayou cleanup challenge coming up on Mar= ch=20 31st. Currently, there is a committee that is looking for volunteers and is= =20 coordinating the logistics of the clean-up. Susan Worthen Director Environmental Compliance, Enron Corp 713/646-6579 713/345-6164 fax 3AC 1525
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