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Ecoelectrica - The meeting with the USEPA occurred on Tuesday August 1, 2000
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Marc Phillips participated and reported that the meeting was non adversarial and the overall opinion of the Ecoelectrica participants was that it went well. EPA stated that it was apparent that Ecoelectrica had put forth a significant effort in responding to the compliance notice. Ecoelectrica promised to send additional requested information to clarify some of the issues identified at the meeting. EPA will review the information presented at the meeting and follow-up with Ecoelectrica. There is still a potential for a penalty. Enron Building Safety - in response to an employee request regarding work area safety, Scott Watson reviewed the 12th floor and developed a series of recommendations regarding reconstruction activities. Scott will work with Henry Terech to review other areas for similar issues. Henry has been very receptive to the to the safety support. Lagos Emergency Power Plant (9 barges - Nigeria) - Joe Kolb reviewed proposal by ERM to gather baseline information and write environmental impact assessment (EIA ) and provided comments to Robert Missen. Also, alerted Lauren Goldblatt to project. Best Management Practices - Joe Kolb completed discussions with consultant on proposed revisions to pipeline construction environmental BMPs. Discussed strategy for obtaining "buy in" from key people within Enron. Also, left message with Alex de Alarez explaining project as it relates to fiber optic cables and seeking a meeting. Consultant is now beginning work on the electric and fiber optic portions. Cuiaba II - Joe Kolb participated in conference call. Public hearing on Monday went very well. They had given presentations to several concerned groups/agencies prior to the hearing and, as a result, few people showed up and there were no controversy or accusatory questions. Also, folks from the Rio Gen project were there to observe as they prepare for public consultation/hearing. Annual Report - Susan Worthen is making minor modifications to the report to ensure as much information regarding emission reductions, etc. are properly conveyed. Graphics were selected for feature and The Image Center is working to gather the images and photos for the final layout. The final draft is expected to be available for review by mid to end of next week. Greenhouse Gas Inventory - Susan Worthen attended a workshop sponsored by the Pew Center to discusss various strategies and lessons learned by other companies. Working with Mary Schoen to identify EPA contact for a demo of the Climate Wise software, which Sunoco highly recommended as did another company previously did. A.D. Little was hired to review the Enron greenhouse gas estimates and verify them as being calculated accurately prior to potential public communication. They have identified systematic mathematical and formula (methodology) errors in our international inventory. Ramiro Garcia (Enron contract environmentalist) is assisting with the revision. ADL will present their findings to us next week. ENEL, Nicaragua - Mike Fuentes is performing the environmental due diligence. Don Stevens will perform the cost estimate.
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