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Cuiaba Pipeline (Bolivia/Brazil)- Joe Kolb reports that construction in the= =20 Ridges is now proceeding in all areas. Directional drilling of some of the= =20 Ridges is progressing more slowly than originally anticipated due to the=20 hardness of the limestone. Specialists are being called in. Restoration o= f=20 disturbed areas is being accomplished at a rapid pace in anticipation of th= e=20 onset of the rainy season. Joe will be going to inspect the route along wi= th=20 Edgar Zuleta (Corp EH&S South America) next week. =20 RioGen/Eletrobolt PPs (Brazil)- Joe Kolb is waiting for a pipeline=20 reroute-specific conference call to be scheduled (as per the last project= =20 conference call) to discuss the issues. Joe conferred with Lauren Goldblat= t=20 and John Ayers (Enron SA) and John is working to ensure that the conference= =20 call is scheduled and to ensure that the school/orphanage is avoided. Bob= =20 Moss will be presenting his route findings to Lauren, Joe, Susan W., John= =20 Ayers, Lisa Alderman (Enron SA), and Keith Micelli on Friday, Oct. 26. Metgas Pipeline (India) - Joe Kolb reports that the approval of the two=20 laterals from the Metgas mainline may delay the overall project. Lauren=20 Goldblatt offered wise counsel on alternative ways to obtain government=20 concurrence without having a full-blown public hearing. The goal is to clo= se=20 financing by the end of March 2001. Main controversy is not related to=20 environmental matters but associated with ROW acquisition. Powertel - Joe Kolb received considerable information from Annat Jain (Enro= n=20 India) on this fiber optic project. It appears that it will have minimal= =20 environmental impacts because the cable is being suspended aerially from th= e=20 existing electric transmission towers and is being buried only at=20 substations. Impacts will mainly be from the equipment moving along the=20 corridor.=20 ACQUISITIONS Project Crane (Quebec, Canada and Port Angeles, Washington) - Don Stevens h= as=20 been informed that Enron did submit a non-binding bid for Quebec City. We= =20 are currently in negotiations over the terms of our bid and there is at lea= st=20 one other bidder still in the hunt. We won't make it to the next round=20 unless we can resolve the terms and conditions sticking points. No further= =20 due diligence is planned at this time. Project INGA (California and Pennsylvania) - Don Stevens reviewed DASH=20 (draft) from George Schaefer. Environmental issues have been addressed in= =20 the DASH. Military Base Privatization (Maxwell AFB/Gunter Annex) - Joe Kolb provided= =20 direction to Stephan Laroche (Enron OEC) on how to develop information=20 requested for operating the wastewater systems. The information related to= =20 tracking waste disposal. CWT Thermo-Depolymerization - Don Stevens is preparing an environmental=20 issues matrix for the various feedstocks which may be used in the process. Project Delta - Don Stevens has completed the review of Dames & Moore's=20 Preliminary Environmental Reviews of four potential underground natural gas= =20 storage well locations. The proposed locations are in the states of=20 Washington, Utah and New Mexico. Project Toucan - After meeting with Georgia Pacific management, Enron is= =20 not interested in the Brunswich, GA site due to the product being=20 manufactured. Enron's offer would not be as competitive as others. Also,= =20 Enron is not interested in the Woodland Mill as it appears that they have= =20 operational issues. Enron will send a couple of engineers to the site for= =20 review. Enron will only be bidding on the Leaf River, MS site. Given the= =20 altered scope, no work is required in evaluating Brunswick. By November 1,= =20 2000 Enron will decide whether to submit a bid for Woodland. Georgia Pacif= ic=20 still requires that binding bids be submitted by mid-November and this date= =20 will apply to both Leaf River and Woodland. The current schedule has the= =20 management approval process beginning on November 9, 2000. Don Stevens=20 conducted a review of documents supplied by Georgia Pacific regarding the= =20 Leaf River site. Don Stevens will be conducting a due diligence site visit= =20 of the Leaf River facility on October 29 - 30, 2000. DEPARTMENT PROJECTS BMPs - Joe Kolb distributed all three linear facility BMPs to the Enron EH&= S=20 Council for their review. All comments have been received and evaluated fo= r=20 the Pipeline BMPs. Joe Kolb sent the Fiber Optic BMPs to Wilson Dietrich= =20 (EBS) for his review and comments. The Electric Transmission Line BMPs were= =20 sent to Bob Moss (EE&CC) for his review and who passed them on to Dennis=20 Alexander (EE&CC) for his staff to review. Initial responses are positive. EHS Guidelines - The Environmental Sub-Committee (of the EHS Council) will= =20 conduct a review of the Enron EHS Guidelines and lead the effort to revise= =20 them to ensure that they have a broader scope to cover Enron's diverse asse= t=20 portfolio (power, pipelines, pulp/paper mills, metal recycling, etc.). Thi= s=20 effort will include the identification of EHS BMPs and will likely include= =20 the construction BMPs Joe Kolb has been developing. EHS Intranet Site - Gavin Dillingham continues to work on the EHS intranet= =20 site. The target date for launch of the site is now December 1st. Most=20 content has been received for the site. We are also waiting on the approval= =20 of the Renewable Portfolio Standard information from the Environmental=20 Strategies group and the Regulatory and Legislative Reports from Marc=20 Phillips. These two items should be approved by the end of the week.=20 Life Cycle Analysis Phase I - A.D. Little has completed their identificatio= n=20 of Enron's products and services. A meeting will be held either Friday, Oc= t.=20 26 or Monday, Oct. 30 to discuss follow-up questions with the business=20 units. =20 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES/COMMUNITY RELATIONS Solar Panel Donation - Joe Kolb and Michael Terraso visited the Armand Bay= ou=20 Nature Center last week, discuss their use of the panels, and have agreed t= o=20 donate the panels. =20 Enron Earth Day Festival/Buffalo Bayou Challenge - Joe Kolb and Gavin=20 Dillingham have developed a proposal for how to implement a possible "Bayou= =20 Challenge," which would be a bayou cleanup activity. A meeting with=20 Community Relations folks to discuss the proposal will occur on October=20 26th. The Corporate EHS group will participate in a trial run December 8th= =20 to work out the kinks. ADMINISTRATIVE Safety Contract Person - Donnie Willmann made offer to contract safety pers= on=20 to assist in old CALME region. Contractor has verbally accepted pending=20 review of contract. Should start within the next two weeks. Environmental Award - On Oct. 21 Donnie Willmann accepted an Environmental= =20 Award on behalf of Ken Lay and Enron for their efforts in promoting=20 environmental awareness and improving the environment in the Houston area. = =20 The award was presented at an Environmental Forum 2000 at the George R. Bro= wn=20 Convention Center. The award was presented by Carol Mims Galloway, City=20 Council Member, District B. Enron was the only company in Houston presented= =20 with an Environmental award.=20 EUROPE, INDIA and ASIA =20 Spain Arcos =01) Alan Stringer is preparing the Enron Europe Ltd. Construct= ion=20 Health and Safety and Environmental Management Plan. Regional Support Co-ordination Team-Europe =01) Alan Stringer made a=20 presentation to Enron Europe explaining the role of EHS Corp. in the Due=20 Diligence Process emphasizing environmental and social issues. Enron Metals =01) Alan Stringer is preparing the integration of Enron EHS= =20 guidelines for Enron Metals Europe. Bal Wong conducted an EHS inspection= =20 of Henry Barth Singapore warehouse. Scott Watson scheduled to conduct EHS= =20 inspection of Henry Barth USA warehouse in California. =20 Poland, Turkey, UK ETOL =01) Alan Stringer continues to work with plant =20 management in preparing procedures that meet Enron EHS Guidelines. =20 UK =01) Isle of Dogs New Project =01) Supporting Engineering Services in=20 preparation of EIA and IPPC permit application. CALME Puerto Rico, San Juan Gas - Donnie Willmann met with the Puerto Rico=20 Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to finalize the waste characterization pl= an=20 for the Feasibility Study and Risk Assessment. EQB gave verbal approval fo= r=20 the waste characterization plan. Characterization will begin Nov. 13. =20 Panama, San Francisco Site - Bill Curra is currently assisting the=20 remediation work. =20 Panama, Bahia Las Minas (BLM) Power Plant - Bill Curra continues to suppor= t=20 remediation activities at BLM Plant. No problems have been incurred. =20 Project is anticipated to be finalized by Nov. 10. Gus Eghneim is reviewin= g=20 proposals for the emission testing work. Selection of contractor will be= =20 done Oct. 27. He is also assisting in developing the cleanup work plan for= =20 hydrocarbon contaminated unlined detention basin.=20 SOUTH AMERICA Bolivia, GasOriente Boliviano Ltda. - Edgar Zuleta participated in the Owne= rs=20 Audit and the Emergency Action Plan audit and the Mechanical Completion=20 task-force The EAP will also apply to the pre-operational activities. OEC / NORTH AMERICA 2001 Safety Action Plan - Scott Watson competed the OEC Facilities 2001= =20 Safety Action Plan. The Plan will be presented to Mark Dobler (OEC) and h= is=20 staff for approval and implementation at all OEC facilities. =20 Medical Surveillance & Wellness Program - Scott Watson received protocol=20 material from Mary Ann Roman De Meza. He is currently preparing the Medic= al=20 Surveillance & Wellness Procedure. Caledonia & New Albany Plant Facilities - Scott Watson conducted EH&S Audit= s=20 at New Albany and Caledonia Plants on Oct 24 - 27.=20 Wheatlant Plant, CEMS Standard Operating Procedures - Ramiro Garcia complet= ed=20 the CEMS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Emergency Response Plan=20 (ERP) for Wheatland Plant. SOP and ERP were submitted to the state on=20 October 23. Also submitted the Quarterly Compliance Monitoring/Deviations= =20 Report to the state on October 24.=20 2000 Peakers, Due Diligence =01) Gus Eghneim is preparing responses to=20 questions received from potential buyers of the 2000 Peakers. Responses wi= ll=20 be submitted to Enron legal department. REGULATORY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS INGAA NSR Task Group - Marc Phillips is heading a newly formed INGAA Task= =20 Group on New Source Review. The first conference call for the group is=20 scheduled for this Friday. EPA Regulatory Activities - Marc Phillips distributed to Enron personnel a= =20 listing of 88 actions, mostly regulatory, that EPA plans on taking between= =20 now and January 20, 2001. Fourteen of the actions were identified as having= =20 an impact on Enron. This information was presented at the EH&S Council=20 meeting. TNRCC Commissioners Work Session - Marc Phillips attended the TNRCC=20 Commissioner's Work Session where the Commission directed TNRCC staff to li= ft=20 the temporary hold on the review of certain New Source Review (NSR) permit= =20 applications. This hold had affected applications for new permits and permi= t=20 amendments received after September 18, 2000, which would authorize new=20 emissions of NOx in the eight-county Houston/Galveston ozone non-attainment= =20 area. Office and Field Ergonomics Safety Procedures - Russell Tucker issued the= =20 second draft of the proposed "Enron Office Ergonomics Program" safety=20 procedure and the first draft of the "Enron Field Ergonomics Program -=20 Construction" safety procedure for review and comment by the members of the= =20 Enron EH&S Council. Enron Houston Accident and Injury Reporting, Investigation and Recordkeepin= g=20 - Russell Tucker assembled the final three forms necessary to complete the= =20 attachments to the "Enron Houston Accident and Injury Reporting,=20 Investigation and Recordkeeping" procedure commissioned by the Enron EH&S= =20 Safety Sub-council for development. The procedure is awaiting review by=20 Maryann Roman De Meza, after which it will be released for review and comme= nt=20 by the Safety Sub-council members. ADVOCACY Pipeline Safety Legislation - While there is still a slim chance that the= =20 Senate (McCain) legislation may be included in a last-minute appropriations= =20 package, most Capitol Hill sources are pessimistic that a bill will be pass= ed=20 this Congress. The Administration, concerned that it could shoulder the bla= me=20 for killing safety legislation in Congress, is planning an "Executive=20 Action," which will likely take the form of a Clinton Executive Order, pair= ed=20 with the release of a DOT rule on integrity management for liquid pipelines= =20 (which was expected shortly anyway.) MTBE Legislation -- S. 2962, which passed the Senate Environment Committee = in=20 September is not expected to be included in any last-minute appropriations= =20 legislation. The issue will likely be addressed next Congress. Enron has= =20 secured commitments of several key members of Congress that "transition=20 incentives" for MTBE producers will be considered along with any legislatio= n=20 to ban or limit the product. Clean Air Act/"Multi-Pollutant" Legislation -- it is likely that next=20 Congress will consider CAA reform legislation, and much attention is alread= y=20 being paid to approaches to reducing emissions of multiple pollutants (SO2,= =20 NOx, Mercury, CO2) from the electric generation sector while also fixing=20 problems with the New Source Review program. Out of concern that merchant= =20 gas generation, distributed generation, energy efficiency and other "clean"= =20 solutions might be left out of the discussions, Jeff Keeler and consultant= =20 Joel Bluestein organized a meeting of environmental groups and competitive= =20 generation companies (PG&E Gen, Calpine, Trigen, NiSource, El Paso) to talk= =20 about the inclusion of clean energy/IPPs in a multi-pollutant bill. We wi= ll=20 be drafting a legislative solution in the coming weeks so that it can be=20 circulated with environmental groups, utilities, and eventually Capitol Hil= l=20 and new Administration representatives by the start of next Congress. COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Clean Air Act/NOx SIP Call Supreme Court Appeal - The states of Ohio,=20 Indiana, Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia have= =20 petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the NOx SIP call cas= e,=20 which was upheld in favor of EPA by a federal appeals court earlier this=20 year. The states (backed by some industry groups) are hoping that the cas= e=20 will be linked in the minds of the justices to the EPA's appeal of the NAAQ= S=20 8-hour standard case, which will be heard by the Supreme Court on November = 6.=20 (even though one case held for EPA and the other against) If the Court=20 decides the two cases are related this could delay a decision until later= =20 next year, and perhaps sway the court into finding against EPA in the SIP= =20 case as well. Clean Air Act/Energy Efficiency - Mary Schoen is working on several issues= =20 related to the use of energy efficiency projects to generate tradable=20 allowances/offsets in NOx control programs. Indiana is developing its NOx= =20 SIP, and because of the excess of allowances in its budget, would be a prim= e=20 target for including energy efficiency set-asides. EES is interested in=20 creating such a program, and Mary is working with EES and some of its India= na=20 customers to advocate the use of energy efficiency projects to meet NOx=20 reduction targets. Mary is also working in California to find offsets for= =20 ENA new generation, and has talked with the Bay Area AQMD about using EES= =20 energy efficiency projects to generate offsets. Stacey Bolton met with the= =20 Center for Resource Solutions, who is developing a "Negawatt" program in PA= ,=20 and informed EES who could benefit from participation with commercial=20 customers in a pilot program. EES Premium Power Group - The Environmental Strategies team has been workin= g=20 with EES' new venture into power quality, distributed generation and=20 reliability to assist them with intelligence about environmental drivers fo= r=20 their business. Jeff Keeler introduced EES to DOE and EPA officials workin= g=20 on power quality issues, as potential sources of information, policy suppor= t=20 and funding. Mary Schoen is working on a "template" environmental=20 regulations affecting distributed generation. Mary is also working to=20 address a new Texas regulatory proposal that would severely restrict=20 distributed generation. Stacey Bolton provided a summary of incentive moni= es=20 available for fuel cells and renewable resources. We expect to provide= =20 substantial support for this EES business as they organize in the next=20 several months. California Retail Electric Market - New Power Company is taking over EES'= =20 residential customers in the California retail market, and Stacey Bolton is= =20 working with NPC to advise them on regulations and reporting procedures=20 related to the provision of green power products to customers. Stacey is= =20 also advising NPC on markets in Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Energy Efficiency/California Pilot Project - SDG&E is looking to create a= =20 pilot project to offer competitive energy providers the chance to take over= =20 some of its residential customers and offer a "bundled" package of energy &= =20 services, including many energy efficiency solutions. Mary Schoen is=20 working with NPC on potential business opportunities related to this pilot= =20 program. Green-E Outreach to Commercial Customers - Green-E is doing some outreach = to=20 commercial sources about certification under the Green-E program, and Stace= y=20 Bolton has been meeting with Green-E to discuss potential business=20 opportunities for Enron associated with green power offerings to these=20 commercial customers. Climate Change - Jeff Keeler spoke on a panel at the Forbes Magazine=20 Environmental Superconference in DC, on the topic of Business Opportunities= =20 related to Climate Change. Jeff also helped organize a briefing by the=20 White House and EPA for gas industry representatives, to hear about proposa= ls=20 related to establishing baselines to show "additionally" under the CDM and = JI=20 mechanisms, which will be a hot topic for discussion at COP 6 in the Hague.
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