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Thanks, Don ---------------------- Forwarded by Don Miller/HOU/ECT on 10/18/2000 01:29 PM --------------------------- mhhurtado@duke-energy.com on 10/18/2000 12:43:23 PM To: don.miller@enron.com cc: jpsynnott@duke-energy.com, japearson@duke-energy.com Subject: Additional data requests on Wheatland Don, Below are additional questions and data requests regarding technical, operational, and environmental aspects of the Wheatland project. Please respond to us at your earliest convenience. Mario Hurtado Duke Energy North America Duke Energy North America Additional Data Requests Wheatland Facility 1. [Wheatland] Please provide any and all studies related to the adequacy of the plant's water supply. 2. [Wheatland] During construction and commissioning of the plant and switchyard were there any spills of oil or similar events that could have resulted in soil or groundwater contamination? Please provide details of any incidents. Have there been any incidents since the plant achieved commercial operation? Please provide details. 3. [Wheatland] It is our understanding that the switchyard will be owned by the project and maintained by Cinergy. Please provide a copy of the proposed contract with Cinergy. What indemnification will Cinergy provide the project related to environmental incidents in the switchyard? 4. [Wheatland] It is our understanding that the quality of the plant's water supply in operation differed from the level assumed during development. Please provide all reports and documentation related to water quality, including original design assumptions, testing during commissioning, and problems as a result of quality differences. 5. [Wheatland] Please provide a listing of all Enron affiliates involved in the development and operation (physical and commercial) of the facility. Such listing should include a one-sentence description of the role of the entity, whether the role is terminated or continuing, and whether a formal contract existed between the project and the entity. [N.B.: We would like to have this informaiton for Lincoln and Gleason as well.] 6. [Wheatland] Please provide a listing of all non-Enron organizations involved in the development, design, and construction of the facility who may have a continuing relationship with the project, including outstanding warranties, service contracts, as well as other rights and obligations. Indicate how the organization was engaged, role of the organization and whether there is any currently outstanding issues with the organization. 7. [Wheatland] Are there any formal contracts between West Fork Land Development Company and Lake Acquisition Company? Please provide. 8. [Wheatland] Are there any currently enforceable warranties running from the project to the EPC contractor (We understand it to be Enron Engineering & Construction.) or NEPCO as subcontractor? 9. [Wheatland] Please provide all engineering studies that discuss the structural stability or integrity of the shoreline of the "Lake". During the site visit it was observed that one shoreline on one side of the Lake had been reinforced. 10. [Wheatland] Provide any studies discussing the seismic activity in the vicinity of the Wheatland facility. 11. [Wheatland] Were transmission upgrades required of Wheatland by either Cinergy or IPL? Were transmission service credits credited to Wheatland for the upgrades? Will these credits be transferred to the Wheatland buyer? 12. [Wheatland] Have any outages of the plant's interconnection occurred as a result of high wind, blowing dust or lightning since commercial operation? If yes, how many incidents and for how long was the interconnection out of service?
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