PUC DOCKET NO. 45601
APPLICATION OF LCRA
TRANSMISSION SERVICES
CORPORATION TO AMEND ITS
CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY FOR THE
PROPOSED ZORN TO MARION 345KV TRANSMISSION LINE IN
GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS
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BEFORE THE
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
OF TEXAS
DIRECT TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS
OF
ROB R. REID
ON BEHALF OF
APPLICANT
LCRA TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORPORATION
March 1, 2016
PUC DOCKET NO. 45601
DIRECT TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS OF ROB R. REID
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
POSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 3
II.
PURPOSE OF TESTIMONY ............................................................................................... 4
III.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ROUTING STUDY ..................................... 5
IV.
INFORMATION ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION’S CCN APPLICATION AND
ISSUES OF COMMUNITY VALUES, RECREATIONAL AND PARK AREAS,
HISTORIC AND AESTHETIC VALUES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY
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V.
ADDITIONAL COMMISSION ROUTING CONSIDERATIONS ................................ 18
VI.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION .................................................................................... 20
EXHIBITS
Exhibit RRR-1
Resume of Rob R. Reid
Exhibit RRR-2
Location of Habitable Structure No. 390A
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PUC DOCKET NO. 45601
DIRECT TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS OF ROB R. REID
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I.
POSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS
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Q.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS:
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A.
My name is Rob R. Reid. My business address is 7600B North Capital of Texas Highway,
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Suite 320, Austin, Texas, 78731.
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Q.
BY WHOM ARE YOU EMPLOYED AND IN WHAT CAPACITY?
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A.
I am employed by POWER Engineers, Inc. (POWER) as Vice President/Environmental
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Division Manager.
Q.
PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
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I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas
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A&M University in 1975 and a Master of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries
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Sciences from Texas A&M University in 1977. I have worked as a full-time professional
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ecologist since 1978 and have authored or co-authored over 200 technical environmental
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papers and reports.
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Until July 2011, I was employed by Atkins North America, formerly PBS&J, as
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Senior Vice President and Principal Project Director.
On August 1, 2011, I joined
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POWER as Vice President/Environmental Project Development. POWER opened a new
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office in Austin, Texas, and I lead that office. I have spent a significant portion of my
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career over the past 30+ years conducting routing analyses and environmental assessments
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for electric transmission line projects, particularly in Texas. Since 1978, I have managed
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or participated in numerous multi-disciplinary environmental assessments for development
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projects, including transmission lines, and have served as Project Manager for over 150
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environmental impact assessments associated with transmission facilities.
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In January 2014 I became the Manager of POWER’s Environmental Division. I
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continue to be involved in organizing, conducting, and managing various types of
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environmental assessment projects and ensuring that POWER’s environmental studies and
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impact assessments under my direction address the provisions and requirements of
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applicable regulations, guidelines and standards of local, state, and federal agencies. I also
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have administrative and business development responsibilities. My resume is attached as
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Exhibit RRR-1.
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Q.
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HAVE YOU EVER SUBMITTED TESTIMONY BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSION OF TEXAS (COMMISSION OR PUC)?
A.
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Yes. I have testified before the PUC and the State Office of Administrative Hearings on
numerous occasions.
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II.
Q.
PURPOSE OF TESTIMONY
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TESTIMONY?
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The purpose of my testimony is to introduce, support, sponsor, and describe the
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Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed Zorn to
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Marion
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(Environmental Assessment or EA) prepared by POWER at the request of LCRA
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Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC). The EA is sponsored by me and is
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included as Attachment No. 1 to the Application for a Certificate of Convenience and
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Necessity (CCN) for a Proposed Transmission Line, PUC Docket No. 45601
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(Application), filed by LCRA TSC concurrently with this testimony. The Application is
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publicly available at the Commission and will be offered into evidence by LCRA TSC as
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an exhibit.
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Q.
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345-kV
Transmission
Line
Project
within
Guadalupe
County,
Texas
WHAT PORTION OF THE APPLICATION IN THIS DOCKET DO YOU
SPONSOR?
A.
I sponsor the answers to Questions 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, and 28 of the Application, as well as
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a majority of the EA (Question 17), Attachment 1 to the Application. I also co-sponsor the
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answers to Questions 6, 20, and 23 with Ms. Aimee Pasquarella, and I co-sponsor the
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answers to Questions 17, 18, 19, and 29 with Ms. Roxanne Hernandez.
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Q.
WAS YOUR TESTIMONY AND THE INFORMATION YOU SPONSOR
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PREPARED BY YOU OR BY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS UPON WHOSE
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EXPERTISE, JUDGMENT AND OPINIONS YOU RELY IN PERFORMING
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YOUR DUTIES?
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A.
Yes.
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Q.
IS THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN YOUR TESTIMONY AND THE
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INFORMATION YOU SPONSOR TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF
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YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF?
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A.
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Yes.
III.
Q.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ROUTING STUDY
WHY DID POWER PREPARE THE EA?
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POWER was retained by LCRA TSC to perform and prepare an environmental assessment
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and routing study for the proposed Zorn to Marion 345-kV Transmission Line Project
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(Project). My responsibility for the Project as a Director for POWER included oversight of
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and participation in the preparation of the EA.
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Q.
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WAS ANYONE OTHER THAN YOU INVOLVED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT AND ROUTING STUDY PROCESS?
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Yes. A team of professionals with expertise in different environmental and land use
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disciplines (geology/soils, hydrology/water quality, terrestrial ecology, wetland ecology,
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land use/aesthetics, and cultural resources) was assembled by POWER (the “POWER
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Project Team”) and was involved in data acquisition, routing analysis, and environmental
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assessment for the Project. Section 6.0 of the EA presents a list of the primary preparers of
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the EA.
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Q.
WHAT DOES THE EA ADDRESS?
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A.
The EA provides a detailed description of the data gathered and analyzed by POWER in
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association with the Project and the routing procedures and methodology utilized by
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POWER to delineate and evaluate possible alternative routes.
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Q.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE EA CONTAIN?
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A.
The EA includes information on physiography, geology, soils, prime farmland, mineral
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and energy resources, surface water, ground water, floodplains, vegetation, wildlife,
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aquatic ecology, endangered and threatened species, socioeconomics, land use, habitable
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structures, existing linear facilities, parks and recreation areas, aviation facilities,
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communication facilities, aesthetics, and cultural resources as such information is
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potentially related to the Project.
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Q.
PLEASE DESCRIBE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EA.
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A.
The objectives of the EA were to identify and evaluate alternative transmission line routes
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for the Project. The approach taken by POWER consisted of a series of tasks designed to
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address the requirements of Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) § 37.056(c)(4)(A)-(D),
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Commission Substantive Rule 25.101(b)(3)(B), including the Commission’s policy of
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prudent avoidance, the Commission’s CCN application requirements, and LCRA TSC
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routing practices. The tasks included scoping and study area delineation, data collection,
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constraints mapping, preliminary alternative route segment identification, participation in a
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public open-house meeting, and modification/addition of alternative route segments
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following the public open-house meeting and primary alternative route evaluation.
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Q.
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WHAT PROCESS DID POWER UTILIZE TO IDENTIFY PRELIMINARY
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE SEGMENTS FOR THE PROJECT?
A.
To identify preliminary alternative route segments for the Project, POWER delineated a
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study area, sought agency input, gathered data regarding the study area, performed
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constraints mapping, identified preliminary alternative route segments, and reviewed and
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adjusted preliminary alternative route segments following field reconnaissance and the
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public open house meeting.
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Study Area Delineation
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The study area for the Project was identified to include a portion of the existing Clear
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Springs to Zorn 345-kV electric transmission line and the existing Marion substation. A
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portion of the transmission line will be built on previously certificated existing double-
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circuit-capable structures beginning at the existing Zorn substation and continuing to a
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location near the Clear Springs substation. The remaining portion of the transmission line
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between the Clear Springs substation area and the Marion substation will require new
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construction on new right-of-way (ROW).
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encompassed the portion of the Project requiring new ROW (i.e., between the Clear
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Springs and Marion substations), and also considered other existing ROW and existing
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cultural and land use features. Figure 2-1 of the EA sets forth the initial study area selected
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by POWER and LCRA TSC. Based on further review, POWER and LCRA TSC modified
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the initial study area boundary to include approximately 2.4 miles of the existing Clear
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Springs to Hutto 345-kV transmission line. The northern portion of the study area was
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modified to allow for the possible creation of primary alternative routes that were shorter
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and potentially less costly. Figure 2-2 of the EA sets forth the final study area selected by
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POWER and LCRA TSC.
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Data Collection and Agency Contact
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After the study area was identified, the POWER Project Team initiated a variety of data
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collection activities.
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conducted at various state regulatory agencies, review of published literature, and review
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of a variety of available maps, including recent aerial photography (2015), U.S. Geological
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Survey 1:24,000 scale topographical maps, National Wetland Inventory maps, Texas
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Department of Transportation (TxDOT) county highway maps, and county appraisal
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district parcel boundary data. During the course of the data collection activities, POWER
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personnel also conducted reconnaissance surveys of the study area.
The study area boundaries originally
Data collection activities consisted of file and record reviews
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One of the data collection activities was the development of a list of local officials
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and departments and local, state, and federal regulatory agencies to be mailed a
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consultation letter in May 2015 regarding the Proposed Transmission Line Project.
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The purpose of the letter was to inform the various officials and agencies of the
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project and to give those officials and agencies the opportunity to provide any information
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they had regarding the project and/or general project area. In July 2015, a second round of
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consultations letters was mailed out in order to inform the officials and regulatory agencies
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of the modification to the study area boundary. In response, POWER and LCRA TSC
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received written and verbal information from various public officials and agencies. Written
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responses to consultation letters are included in Appendix A of the EA.
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Constraints Mapping
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Given that a significant number of potential routes could be delineated to connect the
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Marion substation to the existing transmission facilities near the Clear Springs substation, a
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constraint mapping process was used in selecting and refining possible alternative routes.
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The information collected during the various data collection activities was utilized to
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develop an environmental and land use constraints map. Figures 4-10 (map pocket) and 5-
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1 (map pocket) of the EA depict the majority of the environmental and land use constraints
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compiled by POWER. Cultural resources are not shown on the figures to protect these
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sites.
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Preliminary Alternative Route Segment Delineation
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Upon completion of the initial data collection activities and constraint mapping process,
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the next step in the routing process was to identify preliminary alternative route segments
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to connect the Marion substation with the existing transmission facilities in the area of the
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Clear Springs substation. POWER delineated the network of segments within the study
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area, which were presented to the public at the open house meeting on September 17, 2015
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(Figure 4-1 of the EA). The locations of the alternative route segments presented in the
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Application are shown on Figure 4-2 of the EA.
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Q.
DID POWER CONSIDER INPUT FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES?
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A.
Yes, as discussed in Section 4.2.2.3 of the EA, POWER solicited information and
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comments from a variety of state and federal agencies with responsibilities in the areas of
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natural and cultural resources.
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Q.
DID POWER CONSIDER INPUT FROM LOCAL OFFICES AND OFFICIALS?
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A.
Yes, as discussed in Section 4.2.2.3 of the EA, POWER solicited information and
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comments from a variety of local officials with interest in the Project area.
Q.
PLEASE DESCRIBE HOW AND WHEN IN THE PROCESS POWER UTILIZED
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THE COMMENTS AND INFORMATION FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES,
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AND LOCAL OFFICES AND OFFICIALS.
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A.
POWER utilized comments and information from governmental agencies and local
officials in the preparation of the existing environmental sections of the EA, the constraints
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map, and in the selection and evaluation of both the preliminary and primary alternative
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route segments.
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Q.
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WHAT PROCESS DID POWER UTILIZE TO IDENTIFY AND COMPARE THE
PRIMARY ALTERNATIVE ROUTES FOR THE PROJECT?
A.
In identifying the primary alternative route segments, POWER considered a variety of
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information, including among other things: input received from the public, input from
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various correspondence with public officials and representatives of state and federal
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agencies, previously identified preliminary alternative route segments that provide
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geographic diversity within the study area, as well as an inventory and tabulation of a
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number of environmental/land use criteria for the primary alternative routes.
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Public Open House Meeting Input/Route Revisions
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The preliminary alternative route segments were presented to the public during an LCRA
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TSC public open house meeting held on September 17, 2015. Feedback from the public
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open house meeting was received in three primary ways. First, attendees had one-on-one
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conversations with personnel from POWER and LCRA about their interests and comments
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concerning the Project.
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comments and clarifications regarding structures and features depicted on the large aerial
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photographs displayed at the public open house meeting. Attendees were also encouraged
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to locate and mark particular features of interest on the aerial photography exhibits. In that
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manner, POWER gained insight into particular features of the study area as well as a sense
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of those values important to people potentially impacted by the Project.
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During the one-on-one conversations, attendees provided
Second, each attendee at the public open house meeting received a questionnaire
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that solicited comments on the Project.
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Appendix B of the EA. Of the 153 people who signed in as attending the September 17,
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2015, public open house meeting, 77 submitted questionnaires at the meeting. In addition
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to the questionnaires received at the public open house meeting, 38 additional
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questionnaires were received from individuals after the public open house meeting. A total
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of 115 questionnaires were received by LCRA TSC.
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A copy of the questionnaire is included in
Third, information was also provided by members of the community after the
meeting via regular mail, fax, and email.
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POWER reviewed and evaluated each questionnaire, other information that was
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provided, and attendee comments and preferences. That information was considered in the
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overall identification and evaluation of the primary alternative route segments. Section
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4.2.2.1 of the EA provides a summary of the responses received in the questionnaires
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during and after the public open house meeting.
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Following the open house meeting, revisions were made to the preliminary
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alternative route segments. Many of these revisions were made in response to landowner
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input/concern received by LCRA TSC and then discussed with POWER. The revisions are
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documented in Section 4.3 of the EA with the resulting primary alternative route segments
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depicted in Figures 4-2 through 4-9 of the EA.
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modification in her direct testimony.
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Identification of Primary Alternative Routes
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Hundreds of alternate routes may be formed by connecting the 72 primary alternative route
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segments into various combinations. However, in order to create a manageable analysis
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appropriate for the size and length of the Project, POWER and LCRA TSC identified,
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through an interactive process, a total of 15 reasonable, feasible primary alternative routes
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for comparison.
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Primary Alternative Route Evaluation/Impact Assessment
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As detailed in Section 4.0 of the EA, 15 primary alternative routes were selected for
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detailed analysis. These routes are shown on Figures 4-10 (map pocket) and 5-1 (map
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pocket) of the EA. Each alternative route was examined from publicly accessible locations
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in the field and from 2015 aerial photography. They were evaluated considering a variety
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of environmental/land use criteria. The evaluation of each route involved inventorying and
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tabulating the number or quantity of each criterion along each route.
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Q.
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Ms. Hernandez also discusses each
WAS LCRA TSC INVOLVED IN THE REVIEW OF THE PRIMARY
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES?
A.
Yes, LCRA TSC reviewed the primary alternative routes with regard to cost, construction,
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engineering, ROW maintenance issues, and constraints. LCRA TSC also conducted field
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reviews.
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Q.
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PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROCESS FOLLOWED BY POWER TO EVALUATE
THE PRIMARY ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.
A.
The POWER Project Team evaluated the primary alternative routes based upon the
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requirements set forth in PURA § 37.056(c)(4)(A)-(D), Commission Substantive Rule
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25.101(b)(3)(B), including the Commission’s policy of prudent avoidance, the
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Commission’s application requirements, and LCRA TSC routing practices. Section 5.0 of
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the EA describes the evaluation of the primary alternative routes.
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Q.
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WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF POWER’S EVALUATION REGARDING THE
PROJECT?
A.
No significant impact to existing land use, socioeconomic, hydrological, ecological,
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geological, or wetland resources and no adverse effects to historic-age or archeological
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resources are anticipated as a result of construction of any of the primary alternate routes
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for the Project. Section 5.0 of the EA describes in detail the results of the primary
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alternative route evaluation and the potential impacts for the primary alternative routes.
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Q.
ARE THE ROUTES INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH
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THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF PURA AND THE COMMISSION’S
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SUBSTANTIVE RULES?
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A.
Yes. The POWER Project Team, with expertise in different disciplines (geology/soils,
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hydrology, terrestrial ecology, wetland ecology, land use/aesthetics, and cultural resources
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[archaeological and historical]) delineated and evaluated primary alternative routes for the
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Project based upon environmental and land use conditions present along each potential
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route, reconnaissance surveys, agency/official contacts, and the public involvement
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program. All of the primary alternative routes and their constituent route segments filed by
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LCRA TSC in the Application comply with the routing requirements of PURA
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§ 37.056(c)(4)(A)-(D) and Commission Substantive Rule 25.10(b)(3)(B). The routes vary
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in the tabulation of the various metrics as would be expected in a process that attempts to
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present a robust set of geographically diverse routes for consideration. Additionally,
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because all the segments comply with PURA and Commission Substantive Rule
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25.101(b)(3)(B), other routes created by combining existing segments would also comply
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with these statutory and regulatory criteria.
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Q.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THE EA?
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A.
Yes. Subsequent to the completion and printing of the EA, it was discovered that a
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habitable structure which POWER had previously identified in the vicinity of Segment P1
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had not been included in the data and maps presented in the EA. The location of this
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habitable structure was known to the POWER team during the routing process as the
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location of Segment P1 had been adjusted to avoid including the structure within the
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proposed ROW. I do not know why it was not identified and included in the production of
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the EA.
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This habitable structure (No. 390A), is located along Canal Lane at the intersection
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of Canal Lane and the canal before Segment P1 crosses the Guadalupe River in the vicinity
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of Habitable Structure No. 390. The location of Habitable Structure No. 390A is depicted
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in Exhibit RRR-2 attached to my testimony. It is located approximately 105 feet east of
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the centerline of Segment P1. Habitable Structure No. 390A should be included in Tables
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5.12 and 5.14 in Appendix C of the EA. It should also be included in the total number of
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directly affected habitable structures and total number of newly affected habitable
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structures (as I describe below) in Table 5.1 for Segment P1 and Routes 10 and 12 (which
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both include Segment P1). With the addition of Habitable Structure No. 390A, Segment
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P1 is located within 500 feet of 26 total habitable structures, all 26 of which are newly
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affected. Route 10 now has 42 total habitable structures located within 500 feet of the
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centerline of the route, 41 of which are newly affected. Route 12 now has 54 total
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habitable structures within 500 feet of the centerline of the route, 51 of which are newly
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affected. There are no additional changes necessary to the EA associated with Habitable
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Structure No. 390A.
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IV.
Q.
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INFORMATION ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION’S CCN APPLICATION
AND ISSUES OF COMMUNITY VALUES, RECREATIONAL AND PARK
AREAS, HISTORIC AND AESTHETIC VALUES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
INTEGRITY
HOW WAS THE INFORMATION COMPILED BY POWER USED FOR
PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION?
A.
POWER provided environmental and land use information for the primary alternative
routes, which was used to address several specific questions in the Application.
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Q.
WHERE WILL THE PROJECT BE LOCATED?
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A.
LCRA TSC proposes to design and construct a new 345-kV transmission line located in
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Guadalupe County, Texas. The first circuit will connect the existing LCRA TSC-owned
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Zorn substation to the existing LCRA TSC-owned Marion substation. The second circuit
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will be installed in the future on the vacant position.
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Q.
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS REGARDING PROXIMITY TO HABITABLE
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STRUCTURES IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRIMARY ALTERNATIVE
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ROUTES?
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A.
The number of habitable structures within 500 feet of the centerline of each of the primary
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alternative routes is presented in Table 5-1 of the EA. The routes with the least number of
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habitable structures located within 500 feet of the route centerline include Route 10 with
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41 habitable structures, Route 6 with 46 habitable structures, and Route 12 with 53
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habitable structures. The majority of these habitable structures will be newly affected
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habitable structures, as explained below. Route 1 has the highest number of habitable
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structures located within 500 feet of its centerline at 322.
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General descriptions of the habitable structures that are within 500 feet of the
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centerline of each route and their distances from the applicable segment centerline are
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provided in Tables 5-3 through 5-17 in Appendix C of the EA. The habitable structures
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that are located within 500 feet of the routes are shown on Figure 5-1 (Appendix E) of the
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EA.
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Q.
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WHAT IS THE TERM “NEWLY AFFECTED” MEANT TO IMPLY WITH
REGARD TO HABITABLE STRUCTURES?
A.
The term “newly affected” means a habitable structure is not already located within 500
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feet of an existing transmission line. In my opinion, habitable structures that already have
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a transmission line within 500 feet will have a quantitative change potentially affecting
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their visual environment and certain land uses, versus a qualitative change for habitable
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structures not already having a transmission line present. The criterion “number of newly
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affected habitable structures within 500 feet of ROW centerline” was included and
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considered in the evaluation process (see Tables 4-3, 5-1, and 5-2).
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Q.
WHY WAS THIS CRITERION INCLUDED IN THE EVALUATION CRITERIA?
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A.
It has been considered by the Commission in some CCN proceedings. Consideration of
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“aesthetic values” is required by the Commission in PURA § 37.056(c)(4)(C) in the
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approval process for a CCN application. This criterion was included in the evaluation
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criteria in this Project to at least address the potential aesthetic impacts to existing
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habitable structures that may result from the Project.
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Q.
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO AM RADIO
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TRANSMITTERS WITHIN 10,000 FEET OF THE CENTERLINE AND OTHER
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TYPES OF ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS WITHIN 2,000 FEET OF THE
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ROUTES?
A.
No known AM radio transmitters were identified within 10,000 feet of the centerline of
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any of the primary alternative routes. There are 11 communication facilities (FM radio
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transmitters, microwave towers and other electronic communications towers) located
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within 2,000 feet of one or more of the primary alternative routes.
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For each primary alternative route, the number of electronic installations (including
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commercial FM transmitters, cellular telephone towers, microwave relay stations, or other
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similar electronic installations) within 2,000 feet of the route centerline are shown in Table
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5-1 of the EA. General descriptions of the electronic installations and their distances from
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the centerlines of the routes are provided in Section 5.2.6 and in Tables 5-3 through 5-17
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(Appendix C) of the EA and are shown on Figure 5-1 (Appendix D) of the EA.
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Q.
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL AVIATION
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ADMINISTRATION
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PRIVATE AIRSTRIPS AND HELIPORTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
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CENTERLINE OF THE ROUTES?
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A.
(FAA)
REGISTERED
AIRSTRIPS
OR
AIRPORTS,
Two FAA-registered public airports were identified within 20,000 feet of one or more of
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the primary alternative routes. New Braunfels Regional Airport was identified within
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20,000 feet of all 15 of the primary alternative routes. Huber Airpark Civic Club LLC was
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identified within 20,000 feet of nine of the primary alternative routes (Routes 2, 6, 7, 8, 9,
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11, 12, 13, and 15).
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Six non-FAA-registered private airstrips were identified within 10,000 feet of the
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centerline of one or more primary alternative routes. Cunningham Airpark was identified
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within 10,000 feet of all 15 of the primary alternative routes. Gary’s Airport was identified
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within 10,000 feet of nine of the primary alternative routes (Routes 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
5
13, and 14). HM Ranch airstrip was identified within 10,000 feet of eight of the primary
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alternative routes (Routes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14). Hilltop Ranch airstrip was
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identified within 10,000 feet of four of the primary alternative routes (Routes 1, 2, 3, and
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4). Moltz airstrip was identified within 10,000 feet of four of the primary alternative
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routes (Routes 4, 5, 10, and 14). Private Airstrip 1 was identified within 10,000 feet of ten
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of the primary alternative routes (Routes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 15). There are no
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FAA-registered heliports located within 5,000 feet of any of the primary alternative routes.
12
For each alternative route, the number of FAA-registered airports within 20,000
13
feet of ROW centerline and non FAA-registered private airstrips within 10,000 feet of
14
ROW centerline are shown in Table 5-1 of the EA. General descriptions of the FAA-
15
registered airports and non FAA-registered private airstrips and their distances from the
16
centerlines of the routes are provided in Section 5.2.4 and in Tables 5-3 through 5-17
17
(Appendix C) of the EA and are shown on Figure 5-1 (Appendix D) of the EA.
18
Q.
19
20
TRAVELING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ROUTES?
A.
21
22
Q.
A.
29
ARE
POWER’S
FINDINGS
WITH
RESPECT
TO
COASTAL
No part of any of the primary alternative routes are located within the Coastal Management
Program boundary, as defined in 31 TAC § 503.1.
Q.
27
28
WHAT
MANAGEMENT ZONE IMPACTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROJECT?
25
26
None of the primary alternative routes cross any known cropland or pastureland irrigated
by traveling irrigation systems, either rolling or pivot type.
23
24
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO AREAS IRRIGATED BY
WILL LCRA TSC OBTAIN PERMITS OR APPROVALS TO CONSTRUCT THE
PROJECT?
A.
Yes, permits or other agency actions will be required and will be obtained as necessary by
LCRA TSC if the Application is approved.
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LCRA TSC regularly coordinates and
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complies with directives and permitting requirements of TxDOT, Texas Commission on
2
Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas Historical Commission (THC), U.S. Army
3
Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Texas
4
General Land Office (GLO) with respect to construction and operation of transmission
5
facilities. LCRA TSC witness Ms. Aimee Pasquarella describes the permit/agency actions
6
further in her direct testimony.
7
Q.
SUPPORT MITIGATION RELATED TO THE PROJECT’S IMPACTS?
8
9
DOES THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PERMIT AND APPROVALS PROCESS
A.
Yes. LCRA TSC engages in a series of standard practices (outlined in Sections 1.0 and 5.0
10
of the EA). Many of these practices are also utilized as part of the permitting process, and
11
this provides additional assurance of appropriate types and levels of mitigation.
12
Q.
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF
13
PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF THE
14
CENTERLINE OF THE PRIMARY ALTERNATIVE ROUTES?
15
A.
There are two primary alternative routes (Routes 10 and 12) located within 1,000 feet of a
16
park or recreational area, the Bandit Golf Club. A general description of the Bandit Golf
17
Club and its distance from the centerlines of Routes 10 and 12 is provided in Section 5.2.5
18
and in Tables 5-3 through 5-17 (Appendix C) of the EA and is shown on Figure 5-1
19
(Appendix D) of the EA.
20
Q.
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL IMPACTS
21
ON HISTORICAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES FROM THE PROJECT,
22
INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STIES WITHIN 1,000
23
FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE PRIMARY ALTERNATIVE
24
ROUTES?
25
A.
There are 13 known or recorded historic or prehistoric archaeological sites, ten cemeteries,
26
no Official Texas Historical Marker (OTHM), and no National Register of Historic Places
27
(NRHP) properties recorded within 1,000 feet of the centerline of one or more of the
28
primary alternative routes. Routes 5 and 11 each have one known or recorded prehistoric
29
archaeological site, Routes 1, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 15 have two known or recorded
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prehistoric archaeological sites, Routes 2 and 6 each have three known or recorded
2
prehistoric archaeological sites, and Routes 3, 4, and 14 each have five known or recorded
3
prehistoric archaeological sites located within 1,000 feet. Routes 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, and 15
4
each have one cemetery, Routes 3, 4, 6, 9, and 14 each have two cemeteries, and Routes 1
5
and 8 each have three cemeteries located within 1,000 feet.
6
determined by a literature review and records search at the Texas Historical Commission
7
and the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin.
This information was
8
For each primary alternative route, the number of known or recorded historic or
9
prehistoric archaeological sites within 1,000 feet of the route centerline are shown in Table
10
5-1 of the EA. General descriptions of the known or recorded prehistoric archaeological
11
sites and their distances from the centerlines of the routes are provided in Section 5.3 and
12
in Tables 5-3 through 5-17 (Appendix C) of the EA.
13
The study area is primarily rural with concentrations of residential and commercial
14
development along the Guadalupe River. Construction of the Project could have both
15
temporary and permanent aesthetic effects. Temporary impacts would include views of the
16
actual assembly and erection of the structures. Where wooded areas are cleared, the brush
17
and wood debris could have an additional temporary negative impact on the local visual
18
environment.
19
structures and lines. New visual impacts could be minimized by constructing the Project
20
within existing transmission line ROW or parallel to existing transmission lines.
Permanent impacts from the Project would involve the views of the
21
Route 6 has the longest length within the foreground visual zone of U.S. and State
22
Highways, approximately 2.1 miles, while Routes 10 and 12 have the shortest length,
23
approximately 1.0 mile. The greatest length within the foreground visual zone of FM
24
roads is associated with Route 8, approximately 6.3 miles, while Routes 2, 5, 10, and 11
25
each have the shortest length, approximately 2.1 miles. A summary of the lengths for each
26
of the primary alternative routes within the foreground visual zone of these areas is
27
presented in Section 5.2.7 and in Table 5-1 of the EA.
28
Q.
29
30
31
WHAT ARE POWER’S FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO IMPACTS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY FROM THE PROJECT?
A.
The impacts on environmental integrity are discussed in Section 5.1 of the EA. The Project
will cause only short term impacts to soil, water, and ecological resources. The Project is
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not anticipated to adversely impact populations of any federally listed endangered or
2
threatened species. Prior to construction, a natural resources assessment will be conducted
3
that will consider threatened and endangered wildlife and plant species along the approved
4
route.
5
V.
6
Q.
ADDITIONAL COMMISSION ROUTING CONSIDERATIONS
HOW HAS THE POWER ANALYSIS CONSIDERED SUCH FACTORS AS 1) USE
7
AND PARALLELING OF EXISTING COMPATIBLE RIGHTS OF WAY, 2) USE
8
OF
9
TRANSMISSION LINES, AND 3) APPARENT PROPERTY LINES OR OTHER
10
11
VACANT
POSITIONS
ON
EXISTING
MULTIPLE
CIRCUIT
NATURAL OR CULTURAL FEATURES?
A.
POWER considered each of the routing criteria that are contained in the Commission’s’
12
Substantive Rule § 25.101(b)(3)(B) while also considering PURA § 37.056. Each segment
13
was developed to use and/or parallel existing compatible ROW and property lines where
14
feasible.
15
A portion of the Project, approximately 10.7 miles, will be built on existing double-
16
circuit-capable 345-kV structures beginning at the existing Zorn substation and continuing
17
to a location near the Clear Springs substation.
18
19
Twelve of the 15 routes parallel existing transmission lines for at least some
distance, anywhere from 1.3 percent to 23.5 percent, as shown in Table 5-1 of the EA.
20
Route 6 parallels the most “other” existing compatible ROW (highways, etc.), with
21
approximately 31.7 percent. Route 8 parallels the second longest length of other existing
22
compatible ROW with approximately 24.2 percent. Route 12 parallels the third longest
23
length of other existing compatible ROW, with approximately 21.1 percent.
24
As described in Section 5.2.3.4 in the EA, there can be differences between how
25
landowners view their property boundaries and how the parcel lines are available from a
26
county tax appraisal district. In an attempt to reflect property boundaries, LCRA TSC
27
grouped the appraisal district parcel data based on identical, or nearly identical, ownership
28
in an effort to identify aggregate ownership and apparent property boundaries. Where
29
there were contiguous parcels in apparent common ownership, only paralleling of the
30
outside boundary of the parcels was tabulated. Paralleling interior parcel lines within a
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group of two or more contiguous parcels was not tabulated as parallel to apparent property
2
lines. Using this method, Route 5 has the longest percentage of length that parallels
3
apparent property lines (not on existing roads or highways), approximately 48.8 percent.
4
Other routes with long lengths that parallel apparent property lines include Route 14 with
5
48.1 percent and Route 3 with 42.5 percent.
6
Q.
7
8
HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES BEEN
FORMULATED TO CONDUCT A PROPER EVALUATION?
A.
Yes. Considering the distance between the Project endpoints and the nature of the study
9
area, the 15 routes included in the Application provide an adequate number of
10
geographically diverse alternative routes for evaluation. Data for the environmental/land
11
use criteria were collected for each segment and all of the segments were used to develop
12
the primary alternative routes filed in the Application. The 15 routes represent an adequate
13
number of reasonable, viable, geographically diverse alternative routes for an approximate
14
10 to 14 mile transmission line project.
15
Q.
16
17
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMISSION’S
POLICY OF PRUDENT AVOIDANCE.
A.
Commission Substantive Rule 25.101 defines prudent avoidance as “the limiting of
18
exposures to electric and magnetic fields that can be avoided with reasonable investments
19
of money and effort.” My understanding of the Commission’s policy of prudent avoidance
20
is that the process of routing a transmission line should include consideration of routing
21
options that entail reasonably avoiding population centers and other locations where people
22
gather with a reasonable investment of money. This does not mean that a proposed
23
transmission line must avoid habitable structures at all costs, but that reasonable
24
alternatives must be considered.
25
Q.
THE
PRIMARY
ALTERNATIVE
ROUTES
COMPLY
WITH
THE
COMMISSION’S POLICY OF PRUDENT AVOIDANCE?
26
27
DO
A.
Yes. The routes presented in the Application conform to the Commission’s policy of
28
prudent avoidance in that they reflect reasonable investments of money and effort in order
29
to limit exposure to electric and magnetic fields.
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Q.
HAS POWER REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED MITIGATION MEASURES
2
PROPOSED BY LCRA TSC FOR THIS PROJECT TO DECREASE POTENTIAL
3
IMPACTS FROM THE PROPOSED LINES?
4
A.
5
6
of the EA.
Q.
7
8
Yes, mitigation measures for the Project are described in Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 5.0
WHAT ARE POWER’S CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THESE MITIGATION
MEASURES?
A.
9
Where applicable and practical, the proposed mitigation measures should reduce and
mitigate the potential adverse effects of construction and operation of the Project to an
10
appropriate extent.
11
VI.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
12
Q.
PLEASE SUMMARIZE YOUR TESTIMONY.
13
A.
All of the primary alternative routes and their constituent segments are environmentally
14
acceptable, have been routed in a prudent manner, and comply with PURA and the
15
Commission’s rules, policies, and procedures for transmission line siting. All of the
16
primary alternative routes in the Application are viable, feasible, and environmentally
17
acceptable.
18
Q.
DOES THIS CONCLUDE YOUR DIRECT TESTIMONY?
19
A.
Yes.
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ROB R. REID
VICE PRESIDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
37
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
EDUCATION
> M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences,
Texas A&M University, 1977
> B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences,
Texas A&M University, 1975
Mr. Reid has a broad range of experience managing and participating in
environmental studies and assessments for the power delivery, generation,
transportation, industrial and commercial sectors. With a background in
environmental and biological sciences, his emphasis is on the assessment of
environmental impacts associated with industrial and urban development. He
has a long, successful record of permitting projects under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including the preparation of
environmental impact statements (EIS) and environmental assessments (EA).
He is familiar with federal and state agency permitting requirements and
many individual agency personnel, and repeatedly coordinates with the
regulatory agencies on a wide variety of issues including wetlands,
endangered species, cultural resources, and others. He has served as the
environmental manager for many corridor-type planning and permitting
projects, and has served on nearly two hundred transmission line routing
projects. His recent alternative route analysis/EAs have resulted in the
successful completion of lines up to 500 kV and over 200 miles in length. He
is also knowledgeable with the permitting and licensing processes for utility
facilities and regularly provides expert witness testimony for such projects.
Mr. Reid has successfully defended environmental analyses before state
regulatory commissions for dozens of contested transmission line projects for
numerous utility companies, which resulted in the successful issuance of
required environmental permits and clearances.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
> Project management
> Schedule and budget management
> State utility siting applications
> Expert testimony
> Environmental planning
> Routing and siting studies
> Environmental studies and documents
> Environmental compliance, approvals,
permits, and strategy
> Public involvement and agency
coordination
SPECIAL TRAINING
> Fourth Annual Short Course on
Vegetation, Wildlife Measurements for
Pre- & Post- Mining, Colorado State
University
CERTIFICATION
> TX DOT Precertified, ESN 1059
Major Investment Studies
Nationwide Permits
Individual Permits
Protected Species Determination
Impact Evaluation Assessments
Biological Surveys
Environmental Document Preparation
AFFILIATIONS
> Phi Sigma Honor Society, Beta Rho
Chapter
PUBLICATIONS
> “A Windshield and Multivariate
Approach to the Classification,
Inventory, and Evaluation of Wildlife
Habitat: An Exploratory Study,”
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), E.C. Mornhinweg to
Parkway 138 kV Transmission Line EA and Alternative Route
Analysis, Texas, 2010-2012
Project Director responsible for preparation of Environmental Assessment
and Alternative Route Analysis and expert witness testimony for the
proposed E.C. Mornhinweg to Parkway 138-kV Transmission Line Project,
within Comal and Guadalupe Counties, Texas.
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Clear Springs/Zorn to
Hutto 345 kV Transmission Line EA and Alternative Route
Analysis, Texas, 2007
Project Manager responsible for the preparation of an EA and routing study
for this 90-mile transmission line on new location in Central Texas. Project
included detailed alternatives analysis, public participation program,
preferred route selection and expert witness testimony.
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) McCamey D to Kendall
to Gillespie 345 kV Transmission Line, Texas, 2010
Principal Project Director for the LCRA TSC’s 150 mile-long 345-kV
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ROB R. REID | 2
>
>
>
>
Presented at: A Workshop - The Use of
Multivariate Statistics in Studies of
Wildlife Habitat, 23-24 April 1980,
Burlington, Vermont. Sponsored by:
School of Natural Resources, University
of Vermont; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; USDA Forest Service. USDA
Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report RM87, with C.E. Grue and N.J. Silvy.
“Competition Between Bobwhite and
Scaled Quail for Breeding Habitat in
Texas,” Proc. Ann. Conf. S.E. Fish and
Wildlife Agencies. 33: (146-153), with
N.J. Silvy and C.E. Grue.
“Correlation of Habitat Parameters with
Whistle-Count Densities of Bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus) and Scaled Quail
(Callipepla squamata) in Texas,” M.S.
thesis.
“Breeding Habitat of the Bobwhite in
Texas,” Proc. Ann. Conf. S.E. Fish and
Wildlife Agencies, 31: (62-71), with
C.E. Grue and N.J. Silvy.
“A Technique for Evaluating the
Breeding Habitat of Mourning Doves
Using Callcount Transects,” Proc. Ann.
Conf. S.E. Game and Fish Comm. 30:
(667-673), with C.E. Grue and N.J.
Silvy.
POWER ENGINEERS, INC.
transmission line project extending from West to Central Texas. Project
activities included extensive public participation program, detailed
alternative route delineation and evaluation, preparation of an EA and
Alternative Route Analysis Report, and expert witness testimony.
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and San Antonio Water
Systems (SAWS), Facility Siting, Design, and Affected
Environment Services (LCRA/SAWS), Colorado, and Texas, 20032006
Project Manager responsible for services covering constraints mapping; the
collection of affected environmental data; and siting and designing offchannel reservoirs, pump stations, and pipelines in Colorado, Wharton, and
Matagorda Counties.
Electric Transmission Texas, Lobo to Rio Bravo to North
Edinburg 345 kV Transmission Line, Texas, 2012-2013
Project Director responsible for the overall project deliverables. POWER
performed a siting study for a proposed new double-circuit capable 345 kV
transmission line. The final approved route was approximately 156 miles in
length. POWER prepared the Alternative Route Analysis/Environmental
Assessment Report and supported preparation of the application for a
Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) to the Public Utility
Commission of Texas (PUCT), and provided expert witness testimony.
Sharyland Utilities, Hereford to White Deer 345 kV Transmission
Line EA and Alternative Route Analysis, Texas, 2010-2011
Principal Project Director for preparation of an EA and routing study for this
90-mile transmission line on new location in the Panhandle of Texas. Project
included detailed alternatives analysis, public participation program,
preferred route selection and expert witness testimony.
Sharyland Utilities LP, Multiple Projects for Transmission Line
EA, Routing Study, and CCN Application, Texas, 2012
Principal Project Director/Expert Witness responsible for overall project.
POWER conducted the routing study and prepared the environmental
assessment to support the CCN applications for three transmission line
projects within Sharyland's service area.
Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) 345 kV
Transmission Lines, Texas, 2010-2011
Principal Project Director/ Project Manager responsible for overseeing,
directing, and managing the preparation of EAs/alternative route analyses for
24 of the 46 total CREZ transmission lines authorized for construction by the
PUC of Texas. Projects totaled approximately 1,500 miles in length and were
conducted for Electric Transmission Texas LLC, LCRA Transmission
Services Corp., Oncor, Sharyland Utilities, and South Texas Electric
Cooperative. Mr. Reid assisted with the PUC-regulatory process and
provided expert witness testimony.
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AEP Texas Central Company/South Texas Electric Cooperative,
San Miguel to Lobo 345 kV Transmission Line EA and Alternative
Route Analysis, Texas, 2006
Project Manager responsible for the preparation of this EA and routing study
for this 100-mile transmission line on new location in South Texas. Project
included detailed alternatives analysis, public participation program,
preferred route selection and expert witness testimony.
CenterPoint Energy, Hillje 345 kV Transmission Line EA and
Alternative Route Analysis, Texas, 2005
Project Manager for this new CenterPoint Energy 345kV transmission line in
southeast Texas. Oversaw the project which included preparation of an EA
and Alternate Route Analysis, public participation program, and agency
consultation.
TXU, Graham – Jacksboro 345 kV Transmission Line Project,
Texas, 2001
Project Manager responsible for the preparation of an EA and Alternative
Route Analysis for this TXU (now Oncor) 345 kV line in Northwest Texas.
Project activities included a detailed alternatives analysis, public
participation, and expert witness testimony.
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC., Tesla-Edith Clarke-Clear
Crossing-West Shackelford 345kV Transmission Line, Texas,
2010
Project Manager responsible for preparation of this EA and routing study for
this 130-mile transmission line on new location in Northwest Texas. Project
included detailed alternatives analysis, public participation program,
preferred route selection and expert witness testimony.
Southwestern Electric Power Company, Chambers Spring to
Tontitown 345 kV Environmental Impact Statemement, Arkansas,
2006
Principal Project Director responsible for the preparation of an Arkansas
state-level EIS for this Southwestern Electric Power Company 345 kV
transmission line in Northwest Arkansas. Project included agency
coordination, detailed alternatives analysis, preparation of an EIS and expert
witness testimony.
American Electric Power and Oncor, Morgan Creek/Comanche
Switch Transmission EA and Alternative Route Analysis (ARA),
Texas, 2000
Project Manager providing EA and ARA for the Morgan Creek-Comanche
345 kV transmission line. Project was over 200 miles in length, crossing
portions of nine counties, and is one of the longest 345 kV projects in the last
25 years in Texas.
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POWER ENGINEERS, INC.
Cagnon Road Transmission Line EA and Route Analysis, Texas,
2004
Project Manager responsible for preparing this EA and route analysis for new
transmission facilities to be constructed in Bexar County. Project consisted of
approximately 25 miles of rebuilt, upgraded, and/or new 345/138 kV
transmission lines from the existing Cagnon Road substation to a tie with the
LCRA at the junction of the City Public Service (now CPS Energy)/LCRA
service area/Bexar County line.
East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alternative Route Analysis
and EAs, Texas, 1993
Project Manager responsible for the alternative route analysis for this 180mile long electric transmission line project in east/northeast Texas. Project
included detailed alternatives analysis, preferred route selection, and expert
witness testimony.
American Electric Power, Turk Generating Station Transmission
Lines, Arkansas, 2008
Principal Project Director responsible for managing the EA/routing studies
for the SE Texarkana 138 kV, Sugar Hill 138 kV, and NW Texarkana 345
kV transmission line routing studies and EAs, originating at the Turk
Generating Station Site in Southeast Arkansas. Provided expert witness
testimony before the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (West) EIS/Location Planning
Report, 1992
Environmental Manager responsible for the preparation of this EIS, including
selecting and evaluating alternative routes for this suburban multi-lane,
divided facility to rural freeway standards. The project included an extensive
public participation program as well as a detailed assessment of potential
environmental impacts.
Federal Aviation Administration, Dane County Regional Airport
EIS, Wisconsin, 1994-1995
Environmental Project Manager responsible for the preparation of an EIS for
the FAA for a new runway.
Texas Turnpike Authority, EIS for SH 130 (Segment C), Texas,
1998-2001
Project Manager responsible for the preparation of an EIS for a freeway-type
facility on a new location from Lockhart to Seguin, Texas.
US 71 Relocation EIS, Arkansas, 1995-1997
Environmental Project Manager for the preparation of an EIS for over 50
miles of freeway-standard highway from Texarkana to north of DeQueen,
Arkansas. This project for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
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and Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department included alternative
route analyses, impact assessments, endangered species surveys, wetland
determinations, and a public participation program.
US 220 EIS/Location Planning Report, North Carolina, 1990-1991
Environmental Manager for this EIS, which was prepared in accordance with
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDoT) guidelines. The project included assessing the
potential environmental impacts associated with realignment of
approximately 15 miles of US 220 in Montgomery and Richmond Counties.
The evaluation included developing and assessing alternative routes for the
multi-lane, divided facility with full control of access, as well as conducting a
public participation program.
Relief Route for US 59, Texas, 1994
Environmental Manager responsible for the schematic development and
related services for an EA for seven miles of freeway-type facility on a new
location, including agency scoping/coordination and public involvement
meetings in Polk County.
TxDOT Studies, Multiple Locations, Texas, 1992-1993
Mr. Reid performed EAs for two TxDOT projects in conjunction with design
efforts managed out of the Dallas and Houston division offices. The
widening and improvement of US 377 in Denton, Texas, just north of Dallas
and US 83 in Hidalgo County in the Lower Rio Grande Valley both required
EAs performed according to FHWA guidelines. These studies included an
evaluation of potential impacts to local residential and commercial areas, as
well as an analysis of effects on air quality, noise levels, cultural/historic
resources, wetlands, threatened and endangered species, and stormwater
drainage.
Osuna Road Improvements EA, New Mexico, 1986
Environmental Manager responsible for the preparation of this EA for this
road widening project. This project was prepared for the County of
Bernalillo, New Mexico.
COMPLETE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
“Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Village Bagby Substation to
Reed Substation 230 kV Transmission Line Project, Desha and Chicot
Counties, Arkansas”, Prepared for Entergy Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas,
POWER Engineers Project No. 126564, January 2013.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Line 428 to Sempra LNG 230 kV Project, Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes,
Louisiana”, Prepared for Entergy Louisiana, Kenner, Louisiana, POWER
Engineers Project No. 127355, December 2012.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Getwell
to Bahalia to Senatobia Industrial 230 kV Transmission Line, Desoto and
Tate Counties, Mississippi”, Prepared for Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Jackson,
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Mississippi, POWER Engineers Project No. 127816, December 2012.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
1956-Midkiff to Driver 138 kV Transmission Line Project, Midland and
Glasscock Counties, Texas”, Prepared for Sharyland Utilities, L.P., Midland,
Texas, POWER Engineers Project No. 125610, August 2012.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the
proposed Gardendale to Grady 138 kV Transmission Line Project, Martin
and Midland Counties, Texas”, Prepared for Sharyland Utilities, L.P.,
Midland, Texas, POWER Engineers Project No. 124320, July 2012.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Colorado City to Barber Lake 138 kV Transmission Line Project, Mitchell
County, Texas”, Prepared for Sharyland Utilities, L.P., Midland, Texas,
POWER Engineers Project No. 124319, June 2012.
"Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the White
Deer (Panhandle BA) to Silverton (Panhandle AC), 345-kV Transmission
Line Project, Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Donley, Gray, and Swisher
Counties, Texas.” Prepared for Sharyland Utilities, LP. Document No.
090034. November 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the TeslaEdith Clarke-Clear Crossing-West Shackelford 345-kV Transmission Line
Project, Childress, Cottle, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Jones and
Shackelford Counties, Texas.” Prepared for Electric Transmission Texas,
LLC (ETT). Document No. 090185 (2 Vols.). October 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Nazareth
(Panhandle AA) to Herford (Panhandle AB) 345-kV Transmission Line
Project, Castro, Deaf Smith, Randall and Swisher Counties, Texas.” Prepared
for Sharyland Utilities, LP. Document No. 090032. October 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT) Riley to Edith Clarke to
Cottonwood 345-kV CREZ Transmission Line Project, Wilbarger,
Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Cottle, King, Motely and Dickens Counties,
Texas.” Document No. 100135. September 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Silverton
(Panhandle AC) to Cottonwood (Panhandle AD) 345- kV Transmission Line
Project, Briscoe, Crosby, Dikens, Floyd and Motely Counties, Texas.”
Prepared for Sharyland Utilities, LP. Document No. 090029. August 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT) Tesla to Riley 345-kV CREZ
Transmission Line Project, Childress, Cottle, Hardeman and Wilbarger
Counties, Texas.” Document No. 100036. August 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
McCamey D to Kendall to Gillespie 345-kV CREZ Transmission Line
Project in Schleicher, Sutton, Menard, Kimble, Mason, Gillespie, Kerr and
Kendall Counties, Texas.” Prepared for LCRA Transmission Services
Corporation. Document No. 090196 (3 Vols.). July 2010.
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“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Hereford
(Panhandle AB) to White Deer (Panhandle BA) 345-kV Transmission Line
Project, Armstong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter and Randall
Counties, Texas.” Prepared for Sharyland Utilities, LP. Document No.
090033. June 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT) Clear Crossing to Dermott 345-kV
CREZ Transmission Line Project, Garza, Kent, Stonewall, Haskell, Scurry,
Fisher, Jones and Shackelford Counties, Texas.” Document No. 090095.
January 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Twin Buttes-McCamey D 345-kV CREZ Transmission Line Project, Tom
Green, Irion and Schleicher Counties, Texas.” Prepared for LCRA
Transmission Services Corporation. Document No. 090195. January 2010.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Gillespie to Newton 345-kV Transmission Line Project, Gillespie, Llano, San
Saba, Burnet and Lampasas Counties, Texas.” Prepared for LCRA
Transmission Services Corporation. Document No. 090178 (2 Vols.).
October 2009.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Trinity
Valley Electric Cooperative’s Proposed Interstate 20 138-kV Transmission
Line and Substation Project.” Document No. 070242. September 2009.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Uvalde – Castroville 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Uvalde, Medina,
and Bexar Counties, Texas,” Prepared for Electric Transmission Texas,
Austin, Texas, and CPS Energy, San Antonio, Texas. Document No. 070099,
May 2009.
Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Chireno to Etoile 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Nacogdoches and San
Augustine Counties, Texas,” Prepared for Deep East Texas Electric
Cooperative, Inc., San Augustine, Texas. Document No. 060195, December
2008.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Lake
Livingston – Rich 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Polk and San Jacinto
Counties, Texas,” Prepared for East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Nacogdoches, Texas. Document No. 080109, October 2008.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Impact Statement – NW
Texarkana 345-kV Transmission Line, Bowie County, Texas, and
Hempstead, Miller, and Little River Counties, Arkansas,” Prepared for
American Electric Power Service Corporation as an Agent for Southwestern
Electric Power Company, Shreveport, Louisiana. Document N. 070031, June
2008.
“Environmental Impact Statement and Alternative Routing Analysis – Sugar
Hill 138-kV Transmission Line, Hempstead, Miller, and Little River
Counties, Arkansas,” Prepared for American Electric Power Service
Corporation as an agent for Southwestern Electric Power Company,
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Shreveport, Louisiana. Document No. 070146, January 2008.
“Environmental Impact Statement and Alternative Routing Analysis – Turk
to SE Texarkana 138-kV Transmission Line, Hempstead, Miller, and Little
River Counties, Arkansas,” Prepared for American Electric Power Service
Corporation as an Agent for Southwestern Electric Power Company,
Shreveport, Louisiana. Document No. 070147, January, 2008.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Enstor 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Liberty County, Texas,” Prepared
for Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas. Document
No. 070091, November 2007.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Ajo-Zorillo-Sarita 345-kV Transmission Line Project, Kenedy County,
Texas,” Prepared for AEP Texas Central Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Document No. 070097, June 2007.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Clear Springs/Zorn to Hutto 345-kV Transmission Line Project, Williamson,
Travis, Caldwell, Hays, and Guadalupe Counties, Texas”, Prepared for
LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, Austin, Texas. Document
050074-Volumes I and II, March 2007.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Wilson to Sutherland Springs 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Wilson
County, Texas,” Prepared for Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Gonzales, Texas. Document No. 060350, March 2007.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Rim Rock to Goat Creek 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Kerr County,
Texas,” Prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, Austin,
Texas. Document No. 050073, February 2007.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Fayetteville to North Fayetteville 161-kV Transmission Line Conversion
Project, Washington County, Arkansas,” Prepared for Southwestern Electric
Power Company, Shreveport, Louisiana, Document No. 060322, December
2006.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed NTMWD Lake Tawakoni 138kV Transmission Line Project, Van Zandt County, Texas,” prepared for
Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., Kaufman, Texas. Document No.
060264, November 2006.
“Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Chambers Spring to
Tontitown 345-kV Transmission Line Project, Benton and Washington
Counties, Arkansas,” prepared for Southwestern Electric Power Company,
Shreveport, Louisiana. Document No. 060250, September 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Medina Lake-CPS 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Bandera, Medina, and
Bexar Counties, Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services
Corporation, Austin, Texas. Document No. 060125, July 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
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RCEC 138-kV Interconnect Project, Henderson and Van Zandt Counties,
Texas,” prepared for Rayburn County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rockwall,
Texas. Document No. 060040, July 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Hidalgo/Rio Rico to Stewart Road Transmission Line Project, Hidalgo,
County, Texas,” prepared for AEP Texas Central Company, Corpus Christi,
Texas. Document No. 060038, June 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the San
Miguel to Lobo 345-kV Transmission Line Project in Atascosa, McMullen,
LaSalle and Webb Counties, Texas,” prepared for AEP Texas Central
Company, Corpus Christi, Texas. Document No. 040374, June 2006.
“Routing Analysis Siloam Springs to Chambers Spring 161-kV Transmission
Line, Benton County, Arkansas,” prepared for Southwestern Electric Power
Company, Shreveport, Louisiana. Document No. 060039, May 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Sand Springs 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Wood County, Texas,”
prepared for Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Quitman, Texas.
Document No. 050274, April 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Cagnon to Lytle 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Bexar, Medina and
Atascosa Counties, Texas,” prepared for City Public Service of San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas. Document No. 050041, January 2006.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Amite South Phase 2 230-kV Transmission Line Project, Ascension, St.
James, and St. John the Baptist Parishes, Louisiana,” prepared for Entergy
Services, Inc., as agent for Entergy Louisiana, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.
Document No. 050093, December 2005.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the 345-kV
Hillje Project, Fort Bend, Wharton, Matagorda and Brazoria Counties,
Texas,” prepared for CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, Houston,
Texas. Document No. 040366, September 2005.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Merlin to L-17 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Orange County, Texas,”
prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Beaumont, Texas. Document No.
050119, August 2005.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Port Acres to Keith Lake 230-kV Transmission Line Project, Jefferson
County, Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Beaumont, Texas.
Document No. 050105, July 2005.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the
Winnsboro to North Mineola 138-kV Transmission Line Project in Wood,
Franklin and Hopkins Counties, Texas,” prepared for Southwestern Electric
Power Co., Shreveport, Louisiana. Document No. 040165, September 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Sandy Creek to Sunrise Beach 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Llano
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County, Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation,
Austin, Texas, Document No. 030109, June 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Cagnon Road to LCRA Tie 345-kV Transmission Line Project, Bexar and
Medina Counties, Texas,” prepared for City Public Service of San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, Document No. 030151, June 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for TXU
Electric Delivery Company’s Proposed Jacksboro-West Denton 345-kV
Transmission Line Project in Jack, Wise, and Denton Counties, Texas,”
prepared for TXU Electric Delivery Company, Fort Worth, Texas, Document
No. 030302, June 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Hill Country 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Kendall County, Texas,”
prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 030327, May 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Staley to Point Blank 138-kV Transmission Line Project, San Jacinto
County, Texas,” prepared for Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Livingston, Texas, Document No. 030128, April 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Johnstown to Porter 230-kV Transmission Line Project, Montgomery
County, Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Beaumont, Texas,
Document No. 040061, March 2004.
“Environmental Assessment for Entergy Gulf States, Inc.’s Proposed Line
457 to Carroll Street Park Switching Station 138-kV Transmission Line
Project, Jefferson County, Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,
Beaumont, Texas, Document No. 030264, January 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Cagnon-Kendall 345-kV Transmission Line Project, Kendall County,
Texas,” prepared for Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 020396, January 2004.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Dayton to Gordon 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Liberty County,
Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Beaumont, Texas, Document
No. 030322, December 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Farmers
Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (dba FEC Electric) Proposed Forney -NW Terrell
138-kV Transmission Line Project, Kaufman County, Texas,” prepared for
Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc., Greenville, Texas, Document No.
030261, December 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Glasscock to Andice 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Williamson County,
Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 000226, November 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
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Sharyland Utilities Mexico Tie 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Hidalgo
County, Texas,” prepared for Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 030127, October 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Pittsburg to Winnsboro 138-kV Transmission Line Project in Camp,
Franklin, and Wood Counties, Texas,” prepared for Southwestern Electric
Power Co., Shreveport, Louisiana, Document No. 020203, August 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Southwest Research Institute 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Bexar
County, Texas,” prepared for City Public Service of San Antonio, San
Antonio, Texas, Document No. 020354, July 2003.
“Environmental Assessment of the Proposed North McCamey to Rio Pecos
138-kV Transmission Line, Upton, Crane, And Crockett Counties, Texas,”
prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 030009, May 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Hamilton Wolfe 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Bexar County, Texas,”
prepared for City Public Service of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas,
Document No. 030101, May 2003.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
NGPL (Kinder Morgan) to Devers 138-kV Transmission Line Project,
Liberty County, Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Beaumont,
Texas, Document No. 030034, April 2003.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed China to Porter 230-kV
Transmission Line Project Jefferson, Hardin, Liberty, Harris, and
Montgomery Counties, Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,
Beaumont, Texas, Document No. 020119, December 2002.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Twin Buttes to Big Lake/SAPS Cut-In 138-kV Transmission Line Project
Tom Green County, Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services
Corp., Austin, Texas, Document No. 010141, December 2002.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Fort Lancaster to Friend Ranch 138-kV Transmission Line Crockett, Pecos,
and Terrell Counties, Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services
Corporation, Austin, Texas, Document No. 020029, November 2002.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the North
McCamey to Southwest Mesa Tap 138-kV Transmission Line Project Upton
County, Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation,
Austin, Texas, Document No. 020129, October 2002.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Crane to McElroy/N.
McCamey Cut-In 138-kV Transmission Line Crane and Upton Counties,
Texas,” prepared for LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 020130, September 2002.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Northeast Water Plant 138-kV Transmission Line Project Harris County,
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Texas,” prepared for Reliant Energy HL&P, Houston, Texas, Document No.
010403, July 2002.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Study for the Proposed
Hickory Forest to New Berlin 138-kV Transmission Line Project Guadalupe
County, Texas,” prepared for Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative,
Gonzales, Texas, Document No. 010314, June 2002.
“Environmental Assessment for the Nueces Bay to Portland 138-kV
Transmission Line Project Nueces County, Texas,” prepared for American
Electric Power, Dallas Texas, Document No. 020048, March 2002.
“Environmental Assessment for the Nueces Bay to Dupont Switch 138-kV
Transmission Line Project Nueces County, Texas,” prepared for American
Electric Power, Dallas Texas, Document No. 020047, March 2002.
“Environmental Assessment for the Nueces Bay to Lon Hill and Nueces Bay
to Up River Road 138-kV Transmission Line Project Nueces County,
Texas,” prepared for American Electric Power, Dallas Texas, Document No.
010426, March 2002.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Lower
Colorado River Authority’s Proposed Macedonia to Hockley 138-kV
Transmission Line Project Harris, Montgomery, and Waller Counties,
Texas,” prepared for Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 981789, July 2001.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Graham-Jacksboro 345-kV Transmission Line Project Young and Jack
Counties, Texas,” prepared for TXU Electric Company, Fort Worth, Texas,
Document No. 990513, May 2001.
“State Highway 130 from I-35 North of Georgetown to I-10 Near Seguin Environmental Impact Statement,” Draft December, 1999/Final March 2001.
(Atkins Project Manager)
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Conroe to Forest 138-kV Transmission Line Project Montgomery County,
Texas,” prepared for Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Beaumont, Texas, Document
No. 000338, December 2000.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Capote to Hickory Forest 138-kV Transmission Line Project Guadalupe
County, Texas,” prepared for Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative,
Gonzales, Texas, Document No.991436, November 2000.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Van Raub 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Bexar, Kendall, Bandera, and
Comal Counties, Texas,” prepared for City Public Service of San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, Document No. 991488, September 2000.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Kunitz to Wink 138-kV
Transmission Line, Culberson, Reeves, Loving, and Winkler Counties,
Texas,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 000006, May 2000.
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“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lockhart to Dump Hill 138/69kV Transmission Line, Caldwell County, Texas,” prepared the Lower
Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 991383, March
2000.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Morgan Creek-Twin Buttes-Red Creek-Comanche 345-kV Transmission
Line Project, Mitchell, Coke, Sterling, Tom Green, Runnels, Concho,
Coleman, McCulloch, Brown, Mills, and Comanche Counties, Texas,”
prepared for TXU Electric, Fort Worth, Texas, and West Texas Utilities
Company, Abilene, Texas, Document No. 990514, February 2000.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Spring Creek 138-kV Transmission Line Project,
Montgomery and Harris Counties, Texas,” prepared for Entergy/Gulf States
Utilities Company, Beaumont, Texas, Document No. 991143, December
1999.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Fayette Power Project -Lytton
Springs 345-kV Transmission Line, Caldwell, Bastrop, and Fayette Counties,
Texas,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 990818, July 1999.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hays Energy 345-kV
Transmission Line, Hays and Guadalupe Counties, Texas,” prepared for the
Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 990086,
April 1999.
“Environmental Assessment - Frontera Generation Limited Partnership - Rio
Bravo Electrical Interconnection Project, Hidalgo County, Texas,” prepared
for Frontera Generation Limited Partnership, Dallas, Texas/U.S. Department
of Energy, Washington, D.C., DOE/EA-1297, April 1999.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Buda-Rohr 138-kV
Transmission Line, Hays County, Texas,” prepared for the Lower Colorado
River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 990085, March 1999.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the JasperNewton Electric Cooperative's McGee 138-kV Transmission Line and
Substation Project, Jasper County, Texas,” prepared for Jasper-Newton
Electric Cooperative, Inc., Kirbyville, Texas, Document No. 980285,
December 1998.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Mustang Island Transmission Line Project, Nueces County, Texas,” prepared
for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No.
980884, November 1998.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Lower
Colorado River Authority's Proposed Segovia Transmission Line Project,
Kimble County, Texas,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority,
Austin, Texas, Document No. 971620, October 1998.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Coldspring to Wolf Creek to
Dorrell 138-kV Transmission Line Project, San Jacinto, Walker, and
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Montgomery Counties, Texas,” prepared for Sam Houston Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas, Document No. 970128, August 1998.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Big Lake-Ozona-Sonora 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Reagan,
Crockett, Schleicher, and Sutton Counties, Texas,” prepared for West Texas
Utilities Company, Abilene, Texas, Document No. 971225, April 1998.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hill Country to Stonegate 138kV Transmission Line Project at Camp Bullis, Texas,” prepared for City
Public Service Company of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, Document No.
960210, February 1998.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Friendship to Circle C to Manchaca 138-kV Transmission Line Project,
Travis and Hays Counties, Texas,” prepared for Pedernales Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Johnson City, Texas, Document No. 970276, September
1997.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Upgrading of the Alum Creek
to Smithville 69-kV Transmission Line, Bastrop County, Texas,” prepared
for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No.
970860, August 1997.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Wirtz to Granite Mountain 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Burnet
County, Texas,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 970133, June 1997.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Study for the Proposed
Taylor Bayou 69-kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for Entergy/Gulf
States, New Orleans, Louisiana, Document No. 961534, January 1997.
“Borrower's Environmental Report for the Proposed SN TX to Plainview 69kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for Midwest Electric Cooperative,
Inc., Roby, Texas, Document No. 961379, November 1996.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Study for the Proposed
Longworth 69-kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for West Texas
Utilities Company, Abilene, Texas, Document No. 961378, November 1996.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Study for the Proposed
Snyder to Roby 69-kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for West Texas
Utilities Company, Abilene, Texas, Document No. 960748, November 1996.
“Draft Environmental Impact Statement, U.S. 71 B Texarkana, Arkansas, to
DeQueen, Arkansas B Little River, Miller, and Sevier Counties, Arkansas
and Bowie County, Texas,” prepared for the Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department and the Federal Highway Administration, State
Project No. 30108, Document No. 930500, November 1996.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Study for the Proposed
Buttercup to Jollyville 138-kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the
Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 960328,
September 1996.
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“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed University Substation Project,”
prepared for Central and South West Services, Inc., Dallas, Texas, Document
No. 960749, July 1996.
“Borrowers Environmental Report for the South Palestine 138-kV
Transmission Line Project, Anderson County, Texas,” prepared for New Era
Electric Cooperative, Inc., Athens, Texas, Document No. 960079, June 1996.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Study for the Proposed
Gateway 138-kV Transmission Line/Substation Project,” prepared for
Central and South West Services, Inc., Dallas, Texas, Document No. 960447,
May 1996.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed D.O. Aldridge-Hill/Wilson 69kV Transmission Line Project, Franklin and Hopkins Counties, Texas,”
prepared for Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Quitman, Texas,
Document No. 930602, May 1996.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Central Heights-Martinsville
69/Future 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Nacogdoches County, Texas,”
prepared for Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., San Augustine,
Texas, Document No. 950760, November 1995.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Routing Analysis for the
Proposed Schertz to Parkway 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Volumes I
and II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document Nos. 950694 and 951020, November 1995.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Routing Analysis for the
Proposed Conroe to Oak Ridge 138-kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared
for Entergy/Gulf States Utilities, Beaumont, Texas, Document No. 950757,
October 1995.
“Comprehensive Routing, Environmental, and Engineering Studies for the
Onion Creek to Bergstrom 138-kV Transmission Line Project (subconsultant
to R.W. Beck for Environmental Assessment),” prepared for the City of
Austin Electric Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 950265,
September 1995.
“Borrowers Environmental Report for the Proposed Reno 138-kV
Transmission Line Project, Lamar County, Texas,” prepared for Lamar
County Electric Cooperative Association, Paris, Texas, Document No.
940512, June 1995.
“Environmental Impact Statement - Dane County Regional Airport, Madison,
Wisconsin.” Prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration. Document No. 930870, June 1995.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Bo 138-kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for Gulf Coast Power
Connect, Inc., Austin, Texas, Document No. 941206, February 1995.
“Environmental Assessment for the Temco-Evergreen 138-kV Transmission
Line Project Walker County, Texas,” prepared for Sam Houston Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas, Document No. 940669, November,
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1994.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Routing Analysis for the
Proposed Mexico Tie 230-kV Transmission Line Project (Preliminary
Draft),” prepared for Central and South West Services, Inc., Dallas, Texas,
Document No. 930240, November 1994.
“Volume II Environmental Assessment of Alternative Routes for LCRA's
Proposed Schumansville Project, Comal and Guadalupe Counties, Texas,”
prepared for The Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document
No. 930774, October 1994.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for LCRA's
Proposed Texas Wind Power Project 138-kV Transmission Line Culberson
County, Texas,” prepared for The Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 940135, June 1994.
“Borrowers Environmental Report Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Proposed Two-Year Work Plan 1994-1995,” prepared for Sam Houston
Electric Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas 77351, Document No. 940034,
March 1994.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Central
Power and Light Company's Proposed Roma 138-kV Transmission Line
Project,” prepared for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus Christi,
Texas, Document No. 930514, November 1993.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Berea-Jacksonville 138-kV
Transmission Line Project, Anderson, Cherokee and Houston Counties,
Texas,” prepared for East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nacogdoches,
Texas, Document No. 930066, October 1993.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Swinneytown TapSwinneytown 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Smith County, Texas,”
prepared for East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas,
Document No. 930069, October 1993.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Troup Tap-New Summerfield
138-kV Transmission Line Project, Smith and Cherokee Counties, Texas,”
prepared for East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas,
Document No. 930068, October 1993.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Jacksonville-Teaselville 138kV Transmission Line Project, Smith and Cherokee Counties, Texas,”
prepared for East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas,
Document No. 930067, October 1993.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Clyde Brady-E. Burges 138kV Transmission Line Project, Van Zandt and Smith Counties, Texas,”
prepared for East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas,
Document No. 930070, October 1993.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Fredericksburg North Project-Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado
River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 890251, June 1989 (Revised
August 1993).
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“Volume I Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for the LCRA's
Proposed Schumansville Project,” prepared for The Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 930016, May 1993.
“Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for the Proposed
Fredericksburg North Project-Volume I,” prepared for the Lower Colorado
River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 880069, April 1989 (Revised
January 1993).
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Eden Project, Conch County,
Texas,” prepared for West Texas Utilities Company, Abilene, Texas,
Document No. 910575, November 1992.
“Comprehensive Routing and Environmental Studies for the Seaholm to
Salem Walk 138-kV Transmission Line Project (CKT 976),” prepared for
The City of Austin Electric Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document
No. 900194, September 1992.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Kerr County Project-Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 890178, May 1989 (Revised
September 1992).
“Borrowers Environmental Report for the Proposed Jackson-Canton 138-kV
Transmission Line Project, Van Zandt County, Texas,” prepared for Rayburn
Country Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rockwall, Texas, Document No. 910604,
July 1992.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Routing Analysis for the
Proposed Cross Valley Tie 345/138-kV Project,” prepared for Central Power
and Light Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No. 900784, July
1992.
“Draft Environmental Impact Statement-Proposed Construction of WinstonSalem Outer Beltway on New Location,” prepared for North Carolina Dept.
of Transportation, FHWA-NC-EIS-92-06-D, Document No. 910124, June
1992.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Military Highway-CFE Tie 138/69-kV Transmission Line Project,
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas,” prepared for Central Power and Light
Company, Corpus Christi, Texas/U.S. Dept. of Energy, Document No.
910377, DOE/EA-0702. April 1992.
“Environmental Assessment for Central Power and Light Company's
Proposed Koch Refining Company 69/138-kV Transmission Line Relocation
Project,” prepared for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus Christi,
Texas, Document No. 910439, January 1992.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Routing Analysis for the
Proposed Alamogordo to Ruidoso 115-kV Transmission Line Project,”
prepared for Texas-New Mexico Power Company, Fort Worth, Texas,
Document No. 900551, January 1992.
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Rebuilding and Relocation of a
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Portion of the Hicross-Buda Split 138-kV Transmission Line, Travis and
Hays Counties, Texas,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Auth.,
Austin, Texas, Document No. 900302, September 1991.
“Comprehensive Siting, Routing & Environmental Studies for the Oak Hill
138-kV Substation and Related Transmission Line Relocation Project,”
prepared for the City of Austin, Austin, Texas, Document No. 910044,
September 1991.
“Phase I Preacquisition Site Assessment-55-Acre Tract Southwest of the
Intersection of FM 1599 and Searcy Ranch Road, Harlingen, Texas,”
prepared for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus Christi, Texas,
Document No. 910411, August 1991.
“Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Proposed Construction of U.S. 220
to a Four-Lane Divided Facility on New Location that Extends
Approximately 15.3 Miles from Emery to south of Ellerbe in Montgomery
and Richmond Counties, North Carolina,” prepared for the North Carolina
Dept. of Transportation, Raleigh, North Carolina, FHWA-NC-EIS-91-02-D,
July 1991.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
North Pole-Oilville-Short Pump 230-kV Transmission Line Project,”
prepared for Virginia Power, Richmond, Virginia, Document No. 890327,
July 1991.
“Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for the Proposed Kerr
County Project-Volume I,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 890196, April 1989 (Revised June
1991).
“Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hilbig 13.8-kV In-Field Line
Addition Near Rockne, Bastrop County, Texas,” prepared for the Lower
Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 910179, May 1991.
“Borrowers Environmental Report/Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Canton Tap - Mineola 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Van
Zandt, Smith and Wood Counties, Texas,” prepared for Southwestern
Electric Power Company, Shreveport, Louisiana and Rayburn Country
Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rockwall, Texas, Document No. 900607, March
1991.
“Environmental Evaluation of the Proposed 138-kV Transmission Line
Between the Glenn Pine Substation and the Proposed Explorer Switching
Station in Van Zandt County, Texas,” prepared for Kaufman County Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Kaufman, Texas and Rayburn Country Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Rockwall, Texas, Document No. 910041, March 1991.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Explorer-Overton 138-kV Transmission Line Project-Kaufman, Van Zandt,
Henderson, Smith, Anderson, Cherokee and Rusk Counties, Texas,” prepared
for Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rockwall, Texas, Document
No. 900556, February 1991.
“A Review of Available Information on Black-capped Vireo Occurrence in
Relation to the Lower Colorado River Authority's Electric Transmission
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Facilities,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 900700, January 1991 (with staff).
“Comprehensive Routing and Environmental Studies for the Sprinkle to
Howard Lane 138-kV Project (CKT 974/975),” prepared for the City of
Austin, Austin, Texas, Document No. 900021, January 1991.
“Borrowers Environmental Report-Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc. Proposed Two-Year Work Plan-1991-1992,” prepared for Sam Houston
Electric Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas, Document No. 910015,
January 1991.
“Alternative Routing Analysis and Environmental Report for the Proposed
Dripping Springs to Wimberley 138-kV Transmission Line and Substation,”
prepared for Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., Johnson City, Texas,
Document No. 900614, November 1990.
“Environmental Analysis of South Padre Island - Port Isabel 138-kV
Underground Transmission Cable,” prepared for Central Power and Light
Co., Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No. 890699, October 1990.
“Supplemental Biological Assessment of the Endangered Attwater's Prairie
Chicken and Bald Eagle Along CPL's Proposed Lon C. Hill-Coleto Creek
345-kV Transmission Line,” prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Galveston, Texas, Document No. 900619, October 1990.
“Borrowers Environmental Report - Six Mile - Leach 138-kV Transmission
Line Project, Sabine & Newton Counties, Texas,” prepared for Tex-La
Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas, Document No. 890651,
September 1990.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Lytton
Springs-Slaughter Lane Project,” prepared for the City of Austin, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 890501, September 1990.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Central
Power and Light Company's Proposed Santo Nino 138-kV Transmission
Line and Substation,” Webb County, Texas, prepared for Central Power and
Light Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No. 900034, August 1990.
“Environmental Assessment & Alternative Route Analysis - Pineland Rayburn Switchyard 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Sabine and Jasper
Counties, Texas,” prepared for Tex-La Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Nacogdoches, Texas, Document No. 890650, August 1990.
“Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Pisek Project,” prepared for the
Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 890377,
March 1990.
“Borrowers Environmental Report - Center-Holly 138-kV Transmission Line
Project, Shelby & San Augustine Counties, Texas,” prepared for Tex-La
Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas, Document No.
890649, February 1990.
“Environmental Assessment for the Winchester to Salem 138-kV
Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
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Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 890384, December 1989.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Assessment for the Lon C.
Hill-Coleto Creek 345-kV Transmission Line (Volumes I and II),” prepared
for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No.
890149, December 1989.
“Environmental Information Document for the Proposed Aristech
Cumene/Phenol Complex, Mount Airy, Louisiana,” prepared for Aristech
Chemical Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Document No. 890115, October
1989.
“Borrowers Environmental Report for the Proposed Tenaha-Timpson 138-kV
Transmission Line/30-Megawatt Load Shift Project,” prepared for Tex-La
Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas, Document No.
880728, September 1989.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Central
Power and Light Company's Proposed Javelina 138-kV Transmission Line
and Substation,” prepared for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus
Christi, Texas, Document No. 890135, September 1989.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Gill 138-kV Transmission Line Project, Harrison County, Texas,” prepared
for Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative, Inc., Marshall, Texas, Document
No. 890070, June 1989.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis-Chesterfield to
Chickahominy 230-kV Project,” prepared for Virginia Power, Richmond,
Virginia, Document No. 880720, June 1989.
“Environmental Assessment for a Proposed 138-kV Transmission Line
Relocation Near Kyle, Hays County, Texas,” prepared for the Lower
Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 890241, June 1989.
“A Review of Available Information on Black-capped Vireo Occurrence in
Relation to the Lower Colorado River Authority's Electric Transmission
Facilities,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas,
Document No. 890020, February 1989 (with staff).
“Environmental Assessment - Lampasas-Goldthwaite 69-kV Transmission
Line Project,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin,
Texas, Document No. 880505, February 1989.
“Environmental Information Document,” prepared for the El Paso County
Lower Valley Water District Authority, Socorro, Texas, Document No.
880679, December 1988 (with Jones and Neuse, Inc. and Conde Engineering,
Inc.).
“Environmental Report for the Proposed Childress to Paducah 138-kV
Transmission Line Project,” prepared for West Texas Utilities Company,
Abilene, Texas, Document No. 880628, November 1988.
“Borrowers Environmental Report for the Proposed West Munson-QuinlanWieland 138-kV Transmission Line and Substations,” prepared for Farmers
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Electric Cooperative, Inc., Greenville, Texas, Document No. 880563,
November 1988.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Mill Creek Project - Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 880292, September 1988.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Central
Power and Light Company's Proposed Homeport 138-kV Transmission Line
and Substation,” prepared for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus
Christi, Texas, Document No. 880363, September 1988.
“Environmental Information Document for a Proposed Wood Products
Manufacturing Facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana,” prepared for
Temple-Eastex, Inc., Diboll, Texas, Document No. 880422, August 1988.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Colorado County Project - Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado
River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 880406, August 1988.
“Borrowers Environmental Report for the Proposed Moss Hill 230-kV
Transmission Line and Substation,” prepared for Sam Houston Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas, Document No. 880202, June 1988.
“Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Loudoun to Clark 230-kV
Project,” prepared for Virginia Power, Glen Allen, Virginia, Document No.
880065, June 1988.
“Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for the Proposed Colorado
County Project - Volume I,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 880068, April 1988.
“Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for the Proposed Mill Creek
Project - Volume I,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority,
Austin, Texas, Document No. 870888, February 1988.
“Environmental Assessment of the Proposed North Anna to Mitchell 230-kV
Project,” prepared for Virginia Power, Glen Allen, Virginia, Document No.
870598, January 1988.
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
Kerrville South Project - Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 870784, December 1987.
“Environmental Assessment for the Ferguson-Buchanan 138-kV
Transmission Line Project, Burnet and Llano Counties, Texas,” prepared for
the Lower Colorado Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 870518, July
1987.
“Environmental Assessment for the Buchanan-Mormon Mill 138-kV
Transmission Line Project, Burnet and Llano Counties, Texas,” prepared for
the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 870517,
July 1987.
“Environmental Assessment of the City of Austin's Proposed CKT 968 138kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric
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Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 870600, June 1987.
“Environmental Assessment of the City of Austin's Proposed CKT 966 138kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric
Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 870126, June 1987.
“Part A: Environmental Assessment of Mid-Term and Long-Term
Development Options at Robert Mueller Municipal Airport,” prepared for the
City of Austin Department of Aviation; prepared by the Greiner Austin Team
- Joint Venture, Document No. 860722, April 1987.
“Environmental Assessment of Alternative Routes for LCRA's Proposed
Deanville Project - Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 861322, March 1987.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Assessment for the Lon C.
Hill - Coleto Creek 345-kV Transmission Line,” prepared for Central Power
and Light Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No. 860548, February
1987.
“Environmental Assessment of the City of Austin's Proposed CKT 961 138kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric
Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 861316, December 1986.
“Environmental Assessment of the City of Austin's Proposed CKT 3125 345kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric
Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 860579, September 1986.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Assessment of the City of
Austin's Proposed CKT 912 Transmission Line Project within the City of
West Lake Hills, Texas,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric Utility
Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 851130, August 1986.
“Osuna Road Improvements (From Second Street to the North Diversion
Channel) Project No. M-4052(2) Environmental Assessment,” prepared for
the County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, Document No. 86078, August 1986.
“Borrower's Environmental Report: Port Lavaca-Vanderbilt 138-kV
Transmission Line and Substation-Jackson, Victoria, and Calhoun Counties,
Texas,” prepared for South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nursery, Texas,
Document No. 860208, March 1986.
“Borrower's Environmental Report: Orange Grove - Driscoll 138-kV
Transmission Line and Substation-Jim Wells and Nueces Counties, Texas,”
prepared for South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Nursery, Texas,
Document No. 860199, March 1986.
“Water Availability Study for the Guadalupe and San Antonio River Basins,”
prepared for the San Antonio River Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco River
Authority, and City of San Antonio, Document No. 85580 (wildlife section),
February 1986.
“Environmental Assessment of the City of Austin's Proposed CKT 972 138kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric
Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 85896, October 1985.
“Environmental Assessment of the Giddings to Lexington 138-kV
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Transmission Line Project, Lee County, Texas,” prepared for the Lower
Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 85733, August
1985.
“Environmental Assessment of the Mormon Mills 138-kV Transmission Line
Project, Travis and Burnet Counties, Texas,” prepared for the Lower
Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 85611, July 1985.
“Environmental Assessment of the City of Austin's Proposed CKT 3126 345kV Transmission Line Project,” prepared for the City of Austin Electric
Utility Department, Austin, Texas, Document No. 85652, July 1985.
“Environmental Assessment of Alternative Routes for LCRA's Proposed
Round Top Project - Volume II,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 85558, June 1985.
“Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for LCRA's Proposed
Deanville Project - Volume I,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 841024, March 1985 (Revised
November 1986).
“Existing Environmental of the Region of Interest for LCRA's Proposed
Round Top Project - Volume I,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 861023, February 1985.
“Calvert Project-Ecology Baseline Report - 1985 Update,” prepared for
Phillips Coal Company, Richardson, Texas, Document No. 85614, July 1985.
“Final Report on Pre-Construction Monitoring of Brown Pelican and
Migratory Waterfowl Movements Near CP&L's Proposed Laguna Madre
Transmission Line,” prepared for Central Power and Light Company, Corpus
Christi, Texas, Document No. 85431, June 1985.
“Environmental Review of Pedernales Electric Cooperative's Proposed
Service Center - FM 1431, Williamson County, Texas,” prepared for
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., Johnson City, Texas, Job No. 7519,
Letter Report, December 1985.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Coldspring 138-kV Transmission Line,” prepared for Sam Houston Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Livingston, Texas, Document No. 84889, December 1984.
“Environmental Evaluation Relating to Petitions to Designate 178 Square
Miles in Bastrop and Lee Counties as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining,”
prepared for Aluminum Company of America, City Public Service of San
Antonio, Shell Mining Company, and Texas Mining and Reclamation
Association, Document No. 84387, July 1984.
“Existing Environment of the Region of Interest for LCRA's Proposed
Kerrville South Project,” prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority,
Austin, Texas, Document No. 84314, June 1984. (Revised November 1987).
“Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for the Proposed
China to Porter 500-kV Transmission Line,” prepared for Gulf States
Utilities Company, Beaumont, Texas, Document No. 83566, January 1984.
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“Environmental Impact Statement - Flint Creek to Oklahoma 345-kV
Transmission Line,” prepared for Southwestern Electric Power Company,
Shreveport, Louisiana, Document No. 83479, October 1983.
“An Environmental Assessment of Alternative Lignite Conveyor Routes
Between the Cummins Creek Mine and Fayette Power Project,” prepared for
the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 83437,
August 1983.
“An Environmental Assessment of Alternative Lignite Transportation
Methods Between the Cummins Creek Mine and the Fayette Power Project,”
prepared for the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document
No. 83385, July 1983.
“Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Turtle Creek to Hunt 138-kV
Transmission Line, Kerr County, Texas,” prepared for Lower Colorado River
Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 83072, March 1983.
“Environmental Assessment for the Hunter to Sattler 138-kV Transmission
Line, Hays and Comal Counties, Texas,” prepared for Pedernales Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Johnson City, Texas, Document No. 83138, March 1983.
“Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Malakoff Electric Generating
Station and Trinity Mine, Henderson and Anderson Counties, Texas”
(Wildlife Sections), Third-Party EIS prepared for U.S. EPA, Dallas, Texas,
EPA 906/9-83-002, February 1983.
“Alternative Route Analysis and Environmental Assessment for the
Fayetteville-Salem 345-kV Transmission Line,” prepared for Lower
Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, Document No. 82522, December
1982.
“Review and Comparison of Three Lignite Mine Reserve Fatal Flaw
Reports,” prepared for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Waco,
Texas, Document No. 82430, September 1982.
“Final Environmental Impact Statement, Henry W. Pirkey Power Plant Unit
1/South Hallsville Surface Lignite Mine Project, Harrison County, Texas,”
Third-Party EIS prepared for U.S. EPA, Dallas, Texas, EPA 906/9-82-011,
Document No. 82241, September 1982.
“Fatal Flaw Analysis of the Proposed Morgan Hill Lignite Project,
Limestone and Freestone Counties, Texas,” Client Confidential, Document
No. 82393, September 1982.
“Prepared Testimony of Rob R. Reid for the Proposed Temco to Evergreen
138-kV Transmission Line, Walker County, Texas,” prepared for Sam
Houston Electric Cooperative, Livingston, Texas, June 1982; testimony
given before Public Utility Commission of Texas in Public Hearing on
August 12, 1982.
“Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Henry W. Pirkey Power Plant Unit
1/South Hallsville Surface Lignite Mine Project, Harrison County, Texas,”
Third-Party EIS prepared for U.S. EPA, Dallas, Texas, EPA 906/9-82-004,
Document No. 81451, March 1982.
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“Environmental/Regulatory Fatal Flaw Analysis for the Malvern Lignite
Prospect in Hot Spring County, Arkansas,” Client Confidential, Document
No. 81515, January 1982.
“Environmental/Regulatory Fatal Flaw Analysis for the Benton Lignite
Prospect in Grant and Saline Counties, Arkansas,” Client Confidential,
Document No. 81514, January 1982.
“Upper Guadalupe River Basin Water Supply Project - Final Report,”
prepared for Upper Guadalupe River Authority, Kerrville, Texas, and
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Seguin, Texas, Document No. 81137R1, October 1981 (Wildlife Sections).
“Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Blue Ribbon Mine Site, Delta County,
Colorado,” prepared for Western Associated Coal Corp., Denver, Colorado,
Document No. 81405, August 1981 (with J. Koblitz).
“Aransas Pass Hunting & Fishing Club - Proposed Project Plan, McCampbell
Slough, San Patricio County, Texas,” prepared for Aransas Pass Hunting &
Fishing Club, Corpus Christi, Texas, Document No. 81292, August 1981.
“Baseline Environmental Studies of the Proposed Dolet Hills Power Plant
Transportive Systems Corridors,” prepared for Southwestern Electric Power
Company, Shreveport Louisiana, Document No. 81415, August 1981.
“Baseline Survey of the Terrestrial Ecology of the Site X Project Area,”
Henderson County, Texas, Document No. 81253, Client Confidential, July
1981 (with C.H. Perino).
“Borrower's Environmental Report - San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s,
Lignite Fired Power Plant, Unit No. 1, Atascosa County, Texas,” prepared
for San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc., Jourdanton, Texas, Document No.
81114, March 1981.
“Fatal Flaw Analysis of the Added Area to the Sparta Mine, Calhoun County,
Arkansas,” Document No. 80392, Client Confidential, March 1981.
“Environmental Analysis - Elm Mott/Whitney 345-kV Transmission Line
and Substation,” prepared for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.,
Waco, Texas, Document No. 80104, March 1981.
“Borrower's Environmental Report: Magic Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s
Two Year Work Plan,” prepared for Magic Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Mercedes, Texas, Document No. 81061, February 1981.
“Baseline Ecological Studies of the Richland-Chambers Reservoir Site,”
prepared for Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District
Number One, Document No. 80340, January 1981.
“Vegetation and Wildlife Resources of the Black Mesa and Kayenta Mine
Site,” prepared for Peabody Coal Company, Flagstaff, Arizona, Document
No. 8071, December 1980.
“Baseline Ecological Survey - Jewett Mine Project,” prepared for
Northwestern Resources Company, Huntsville, Texas, Document No. 79260,
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July 1980.
"Transmission Facility Alternatives Evaluation and Siting Report - Elm
Mott/Whitney 345-kV,” prepared for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative,
Inc., Waco, Texas, Document No. 80175, July 1980.
“Permit Application for Meeker Area Mines and Associated Facilities - Rio
Blanco County, Colorado,” Eight Volumes, prepared for Northern Coal
Company, Denver, Colorado, Document No. 8070, June 1980.
“Biological Assessment of the Impact of a Proposed 138-kV Transmission
Line on Threatened and Endangered Species in Bell County, Texas,”
prepared for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Waco, Texas,
Document No. 8013, January 1980.
“Borrower's Environmental Report: Youngsport Tap Line, Bell County,
Texas,” prepared for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Waco, Texas,
Document No. 8014, January 1980.
“Environmental Impact Statement - Flint Creek-Neosho 161-kV
Transmission Line and Decatur-South Substation,” Wildlife Sections,
prepared for Empire District Electric Company, Joplin, Missouri, Document
No. 79155, November 1979.
“Supplement to Appendix S - Monitoring Program, Proposed Multipurpose
Deepwater Port and Crude Oil Distribution System, Galveston, Texas,”
Document No. 78160-S1, September 1979.
“Studies of the Effects of Alterations of Freshwater Inflows into Matagorda
Bay Area, Texas, Phase I, Final Report,” Appendix E, Fish & Wildlife
Resources, September 1979 (with T.D. Hayes).
“Biological Assessment of the Impact of a Proposed Multipurpose
Deepwater Port at Galveston, Texas on Threatened and Endangered
Species,” Document No. 79108, July 1979.
“Biological Assessment of the Impact of a Proposed 345-kV Transmission
Line on Threatened and Endangered Species in Wilson and Guadalupe
Counties, Texas,” prepared for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.,
Waco, Texas, Document No. 79114, July 1979.
“Preliminary Ecological Evaluation of the Barton Creek Watershed Appendix A,” In: “A Study of Some Effects of Urbanization on the Barton
Creek Watershed,” Document No. 7995, June 1979 (with J.R. MacRae and
D.B. Adams).
“Environmental Analysis: Youngsport Tap Line” (draft), prepared for Brazos
Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Waco, Texas, Document No. 7965, April
1979 (with J.R. Schenck and P.J. Grubb).
“Ecological Considerations Associated with the Disposal of Produced Water
into Mound Lake, Terry and Lynn Counties, Texas,” Document No. 7922,
February 1979 (with J.M. Wiersema).
“Environmental Overview of a Proposed Surface Lignite Coal Mine in WestCentral Alabama,” Wildlife Section, Document No. 78149, November 1978.
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“Baseline Survey of the Terrestrial Ecology of the Malakoff-Cayuga Mining
Prospect,” prepared for North American Coal Corporation, Dallas, Texas,
Document No. 78165, November 1978 (with D.B. Adams).
“Environmental Impact Assessment and Evaluation of Alternatives for Lake
Travis,” Land Use and Ecology Section, prepared for U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Fort Worth District, Document No. 7890, November 1978 (with
D.B. Adams).
“Environmental Assessment Report - Proposed Multipurpose Deep-Water
Port and Crude Oil Distribution System,” Galveston, Texas, Vol. III,
Appendix I - Wildlife, Document No. 7834, November 1978.
“Environmental Assessment Report - Proposed Multipurpose Deep-Water
Port and Crude Oil Distribution System,” Galveston, Texas, Wildlife Section,
Document No. 7825, November 1978.
“Baseline Ecology Studies, Calvert Lignite Prospect,” Wildlife Section,
Document No. 78157, October 1978.
“Appendix to Volume II - Plan Summary Report, Lower Colorado Basin,
Water Quality Management Plan,” Biology Section, prepared for the Lower
Colorado River Authority by and Turner, Collie, and Braden, Inc., Document
No. 7880, June 1978.
“Environmental Analysis - CEPCO Microwave Relay System,” Cajun
Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Document No. 7859, June 1978 (with D.B.
Adams).
“Wildlife Baseline Report - Carter Oil Company Prospect,” prepared for
Dames & Moore, Houston, Texas, Document No. 7874, May 1978 (with J.R.
Schenck and G.G. Raun).
“A Windshield and Multivariate Approach to the Classification, Inventory,
and Evaluation of Wildlife Habitat: An Exploratory Study,” Presented at: A
Workshop - The Use of Multivariate Statistics in Studies of Wildlife Habitat,
23-24 April 1980, Burlington, Vermont. Sponsored by: School of Natural
Resources, University of Vermont; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; USDA
Forest Service. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report RM-87, August
1981 (with C.E. Grue and N.J. Silvy).
“Competition Between Bobwhite and Scaled Quail for Breeding Habitat in
Texas,” Proc. Ann. Conf. S.E. Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 33: (146-153),
1979 (with N.J. Silvy and C.E. Grue).
“Correlation of Habitat Parameters with Whistle-Count Densities of
Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) in
Texas,” M.S. thesis, 1977.
“Breeding Habitat of the Bobwhite in Texas,” Proc. Ann. Conf. S.E. Fish and
Wildlife Agencies, 31: (62-71), 1977 (with C.E. Grue and N.J. Silvy).
“A Technique for Evaluating the Breeding Habitat of Mourning Doves Using
Callcount Transects,” Proc. Ann. Conf. S.E. Game and Fish Comm. 30: (667673), 1976 (with C.E. Grue and N.J. Silvy).
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