NEW PROJECTS Ruby Pipeline (Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Oregon) EPG is conducting cultural and paleontological studies in support of the proposed Ruby Pipeline Project, a 680-mile-long, 42-inch, natural gas pipeline that begins in Wyoming, crosses Utah and Nevada, and terminates near Oregon's southern border. SWIP North (Nevada, Idaho) EPG is currently producing the Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Plan for a proposed 250-mile, 500kV transmission line running from southern Idaho into Nevada. In addition, EPG is conducting cultural resource inventory studies, biological surveys for Sage Grouse, Pygmy Rabbits, and rare plants, and 404 permitting support. Mount Signal Solar Power Station (California) Environmental studies for a proposed 49MW solar thermal generating station in California's Imperial Valley are being conducted by EPG. This project has a biomass generation component and the studies are in support of the CEQA permitting process for Imperial County and an associated 230kV transmission line for the Imperial Irrigation District. Grapevine Canyon Interconnection & Wind Park Project (Arizona) This proposed project is comprised of a 500MW wind park facility, a 345kV substation and switchyard, and approximately 9 miles of 345kV transmission line in the Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area, approximately 22 miles southeast of Flagstaff. The transmission line would connect the Grapevine Canyon Wind Ranch with an existing 345kV transmission line, and would be located in the Coconino National Forest. EPG is assisting the Coconino National Forest with the preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the portion of the project on national forest land and is also assisting in the preparation of a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility(CEC) application for this project, including the wind park facility. Sun Valley to Buckeye Project (Arizona) EPG is working with a local utility and the Town of Buckeye, Arizona, to develop a coordinated utility master plan for 230kV and 69kV transmission lines in the area west of the White Tank Mountains. The project will involve multi-agency cooperation and development of potential alternatives for future transmission lines in the area. The 230kV lines will be approved by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Siting Committee, and Arizona Corporation Commission, while the 69kV lines and substation will be approved by the Town. Land Use Planning Project (Nevada) EPG was recently selected to develop a land use plan and conceptual park master plan for approximately 195 acres in the township of Enterprise, Nevada. The land, which is presently owned by the BLM, will eventually be dedicated to Clark County for local public purposes and utilities. EPG will develop best use alternatives through a team concept that will include public involvement. El Dorado-Ivanpah Project (Nevada, California) EPG was recently awarded the contract to conduct environmental studies for the proposed 230kV transmission line connecting the BrightSource solar generating station, in southern Nevada, with a substation in California's Mojave desert. EPG is also working on a wildlife habitat assessment and biological resource surveys for the transmission project. ONGOING PROJECTS Phoenix Expansion Project (Arizona, New Mexico) Restoration, noxious weed management, dust control, and access management/control plans, among other activities, have been developed by EPG for the Phoenix Expansion Project - a pipeline project in northwestern New Mexico and Arizona (from Ashfork to Coolidge). This project is currently under construction, and EPG is providing monitoring and compliance services. The project crosses land managed by the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, Navajo Nation, and BLM land. Upon completion, and when in service, the facilities--including approximately 260 miles of 36- and 42-inch pipeline--will deliver natural gas to customers in Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. Mona-Oquirrh 500kV Transmission Corridor Project EIS/PA (Utah) Two double-circuit, 500/345kV transmission lines from Juab to Salt Lake counties, Utah, a distance of 120 miles, are proposed. EPG has completed the alternative identification study and is now working with the BLM and other federal and state agencies as the third-party consultant on the preparation of the environmental impact statement and plan amendment . Westwing Park (Arizona) Located in a basin area between Peoria's Westwing and Sunrise Mountains, Westwing Park is a new 22-acre neighborhood park that EPG was selected to master plan and design. EPG coordinated the programming and park master planning with a wide variety of stakeholders and held a number of open forums and public meetings to solicit the community's recreational desires. The design team also addressed a variety of natural site features, including 404 washes, natural vegetation, and a rugged portion of the site that links to Peoria's Mountain Trail System. Following the successful master planning phase, EPG has directed the team with the development of construction documents. Populus to Terminal 345kV Transmission Project (Utah) A local Utah utility retained EPG to conduct feasibility studies and then site and permit approximately 136 miles of new, double-circuit, 345kV transmission line from southern Idaho into the Salt Lake City metro area. The routing study was completed on-time within an aggressive siting and permitting schedule. The project is currently being permitted, with final design and construction beginning in 2008, for an in-service date of 2010. SWIP South (Nevada) EPG recently completed the Determination of NEPA Adequacy, Environmental Assessment, and Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Plan for the 230-mile southern portion of the planned Southwest Intertie Project 500kV line. Community Park (Arizona) The Landscape Architecture Department at EPG has been selected to design a regional park in the Phoenix area which has a phased construction budget of $21 million. This is an approximately 80-acre, community-oriented park facility, of which 20 acres will be developed on a portion of the City's new water treatment facility. EPG will be responsible for the master planning of this facility, and perform the required site analysis, facility programming, design of several alternatives, and public involvement.