Shedding Light on Puerto Rico's Gasoducto Project
On April 6, 2011, I sent Freedom of Information Act requests to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency for any and all information related to the Via Verde or Gasoducto project in Puerto Rico.
I asked these federal agencies to provide the names of the persons involved in the permitting process, including but not limited to individuals, lobbyists, companies, and public or private entities, the dates and content of meetings or communications that have occurred, and copies of all documents that have been submitted or reviewed. Below are copies of the letters I have sent and the responses I have received. I will continue to make documents public as I receive them.
Gutierrez Letter to Secretary of the Army
Second Gutierrez Letter to Secretary of the Army
Gutierrez Letter to EPA Administrator Jackson
Gutierrez Letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Casa Pueblo
- Comunicado de Prensa - Nov. 10. 2010
- Casa Pueblo GASODUCTO Parte IV
- Casa Pueblo to EPA RE request to withdraw Via Verde endorsement
Servicios Cientificos Y Tecnicos
Estudiantes de Ciencias Ambientales
PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM INSTITUTIONS:
Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Surveyors
- Comments - Sept. 30, 2010
- CIAPR Evaluation of DIA-P
- CIAPR Letter to PR Electric Power Authority- Nov. 7, 2010
- EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report
- Evaluation of Project
- CIAPR Evaluation of DIA Report
Conservation Trust
EPA
University of Puerto Rico - Raniel Ramos
PUERTO RICO GOVERNMENT:
Caguas. PR
Senator García Padilla
Planning Dept. of Puerto Rico
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WORKING FILES:
- DIA - F, Chapter 4: Study of Alternatives and the Selection of the Alignment
- BCPeabody Letter to USACE - Feb. 24, 2011
- USACE Letter to PREPA - March 18, 2011
- USACE Letter to BCPeabody - Oct. 8, 2010
- DIA - F, Chapter 6
- E. Garcia, USACE, E-Mail to Larry Evans, BCPeabody - Oct. 20, 2010
- Letter from PREPA to USACE - March 7, 2011
- Letter from PREPA to USACE - Jan. 28, 2011
- Letter from PREPA to USACE RE BCPeabody - Oct. 28, 2010
- Letter from PREPA to EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck - Jan. 27, 2011
- Letter from PREPA to State Historic Preservation Office
- Letter from State Historic Preservation Office to PREPA - Feb. 24, 2011
- Letter from State Historic Preservation Office to PREPA - Sept. 17, 2010
- Letter from USDA to USACE on Impact to Water - Dec. 3, 2010
- Letter from USACE to PREPA on Dec. 22, 2010
- Public Notice from DOD Nov. 19, 2010
- Letter from PREPA to JDCE - January 28, 2011
- Letter from BCPeabody to USACE - Feb. 24, 2011
- Letter from PREPA to USACE - Mar. 7, 2011
- Letter from PREPA to JDCE - Mar. 24, 2011
- Letter from PREPA to JDCE - May 11, 2011
- Letter from BCPeabody to JDCE - Jun. 2, 2011
- From BCPeabody RE Main Line Valve Station Drawings
- Drawings showing edge water Levittown
- Revised wetlands water impact map
- Biological Assesment
- Joint Permit Application - BCPeabody updated
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix A
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix B
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix C
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix F
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix G
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix H
- Joint Permit Application - Appendix I
FEDERAL/RESOURCE AGENCIES:
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Letter from FWS to USACE - Dec. 15, 2010
- Letter from FWS to PREPA - Nov. 10, 2010
- Letter From PREPA to FWS - Nov. 15, 2010
- Letter from FWS to USACE - Oct. 18, 2010
- Letter from PREPA to FWS - Nov. 5, 2010
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Letter from PREPA to FERC - July. 19, 2010
- Letter to FERC - September 23,2011
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Letter from NOAA to DACE - Dec. 19, 2010
- Letter from NOAA to USACE - Nov. 19, 2010
- E-Mail from NOAA to E. Garcia, USACE - Nov. 19, 2010
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
OTHER COMMENTS:
- Statement by Sea Grant Program
- The Municipal Legislators Association Letter to Jacksonville DCOE- Feb. 2, 2011
- Letter from Casa Pueblo to USACE- Feb. 28, 2010
- Letter to USACE from Residents of Camino de Mar- Dec. 15, 2010
- Statement by the International Indian Treaty Council- Dec. 22, 2010
- Letter to Hon. Kercado, DNR from UCTP- Dec. 21, 2010
- Letter to USACE from CEPD- Dec. 21, 2010
- Letter to USACE from Sen. Garcia Padilla- Dec. 20, 2010
- Letter to USACE from U of PR Prof. Jiménez Martínez-Dec. 21, 2010
- Letter to Jacksonville DCOE from GIT Student- Dec. 16, 2010
- Letter to USACE from U of PR-GA Prof. Quintero-Vilella- Feb. 17, 2010
- Report to USACE from Ph.d Quiñones- Jan. 11, 2011
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - DOCUMENTS RELEASED JULY 2011
Electronic Documents
- USACE Emails RE: BCPeabody Response
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Mtg March 7, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to BCPeabody RE: Field Work Schedule June 13, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Files of Drawings for BCPeabody ftp site
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Access to files on EFH Survey and Biological Assessment for PREPA's Via Verde Project April 15, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Call-in Number for FWS May 19, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Contact Information within The Land Authority June 16, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Remaining Field Work Schedules
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: File Containing Federally Listed Plant Species Report and Via Verde Route June 15, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Land Authority Permit June 16, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Re: UMAM Sampling Points on the Wetlands
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: List of Plant Species by Area June 10, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Via Verde Field Study Reports April 14, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Planning Via Verde Interagency Mtg May 19, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: FWS Mtg Time May 31, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Requesting Information for Via Verde to Prepare for Upcoming PDT Mtg Feb 16, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Real Estate Memo Re: Via Verde: Preparing For Jacksonville Mtg March 8, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Beginning Field work and Mtg Location May 27, 2011
- Email from Ken Caraccia to Army Corps RE: Planning Next Interagency Review Mtg Feb 28, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Threatened and Endangered Vegetation Assessment Feb 8, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Thank You for Copy of GDS BA and Permit
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Draft SOW for Paso del Indio and La Candelarie June 6, 2011
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody RE: Scheduling for Phase 2 Field Work Project
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Files of Drawings Downloaded to ftp Site June 7, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps RE: Updates Regarding the HDD Work Pad and The Paso Del Indio Site
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Field Studies 1
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Field Studies 2
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Field Studies 3
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Field Studies 4
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody Recommending LNG Ship Movements
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeabody Regarding LNG Ship Movements
- Emails Between Larry Evans of BCPeabody and Army Corps; Proposed HDD Profiles Rio Indio and Rio Bayamon 1
- Emails Between Larry Evans of BCPeabody and Army Corps; Proposed HDD Profiles Rio Indio and Rio Bayamon 2
- Emails Between Larry Evans of BCPeabody and Army Corps; Proposed HDD Profiles Rio Indio and Rio Bayamon 3
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Technical Assistance to the Corps
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding June 2 Field Meeting Location 1
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding June 2 Field Meeting Location 2
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Technical Assistance 1
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Technical Assistance 2
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Technical Assistance 3
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Point of Contact
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding the Raptors Work Plan
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding the Final Alignment Shape Files 1
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding the Final Alignment Shape Files 2
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding the Final Alignment Shape Files 3
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Scheduling Conflicts May 26, 2011
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding UMAM Sampling Point Request 1
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding UMAM Sampling Point Request 2
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding UMAM Sampling Point Request 3
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding UMAM Sampling Point Request 4
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding the Via Verde Pipeline Conference 1
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding the Via Verde Pipeline Conference 2
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Participation Through Status Call For June 3, 2011 Meeting
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Participation Through Status Call For June 3, 2011 Meeting 2
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Participation Through Status Call For June 3, 2011 Meeting 3
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Participation Through Status Call For June 3, 2011 Meeting 4
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Participation Through Status Call For June 3, 2011 Meeting 5
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Participation Through Status Call For June 3, 2011 Meeting 6
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Pending Permit Status
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evan of BCPeapody Regarding Aug 4 2010 Pipeline Meeting
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Possible November Conference Call 1
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Possible November Conference Call 2
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Possible November Conference Call 3
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Possible November Conference Call 4
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Possible November Conference Call 5
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Placement of the Via Verde Pipeline 1
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Placement of the Via Verde Pipeline 2
- Email from Army Corps to Johanna R Willis of BCPeapody Regarding Placement of the Via Verde Pipeline 3
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Status of Field Sites Visits
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding a Mass Influx of Email Petitions Against Construction of Pipeline
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding a Recap of the First 8 Field Visits
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Responses to "Issues" Letter
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding POC Corrections
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeapody Regarding ORM Database Weekly Updating
- Email from Larry Evans of BCPeabody to Army Corps Regarding Relocation of Sampling Points
- Confirmation Email of Army Corps Regarding Via Verde Wetland Delineation/Determination shape files
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeapody Regarding Via Verde Site Visits and Coordination of Meetings
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeapody Regarding the Biological Assessment Checklist
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeapody Regarding Comments from Internal Review Meeting
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeapody Regarding a Recap of First 8 Field Visits on Functional Assessments
- Email from Army Corps to Larry Evans of BCPeapody Regarding a Graphic Seen on the Side of a Building During a Work Plan Meeting
NON-Electronic Documents
- COE Letter to Peabody
- PREPA Letter to COE
- Letter RAI/COE to Peabody/PREPA
- PREPA Letter to COE 2
- Peabody Response to Corps:Redacted
- Letter Lawrence Evans to COE
- Applicant Letter to Corps Forwarding BA and EFH
- Agenda Via Verde:Redacted
- MFR PDT Notes:Redacted
- Workplan First Meeting:Redacted
- Via Verde Meeting May 11
- Package Handout by Larry Evans
- Additional Handout Information by Larry Evans
- Workplan Update 1
- Workplan Update 2
- Workplan Update 3
- Meeting FHWA, Machado, Rubles, Kendall, COE
- Interagency PDT
- Maps
- Workplan Meeting, Pagan, COE, and Evans
- Larry Evans Drawings
- Workplan Meeting Larry Evans
- Telcon Larry Evans:Redacted
Permit Tranfer From Puerto Rico to Jacksonville, Florida Request Documents
- Email Between Alfred Pantano of Army Corps and Army Corps Regarding Movement of Project to Jacksonville and Pipeline News Exposure Nov 15 2010
- Email Between Army Corps Regarding New Project Manager May 5 2011
- Email Between Alfred Pantano of Army Corps Regarding the Project Move to Jacksonville, Florida Due to Controversy May 2 2011
- Email To Alfred Pantano of Army Corps from Army Corps Regarding Implementation of Security Measures from News of Early Morning Protesters May 8 2011
- Email Between Army corps Regarding and Including Official Press Statement About Project and Movement May 10 2011
Permit Transfer
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C Part 1
- Appendix C Part 2
- Appendix C Part 3
- Appendix C Part 4
- Appendix C Part 5
- Appendix C Part 6
- Appendix F
- Appendix G
- Appendix H
- Appendix I
DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)
DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)
Response from FERC - April 21, 2011
DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Response from EPA - April 28, 2011
- Geotechnical Engineering Services: Technical Evaluation - Jan. 7, 2011
- Letter from Geotechnical Engineering Services to EPA - Jan. 11, 2011
- Army Corps Meeting Agenda and Participants - Feb. 1, 2011
- EPA Meeting Summary - Feb. 11, 2011
- EPA Meeting and Participants - Feb. 28, 2011
- EPA Email on Alternatives Considered - March 29, 2011
- Army Corps Meeting Participants - March 31, 2011
- Letter from EPA to USACE RE Via Verde Environmental Impact - April 1, 2011
- PR Government Notice of Public Hearings - No Date
- Email from Daniel Pagan to EPA RE Via Verde Alignment - March 29, 2011
- PREPA Via Verde Project Plan including Alignment and DIA - No Date
- PREPA Response to USACE Letter of Dec. 22, 2010 - Jan. 28, 2011
- PREPA Response to EPA Letter of Dec. 21, 2010 - Jan. 27, 2011
- Letter from EPA to Geotechnical Engineering Services RE EIS - Jan. 12, 2011
- Letter from USACE to EPA Acknowledging EPA Public Comment - Jan. 13, 2011
- Letter from USACE to FERC RE Via Verde Public Notice - Dec. 23, 2010
- Letter from USACE to FHWA RE Via Verde Public Notice - Dec. 23, 2010
- Letter from Soderberg, EPA to USACE RE Via Verde - April 1, 2011 (Date obtained elsewhere)
- USACE Public Notice of PREPA's Via Verde Application - Nov. 19, 2010
- Public Comments from FWS to USACE - Oct. 18, 2010
- Notice of Public Hearings in Puerto Rico RE Via Verde - No Date
- Public Notice Comment Letters - No Date
- Letter from FWS to PREPA - Jan. 20, 2011
- Public Comments from EPA to USACE - Dec. 21, 2010
- Response/Report from BCPeabody to USACE RE Missing Via Verde Info - Feb. 24, 2011
- Letter from Casa Pueblo to EPA - September 29, 2011
Second Response from the EPA - May 13, 2011
- EPA Documents Batch 1
- EPA Documents Batch 2
- EPA Documents Batch 3
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- EPA Documents Batch 66
- EPA Documents Batch 67
- EPA Documents Batch 68
- EPA Documents Batch 69
Digital Files from EPA - May 13, 2011
- USACE Via Verde Letter - April 28, 2011
- PREPA Letter to EPA - Jan. 27, 2011
- Declaraciones Via Verde - No Date
- EPA Letter - April 8, 2011
- EPA Letter to USACE - April 1, 2011
- Draft EPA Correspondence to USACE - No Date
- USACE Via Verde Bullets
- USACE Via Verde Bullets2
- USACE Via Verde Bullets3
- Via Verde Memo to CEPD
DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS)
Response from FWS - April,29 2011
- Documents 1-11,13-39
- Document 12 (Join Permit Application, already released)
- Documents 40-68
- Document 69
- Documents 70-187
- Documents 188-284
- Via Verde Biological Assessment Final - April 15, 2011
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- NOAA Marine Fisheries Services EFH APP
- NOAA Marine Fisheries Services EFH DOC
Documents uploaded October 4, 2011
Documents Uploaded December 6, 2011
- Methods used to map habitats
- Puerto Rico GAP project
- FERC Order
- PREPA to FERC changes to coastal plant
- Office of pipeline safety risk report
- Corps Public Notice
- Final EIS Criteria Maps
- 20110128-PREPA-ltr-to-Corps-response.pdf
- 20110202-Hon. Antonio Fas Azamora letter to Corps
- BC Peabody letter to Corps
- PREPA to Corps natural gas availability
- PREPA to Corps final alignment
- law clinics letter to Corps part 1
- law clinics letter to Corps part 2
- law clinics letter to Corps part 3
- law clinics letter to Corps part 4
- law clinics letter to Corps part 5
- MFR PDT Notes
- PREPA letter to Corps providing CZM certificate
- PREPA email enclosing JD shapefiles
- FWS email enclosing Corps-Ecolectrica Permit
- BC Peabody letter to Corps Supplemental info
- Larry Evans revised Main Line Valve Station Drawings
- Telcon Larry Evans
- Larry Evans drawing showing edge water Levittown
- Larry Evans email revised Wetlands Water Impact Maps
- Mtg. Ecoelectrica
- Meeting 106 issues
- Workplan Meeting
- Biological Assessment
- DPagan email to Corps - FERC conditional approval
- PREPA to Corps revised Fracout Plan
- DPagan email to BBarron RE supplemental info related shapefiles
- DPagan email to BBarron Questions Terrestrial Alts
- Yousev Garcia email to Bob Barron Wetland Impacts 3 EIS Alts
- BBarron to DPagan questions regarding LNG barge and bouy system
- Prepa answers to Corps questions of 8 August
- PREPA to Corps additional FSRUs analysis
- FERC-Corps email Ecoelectrica terminal and Via Verde
- Wetland Impact Map Submittals to-date
- BC Peabody letter to Corps USFS petition for listing Coqui-llanero
- SAJ Public Notice
- EASOF
