Client: Belize Electricity Unlimited
Location: Belize City, Belize, Central America
Project Overview: Trihydro was contracted by Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in support of a gas turbine power development project. The EIA was prepared to address the requirements set forth in the Belize Environmental Protection Act. The primary purposes of the proposed turbine unit were to provide emergency back up, black start, and peaking capacity/voltage support. The proposed unit would be used to augment BEL's other two major power supply sources: CFE Mexico and the Mollejon Hydro Plant. Additionally, BEL intended to use the capacity of the proposed unit to replace some of the older reciprocating diesel units, which are approaching the end of their service life. The new gas turbine unit should enhance the reliability, economic viability, and environmental performance of BEL's overall power generation strategy.

Client: NorthStar Communications Group
Location: Southwest Wyoming
Project Overview: Trihydro was contracted to assist with environmental assessment and permitting for a proposed fiber optic cable project in western Wyoming. The proposed route extended approximately 128 miles across land owned / managed by the Bureau of Land Management, National Forest Service, State of Wyoming, and private owners. The objective of the environmental assessment was to evaluate the route and possible environmental impacts that may result from implementation of the project. Additional project objectives included filing a preconstruction notification with the Army Corps of Engineers and preparation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWAPPP). Significant elements of the environmental assessment included:

• Research and evaluation of site history and background information;
• Assessment of possible impacts to air quality and proposed mitigation and preventative measures;
• Evaluation of possible impacts to surface water, groundwater, and wetlands, and design of mitigation and preventative measures;
• Appraisal of possible impacts to regional soil and geology, and proposed mitigation and preventative measures;
• Assessment of possible impacts on regional vegetation and wildlife, and development of mitigation and preventative measures;
• Evaluation of possible impacts to regional land use, non-renewable resources, visual resources, and socioeconomics; and
• Assessment of possible impacts and consequences to cultural, paleontological, and historic resources, and development of mitigation measures.