LSI 2010 NRD Santa Fe final conference binder 072110.pdf
LSI 2010 NRD Santa Fe final conference binder 072110.pdf LSI 2010 NRD Santa Fe final conference binder 072110.pdf
Ken L. Frank of Chevron Environmental Management Company Speaker 14: 4 Do your homework! Understand Trustees’ Issues/Resources of Interest Evaluate Scope & Value of Existing Data Collect Maps/Aerial Photos Discussions with Industry Colleagues Identify Public Issues Identify Potential Restoration Projects Perform Preliminary HEA-Worst Case Identify common goals with the Trustees © 2010 Chevron 7 Conduct a pre-meeting with Trustees! Meeting with Trustees before the official process starts can help RPs and Trustees achieve the following goals – understanding the internal management drivers (e.g., for an RP--cost management and certainty and local PR issues; for Trustees--obtaining a settlement/project that will have public credibility and withstand the scrutiny that the respective parties face – establishing that restoration is the focus of the NRDA – agreeing that studies, if needed, will support restoration decisions – familiarizing the trustees with the site history, data collected, and results – managing the scope and direction of the process Provide the Trustees a concise data summary with charts, tables, and maps along with an electronic copy of the data © 2010 Chevron 8 Law Seminars International | Natural Resource Damages | 07/15/10 in Santa Fe, NM
Ken L. Frank of Chevron Environmental Management Company Speaker 14: 5 Build a common understanding! Getting Trustees and key PRP decision-makers to the site for a visit is also helpful- in most cases… Establishing a working relationship with Trustees is very important, since the outcome of an NRDA often hinges on establishing common grounds for discussion of critical issues Our most challenging cases have been in states with limited NRDA experience and where we have no relationship with the Trustees © 2010 Chevron 9 What’s needed for successful outcomes Focus the action and goals on restoration of lost services so that the benefits to stakeholders are cost-effective, reasonable and prompt Reduce the unpredictability of the NRDA process, minimize transaction costs, and avoid litigation Restoration options should include natural recovery alternatives Injury assessments should focus on measurable adverse changes in natural resources and their services Interim losses should be compensated by providing substantially equivalent substitute public uses or ecologic functions during the interim period, rather than monetized damages Trustees should be required to demonstrate the baseline ecological conditions, including prior discharges and physical alteration of the environment, and to include the baseline in the injury assessment. © 2010 Chevron 10 Law Seminars International | Natural Resource Damages | 07/15/10 in Santa Fe, NM
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Ken L. Frank of Chevron Environmental Management Company Speaker 14: 4<br />
Do your homework!<br />
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Understand Trustees’ Issues/Resources of Interest<br />
Evaluate Scope & Value of Existing Data<br />
Collect Maps/Aerial Photos<br />
Discussions with Industry Colleagues<br />
Identify Public Issues<br />
Identify Potential Restoration Projects<br />
Perform Preliminary HEA-Worst Case<br />
Identify common goals with the Trustees<br />
© <strong>2010</strong> Chevron<br />
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Conduct a pre-meeting with Trustees!<br />
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Meeting with Trustees before the official process starts can help RPs<br />
and Trustees achieve the following goals<br />
– understanding the internal management drivers (e.g., for an RP--cost<br />
management and certainty and local PR issues; for Trustees--obtaining<br />
a settlement/project that will have public credibility and withstand the<br />
scrutiny that the respective parties face<br />
– establishing that restoration is the focus of the <strong>NRD</strong>A<br />
– agreeing that studies, if needed, will support restoration decisions<br />
– familiarizing the trustees with the site history, data collected, and results<br />
– managing the scope and direction of the process<br />
Provide the Trustees a concise data summary with charts, tables,<br />
and maps along with an electronic copy of the data<br />
© <strong>2010</strong> Chevron<br />
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Law Seminars International | Natural Resource Damages | 07/15/10 in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>, NM
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