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County of Hawaii Planning Department FY 2023-2024 Statement of Qualifications <br /> LL] TETRA TECH <br /> Tetra Tech's EA/EIS experience includes several visible or politically sensitive projects in <br /> the Pacific region. Tetra Tech prepared a NEPA EIS and a HEPA EIS for the Na Pua <br /> Makani Wind Project on O`ahu's north shore. The separate NEPA and HEPA EISs <br /> address potential impacts to various resources, including eight federal or state listed <br /> species. To support the NEPA/HEPA processes, eleven technical studies were prepared <br /> which incorporated several significant project design changes, and the Tetra Tech team <br /> facilitated and/or participated in 10 public meetings and Board approval hearings as well <br /> as numerous additional community association and agency meetings. Tetra Tech also <br /> assisted the USFWS in drafting portions of the NEPA documentation for the <br /> Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Management Plan. This project <br /> included preparing detailed scoping reports summarizing the comments received during <br /> three scoping periods and developing a series of issue statements based on the input <br /> Imo' received during the scoping. More recently, Tetra Tech completed a HEPA EA for the <br /> Hawaiki Submarine Cable System, an approximately 9,313-mile-long submarine fiber <br /> optic telecommunications cable consisting of a trunk route extending from Oregon to <br /> s 4 �xP Australia, with a branch connecting to Kapolei, Hawaii. In support of this document and <br /> other state and federal permitting requirements, Tetra Tech conducted biological and other resource studies such as a marine <br /> habitat characterization in the nearshore environment and a terrestrial flora and fauna survey. Additional Hawaii project <br /> experience related to EAs and EISs are listed in Table 1 below. <br /> Federal, State, and County Environmental Permitting Support <br /> ,;, Tetra Tech has a nearly 15-year track record for leading federal, state, <br /> and county environmental permitting in Hawaii. Tetra Tech is one of the <br /> tM"" * few consulting firms to successfully permit an operational wind farm and <br /> - ' - manage the federal, state, and local permitting process from project <br /> inception through construction and operation. Tetra Tech is currently„ AL leading the permitting process for various project types in Hawaii, <br /> A. Y including solar, wind, energy storage, electric power, and fiber optic <br /> to • <br /> cable. Our permitting experience ranges from Nationwide Permit <br /> v - ' '° ? authorization from the Honolulu District, U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers <br /> (USACE) to Conservation District Use Permits from DLNR and CWA <br /> Section 401 Water Quality Certifications from the Hawaii DOH. <br /> Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs)for Incidental Take License and Incidental Take Permit (ITL/ITP) <br /> Tetra Tech has developed several multi-species HCPs and HCP amendments and managed the overall state and federal <br /> incidental take permitting process (ITLIITP) for threatened and endangered species. These complex documents require <br /> complex analysis in identifying minimization measures, estimating potential impacts, and developing appropriate mitigation for <br /> each Covered Species. Tetra Tech also manages the HCP compliance for several wind farm facilities on O`ahu and Maui to <br /> ensure the permittee meets the conditions of the state and federal ITL/ITP. <br /> Invasive Species Services <br /> The Hawaiian Islands are particularly susceptible to invasive species for a variety of reasons, including high habitat diversity, <br /> favorable climate, high resource availability, and small native populations. Our biologists and ecologists are experienced in <br /> invasive species surveys, prevention, and control and management. We understand that identifying appropriate strategies to <br /> prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species is the least expensive and most effective solution. Early detection of <br /> newly introduced invasive species, along with rapid response, is crucial to successful and cost-effective eradication or <br /> containment. Because our staff are knowledgeable with local flora and fauna, we are able to identify invasive species early, <br /> and create a plan for landowners and managers to take appropriate action. Tetra Tech has first-hand experience developing <br /> and implementing predator control programs that target introduced rats, cats, mongoose, and pigs using a variety of traps. For <br /> example, at the Auwahi Wind Farm on Maui, Tetra Tech developed and set-up the predator control program for a Hawaiian <br /> petrel colony on Haleakala as part of the HCP mitigation program. At the Kawailoa Wind Farm on the north shore of O`ahu, <br /> our biologists conduct year-round predator control as part of our post-construction mortality monitoring program. In addition to <br /> PAGE 3 <br />