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TETRA TECH County of Hawaii—Statement of Qualifications for Fiscal Year 2025 Tetra Tech's EA/EIS experience includes several visible or politically sensitive projects in the Pacific region. Tetra Tech prepared a NEPA EIS and a HEPA EIS for the Na Pua Makani Wind Project on O`ahu's north shore. The separate NEPA and HEPA EISs address potential impacts to various resources, including eight federal or state listed species. To support the NEPA/HEPA processes, eleven technical studies were prepared which incorporated several significant project design changes, and the Tetra Tech team facilitated and/or participated in 10 public meetings and Board approval hearings as well as numerous additional community association and agency meetings. Tetra Tech also assisted the USFWS in drafting portions of the NEPA documentation for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Management Plan. This project included preparing detailed scoping reports summarizing the comments received during three scoping periods, and developing a series of issue statements based on the input received during the scoping. More recently, Tetra Tech completed a HEPA EA for the Hawaiki Submarine Cable System, an approximately 9,313-mile-long submarine fiber optic telecommunications cable consisting of a trunk route extending from Oregon to Australia, with a branch connecting to Kapolei, Hawaii. In support of this document and other state and federal permitting requirements, Tetra Tech conducted biological and other resource studies such as a marine habitat characterization in the nearshore environment and a terrestrial flora and fauna survey. Additional Hawaii project experience related to EAs and EISs are listed in Table 1 below. Federal, State, and County Environmental Permitting Support 4 Tetra Tech has a nearly 15-year track record for leading federal, state, 4 and county environmental permitting in Hawaii. Tetra Tech is one of the *4'4' � - few consulting firms to successfully permit an operational wind farm and Nit- " 4 °4 manage the federal, state, and local permitting process from project inception through construction and operation. Tetra Tech is currently -zr, a ,. leading the permitting process for various project types in Hawaii, including solar, wind, energy storage, electric power, and fiber optic t. r '' r • V .' cable. Our permitting experience ranges from Nationwide Permit t�.tz• �`* „,4 authorization from the Honolulu District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to Conservation District Use Permits from DLNR and CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certifications from the Hawaii DOH. Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) for Incidental Take License and Incidental Take Permit (ITL/ITP) Tetra Tech has developed several multi-species HCPs and HCP amendments and managed the overall state and federal incidental take permitting process (ITL/ITP) for threatened and endangered species. These complex documents require complex analysis in identifying minimization measures, estimating potential impacts, and developing appropriate mitigation for each Covered Species. Tetra Tech also manages the HCP compliance for several wind farm facilities on Oahu and Maui to ensure the permittee meets the conditions of the state and federal ITL/ITP. Invasive Species Services The Hawaiian Islands are particularly susceptible to invasive species for a variety of reasons, including high habitat diversity, favorable climate, high resource availability, and small native populations. Our biologists and ecologists are experienced in invasive species surveys, prevention, and control and management. We understand that identifying appropriate strategies to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species is the least expensive and most effective solution. Early detection of newly introduced invasive species, along with rapid response, is crucial to successful and cost-effective eradication or containment. Because our staff are knowledgeable with local flora and fauna, we are able to identify invasive species early, and create a plan for landowners and managers to take appropriate action. Tetra Tech has first-hand experience developing and implementing predator control programs that target introduced rats, cats, mongoose, and pigs using a variety of traps. For example, at the Auwahi Wind Farm on Maui, Tetra Tech developed and set-up the predator control program for a Hawaiian petrel colony on Haleakala as part of the HCP mitigation program. At the Kawailoa Wind Farm on the north shore of Oahu, our biologists conduct year-round predator control as part of our post-construction mortality monitoring program. In addition to PAGE 3