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Our focus has revolved around the energy industry for many years. In particular, much of our work is concentrated in hydro relicensing and compliance. Below are examples of our high quality, service-oriented projects created specifically for the energy industry. For more examples of our work visit the Portfolio section of this web site.

Yuba River Management Team

Yuba River Management Team

Yuba River Management Team
www.yubaaccordrmt.com

The Yuba River Management Team is a planning and operations group composed of the signatories of the Yuba River Accord. The group is charged with the monitoring and evaluation study program for the Lower Yuba River. eureka software developed both public and private SharePoint© web sites to facilitate dissemination of information and collaboration throughout the process.

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Yuba River Development Project

YCWA Relicensing Web Site

Yuba River Development Project, FERC No. 2246
www.ycwa-relicensing.com

eureka software created two SharePoint web sites to support the relicensing of Yuba County Water Authority's Yuba River Development Project. A public site and a secure private site were produced to facilitate the complex relicensing process. The public site includes information about the project and the license, current events calendar, and document libraries. The private site is used for communication, document sharing, and document preparation.

Sacramento River Basin Habitat Expansion Agreement

Habitat Expansion Agreement

Sacramento River Basin Habitat Expansion Agreement
www.sac-basin-hea.com

The Sacramento River Basin's Habitat Expansion Agreement was created with the goal of expanding habitat to support spawning, rearing, and adult holding of spring-run Chinook Salmon and California Central Valley steelhead. eureka software developed 3 SharePoint web sites to support this process. One site is a public website explains the project and provides relevant documents. The second public site provides an overview of the Habitat Expansion Plan along with supporting documentation. The third site is a secure private site which includes document libraries, calendars and contacts to facilitate the development of the project.

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Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Project

Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydro Project

Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 606
www.kilarc-cowcreek.com

eureka software ported two web sites from SharePoint 2003 to 2007 to help facilitate PG&E's Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Project's decommissioning. eureka software also took over hosting of the sites.

Xcel Energy Cabin Creek Pumped Storage Project

Cabin Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project

Web site for the Cabin Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project.
http://www.cabincreekhydro.com

The Cabin Creek Project is a hydroelectric pumped storage power plant owned and operated by Xcel Energy. The plant is located high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at 10,018 feet above sea level.

eureka software designed the web site to help with the public involvement process related to the relicensing of the Project. The site incorporates the latest in Microsoft's SharePoint© technologies.

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Tacoma-Ames Application for License DVDs

Tacoma Ames Application for License DVDs

Tacoma-Ames Application for License DVDs

eureka software published and e-filed the Application for License for Tacoma-Ames. The License was published as a complete interactive and searchable DVD.

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PG&E McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project

PG&E McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project

The Public Website for the Relicensing of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project
FERC Project No. 2106
http://www.mccloud-pitrelicensing.com

eureka software designed and created the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project Relicensing Public SharePoint© Website. This is an information resource for parties interested in the relicensing of PG&E's McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project. The site was designed specifically to accommodate the long-term process of hydro relicensing. PG&E has chosen the Integrated License Process (ILP). The initial FERC license for the Project expires July 31, 2011.

eureka software designed the SharePoint© site to be easy to maintain by PG&E personnel. The site makes it easy for PG&E to provide constantly updated information to the parties interested and involved with the relicensing process.

eureka software also designed the private SharePoint site for process collaboration.

Toledo Bend Project Joint Operations

Toledo Bend Project

Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana
Sabine River Authority of Texas
Toledo Bend Project
FERC No. 2305

In 2008, eureka software worked with the TBPJO to design a portal web site for the two authorities and public and private web sites to help with the public involvement process related to the relicensing of the Toledo Bend Project. The sites incorporate the latest in Microsoft's SharePoint© technologies to enable greater collaboration among the project stakeholders.

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project

Eugene Water & Electric Board, Eugene, Oregon
Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project
FERC No. 2242

In November 2006 eureka software produced a variety of interactive CD/DVD sets for Eugene Water & Electric Board's Final License Application.

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project

Eugene Water & Electric Board, Eugene, Oregon
Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project
FERC No. 2242

In May 2006 eureka software produced a variety of interactive CD/DVD sets for Eugene Water & Electric Board's Draft License Application.

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Progress Energy

Yadkin-Pee Dee River Projects FERC No. 2206

Progress Energy - Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project
Final Application for License
FERC No. 2206

Submitted to the FERC in April 2006, eureka software created an interactive fully linked and searchable five-CD-set for Progress Energy's Final Application for License.

Grant Count Public Utility District

GCPUD DEIS Document Library

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington,  DEIS Document Library DVD
FERC No. 2114

eureka software created an interactive document library DVD for Grant County. This application included their Final License Application, Response and Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Additional Relevant Relicensing Documents for the Priest Rapids Project that was submitted to the FERC. This was created for internal use and will be exceedingly helpful in preparing their response to the FERC’s Draft Initial Environmental Statement. The DVD is a collection of indexed and searchable documents.    

Progress Energy

Draft Application for License for Yadkin-Pee Dee River project

Progress Energy - Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project
Draft Application for License
FERC No. 2206

eureka software prides itself on its technological ingenuity and innovation in the publication of interactive documentation on CDs.

For Progress Energy eureka created an interactive fully linked and searchable three-CD-set for their Draft Application for License of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project. This was submitted to the FERC in November of 2005.

eureka software has been nationally recognized by FERC and license application reviewers as being the leader in production of electronic documents filed with FERC. Progress Energy and eureka are currently preparing to publish the final application for the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project.ina;

eureka has developed a web version of the draft license

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 Xcel Energy Tacoma-Ames Project

Tacoma Ames Relicensing Projects

Tacoma-Ames FERC# 400 Relicensing Web Site
www.tacoma-ames.com

Tacoma-Ames represents two of the oldest hydro generating facilities in the nation. eureka software built a relicensing web site to organize process and meeting information but also to emphasize the time period and location of this project while designing and implementing a structure for the two separate project areas of the Tacoma Project and the Ames Project. Both sites are accessed from the same main page while each site maintains information specific to its project.

Douglas County PUD Washington

Douglas County Wells Relicensing Project

Douglas County PUD Washington Wells Project Relicensing
FERC No. 2149
http://relicensing.dcpud.org

eureka software designed and created the Wells Project Relicensing web site for Douglas County PUD. The site was designed specifically to accommodate the long-term process of hydro relicensing sometimes taking up 7 years to complete. Douglas has chosen to do an Integrated License Process (ILP). The Douglas PUD license for the Wells Project will expire in 2011. It was also designed to be easy to maintain by PUD personnel. The project included substantial architecture, upscale design, and database design and integration to facilitate management of a complex relicensing process. The site is expandable and has viable capabilities that can be maintained throughout the length of the process. In-house training was provided for key personnel to be able to update and maintain the web site and its data.

Database-driven active server pages provide Douglas PUD with one point of entry for meeting and correspondence data creating a long-term record of participants, meeting dates, and correspondence between Douglas PUD and its stakeholders and the general public. This data is parsed throughout the site to make it easy to maintain with less errors.

eureka software prides itself on its technological ingenuity and innovation in the development and integration of such a demanding web site application.

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Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Print, CD and DVD versions of the UARP application

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper America River Project Application for New License FERC No. 2101  

eureka software recently published the Application for New License for Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) Upper American River Project (UARP) FERC No. 2101. The Application for New License for UARP and the 400MW Iowa Hill Pumped Storage Development was filed as a printed 8 volume set and as a searchable 12 CD set with the FERC on July 15, 2005. An additional single DVD containing the entire license application was included in the filing.

DVD and Print versions of the UARP applicationThe project consists of 11 reservoirs and eight powerhouses with supporting tunnels, penstocks and transmission lines.

The print and electronic filings were a culmination of 5 years of collaboration between eureka software and SMUD’s Relicensing Department to process all of the documents necessary for the digital and print filing. eureka software's unique publishing process allowed the concurrent publication of both a print and an electronic version of the documentation to be filed at the same time. The corresponding web site followed the process throughout making documents and meeting information publicly available. The underlying technology developed for the web site also facilitated the publication of the Consultation Record.

eureka software managed and produced all aspects of this publishing endeavor from design and architecture through CD duplication/printing and hand packaging into custom-designed cases. Our attention to detail in such a complex project included personally overseeing the final packing to ensure quality control of the product and timely shipping to FERC and the client.

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Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County

GCPUD Response to Recommendations, Terms and Conditions

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County
Response to Recommendations, Terms and Conditions
Priest Rapids Project FERC No. 2114

This CD-ROM publication of compliance documents was submitted to the FERC on July 11, 2005. The publication of these documents for electronic media involved the organization of the file structures, generation of PDFs with corresponding bookmarks, and a tenacious attention to detail in QC, assembly and production of the CD. Multiple documents were cross-linked with each other to ensure accessibility to all elements of the filing. eureka software previously published the Initial Consultation Document , the Draft License Application and the Final License Application for the Priest Rapids Project.

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PG&E DeSabla-Centerville Project

DeSabla-Centerville SharePoint web site

PG&E's DeSabla-Centerville Relicensing Web Sites
http://desabla-centerville.wss.bcentral.com/relicensing/default.aspx

eureka software created two web sites to facilitate PG&E's DeSabla-Centerville hydroelectric relicensing process. One site allows public access to relicensing documents and the other site allows access only to the designated relicensing team. Both sites use SharePoint Team Services technology to manage the process and the documents and were customized specifically for the DeSabla-Centerville relicensing process.

SharePoint Team Services technologies provide document management, creation of lists such as contacts lists, integration with Office 2003, a calendar, correspondence and meeting summaries to facilitate communication and access to important information. Eureka Software's expert knowledge of these technologies means we can design and implement a SharePoint solution to manage any process. It's not just for hydro!

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Eureka Software, Inc.

es Compliance Tracker switchboards

es Compliance Tracker logo

Developed by eureka software specifically for the hydro license compliance process, ES Compliance Tracker is a software tool to audit and track the compliance process. Features include the ability to import data from legacy applications such as Compliance-to-go, detailed report generation, browsing and searching tasks, identification of responsible parties by task, reminder letter generation, integration with process management software, and other useful activities to manage the complex compliance process.

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Public Utility District No.2 of Grant County, Washington

Grant County Final License Application . . . Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project FERC No. 2114

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington
Final License Application

Grant County Public Utility District Final License Application

eureka software, inc. recently published the Final License Application for the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project FERC 2114 for Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington. The Final License Application was filed as a printed 40 volume set and as a searchable 3 CD set with the FERC on October 29, 2003. The project of over 1200 megawatts is the largest Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensed project owned and operated by a public utility district.

The print and electronic filings were a culmination of months of collaboration between eureka software and Grant County Public Utility District’s Relicensing Department to process all of the documents necessary for the digital and print filing. eureka software’s unique publishing process allowed the concurrent publication of both a print and an electronic version of the documentation to be filed at the same time.

Electronic filing significantly reduces the cost of the filing process and utilizes digital documents created to be individually navigable as well as accessible throughout the entire electronic license application. CD versions of the GCPUD Final License Application are available at: http://www.gcpud.org/relicensing/documentation.htm.

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Grant County Public Utility District No. 2 Draft License Application

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington Draft License Application

Simultaneous print and electronic publishing of content is a specialty at eureka software. The recent
publication of Grant County PUD's Draft License Application for the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, both
to paper and to CD ROM, involved a complex synchronization of the printing process with interactive digital
publishing.

Initial Consultation Document

The Grant County Public Utility District's Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project Initial Consultation Document was produced for publication for submission to the FERC in July, 2000. This CD-ROM format eliminates substantial paper load and provides reliable, convenient, and quickly accessible information which is also cross referenced with hot links.

GCPUD Initial Consultation Document
Grant County Public Utility District Relicensing web site

Priest Rapids Relicensing Web Site

www.gcpud.org/relicensing.htm

Grant County Public Utility District contracted with eureka software in 1999 to upgrade and redesign their corporate web site and to implement a relicensing web site to serve the needs of relicensing the Priest Rapids Hydro Electric Project.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Sacramento Municipal Utility District . . . Upper American River Project Relicensing web site

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River Project Hydro Relicensing Web Site

This site is a premier example of eureka software's web development and interface capabilities. It was designed to facilitate a federal hydropower relicensing process and to integrate with SMUD's existing web structure. It incorporates complex document management as well as database integration into a functional and accessible interface.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River SharePoint Document Services

eureka software designed, installed and configured Microsoft's SharePoint document services site as a component to SMUD's intranet for relicensing including custom training sessions. This product is being used to manage the thousands of documents involved in the hydro relicensing process and allows high levels of control and organization of the document process.

 

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River SharePoint Document Services

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River SharePoint Training

 

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River SharePoint Training

Customized SharePoint training was designed specifically for SMUD's needs. Included were custom training manuals, a training web site and on-sight instructor-led training sessions.

 

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River Project Archival Library and Correspondence Database

eureka software scanned and organized thousands of archival documents and correspondence collected over a period of 50 years from the UARP relicensing library. A database was created from an Excel spreadsheet which was used to provide data to a searchable intranet site to access the documents. The library is divided into a public and private section using password controlled access to segregate private documents. The library is available on SMUD's intranet and also on DVD.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River Project Archival Library and Correspondence Database

Cosumnes Power Plant Web Site and CD-ROM created for Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Cosumnes Power Plant Web Site and CD-ROM created for Sacramento Municipal Utility District

This site was designed to facilitate the licensing process for a new power generation facility and includes complex document management on an accompanying CD ROM of the Application for Certification needed to license the facility. eureka software also created the companion web site for CPP.

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Chelan County Public Utility District, WA

Lake Chelan and Rocky Reach Relicensing

Lake Chelan and Rocky Reach Relicensing

www.chelanpud.org/relicense  
www.chelanpud.org/rr_relicense

These sites for the Chelan County Public Utility District are an informationLake Chelan and Rocky Reach Relicensing resource for agencies, organizations and public interest groups, as well as anyone else interested in the relicensing of the Lake Chelan and the Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Projects. These sites are being published semi-annually on CD-ROM. Another related product is the interactive kiosk  eureka software developed for the Rocky Reach Visitors Center. Click on the CD to the right for more information.

Rocky Reach Initial Consultation Document

Rocky Reach Initial Consultation Document

Contains the ICD which is required to be submitted to the FERC. This CD format eliminates substantial paper load and provides reliable, convenient, and quickly accessible information which is also cross referenced with hot links. The FERC has found that this method of submission of the ICD is extremely useful. For more information about the process visit the Lake Chelan Relicensing Web Site.

Lake Chelan 6 Month Update

Demonstrates the use of electronic filing of the six month updates of communications for the FERC. This CD has the added purpose of providing convenient, quick access to the web information to be used by  stakeholders, and other interested parties involved in the relicensing project. To see the site live visit the Lake Chelan Relicensing Web Site.

Lake Chelan 6 Month Update
Lake Chelan Scoping Document No. 1 & Initial Consultation Document

Lake Chelan Scoping Document No. 1 & Initial Consultation Document

Containing  the Environmental Assessment SD and the ICD required to be submitted to the FERC, this CD eliminates substantial paper load and provides reliable, convenient, and quickly accessible information which is also cross referenced with hot links. For more information  visit the Lake Chelan Relicensing Web Site.


Puget Sound Energy

Puget Sound Energy, Baker River Project Relicensing Initial Consultation Document

Puget Sound Energy
Baker River Project
Relicensing ICD

The Baker River Project Relicensing ICD was published in a CD ROM format for submission to the FERC. eureka software took the existing electronic document and prepared it for publishing. This included the bookmarking and QC of the PDF document as well as development of a user interface and burning of a master CD for reproduction.

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