Cultural Resource Issues in Energy

ith an established and enviable reputation for responding quickly and effectively to the needs of the energy industry, Louis Berger's Cultural Resource Group offers a thorough knowledge of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requirements and an established record of successful collaboration with FERC, State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The Group has undertaken over 30 large-scale utility corridor and relicensing studies in the Northeast and Midwest since the early 1980s. These project have been diverse in size and scope and have included transmission corridors, reservoir and plant studies.

Recent Studies:

• Big Inch and Little Big Inch Pipelines. The Big Inch and Little Big Inch pipelines were constructed in 1942-1943 for the United States government by War Emergency Pipelines, Inc. (WEP). Berger's researchers inventoried existing components and produced a public history of the "most amazing Government-industry cooperation ever achieved."
• Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in Vermont. Vermont's waterways have been utilized for mechanical power since the earliest settlement by people of European descent. In this continuum, hydroelectric developments can be viewed as possibly the last in a series of uses of hydraulic systems on Vermont's rivers and streams. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. prepared a Multiple Property Documentation Form for hydroelectric power generating facilities in the State of Vermont.

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