/ Project: / Valero Terminaling and Distribution
Training Outlines and Support Services
MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
Date: / October 31, 2007 / Page 1 of 8

Whitewater Strategies, Inc.. -- 996 S. 650 W. -- Salem, UT 84653 – 801.358.9074 fax 801.423.0198

/ Project: / Valero Terminaling and Distribution
Training Outlines and Support Services
MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
Date: / October 31, 2007 / Page 1 of 8
To: / Andy Szabo, Brian Guzzo, Gordon Stewart, Mike Elvert
From: / Kim B. Simmons
Subject: / Monthly Status Report – Progress through the end of October, 2007

Progress To Date:

 Numerical Summary to date

 Immediate Action Plans – accounting from last summary and projected forward:

  • West Memphis
  • Progress Update – Newly Completed for Approval

Terminal Rack Rules

Proving of Meters

Emergency Shutdown

Truck Rack Fire Deluge

Tank Farm Inspection

Field JSA Form (Adjusted)

  • Plan for activity or completion in November.

Inspections Monthly Checklist

Dye Addition to Tank or Barge

Lubricity/Conductivity Additives to Barge

Power Interruption

Roof Drain/Dike Drain Procedures

Oil Water Separator - Inspect, Start, Stop

Oil Water Separator - Operation

Pipeline Receipt Alignment to a Tank

Pipeline Batch Switch

Terminal and Dock Hump Valve

Pumping slop from tank 902

Start-up Shutdown operations for VCU

Dock Contract Personnel Checklist

Empty Tank Fill Rate Velocities (also part of filling a floating roof)

End of Day operations checklist

End of Month Checklist (nightly summaries)

Inspection Fire Extinguishers

Tank Inspection Monthly

DOT Qualifications

  • Memphis Terminal
  • Progress Update – Newly Completed for Approval

Inspections – Shift

Inspections – Weekly

Fire Monitors

Foam Fire Suppression System

Terminal Rack Rules (Reformatted)

  • Plan for activity or completion in November.

Jet A White Bucket Visual Inspection

Jet A Sampling and Testing

Vapor Recovery Unit

Vapor Combustion Unit

  • Riverside Terminal
  • Progress Update – Newly Completed for Approval

Did not work on Riverside this month.

  • Plan for activity or completion in November.

Identify procedures from the West Memphis and Memphis Terminal current set that should be formatted and reviewed to apply to Riverside. Begin building these.

  • Collierville Terminal
  • Progress Update – Newly Completed for Approval

Did not work on Collierville in September (trying to arrange meeting for Nov 1 during River Dock Training work)

  • Plan for activity or completion in November.

Meet with Mike Elvert and discuss:

What priorities they have for development of outlines

Budget Review

  • Invoiced Expenditures – January – September 2007

Amount / Comments
Consulting Fees / $85,300.00 / Based on 2006 proposal, amount discounted in July and August to reflect less time allocated by Terminal personnel for completion of outlines.
Expenses / $21,844.19
Total YTD / $107,144.19
  • Expected Expenditures for October through year end

Amount / Comments
Consulting Fees / $16,600 / Planned $10,300 proposal discounted based on availability of Terminal Personal to complete outlines.
Expenses / $4,000
Total YTD / $20,600

Additional Notes

  • I would like to work with Bryan, Andy and Gordon (or others if needed ) to review the approval outline (attached) and decide the process for checking and approving these outlines for use. Let me know how we might accomplish this.
  • Current Work Plan
  • I plan to be in Memphis during the following weeks in November:

November 5

November 12

November 26

  • We are also planning to meet virtually via “gotomeeting” online conferencing on to facilitate completion of several outlines.

Kim Simmons

Whitewater Strategies, Inc.. -- 996 S. 650 W. -- Salem, UT 84653 – 801.358.9074 fax 801.423.0198

/ Project: / Valero Terminaling and Distribution
Training Outlines and Support Services
MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
Date: / October 31, 2007 / Page 1 of 8

*** Complete Summaries of Progress by Area Follow:

Whitewater Strategies, Inc.. -- 996 S. 650 W. -- Salem, UT 84653 – 801.358.9074 fax 801.423.0198

Training Outline Review and Approval Form (DRAFT)
One Point Outline #:
Title:
Date Developed:
Developed for this specific location:
Applicable to the following locations:
Comments:
Approvals / Name or Signature / Date
Site Manager Name
Site Manager Approval Signature
Andy Szabo Approval
Leroy Anderson Approval
Steve Fite Approval
Intranet File Posting Date: / By:
Filename/Link:

Employee Acknowledgement and Review

By signing this Coversheet, I acknowledge that I have reviewed, understand and agree with the procedure described above. / By signing this Coversheet, I acknowledge that I have reviewed, understand and agree with the procedure described above.
Print Name / Signature / Date / Print Name / Signature / Date