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Page 119 1 the substation, and if there was any way that the new 2 equipment could be moved or relocated or slid in some 3 manner that would possibly preserve trees on the 4 site. 5 You know, and again, there is no -- 6 there is nothing in the reports that I've seen that 7 describe the health of any of the trees that are 8 being removed, so I don't know if they need to be 9 removed because they are -- they have issues. 10 But I'll also go one step further and 11 go, I also understand the idea that sometimes the 12 utility needs to remove trees to maintain a high 13 degree of reliability. 14 We want to keep the power on because 15 that keeps everybody happy. 16 You know, I spent the majority of my 17 career being the one that was getting the call when 18 something major went out, and I had to go out there 19 and fix it. And we never wanted it to be due to a 20 tree falling in the line. 21 Q. So in terms of this site and the plan 22 that's before us, did you have a chance to review the 23 plans that are being presented by PSE&G? 24 A. Yes, I have. 25 I've looked at the site plan