# Project Pyramid AEDC Pre-Permitting Correspondence The **native `.msg`** of the October 2024 thread by which the [[Arkansas Economic Development Commission]] introduced the West Memphis data center to DEQ's water program under the codename "Project Acorn" / "Project Pyramid" — the native counterpart to the PDF-print already documented at the [[2024-10 AEDC Convenes the Project Pyramid Pre-Permitting Introduction|AEDC pre-permitting introduction event]]. File: `RE_ Project Pyramid.msg`. ## Key takeaways - **AEDC brokered the introduction and controlled disclosure.** [[Raven Johnson]] (AEDC Project Manager, Business Development) to DEQ: "The company will provide brief details about the project on the call to help frame the conversation, but they are more interested in discussing the permitting process in a general sense and **have asked that I do not share any specific details at this time**" (`RE_ Project Pyramid.msg`, Oct 28 2024). The native headers confirm the action items: "stormwater, land disturbance, and NPDES." - **The DEQ water-side participants are now named at Tier 1.** The thread routes through DEQ's Division of Environmental Quality "Enterprise Services": Business Liaison [[Vanessa Kohrs]] scheduling, with Senior Operations Manager [[Jessica Sears]] and Zachary Carroll designated to "answer questions on the 28th" and to receive "all project information" (cc Lucy Cross). The codename appears in transition — earlier messages in the chain are subject-lined "Project Acorn," the later ones "Project Pyramid." ## People and orgs mentioned - [[Raven Johnson]] — AEDC Project Manager, Business Development; the AEDC–DEQ conduit and disclosure gatekeeper. - [[Vanessa Kohrs]] — DEQ Business Liaison, Enterprise Services; scheduled the pre-permitting meeting. - [[Jessica Sears]] — DEQ Senior Operations Manager (Office of Water Quality); designated to field the company's questions. (Zachary Carroll, Lucy Cross — DEQ.) - [[Arkansas Economic Development Commission]] · [[GROOT LLC]] · [[Google LLC]] ## Cross-references - [[2024-10 AEDC Convenes the Project Pyramid Pre-Permitting Introduction]] — the event this native message anchors. - [[Project Pyramid USACE Public Notice and Water Quality Track]] ## Open questions / follow-ups - The "brief details" the company gave on the Oct 28 call are not captured in this message; any meeting notes remain unproduced.