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HomeMy WebLinkAbout840672.tiff ORIGINAL FILE AT MISSILE SITE . ARCHIVE BOX MISSING AS OF 12/ 19/2017 RESOLUTION RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING PROBABLE SHOW CAUSE HEARING FOR WELD COUNTY DISPOSAL, INC . - SPECIAL USE PERMIT NO . 454 WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS , the Department of Planning Services has submitted a request to the Board of County Commissioners that the Board consider scheduling a Show Cause Hearing for Weld County Disposal, Inc. to determine whether the owner/operator is in compliance with the Development Standards of Special Use Permit No. 454 , and to consider revocation of said permit, and WHEREAS , the Department of Planning Services and Department of Health have presented certain facts which indicate that Weld County Disposal , Inc. is in violation of certain Development Standards of Special Use Permit No. 454 , and WHEREAS , the property on which the violations are said to be occurring is described as Part of the NWgNWa, Section 12 , Township 1 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS , the Board, after hearing testimony from the Depart- mentsof Planning and Health and testimony from representatives of Weld County Disposal, Inc. , finds that there is sufficient pro- bable cause to schedule a hearing to Show Cause as to whether or not Special Use Permit No. 454 , held by Weld County Disposal, Inc. , should be revoked for failure to comply with the Develop- ment Standards , and WHEREAS, the Board shall hear evidence and testimony from all interested parties at said Show Cause Hearing. NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners of Weld County, Colorado, that a Show Cause Hearing be scheduled to determine whether or not Special Use Permit No. 454 , held by Weld County Disposal , Inc. , should be revoked for failure to comply with Development Standards . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the issues to be considered by the Board are as follows : 1 . Whether or not there has been extensive surface spillage of brine water and oil around the receiving pit and oil around the ponds in violation of Develop- ment Standard Number 4 as well as in violation of the Solid Waste Act, 30-20-113 and the Water Quality Control Act, 25-8-501 . LHR 1010 840672 PLOUy7 Page 2 RE: PROBABLE SHOW CAUSE HEARING - WELD COUNTY DISPOSAL , INC . 2 . Whether or not there are only five operational monitor wells at the site, which would be a violation of De- velopment Standard Number 10 . 3 . Whether or not the monitoring devices for pond water level are easily accessible and easily visible, as addressed in Development Standard Number 11 . 4 . Whether or not the following violations , as alleged by staff, are occurring with reference to the letter dated July 23 , 1983 , which was an agreement of conditions and standards for operation signed by Mr. Guy Harvey, Owner and President of Weld County Disposal, inc . , and accepted by Dr. Ralph Wooley, M.D. , Director, Weld County Health Department. -a. Improper pond level monitoring devices so that the level of the ponds cannot be accurately ascertained by the existing devices . b. The facility not having six operable monitor wells c. The water levels in pond C and D not being pro- perly monitored. d. The oil and water were to have been removed and completely cleaned up by November 15, 1983 . The level of the sludge has been lowered and some work has been accomplished; however the removal and cleanup are far from complete. -e. Whether or not the skimming facility has been com- pletely bypassed and not used. Water and oil have been pumped from the receiving pit straight to the evaporation ponds without any proper skimming be- ing accomplished. This could be the cause of excessive oil accumulation on the evaporation ponds. f. Failure to properly skim oil from the surface of the evaporation ponds . A containment boom is not properly used and oil has been allowed to accu- mulate along the banks of the ponds without being removed as frequently as is necessary. g. The spillway for pond D was not properly con- structed and used. The pond has been filled through use of the over-flow pipe from pond C in- stead of being properly filled across the rip-rap Page 3 RE: PROBABLE SHOW CAUSE HEARING - WELD COUNTY DISPOSAL, -INC. spillway that was previously constructed to pro- tect the pond liner as agreed upon in the letter of reference. 5. Whether or not the facility is in compliance with the additional conditions of operation in the letter. a. The manager of the facility is required to main- tain accurate records including all liquids dis- posed of at the site, source information and pond level information for water balance in all ponds . These records are either not being kept or are in such disarray that water balance cannot be evaluated. b. The local management figure has not been properly operating and maintaining the facility to pro- perly remove as much oil as possible from the in- coming water. The local manager, Mr. Gary Kennedy, has been informed on numerous occasions as to the problems with the improper operation of the facility and has not responded. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the date for the Show Cause Hearing shall be July 25 , 1984 , at 2 : 00 o' clock p.m. and the hearing shall be held in the First Floor Hearing Room of the Weld County Centennial Center, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado. The above and foregoing Resolution was , on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 1-8th day of June , A.D. , 1984 . �1 � /- '� ELDD OF COUNTY, COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: (�,� ,�,�+1�W�Ln WELD COUNTY, COLORADO y� Weld County Clerk and Recorder ¢a.., �_ _and Clerk Clerk to the Board Norman Carlson, Chairman BYit C 6/ \ nr\PACS Deputy County Clerk line J hnson, Pro-Tem APPROVE AS TO FORM: k. // Germs R. Br tner �/ County Attorney Chu c )k Carlso /� J n T. Marti Hello