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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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LITTLETON, COLORADO 80128-6901
April 1, 2001 Weld County Planning Dept.
Ms. Lauren Light
Weld County Planning Dept. M4F 3 2001
1555 N. 17th Ave.
Greeley, CO 80631 RECEIVED
RE: Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site) Case Number 2ndAmUSR-1172
Corps File No. 199780467,EPA Docket No. CWA-899-23
Dear Ms. Light:
Reference is made to the above-mentioned project located in the SE ''A of Section 36, Township 1
North, Range 67 West, Weld County, Colorado.
If any work associated with this project requires the placement of dredged or fill material, and
any excavation associated with a dredged or fill project, either temporary or permanent, in waters of the
United States at this site,this office should be notified by a proponent of the project for proper
Department of the Army permits or changes in permit requirements pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act. Waters of the U.S. includes ephemeral, intermittent and perennial streams their surface
connected wetlands and adjacent wetlands and certain lakes and ponds that have a nexus to interstate
commerce.
I wish to inform you of an on going Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) enforcement action
concerning the existing mining activity by Hall-Irwin associated with this proposed amendment. You
may wish to notify Ms. Barbara Conklin with the EPA at(303) 312-6407 regarding this matter.
If there are any questions concerning this matter please call Mr. Terry McKee of this office at
303-979-4120 and reference Corps File No. 199780467.
Sincerely,
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Copies Furnished:
Ms. Barbara Conklin
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region 8
999 18th Street, Suite 300 2001-1792
Denver, CO 80202-2466
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COLORADO RECEIVED
The Weld County Department of Planning Services has received the following item for review:
Applicant Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site) Case Number 2ndAmUSR-1172
Please Reply By April 16, 2001 Planner Lauren Light
Project Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for a Gravel Mining
Operation in the Agricultural Zone District.
Legal Parts of Sections 36 and 31, Township 1 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado.
Location North of and adjacent to WCR 2; east of and adjacent to WCR 23.5.
Parcel Number 1469 36 000034, 1469 36 000013, 1469 36 000036, & 1471 31 200093
The application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation
you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Please reply by the above listed date so that
we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Any response not received before or on this date
may be deemed to be a positive response to the Department of Planning Services. If you have any further
questions regarding the application, please call the Planner associated with the request.
Weld County Planning Commission Hearing (if applicable) May 15, 2001
❑ We have reviewed the request and find that it does/does not comply with our Comprehensive Plan
❑ We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests.
II See attached letter.
Comments:
Signature Date
Agency
+Weld County Planning Dept. +1555 N. 17th Ave.Greeley,CO.80631 +(970)353-6100 ext.3540 +(970)304-6•'"
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West Adams Soil Conservation District
P.O. Box 296 - Brighton, Colorado 80601 - Phone 659-7004
April 4, 2001
CASE NUMBER: 2ndAmUSR-1172
PROJECT: Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for a Gravel
Mining Operation for Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site)
PLANNER: Lauren Light
NRCS REPESENTATIVE: Andrea Leonard, Soil Conservationist
In consultation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), we have
reviewed the above referenced case and have the following comments (these comments
were also sent to the Weld County Department of Planning Services):
SOILS/LIMITATIONS: No additional buildings or sanitary facilities will be needed.
PRIME FARMLANDS: This land is not considered prime farmland.
SOIL EROSION POTENTIAL: Most of the soil covered by this application is
considered highly erodible and should be protected. Mining or construction on this soil
should be planned so as to disturb as little soil as possible at any one time, and measures
should be taken to prevent soil movement offsite.
OTHER: The application failed to address a number of items:
• The applicant needs to contact Ron Broda, Vegetation Weed Management Specialist
with the Weld County Public Works Department at(970) 356-4000 X 3770 to develop
a weed management plan. A weed management plan developed in concurrence with
Weld County is recommended as a means of controlling noxious and other weeds.
• The choice of species for revegetation appears to be adequate, however, there is no
mention of establishment methods. If these species are not planted and cared for in the
right way, they will have a poor chance of being successfully established. The
applicant should complete a revegetation plan that includes this information if this has
not already been done.
• There is no mention of how topsoil would be treated or stockpiled during mining
operations. Topsoil should be saved to assist in revegetation and should be protected
from erosion until revegetation occurs.
The NRCS can be contacted if the applicant needs technical information to assist in
developing a more complete revegetation plan or information on stockpiling topsoil.
The District welcomes the opportunity to review and comment on proposals such as this.
Conservation and wise use of out natural resources are foremost in our goals and
objectives. We look forward to working with you in the future. If you or the applicant
should have any questions, please feel free to contact the NRCS representative at 303-659-
4177.
Sincerely,
District Board of Supervisors
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STATE OF COLORADO
r• DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources Weld Cou
nty
Planning
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver,Colorado 80203 Dept. DIVISION OF
Phone:(303)866-3567 MINERALS
FAX:(303)832-8106 MAR 27 2001 &
RECEIVED GEOLOGY
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MINING•SAFETY
Bill Owens
Notice of 112 Construction Materials Governor
Greg E.watcher
Reclamation Permit Amendment Application Consideration Executive Director
Michael B.Long
Division Director
DATE: March 23, 2001
TO: Weld County Planning Department
915 10th St
Greeley, CO 80632
FROM: Carl B. Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist pj DC fr CAh1
RE: Hall-Irwin Corporation, Baseline Resource, Permit No. M-1997-058
Please be advised that on March 22, 2001,Hall-Irwin Corporation, whose address and telephone number are P.O.
Box 519, Greeley, CO 80632; (303) 654-1684, filed an Amendment application to M-1997-058, Baseline
Resource, which is located at or near Section 36, Township 1N, Range 67W, 6th Prime Meridian, in Weld
County- The application decision is scheduled for June 20, 2001.
A copy of the application is available for review at the Weld County Clerk& Recorder's office and at the office of
the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203.
If you desire to make comments or objections, they must be submitted within twenty (20) days of the date of the
newspaper public notice to be considered in the application review process by the Division. You should contact
the applicant for the newspaper publication date. If we do not receive your comments or any objection by the end
of the public comment period,the Office will assume you have no objection or comment to the proposed activity.
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STATE OF COLORADO
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Division of Water Resources ¢
Department of Natural Resources F
Weld Count (* C ,"/
1313 Sherman Street,Room 818 Y Planning Dept. « /+
Denver,Colorado 80203 \1696
Phone:(303)866-3581 _
FAX:(303)866-3589 April 9, 2001 ; 2;;01 Bill Owens
Governor
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Ms. Lauren Light
RECEIVED Greg E.Watcher
Executive Director
Weld County Planning Dept. Hal D.Simpson,P.E.
State Engineer
1555 N. 17th Ave.
Greeley, CO 80631
Re: Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site) Gravel Mining Operation
Section 36, T1 N, R67W, 6th PM
Water Division 1, Water District 2
Dear Ms. Light:
We have reviewed the above referenced proposal for a sand and gravel mining
activity including an asphalt and concrete batch plant and recycling plant. Included in
the use by special review packet, is a section concerning proposed water supply and
water source.
We note that a substitute water supply plan and well permit process have been
initiated by Rocky Mountain Consultants, Inc. This is the correct process to obtain the
necessary permits from this office. However, without the Division of Minerals and
Geology' identification number, for instance "M90123", we cannot assess the status of
the permits. Our database is based upon these "DMG" file numbers.
Should you desire further status from this office on the review of the above
referenced project, please include the DMG file number. We currently monitor about
150 gravel pit operations throughout the South Platte River basin.
Sincerely,
IWOACIA(iLe
William C. McIntyre, P.E.
Water Resource Engineer
Cc: Richard Stenzel, Division Engineer
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#01't Weld' County County Referral
' O RECEIVES March 26, 2001
C. MAR 2 9 2001
COLORADO PUBLIC COUNTY PT
The Weld County Department of Planning Services has received the following item for review:
Applicant Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site) Case Number 2ndAmUSR-1172
Please Reply By April 16, 2001 Planner Lauren Light
Project Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for a Gravel Mining
Operation in the Agricultural Zone District.
Legal Parts of Sections 36 and 31, Township 1 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado.
Location North of and adjacent to WCR 2; east of and adjacent to WCR 23.5.
Parcel Number 1469 36 000034, 1469 36 000013, 1469 36 000036, & 1471 31 200093
The application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation
you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Please reply by the above listed date so that
we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Any response not received before or on this date
may be deemed to be a positive response to the Department of Planning Services. If you have any further
questions regarding the application, please call the Planner associated with the request.
Weld County Planning Commission Hearing (if applicable) May 15, 2001
❑ We have reviewed the request and find that it does/does not comply with our Comprehensive Plan
❑ We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests.
See attached letter.
Comments:
Signature l �.'r Date 4 ._ I q _ ZCC t 1
Agency
+Weld County Planning Dept. +1555 N. 17th Ave.Greeley,CO.80631 +(970)353-6100 ext.3540 +(970)304-6498 fax
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& \`\ 4 p MEMORANDUM
TO: Lauren Light, Planner DATE: April 20, 2001
FROM: Donald Carroll, Engineering Administrator bit?
�• SUBJECT: 2n° AmUSR-1172, Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site)
COLORADO
The Weld County Public Works Department has reviewed this proposal; this project falls primarily under the
purview of the Use by Special Review Standards. Our comments and requirements are as follows:
COMMENTS:
WCR 2 is designated on the Transportation Plan Map as an arterial status road,which requires a 100-foot right-of-
way at full build out. There is presently a 60-foot right-of-way. This road is not maintained by Weld County. The
applicant has entered into a Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreement with Adams County for the haul
route. A copy was supplied to the Department of Planning Services as a requirement of the amended USR-1172
in December of 1999.
REQUIREMENTS:
Improvements Agreement: A note shall be placed on the plat which states the applicant shall enter into a Road
Maintenance and Improvements Agreement with the Board of County Commissioners if, at any time in the future,
`maintenance of WCR 2 becomes the responsibility of Weld County.
WCR 2 (168"' Street) has been designated as the haul route from the facility. No direct access for the purpose
of gravel hauling shall be allowed on WCR 23.5.
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Weld County Planning Dept.
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RECEIVED
Memorandum
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Weld County Planning
CFROM: Charlotte Davis, Health Services
COLORADO CASE: 2ndAMUSR-1172 NAME: Hall-Irwin (Baseline Site)
Environmental Health Services has reviewed this proposal for a Gravel Mining Operation. We have no objections to
the proposal,however, we do recommend that the following conditions be part of any approval:
We recommend that the following requirements be incorporated into the permit as"development standards":
1. The facility shall operate in accordance with the approved dust control plan submitted April 25, 2001. The
facility shall have sufficient equipment available to implement dust control as required by the Weld County
Department of Public Health and Environment.
2. The facility shall operate in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Air Pollution Control Division
of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at all times.
3. All liquid and solid wastes(as defined in the Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities Act, 30-20-100.5,
C.R.S., as amended) shall be stored and removed for final disposal in a manner that protects against surface
and groundwater contamination.
4. No permanent disposal of wastes shall be permitted at this site. This is not meant to include those wastes
specifically excluded from the definition of a"solid waste" in the Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities
Act, 30-20-100.5, C.R.S., as amended.
5. Waste materials shall be handled, stored, and disposed in a manner that controls fugitive dust, blowing
debris, and other potential nuisance conditions.
6. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on this site.
7. This facility shall adhere to the maximum permissible noise levels allowed in the Industrial Zone as
delineated in 25-12-103 C.R.S., as amended.
8. Adequate toilet and handwashing facilities shall be provided for employees. Water for sanitary facilities
shall be provided by the onsite well.
9. The applicant shall remove,handle, and stockpile overburden, soil, sand and gravel from the facility area in a
manner that will prevent nuisance conditions.
10. The operation shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Colorado Division of Minerals
and Geology.
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11. The applicant shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act(OSHA).
12. The applicant shall comply with the Mine Safety and Health Act(MSHA).
13. All fuel tanks, septic tanks, temporary buildings, and any other hazardous items that might wash away during
flooding shall be securely anchored and adequately flood proofed to avoid creation of a health hazard.
14. Portable toilets may be utilized on sites that are temporary location of the working face and portable
processing equipment, etc. for up to six months at each location.
15. The septic systems that serve the scale house and shop/office shall comply with the Weld County
I.S.D.S Regulations.
16. The facility shall utilize bottled water for the employees and public.
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