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Home My WebLink About860424.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW FOR AN OIL AND GAS SUPPORT OPERATION (SALTWATER INJECTION FACILITY) - COORS ENERGY COMPANY 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 Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on the 30th day of April, 1986 , at the hour of 2: 00 p.m. in the Chambers of the Board for the purpose of hearing the application of Coors Energy Company, P.O. Box 467 , Golden, Colorado 80401 , for a Use by Special Review for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) on the following described real estate, to-wit: Part of the SW4, Section 26 , Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado WHEREAS, Section 24 . 4. 2 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance provides standards for review of said Use by Special Review, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners heard all of the testimony and statements of those present, has studied the request of the applicant and the recommendations of the Weld County Planning Commission and all of the exhibits and evidence presented in this matter and, having been fully informed, finds that this request shall be approved for the following reasons: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 24. 7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24. 4. 2 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: TL O038 CC. de-A-• 860424 Page 2 RE: USR - COORS ENERGY COMPANY a. The proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan in that reasonable efforts have been made to avoid irrigated cropland or to minimize the impacts on such land in those cases where avoidance is impractical. b. The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural Zone District in that the proposed use does not interfere with other agricultural activities in the area or the County and, as a Use by Special Review, the activity can take place in the district. c. No overlay districts affect the site. d. Use by Special Review Development Standards will provide adequate protection of the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood and County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the application for a Use by Special Review for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) on the hereinabove described parcel of land be , and hereby is, granted subject to the following conditions: 1. The attached Development Standards for the Use by Special Review permit be adopted and placed on the Use by Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. 2. The Use by Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Use by Special Review plat has been delivered to the Department of Planning Services Office and the plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. 860424 Page 3 RE: USR - COORS ENERGY COMPANY The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 30th day of April, A.D. , 1986 . ��.,, ...{�t._ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ,1 h.Abv44/.ry WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Weld County Ylerk and Recorder EXCUSED DATE OF SIGNING - AYE and Clerk to the Boa Jacqueline hnson C airman G .. ac , em puty County C erk EXCUSED DATE SIGNING - AYE APPR VED AS TO FORM: Gene R. Bra er C.W�irb� County Attorney t Fran Ya u i 860424 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Coors Energy Company USR-729 : 86: 11 1 . The Use by Special Review permit is for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) as submitted in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated herein. 2. All construction done on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 3. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24. 5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 4 . The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24 . 6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 5. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to insure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated herein and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 6 . The Use by Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown herein and governed by the foregoing Standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Any material deviations from the plans or Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 7. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. 860424 HEARING CERTIFICATION DOCKET NO. 86-26 RE: USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW FOR AN OIL AND GAS SUPPORT OPERATION (SALTWATER INJECTION FACILITY) - COORS ENERGY COMPANY A public hearing was conducted on April 30, 1986, at 2:00 P.M. , with the following present: Commissioner Jacqueline Johnson, Chairman Commissioner Gordon E. Lacy, Pro-Tem Commissioner Gene Brantner Commissioner C.W. Kirby Commissioner Frank Yamaguchi Also present: Acting Clerk to the Board, Mary Reiff Assistant County Attorney, Lee D. Morrison Planning Department representative, Debbie de Besche The following business was transacted: I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated April 9, 1986, and duly published April 17, 1986, in the Johnstown Breeze, a public hearing was conducted to consider the application of Coors Energy Company for a Use by Special Review for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) . Lee Morrison, Assistant County Attorney, made this matter of record. Debbie de Besche, Planning Department representative, read the favorable recommendation of the Planning Commission into the record. She said two Conditions and seven Development Standards have been recommended for this operation. Ralph Nelms, petroleum engineer for Coors Energy Company, came forward to answer questions of the Board. He said this facility would operate as a commercial facility to help offset the costs. Elmer Rothman, extension agent, came forward to represent the State of Colorado and Colorado State University. He said this facility is near an experiment station which is already experiencing problems with increased seepage and asked that this request be denied. Mr. Helms stated that any seepage is caused by the shallow water table in the area and they are forcing their water into an abandoned well 8,800 feet deep. The facility has been inspected and approved by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Mr. Helms also explained the casing features at this site. Following discussion, Commissioner Lacy moved to approve the Use by Special Review for an oil and gas support operation, subject to the recommendations of the Planning Commission. Commissioner Yamaguchi seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. This Certification was approved on the 5th day of May, 1986. �1 APPROVED: 2 �v BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: o�rmrot WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Weld County Clerk and Recorder EXCUSED DATE OF APPROVAL and Clerk to the Boa�ch , J Jacqueline fin, C irman C yepertiLittw ) C" uty County Cler G r acy, ro— EXCUSED DATE OF ROVAL Gene R. Brantner ��(�i/�./ TAPE #86-32 C.W. Kirby DOCKET #86-26 PL0038 Fran amc cep ATTENDANCE RECORD TODAY ' S HEARINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: APRIL 30, 1986 °": DOCKET # 86-25 USR, AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS - BETTY J. KLINE DOCKET # 86-26 USR, OIL & GAS SUPPORT OPERATION - COORS ENERGY COMPANY DOCKET # 86-27 AMEND SUP, EXPANSION OF LIVESTOCK OPERATION - ULRICH FARMS, INC. DOCKET #86-29 AMEND USR TO INCLUDE HORSE BOARDING, CHRIS & TERRANCE AMMON & JOHN MARTINEZ PLEASE write or print legibly your name, address and the DOC # (as listed above) or the applicants name of the hearing you are attending. NAME ADDRESS HEARING ATTENDING 69t� x f r? IJ.2.7—/ P.< •d-cvv l4 s' e p4- ZT V a e lte!/Ier,- e/I /32r 71/4 e_ Vie./c / G- Zr/ �C21uZCta / iati& 7 l Z �� l� fPhF C�C 11 dli1L 1Sty ,� /o6a d iii ( S yc`�� rio� x� Cyr g, - A G, . r .Q�i 1-{ r.2s(.()ce — ?( O g g b —22 Z1ih.p. l' ,,,,,/‘06- w, e.. /. -2/ (-Pal,-..:.."-",-;."...,-.. .// Leo. SJ6 -77(�l i IAV ti � IF C� � Ll°17S (.V('. R . 71 P/ctilF //c Co /o c-UCS�C -2 eRtc-a4 Pse O(�4Ea&c e2T I C.-eel U,(4?.. ( p� R., (ke 86-21 RXrA\I Mayer- %T/3 f"4�o fol�PV1I If' -Z, • enc. G I -i NOTICE Pursuant to the zoning laws of the State of Colorado and the Weld County Zoning Ordinance, a public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, First Floor, Greeley, Colorado, at the tine specified. All persons in any manner interested in the Use by Special Review are requested to attend and may be heard. Should the applicant or any interested party desire the presence of a court reporter to make a record of the proceedings, in addition to the taped record which will be kept during the hearing, the Clerk to the Board's Office can be contacted for a list of court reporters in the area. If a court reporter is obtained, the Clerk to the Board's Office shall be advised in writing of such action at least five days prior to the hearing. The cost of engaging a court reporter shall be borne by the requesting party. BE IT ALSO KNOWN that the text and maps so certified by the Weld County Planning Commission may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located in the Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Third Floor, Greeley, Colorado. APPLICANT DOCKET NO. 86-26 Coors Energy Company P.O. Box 467 Golden, Colorado 80401 DATE: April 30, 1986 TIME: 2:00 P.M. REQUEST: Use by Special Review - Oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SW}, Section 26, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO BY: MARY ANY FEUERSTEIN COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AND CLERK TO THE BOARD BY: Mary Reiff, Deputy DATED: April 9, 1986 PUBLISHED: April 17, 1986, in the Johnstown Breeze �XH/B1'7 'V NOTICE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION the Pursuant to Coloorrado�and tithe Weld County Zoning Ordinance, a public nearing will be held in THE JOHNSTOWN BREEZE the Chambers of the Board of STATE OF COLORADO 1 County Commissionersloed Wee of County County; Colorado. Weld Countyy 1 SS Centennial Center, 815.'.10th Street First Flow, '.Greeley All parsons m any 'manner COUNTY OF WELD 1 Colorado,at the time specified'manner I, Clyde Briggs, do solemnly swear that I r Rel interested inr the e Use by etpfenc am publisher of The Johnstown Breeze; and may:be heard. that the same is a weekly newspaper should the applicant or any printed, in whole or in part, and published interested...party desire the presence of a:court reporter to in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, make a record oft the pro- ceedings, and has a general circulation therein; that record which will be totted during ng said newspaper has been published the hearing, the be kept to th Board's Office can be contacted continuously and uninterruptedly in said for a tlst of court reporters Inthe County of Weld for a period of more than area. If a court reporter is obtained,the Clerk to the Board's Office shall be advised In write fifty-two consecutive weeks prior to the of such action at least five days first publication of the annexed legal notice prior to the hearing. The cost of or advertisement; that said newspaper has engaging the requested party.ne a court reporter shall been admitted to the United States mails as BE IT ALSO KNOWN that the second-class matter under the provisions of text and maps sa certified by the the Act of March 3, 1879, or any Weld County,Planning commis- sion may be examined in the amendments thereof, and that said office of the Clerk to the Board of newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly County Commissioners located in the Weld County Centennial qualified for publishing legal notices and F915 10th loor, G eeley,Colorado.t. Third advertisements within the meaning of the DOCKET No. 86-20 laws of the State of Colorado. APPLICANT That the annexed legal notice or advertise- . Coors Energy Company ment was published in the regular and P.O. Box 467 Golden, Colorado 80401 entire issue of every number of spid weekly newspaper for the period of 1 consecu- DATE: April 30, 1986 tive insertions; and that the first TIME: 2:00 P.M. publication of said notice was in the issue of REQUEST: Use by Special said newspaper dated y:-!7., A.D. tat., Review - Oil and gas support and that the last publication of said notice facility)il n (saltwater .injection was in the issue of said newspaper dated LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of , A.D. 19 the SWa,Section 26,Township 6 In witness whereof I have hereunto set North, RangeWeld Count5 y, t of the 6th my hand this '-Y day of •may+ P.M., Weltl-OouMy. Colorado d ✓ BOARD OF COUNTY A.D. 19..!G COMMISSIONERS (4, WELD COUNTY,COLORADO ��CC-- G BY: MARY ANN Publisher COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AND CLERK TO THE BOARD BY: Mary Reiff Subscribed Subscribed and sworn to before me, a DATED: April 9, 1986 Notary Public in and for the County of PUBLISHED: April 17, 1986, in W d, State of Colorado this . ,3.... day of ./.414.4.a."the Johnstown Breez./.414.4.a." A.D. 19 ,3<6 • Notary YuhGc. My commission expires cc ,.;: ?z Af iaavit of Publication STATE OF COLORADO fecudix ss. County of Weld, I, Millette S. Clarkson of said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am an advertising clerk of THE GREELEY DAILY TRIBUNE, and THE GREELEY REPUBLICAN that the same is a daily newspaper of general circulation and printed and published in the City of Greeley, in said county and state; that the notice or advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, has been published in said daily newspaper for consecutive (days) O; that the notice was published in the �esqa invite .. regular and entire issue of every number of said Wejet: LY!f aTglerl�1Mg.Mg81gMed1MReareiwW II newspaper during the period and time of publication of OrslBtalee,o f ff10 hearing tiR be tither-ale e l Chambers of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld C Colorado, Weld-County:centennial center, 915 loin Street, First said notice, and in the newspaper proper and not in a Floor,Greeley,Colorado,at the time specified All persons In.Boy manner Interested In the Use by Special Review are regdestetto i supplement thereof; that the first publication of said attend and may be heard. notice was contained in the issue of said newspaper Should the applicant or any interested party desire the presenpce of a court reporter to make a record of the proceedings,in addition bearing date to the taped record which will be kept during the hearing,the Clerk to the Board's Office can be contacted for a list of court reportersdn -. the area.If a court reporter is obtained,the Clerk to the Board's Of- ficeshallbeadvisedinwritingofsuchactionatleastfivedayspriorr Six-l- nt.lt to the hearing.The costs of engaging J a court reporter shall be borne - by the requesting party. BE IT ALSO KNOWN that the text and maps so certified by tee day of —Ronal A.D. 19 <xt Weld County Planning Commission may be examined in the officeaf-: thenyCeMhe Board of County Commissioners, nSssio Ts,loatedFlOp in t eWeldey,`' and the last publication thereof; in the issue of said newspaper bearing date the Colorado. APPLICANT " DOCKET NO.86-26 Coors Energy Company P.O.Box 467 P Golden,Colorado 80401 Si)(tpentll DATE:April 30,1986 day of __April A.D. 19 SE TIME:2:00 P.M. REQUEST:Use by Special Review-Oil and Gas support operation that said The Greeley Daily Tribune and The Greeley (saltwater inlectlon facility) LEGAL DESCRIPTION;Part of the sW'G,Section 26,Township 6 Nor ,Range 6S West of the 6th P.M.,Weld County,Colorado Republican, has been published continuously and BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY,COLORADO uninterruptedly during the period of at least six BY:MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN COUNTY RECORDS,a months next prior to the first issue thereof contained said notice or advertisement above referred to; that said c a&It.Oegety 4tioa newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof; and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado. Ppri l 16,1986 __ Total Chore: $25.60 1< �,y�` Advertising Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of _ pari 1 A.D 19-_$6 My.,commi CquipbsionzEx el n. r1990 �'No ry Public DATE: April 9 , 1986 TO: The Board of County Commissioners Weld County, Colorado FROM: Clerk to the Board Office Commissioners: If you have no objections, we have tentatively set the following hearings for the 30th day of April , 1986 , at 2: 00 P.M. Docket No. 86-25 - Betty J. Kline, USR-Agricultural business (portable toilet service) Docket No. 86-26 - Coors Energy Company, USR-Oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) Docket No. 86-27 - Ulrich Farms, Inc. , Amend SUP to allow expansion of a livestock confinement operation OFFICE OF THE CLE K TO THE BOARD BY: Deputy The above mentioned hearing date and hearing time may be scheduled on the agenda as stated above. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY COLORADO a0-<4;.r3).: \N\C\c Summary of the Weld County Planning Commission Meeting April 1, 1986 Page 5 The Chairman called for discussion from the members of the Planning Commission. Discussion followed. The Chairman asked the secretary to poll the members of the Planning Commission for their decision. Ann Garrison - yes; Louis Rademacher - yes; Lynn Brown - yes; Doug Graff - yes; Lydia Dunbar - yes; Paulette Weaver - yes; Jack Holman - yes. Motion carried unanimously. / CASE NUMBER: USR-729:86: 11 APPLICANT: Coors Energy Company REQUEST: A Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SW} SE} , Section 26, T6N, R65W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado LOCATION: Approximately 2.25 miles northeast of Greeley; north of Weld County Road 64 and west of Weld County Road 47 APPEARANCE: Ralph Nelms, Petroleum Engineer, represented Coors Energy Company. He reported he had prepared the Use by Special Review permit application and the application to the State of Colorado. They want to use this facility to dispose of salt water from other drillers in the area. There are five tanks for salt water and one tank for oil that will be skimmed off of the salt water on this site. The salt water will be injected into the Alliance Formation, which is about 8,800 feet deep. They feel this is a safe way to dispose of salt water. They have also obtained the approval of the State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Lynn Volkers, Production Manager for this site reported there are one to two trucks entering the site each day. They can dispose of approximately two hundred barrels of salt water per day. The Chairman called for discussion from the members of the audience. There was none. The Chairman asked the applicants if they had reviewed the recommendations, conditions, and Development Standards as outlined by the Department of Planning Services staff. They reviewed the recommendations, conditions, and Development Standards and have no problem with them. The Chairman asked that reading of the recommendations, conditions, and Development Standards as outlined by the Department of Planning Services staff be dispensed with and that they be filed with the summary as a permanent record of the proceedings. eth a3, T e Summary of the Weld County Planning Commission Meeting April 1, 1986 Page 6 MOTION: Ann Garrison moved Case Number USR-729:86: 11 for Coors Energy Company for a Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with the Planning Commission's recommendations for approval based upon the recommendations, conditions, and Development Standards as outlined by the Department of Planning Services staff and the testimony heard by the Planning Commission. Motion seconded by Louis Rademacher. The Chairman called for discussion from the members of the Planning Commission. Discussion followed. The Chairman asked the secretary to poll the members of the Planning Commission for their decision. Ann Garrison - yes; Louis Rademacher - yes; Lynn Brown - yes; Doug Graff - yes; Lydia Dunbar - yes; Paulette Weaver - yes; Jack Holman - yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Chairman asked the members of the Planning Commission to make a note to rearrange their schedules for the next Planning Commission meeting scheduled for April 15, 1986. This meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will include the Board of County Commissioners. The proposed Comprehensive Plan will be reviewed prior to the Planning Commission meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, e c\46oa Bobbie Good Secretary BEFORE THE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Moved by Ann Garrison that the following resolution be introduced for passage by the Weld County Planning Commission. Be it Resolved by the Weld- County Planning Commission that the application for: ti9E1.P. rr”fly cl;_ E j CASE NUMBER: USR-729:86:11 NAME: Coors Energy Company APR 3 1986 vii oo�` ADDRESS: P.O. Box 467, Golden, CO 80401 GRLk_LEY. �LG. REQUEST: Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) . LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SWL, Section 26, T6N, R65W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado LOCATION: Approximately 2.25 miles northeast of Greeley; north of Weld County Road 64, and west of Weld County Road 47. be recommended favorably to the Board of County Commissioners for the following reasons: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with application requirements of Section 24.7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Weld County Planning Commission that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24.3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: - The proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan in that reasonable efforts have been made to avoid irrigated cropland or to minimize the impacts on such land in those cases where avoidance is impractical; - The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural Zone District in that the proposed use does not interfere with other agricultural activities in the area or the County, and as a Use by Special Review the activity can take place in the district; - No overlay districts affect the site; and - Use by Special Review Development Standards will provide adequate protection of the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood and County. Loyil3/1 B Coors Energy Company USR-729:86: 11 April 1, 1986 Page 2 This recommendation is based, in part, upon a review of the application submitted by the applicant, other relevant information regarding the request and the responses of the referral entities which have reviewed this request. The planning commission's recommendation for approval is conditional upon the following: 1. The attached Development Standards for the Use by Special Review permit be adopted and placed on the Use by Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. 2. The Use by Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Use by Special Review plat has been delivered to the Department of Planning Services' office and the plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. Motion seconded by Louis Rademacher. Vote: For Passage Against Passage Ann Garrison Louis Rademacher Lynn Brown Doug Graff Lydia Dunbar Paulette Weaver Jack Holman The Chairman declared the resolution passed and ordered that a certified copy be forwarded with the file of this case to the Board of County Commissioners for further proceedings. CERTIFICATION OF COPY I, Bobbie Good, Recording Secretary of the Weld County Planning Commission, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution is a true copy of the Resolution of the Planning Commission of Weld County, Colorado, adopted on April 1, 1986, and recorded in Book No. X of the proceedings of the said Planning Commission. Dated the 2nd day of April, 1986. .�o\+-ti.). Q\oob Bobbie Good 5 7 w Secretary DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Coors Energy Company USR-729:86: 11 1. The Use by Special Review permit is for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) as submitted in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated hereon. 2. All Construction done on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 3. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 4. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 5. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to insure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated hereon and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 6. The Use by Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing Standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Any material deviations from the plans or Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 7. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS USR-729:86: 11 COORS ENERGY COMPANY The West Greeley Soil Conservation Service will review this proposal April 14, 1986. The Greeley Planning Commission will review this proposal April 8, 1986. The Chief of the Eaton Fire Protection District will be doing an inspection of the site and will be sending a letter to the Department of Planning Services. Specific recommendations or concerns of the foregoing referral agencies will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners when it considers the application. ncm74 INVENTORY OF ITEMS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION Case Number /al ,-7;2c7 ,761/ Submitted or Prepared Prior to Hearing At Hearing 1. Application-VC Pages 2. w Application plat(s) / page(s) 3. DPS Referral .Summary Sheet ✓✓ 4. DPS Recommendation 5. DPS Surrounding Propery Owner Mailing List ✓ 6. DPS Mineral Owners Mailing List 7. 3 DPS Maps Prepared by Planning Technician 8. DPS Notice of Hearing !// 9. DPS Case Summary Sheet 10. DPS Field Check / 11. ( 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.I hereby certify that the!(TT items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the scheduled Planning Commission hearing. I further cert fy that these items wets, forwarded to the Clerk to the Board's office on 19Se6,. Current aPl nner STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF WELD ) SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS e`\ DAY OF (1 N 19 % to SEAL o\ • NO%RY PUBLIC MY COMMISSION EXPIRES EXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET Case a5t C cd,n/Jir Exhibit Submitted By Exhibit Description y c a A. iGQ/l'�`�' 44/ .�/J2— ,0 ,w ageczniAireeo 415A B. /y/n //J AA irfL Ala /i /�/IYV /b A c.< E. F. G. H. I. J. IC. L. M. N. 0. Date: April 1, 1986 CASE NUMBER: USR-729:86: 11 NAME: Coors Energy Company ADDRESS: P.O. Box 467, Golden, CO 80401 REQUEST: Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) . LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Pt. SW} of Section 26, T6N, R65W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado LOCATION: Approximately 2i miles northeast of Greeley, north of Weld County Road 64, and west of Weld County Road 47. THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with application requirements of Section 24.7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services staff that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24.3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: - The proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan in that reasonable efforts have been made to avoid irrigated cropland or to minimize the impacts on such land in those cases where avoidance is impractical; - The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural Zone District in that the proposed use does not interfere with other agricultural activities in the area or the County, and as a Use by Special Review the activity can take place in the district; - No overlay districts affect the site; and - Use by Special Review Development Standards will provide adequate protection of the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood and County. This recommendation is based, in part, upon a review of the application submitted by the applicant, other relevant information regarding the request and the responses of the referral entities which have reviewed this request. Coors Energy Company USR-729:86:11 Page 2 The Department of Planning Services staff recommendation for approval is conditional upon the following: 1. The attached Development Standards for the Use by Special Review permit be adopted and placed on the Use by Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. 2. The Use by Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Use by Special Review plat has been delivered to the Department of Planning Services' office and the plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Coors Energy Company USR-729:86: 11 1. The Use by Special Review permit is for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) as submitted in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated hereon. 2. All Construction done on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 3. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 4. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 5. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to insure the activities carried out ou the property comply with the Development Standards stated hereon and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 6. The Use by Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing Standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Any material deviations from the plans or Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 7. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS USR-729:86: 11 COORS ENERGY COMPANY The West Greeley Soil Conservation Service will review this proposal April 14, 1986. The Greeley Planning Commission will review this proposal April 8, 1986. The Chief of the Eaton Fire Protection District will be doing an inspection of the site and will be sending a letter to the Department of Planning Services. Specific recommendations or concerns of the foregoing referral agencies will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners when it considers the application. LAND-USE APPLICATION SUMMARY SHEET Date: March 25, 1986 CASE NUMBER: USR-729:86:11 NAME: Coors Energy Company ADDRESS: P.O. Box 467, Golden, CO 80401 REQUEST: Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) . LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Pt. SWi of Section 26, T6N, R65W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: Approximately 2} miles northeast of Greeley, north of Weld County Road 64 and west of Weld county Road 47. SIZE OF PARCEL: .76 acres POSSIBLE ISSUES SUMMARIZED FROM APPLICATION MATERIALS: The criteria for review of this proposal is listed in Section 24,3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. The Department of Planning Services has not received referral responses from the following: - State Engineer Division of Water Resources - City of Greeley Planning Department - West Greeley Soil Conservation District - Eaton Fire Protection District The Department of Planning Services has not received any objections to this proposal. The use is currently in process. FIELD CHECK FILING NUMBER: USR-729:86: 11 DATE OF INSPECTION: March 20, 1986 NAME: Coors Energy Company REQUEST: A Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation (saltwater injection facility) . LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SWi SEi, Section 26, T6N, R65W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: Approximately 2.25 miles northeast of Greeley; north of Weld County Road 64 and west of Weld County Road 47 LAND USE: N Farmland, one residence E Farmland, 3 residences S Weld County Road 64, residence directly across the road on Weld County Road 64 W Farmland, residence ZONING: N Agricultural E Agricultural S Agricultural W Agricultural COMMENTS: Access to the site is from Weld County Road 64, a gravel surfaced road. The site exists as shown on the plat with a four strand barbed wire fence surrounding it. The large tanks are painted a tan color. By•DebbieCuidta deSesch d``~� Current Planner r n e • �T F E c P� s �Iu ) , 5 � ! C f� k x5 ♦ K 9+ old' � K x Ki K• iiiiii d ° 4 z k� K K o •K ..' t ' y 4 r ° = ado • . - G i b _ .••% '. V _ L � �—� � ° to pp p • •p 25 t ° '4:•"1/4---% y sr e,v•• (. • ,‘ a , \ 1L .. 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"1:14.--, a a. w+exa^ ls rY-'4 f fr'R .'L,iI, k'E. d .4d Atli;,�'J 6(1.4 t y4 E �f`}"f ; y ,,,,,,,,;'',.t.:=sea" s.;--..:,-..-., ^�^ ; •� ; 4 +. „rk fi•x{''F#i• ' .2 '%I •- .X Y+' .� {�{t ELL y3" Y Yid ti i r 4.. Rte` { Mt p � �+,^r 7 40/1_J.-a+a.oa.r• :a-v�• .J C �� mow. ..y Sicfies m.- } 44 7 P 45 444, k++ '`. •t cam'' „ '°, -t .: ` { C tt .T,oJiB aw ., v^` .: Osti a , ^ a,4,• �. +x -a rri �' k. pal% •Y44" '3r a ■ 9 t 4 tt. '`i,4N'. �°"./.)?;5. ' �t : r t x Tr , y� '*r 2 f + , r ;, :1t441. k S M ,-*A-;,;5,..gpT ... l} _ _ ..n.. .. t. n.nb- ''1 - 1 .f 4i , { qn C � REFERRAL LIST APPLICANT: Coors Energy Company CASE NUMBER: USR-729:86: 11 SENT REFERRALS OUT: REFERRALS TO BE RECEIVED BY: March 21, 1986 NO SR NR NO SR NR County Attorney X Eaton Fire Protection District X Weld County Health Dept. Duane Wilson Rt. 2, Box 152 X Engineering Department Eaton, CO 80615 County Extension Agent X Paulette Weaver 1725 12th Avenue Office of Emergency Mngmt Greeley, CO 80631 X State Engineer Division of Water Resources 1313 Sherman St. , Room 818 Denver, CO 80203 State Highway Department 1420 2nd Street Greeley, CO 80631 Colorado Department of Health Water Quality Control Division 4210 East 11th Avenue Denver, CO 80220 X City of Greeley Planning Department Steve Hill 919 7th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Tri Area Planning Commission P.O. Box 363 Frederick, CO 80530 X Colorado State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission State Centennial Center 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 X West Greeley Soil Conservation Service 4302 9th Street Road Greeley, CO 80634 NO=No Objection SR=Specific Recommendations NR=No Response DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE 1303) 356-4000 EXT.404 915 10TH STREET GREELEY,COLORADO 80631 O • COLORADO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Weld County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on April 1, 1986 at 1:30 p.m. to review a request for approval of a Use by Special Review permit for an oil and gas support operation from Coors Energy Company on a parcel of land described as Pt. SW} SE} of Section 26, T6N, R65W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado, containing 0.76 acres, more or less. The public hearing to be held by the Weld County Planning Commission for the consideration of the above referenced request will be conducted in the Weld County Commissioners' Hearing Room, First Floor, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado. Comments or objections related to the above request should be submitted in writing to the Weld County Department of Planning Services, 915 Tenth Street, Room 342, Greeley, Colorado 80631, before the above date or presented at the public hearing on April 1, 1986 . Copies of the application are available for public inspection in the Department of Planning Services, Room 342, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado, - Phone - 356-4000, Extension 4400. Jack Holman, Chairman Weld County Planning Commission To be published in the Johnstown Breeze To be published one (1) time by March 13, 1986 Received by: Date: - %C MAILING LIST Coors Energy Company USR-729:86:11 Surrounding Property Owners Mineral Owners Lyster Family Farris, a partnership Norman H. Lyster 22727 Weld County Road 64 Greeley, CO 80631 Union Pacific Railroad Company Union Pacific Land Resources Corp. 14001 East Iliff Avenue Aurora, CO 80010 Colorado State Board of Agriculture 1525 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80202 Noffsinger Manufactureing Co. , Inc. 500 6th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 John K. Tipton 6477 E. Manor Drive Englewood, CO 80111 Colorado Gathering and Processing P.O. Box 2484 Greeley, CO 80631 Natalie Jean Milaskey 146 N. Shore Drive Solana Beach, CA 92075 Marian Ruth 146 N. Shore Drive Solana Beach, CA 92075 Donald S. Tipton 915 W. 7th Street Liberal, KS 67901 John J. Tipton 2548—D South Vaughn Way Aurora, CO 80014 f""',.7 s ..er JI (V d'_1 l MAILING LIST Coors Energy Company USR-729:86:11 Surrounding Property Owners Mineral Owners Page 2 Robert E. Tipton 1414 Athene Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 Timothey D. Tipton 2437 A. South Victor Aurora, CO 80014 Norman H. Lyster 22727 Weld County Road 64 Greeley, CO 80631 Colorado State Board of Agriculture 1525 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80202 Hoshiko Farms Paul Hoshiko 28607 Weld County Road 50 Kersey, CO 80644 Cache Exploration, Inc. 1221 28th Avenue Suite B Greeley, CO 80631 ,Jy s� dta k1f�y R+ .p _ fi �l®A3 " any 1 ® l„aa ENERGY COMPANY P.O.BOX 467 GOLDEN, COLORADO 80402 February 19, 1986 Ms. Debbie deBesche Weld County Department of Planning Services 915 10th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 Re: Application for Use by Special Review Permit Saltwater Injection Facility Lyster 8-26EG Section 26, T6N-R65W Weld County, Colorado Dear Ms. deBesche: Please find attached Coors Energy Company's completed application form and supporting material for a Weld County Use By Special Review Permit. Coors Energy Company will demonstrate through written and graphic form, information on how the Lyster 8-26EG salt water injection facility complies with the adopted policies of the Weld County comprehensive plan and the requirements of the Weld County zoning ordinance. Coors will show that the facility is and will be operated in a manner that is compatible with existing and planned land uses in the neighborhood. Coors will also demonstrate how operation of this injection facility will be performed in such a manner as to protect and promote the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the present and future residents of Weld County. As per our February 7, 1986 meeting, it is my understanding that this permit application must be filed in order for Coors to operate the facility for commercial salt water disposal via truck transportation. It is also my understanding that Coors does not need this permit for disposal of produced salt water through our buried fiberglass pipeline, nor for Coors to transport produced water by truck from Coors' locations throughout the Greeley Field. These activities are a "Use Allowed by Right" when only Coors' produced fluids are transported to the facility via truck or pipeline. _ Page 2 • As you already know, this facility was approved by the State of Colorado, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on September 9, 1985. Coors began injection operations at the facility in October of 1985 after approval of a Weld County construction permit and after obtaining the Weld County Road right-of-way for the buried fiberglass pipeline system. In compliance with the filing for a "Use by Special Review" permit, Coors Energy Company submits the following: 1. A total of twenty (20) packets of the required use by special review application materials. (The original plus nineteen (19) copies) . 2. Twelve (12) copies of the use by special review plan map. 3. Use by special review application fee of $275.00. 4. Use by special review recording plat fee (to be assessed at a Later date) . Coors would like to express its willingness to work with Weld County to successfully complete the acquisition of a "Use by Special Review" permit in as expeditious a manner as possible. If you have any questions, or require any further information, please do not hesitate to call me at (303) 278-7030. SiinceQr-ely, a tan- Ralph L. Nelms Petroleum Engineer, P.E. RN:kr Attachment P.S. Also find attached for your records a completed and approved copy of the Coors Energy Company's application to the State of Colorado, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for conversion of the Lyster 8-26EC to a salt water injection well. -2- APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COORS ENERGY COMPANY LYSTER 8-26EG USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW SALT WATER INJECTION FACILITY The application requirements are outlined in section 24. 7 et seq. of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. The following items shall be submitted with an application for a use by special review permit: 1. A completed application form. (See attached) 2. A detailed description of the proposed operation and use shall be supplied. Details for the following items, when applicable, are required. a. Explain proposed use The purpose of the Coors Energy Company Lyster 8--26EG salt water injection facility is to cafeiy ad economically dispose of produced salt water from Coors' producing wells in the Greeley Field. At present, Coors has 32 producing wells in the Greeley Field of which 12 are oil wells and 20 are gas wells. ALSD to operate the Lyster 8-26EG as a Limited commercial facility for environmentally safe injection and disposal of produced salt water from oil and gas wells operated by other oil and gas companies in the Greeley area at a reasonable price per barrel disposal fee. b. Explain need for use Coors Energy Company has need of the facility to safely and economically dispose of its produced salt water associated with oil and gas operations in the Greeley Field. Also, a need exists in the Greeley area for environmentally safe disposal of produced salt water from other ail and gas operation at a reasonable disposal fee. Prior to the operation of the Lyster 8-26EG, Coors was forced to truck its produced waters to surface pit disposal facilities in Southern Weld County at high trucking cost and unreasonably high disposal fees. Completion of the injection facility not only reduced operating costs for the Field, but offered a more environmentally safe method of disposal than commercially operated surface pit disposal as previously used by Coors and other oil and gas operators in the area. c. Explain the types of existing uses on surrounding properties Existing use of surrounding properties is agricultural and oil and gas field development. -3- d. The distance of the proposed use to residential structures in each direction. The distance from the salt water facility to inhabited residential structures in each direction is as follows: North 2000'+ South 700'± East 300'+ West 3300'± e. The maximum number of users, patrons, members, and buyers At present, the facility is being used by the following companies: 1. Coors Energy Company 2. St. Michaels Exploration (now operated by Coors) 3. Cache Resources, Inc. 4. Golden Buckeye Petroleum Corp. Additional companies may be added at a later time. f. The number of employees, number of shifts, and hours of operation The facility is operated by one of the three Coors' pumpers in the Greeley Field for about 9 hours a day from 8:00AM to 5:00PM every day of the week. g. The type of water source for the proposed use No water is used for operation of the injection disposal facility. h. Explain the access route(s) to be utilized for the proposed use Access to the facility is from Weld County Road No. 64 between Weld County Road 45 and 47. i. Explain type, size, weight and frequency of vehicular traffic associated with the proposed use Vehicular traffic is limited to daylight hours only. Traffic consists of pickups and 80-100 bbl water trucks. At present, only an average of one water truck per day uses the facility. High usage of the facility may require 2-3 trucks/day in the future. j . The type of sewage facilities for the proposed use No sewage facilities are needed at the injection site. k. A description of the proposed fire protection measures associated with the proposed use -4- ,r,F^ ?A Proposed fire protection measures are those normally followed at oil storage facilities throughout Weld County. Four of the upright tanks are water storage and a fifth is oil storage. No unusual fire hazard exists at the facility. The building is corrugated metal with fire resistant insulation. Catalytic natural gas heaters heat the pump house building. Electrical heat type and insulation keep surface pipes from freezing. 1. The types and maximum number of animals to be concentrated on the Use by Special Review area at any one time No animals will be concentrated at the salt water injection facility. m. The type and size of any waste, stockpile or storage areas associated with the proposed use No waste, stockpiles, or storage areas other than the five steel tanks will be associated with the salt water injection facility. n. Type of storm water retention facilities associated with the proposed use No storm water retention facilities are associated with the salt water injection facility. o. The time schedule and method of removal and disposal of debris, junk and other wastes associated with the proposed use Since no debris, junk or other wastes are associated with the facility, no time schedule or method of removal or disposal is needed. P. Explain proposed landscaping plans and erosion control measures associated with the proposed use No landscaping or erosion control measures are needed at the site. A three foot high berm capable of holding 936 bbls is in place around the tank batteries as a safety precaution in case of a tank leak. q. Reclamation procedures to be employed upon cessation of the Use by Special Review activity Upon abandonment of the facility, the tanks and all surface equipment will be removed. The well will be plugged and abandoned as per State of Colorado, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission instructions and the berm gravel will be removed. The location will be restored to its original status as farm land by ripping with a bulldozer to a depth of 2-1/2 feet. r. A time table showing the periods of time required for construction and start-up of the proposed use Construction was complete on the facility the third week of October, 1985. Injection began around the 23rd of October, 1985. 3. The following written materials and supporting documents shall be submitted as a part of the application: a. A statement explaining how the proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan The installation and operation of Coors Energy Company Lyster 8-26EG salt water injection facility is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. As stated on Page VI of the Plan "It describes a program for the future development of the County that will accommodate and encourage those activities that contribute to the well being and welfare of all the citizens of the County. At the same time, it provides for the preservation and protection of the properties, investments, economy and environment that makes up the "good life" enjoyed by most of us today. " The Coors salt water injection facility has a very small impact on the surrounding agricultural area. It provides an environmentally safe permanent method of disposal of produced salt water from oil and gas operations in the area. Subsurface disposal of produced salt waters provides for the long-term permanent preservation and protection of properties, investments, economy and environments in Weld County. b. A statement explaining how the proposal is consistent with the intent of the district in which the use is located The Lyster 8-26EG salt water facility is consistent with the intent of the district in which the use is located. The immediate area is agricultural with a moderate concentration of oil and gas wells. Future oil and gas development will occur in the immediate area by Coors Energy and other operators in the area. Only 0.75 acres is removed from agricultural usage by the facility. The facility does not create any greater an impact than a normal oil or gas well location. c. If applicable, a statement explaining what efforts have been made, in the location decision for the proposed use, to conserve productive agricultural land in the agricultural zone district An effort was made in the design and construction of the facility to minimize the impact on agricultural land. The tank battery was oriented north-south in an effort to conform with existing irrigation and tillage orientation. The design of the facility was intended to minimize the width of the location in order to minimize impact on acreage removed from agriculture. d. A statement explaining there is adequate provision for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and the County Adequate provision for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants in the immediate area have been made. This facility stores and injects salt water from producing oil and gas wells in the area. The facility has been inspected and approved by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as being in accordance with the health and safety rules of the State of Colorado in reference to oil and gas operations. Provisions for subsurface and surface water protection for contamination have been made. Produced waters are stored in steel tanks 3' above ground. Any leak in a tank would be instantly visible to the operational personnel since each tank is elevated. A 936-bbl berm surrounds the facility to act as a safety device to catch any fluids resulting from tank overflow or leakage. No unusual health, safety or welfare hazards are associated with the facility which do not exist in any normal oil or gas location in Weld County. e. A statement explaining the uses permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land uses (include a description of existing land uses of all properties adjacent to the property) The use of the facility for salt water injection is compatible with the existing surrounding land uses. The surrounding land usage is agricultural and oil and gas operations. f. A statement explaining the proposed use will be compatible with the future development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zone and with future development as projected by the comprehensive plan of the county or the adopted master plans of affected municipalities The usage of the Lyster 8-26EG as a salt water injection facility will be compatible with the future development of the surrounding area as presently zoned as agricultural lands. It is also compatible with future development by the comprehensive plan of the County because it has a minimal impact on surrounding agricultural land and insures that surrounding agricultural land will will not be harmed or contaminated by oil and gas produced salt water produced by present and future oil and gas development in the area. The injection well will provide a long-term permanent environmentally safe method of disposal of salt water associated with oil and gas well in the area both at present and in the future. g. A statement explaining the use by special review area is not located in a flood plain, geologic hazard and Weld County Airport overlay district area; or that the application complies with section fifty (50) , overlay district regulations as outlined in the Weld County Zoning Ordinance The Lyster 8-26EG injection facility is not located in a flood plain, geologic hazard or Weld County Airport overlay district area. h. Proof that a water supply will be available which is adequate in terms of quantity, quality, and dependability (e.g. , a well permit or letter from a water district) No water supply will be needed for the operation of the Lyster 8-26EG salt water injection facility. i. A copy of the deed or legal instrument identifying the applicant(s) interest in the property under consideration. If an authorized agent signs the application for the fee owner(s) , a letter granting power of attorney to the agent from the property owners(s) shall be provided See attached Exhibit "A". j . A noise report, unless waived by the Department of Planning Services, documenting the methods to be utilized to meet the applicable noise standards. Noise associated with the facility will be minimal. Truck traffic will not cause more of a noise problem than normal agriculture usage. At present, only an average of one truck per day visits the location and a maximum projected truck traffic of 2-3 trucks a day is projected. The engine at the pump facility is housed inside a steel corrugated insulated shed. Special mufflers were installed at the facility to further minimize noise from the engine. Total noise output from the facility is substantially less than an engine powered agricultural pump for irrigation purposes. k. A soil report of the site prepared by the Soil Conservation Service or by a soils engineer or scientist. In those instances when the soil report indicates the existence of moderate or severe soil limitations for the uses proposed, the applicant shall detail the methods to be employed to mitigate the limitations. See Exhibit "B". No soil limitations exist at the facility based on soil conservation services reports. 1. A certified list of the names, addresses and the corresponding parcel identification number assigned by the Weld County Assessor of the owners of property (the surface estate) within five hundred (500) feet of the property subject to the application. The source of such list shall be records of the Weld County Assessor, or an ownership update from a title or abstract company or attorney, derived from such records, or from the records of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. If the list is assembled from the records of the Weld County Assessor, the applicant shall certify that such list was assembled within thirty (30) days of the application submission date. (Form attached) . The County Assessor's Office will not complete this list for you. It is the responsibility of the applicant to gather this information. See Exhibit "C". -8- rc .7^. THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE CANNOT COMPLETE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNER LISTS FOR LAND USE APPLICATIONS. THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IS AVAILABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW TO GENERATE THE LIST. HOWEVER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO GATHER THE INFORMATION. m. A certified list of the names and addresses of mineral owners and lessees of mineral owners on or under the parcel of land being considered. The Source of such list shall be assembled from the records of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder, or from an ownership update from a title or abstract company or an attorney, derived from such records. (A certification form is attached. ) . See Exhibit "D". 4. USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT PLAN MAP A use by special review plan map shall be delineated on reproducible mylar material approved by the Department of Planning Services. The dimensions of the map shall be thirty-six (36) inches by twenty-four (24) inches. The Use by Special Review Permit Plan Map shall include certificates for the property owner's signature, the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners. The map shall contain a vicinity map and plot plan which are described below: a. Vicinity Map - a vicinity map shall be drawn on the Use by Special Review Permit Plan Map. The scale of the vicinity map shall be one (1) inch equals six hundred (600) feet or at another suitable scale if approved by the Department of Planning Services. The vicinity map shall delineate all of the required information within a one-half (1/2) mile radius of the property proposed for the Use by Special Review. II The following information shall be shown on the vicinity map: - Section, township, and range. - Scale and north arrow. - Outline of the perimeter of the parcel proposed for the Use by Special Review. - The general classifications and distribution of soils over the parcel under consideration. Soil classification names and agricultural capability classifications must be noted in the legend. Locations and names of all roads, irrigation ditches, and water features. -9- n& „2 Location of all residences within a one-half (1/2) mile radius, existing and proposed accesses to the property proposed for the Use by Special Review, any abutting subdivision outlines and names, and the boundaries of any adjacent municipality. See attached map. b. Any other relevant information within a one-half (1/2) mile distance of the perimeter property proposed for the Use by Special Review as may be reasonably required by the County to meet the intent and purpose of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance See attached map. c. Plot Plan - a plot plan of the Use by Special Review area shall be drawn on the Special Review Permit Plan Map - The scale of the plot plan shall be one (1) inch equals one-hundred (100) feet or at another suitable scale if approved by the Department of Planning Services. - The plot plan shall outline the boundaries of the parcel being considered for the Use by Special Review. - The plot plan shall include the location and identification of all of the following items which may exist within a two-hundred (200) foot radius of the perimeter of the property and the use by special review area located within the perimeter of the property. - All public rights-of-way of record (including names) . - All existing and proposed structures. - All utility easements or rights-of-way for telephone, gas, electric, water and sewer lines. - Irrigation ditches (including names) . - Adjacent property lines and respective owners' names (may be shown on vicinity map instead) . - All hydrographic features including streams, rivers, ponds, and reservoirs (including names) . - Topography at two (2) foot contour intervals or at intervals as determined necessary by the Department of Planning Services. - Location of areas of moderate or severe soil limitations as defined by the Soil Conservation Service or by a soil survey and study prepared by a soils engineer or scientist for the use and associated structures proposed for the parcel. - Location and design of storm water management devices or structures. - Complete traffic circulation and parking plan showing locations and sizes. - Location, amount, size and type of any proposed landscaping, fencing, walls, berms, or other screening. - The use by special review plan map shall include certificates for the property owners' signature, the Planning Commissioners' signature, and the Board of County Commissioners' signature. The required content of the certificates are shown on page six (6) of this procedural guide. - Such additional information as may be reasonably required by the Department of Planning Services, the Planning Commission or the Board of County Commissioners in order to determine the application meets the requirements of this Ordinance and the policies of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. See attached map. 5. No Use by Special Review Permit application shall be assigned a case number or have a hearing date set until: a. All required items have been completed and submitted to the Department of Planning Services Staff. Ali requirements have been completed and submitted to the Weld County Department of Planning Services Staff on FF&R`'ARy 1 a , 1986. b. The required number of drawings in the proper format have been submitted. See attached twelve (12) copies of Special Review Plan Nap. c. The required application and recording fees have been paid. See attached check for $275.00 for the application fee. Recording fee to be paid at a later date. d. All Use by Special Review Permit applications to be heard by the Board of County Commissioners shall be advertised once in the official County newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the established hearing date. This advertising is handled by the Clerk to the Board's Office. The advertising fee is paid by the applicant on billing from the official County newspaper. 6. An applicant for a use by special review permit shall demonstrate compliance with the design standards outlined in Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance and shall continue to meet these standards if approved for development. Coors Energy Company has shown compliance with the design standards outlined in Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance by completion of this application for use by special review. Coors will continue to meet these standards when approved for "Use by Special Review" for the Lyster 8-26EG salt water injection facility. 7. An applicant for a use by special review permit shall demonstrate conformance with the operation standards outlined in Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance to the extent that the standards affect location, layout and design of the use by special review prior to construction and operation. Once operational, the operation of the USES permitted shall conform to these standards. The facility has already been built and in operation. As can be seen in the attached applications, the facility does conform with operation standards outlined in Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance to the extent that the standards affect location, layout and design. This facility is operational and will continue to perform to these standards. 8. An applicant shall post a sign on the property under consideration in a location readily visible from the adjacent roadway(s) . The sign must be posted at least ten (10) days preceding the hearing date and the applicant shall certify that the sign was posted by the appropriate time. This responsibility must be met both for the Planning Commission hearing and again for the Board of County Commissioners' hearing. The signs and certification forms will be provided by the Department of Planning Services. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain the sign from the Department of Planning Services prior to the required posting time. In the Event of an unfavorable recommendation by the Planning Commission, the office of the Clerk to the Board shall send a certified letter to all petitioners who receive an unfavorable recommendation from the Weld County Planning Commission. The letter shall give the applicant fifteen (15) days to notify the Clerk to the Board as to whether or not they wish to proceed with an application hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. -12- 9. The applicant will be billed for the legal advertising costs associated with the Board of County Commissioners' Notice of Public Hearing. A Coors Energy Company employee will pick up the sign from the Weld County Planning commission and post at the entrance of the facility on Weld County Road 69 as required. RLN:kr -13- CP O4 2.4, • APPLICATION USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW Department of Planning Services, 915 Tenth Street, Creeley, Colorado 80631 Phone - 356-4000 - Ext. 4400 Case Number _ _ Date Received Application Checked by Mylar plat submitted Application Fee Receipt Number Recording Fee Receipt Number TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT: (please print or type, except for necessary signature) I (we), the undersigned, hereby request hearings before the Weld County Planning Commission and the Weld County Board of County Commissioners concerning the proposed Special Review Permit of the following described unincorporated area of Weld County Colorado: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT AREA: SWSE E Section 26 T 6 N, R 65 w LEGAL DESCRIPTION of contiguous property owned upon .which Special Review Permit is proposed: SWSE Section 26 T 6 N, R 65 w Property Address (if available) approximately 22700 Weld County Road 64 PRESENT ZONE agricultural OVERLAY ZONES agricultural TOTAL ACREAGE 0. 76 more or less PROPOSED LAND USE saltwater injection facility EXISTING LAND USE saltwater injection facility SURFACE FEE (PROPERTY OWNERS) OF AREA PROPOSED FOR THE USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW: Lyster Family Farms , a partnership, 100% owned Name: Norman H. Lyster Address: 22727 Weld County Road 64city Greeley, Colo. zip 80631 Home Telephone 0 303-353-1226 Business Telephone a Name: Address: City Zip Home Telephone it Business Telephone 0 Name: Address: City Zip Home Telephone a Business Telephone d APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT (if different than above): Name: Co.Qrs Energy Company _ Address: PO Box 467 _- City Golden, Colo. Zip 80401 Home Telephone n Business Telephone 303-278-7030 List the owner(s) and/or lessees of mineral rights on or under the subject properties of record. Lyster Family Farms , a partnership, 1007. owned Name:_ Norman H. Lyster Address: 22727 Weld County Rd 64 city Greeley. Colo, Zip 80631 *Note: Coors Energy Company holds the mineral lease of Mr. Lyster by Name: Address: production. City Zip Name: Address: City ---- Zip I hereby depose and state under the penalities of perjury that all statements, proposals and/or plans submitted with or contained within this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. COUNTY OF WELD _) STATE OF COLORADO ) Signature: Owner of Authorized Agent Subscribed and sworn to before me thisn day of SEAL /J r14-4. Jc < NOTARY PUBLIC � 2_S _�tpCdJ�p, /�� .`�y commission expires OZ5`/�-7/ �. the Special Review Permit unless it finds that the applicant has not met one or more of the standards or conditions of Sections 24.4.2, 24.5 and 24.6. The applicant has the burden of proof to show that I the standards and conditions of 24.4.2, 24.5 and 24.6 are met. The applicant shall demonstrate: f. SCr 24.4.2. 1 That the proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. 24.4.2.2 That the proposal is consistent with the intent of { the district in which the USE is located. 24.4.2.3 That the USES which would be permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land USES. 24.4.2.4 That the USES which would be permitted will be compatible with the future DEVELOPMENT cf the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zone and with future DEVELOPMENT as projected by the s' COMPREHENSIVE PLAN of the COUNTY or the adopted MASTER PLANS of affected municipalities. 24.4.2.5 That the application complies with the Weld County Zoning Ordinance, Section 50, Overlay District Regulations if the proposal is located within any Overlay District Area identified by maps officially adopted by Weld County. 24.4.2.6 That if the USE is proposed to be located in the A-District, that the applicant has demonstrated a diligent effort has been made to conserve tersil productive agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed USE. 24.4.2.7 That there is adequate provision for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the NEIGHBORHOOD and the COUNTY. 24.4.3 Upon the Board making its final decision, a resolution setting forth that decision will be drafted and signed. A record of such action and a copy of the resolution will be kept in the files of the Clerk to the Board. 24.4.4 If the Special Review Permit is approved, the Board shall arrange for the office of the Department of Planning Services to record the Special Review Permit Plan map in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. Erl v24.5 ,5 , ..,, Design Standards for Use by Special Review 20-25gl I I I 24.5. 1 An applicant for a Use by Special Review shall t demonstrate compliance with the following design standards in the application and shall continue to meet these standards if approved for DEVELOPMENT. L z 24.5.1. 1 Adequate water service in terms of quality, quantity, and dependability is available to the site to serve the USES permitted. 24.5.1.2 Adequate sewer service is available to the site to t serve the USES permitted. P! 24.5. 1.3 If soil conditions on the site are such that they I present moderate or severe limitations to the V construction of STRUCTURES or facilities proposed li for the site, the applicant has demonstrated how ! ii much limitations can and will be mitigated. S 4 1I 24.5.1.4 Adequate fire protection measures are available on the site for the STRUCTURES and facilities permitted. 24.5. 1.5 USES shall comply with the following storm water management standards: 24.5. 1.5. 1 Storm water retention facilities shall be provided on site which are designed to retain the storm water runoff from the fully developed site from a 100 year storm. 24.5. 1.5.2 The drainage facilities shall be designed to release the retained water at a quantity and rate not to exceed the quantity and rate of a five year e storm falling on the UNDEVELOPED site. 24.5. 1.6 All parking and vehicle storage shall be provided 'F on the site; parking shall not be permitted within 1 any public right-of-way. An adequate parking area _ shall be provided to meet the parking needs of employees, company vehicles, visitors, and customers. 24.5.1.7 The USE shall comply with all the SETBACK and OFFSET requirements of the zone district. 24.5.1.8 The access shall be located and designed to be safe; ingress and egress shall not present a t safety hazard to the traveling public or to the vehicle accessing the property. For USES generating high traffic volumes and large number d of large, slow accelerating vehicles, acceleration 11:: and deceleration lanes may be required to mitigate f a potential traffic hazard. e e i i 20-26 r t 24.5. 1 .9 New Accesses to Public Rights-of-Way shall be constructed using the following as minimum standards: Size of drainage structure 12" diameter Length of drainage structure 20' Depth of cover over pipe 12" Width of access 15' Maximum grade of access 15Z Flare radius 20' Depth of surfacing 4" Standards exceeding these minimums may be required depending on the type and volume of vehicles generated by the type of USE proposed. 24.5. 1.10 Buffering or SCREENING of the proposed 11SE from It adjacent properties may be required in order to make the determination that the proposed USE is compatible with the surrounding USES. Buffering or SCREENING may be accomplished through a combination of berming, landscaping, and fencing. mm 24.5. 1.11 Uses by Special Review in the A-District shall be _4 located on the least productive soils on the property in question unless the applicant can demonstrate why such a location would be r __\ impractical or infeasible. • 24'6 m' p 0 eration Standards for Uses by Special Reviewer 24.6. 1 An applicant for a Special Review Permit shall demonstrate conformance with the following operation standards in the Special Review Permit s application to the extent that the standards affect location, layout and design of the Use by Special Review prior to construction and operation. Once operational, the operation of the USES permitted shall conform to these standards. 24.6.1.1 The operation of the USES shall comply with the noise standards enumerated in 25-12-101 C.R.S. 1973 as amended. 24.6. 1.2 The operation of the USES shall comply with the air quality regulations promulgated by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. 24.6. 1.3 The operation of the USES shall comply with the water quality regulations promulgated by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission. 24.6. 1.4 The USES shall comply with the following lighting standards: 20-27 24.6. 1.4. 1 Sources of light, including light from high temperature processes such as combustion or welding, shall be shielded so that light rays will not shine directly onto ADJACENT properties where t such would cause a nuisance or interfere with the t USE on the ADJACENT properties, and 24.6. 1.4.2 Neither direct or reflected light from any light source may create a traffic hazard to operators of - motor vehicles on PUBLIC or private STREETS, no N colored lights may be used which may be confused with or construed as traffic control devices. ₹ 24.6. 1.5 The USES shall not emit heat so as to raise the li temperature of the air more than five (5) degrees 0 Fahrenheit at or beyond the LOT line. 24.6. 1.6 Property shall be maintained in such a manner that grasses and weeds are not permitted to grow taller than twelve (12) inches. In no event shall the property owner allow the growth of NOXIOUS WEEDS. 24.7 Application Requirements for a Use by Special Review 24.7. 1 The purpose of the application is to give the petitioner an opportunity to demonstrate through written and graphic information how the proposal complies with the standards of this Ordinance. The following supporting documents shall be submitted as a part of the application: 24.7. 1. 1 A statement which explains that the proposal is I consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. 24.7. 1.2 A statement which explains that the proposal is consistent with the intent of the district in which the USE is located. I 24.7. 1.3 A statement which explains that the USES which would be permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land USES. p' I` 24.7. 1.4 A statement which explains that the USES which 4'' would be permitted will be compatible with the future DEVELOPMENT of the surrounding area as I permitted by the existing zone and with future DEVELOPMENT as projected by the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN of the COUNTY or the adopted MASTER PLANS of `,' affected municipalities. if 24.7. 1 .5 A statement which explains that the application qi 4 I complies with the Weld County Zoning Ordinance, II Section 50, Overlay District Regulations if the e 20-28 I EXHIBIT "A" STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ) I hereby certify that the attached document is a true and accurate copy of the original. WITNESS my hand and official seal. j Notlic' Addr 9,s7: B40. Box 467 /Golden, CO 80402 My commission expires: July 18, 1988 ',_ sY"'+D} .-,. .. _ i'n'•F. S.-. •�. Y4�i:�i1.0►1YM'NiM4AyM_dr:�bS.'i t'. oy✓l. ..>- +e'H,,.�:.v h �..o . v RIDER Attached to and made a part of that certain oil and gas lease dated November 7, 1979 between Norman H. Lyster, lessor and Newport Exploration, Inc . , Lessee . Lands covered under the above referenced lease are described as follows: TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 65 WEST, 6TH P.M. Section 35: NW1/4NE1/4 • Section 26 : SE1/4 less and except that certain tract of land recorded in an instrument in Book 292 at Page 371 of the records of Weld County, Colorado, more particularly described as follows: All that art of the North half of the Southeast quarter (N1/2SE1/4) of Section Twenty six ( 26) in Township Six (6) North of Range Sixty-five (65) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, which lies northerly of a line drawn parallel with and one hundred ( 100) feet distant southerly from the center line of the main track of Union Pacific Railroad (Known as line east from Greeley) as the same has been surveyed, located and staked out through, upon over and across said quarter section and containing an area of 10 .66 acres more or less. In addition to the crop damage herein provided, lessee agrees to pay surface damage in the sum of $150 .00 (one hundred fifty dollars) per measured acre on irrigated land for each acre used in the drilling operation. The lessee agrees to stockpile all top soil, permit the pits to dry and then replace the top soil in as near the original condition as possible . Y"e OIL AND GAS LEASE A 4„ olur,;rs 881959 �b-a,-st� • r 3 THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 7th.day of November 19_.79.. by and between .N.orman_H.. Lys..ter.a....a....single_..man 22727 Weld County Rd. 64 of Greeley, Colorado 80631 • __ hereinafter called lessor (whether one or more) and Newport...Exploration,... Inc. -. . Denver, Colorado 80237 hereinafter called lessee: c• I. soft the co That the essor, and in consideration of S en_oand_ mor be_. id, in hand paid. receipt of wanted is itemised, acknowledged. and is the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained on the part i the lessee, paid, kept and performed. has Kr.i nod, deimvd, lased ;u nl her and by these sud presents p does grant, demise, lease and let exclusively unto f soe with the i d,uanr right i of mining. exploring by gm:midicJ and caller o methods rtnl employge fur and ans, power oil and all gas owhatsoeverns, nature or kind, and Isis tb npipeun too, nos.,'. si , i trim:midi hoe., ca .uof a boarding employees,x building faces, subsurface ue stations, gasoline plants,rile ponel, roadways,in and structures and all to s operate ns taker arid rake , of and products and they,exclusive surface and rights and micaegos related io in any joi to any and all ring operations and and all data neaten and privileges necessary, incident to, or convenient for the economical operation alone or conjointly with neighboring land for such purposes, all that avnam tract or tracts of land situated in the County of Weld Slate o! Colorado described s Ldlow s, re,wtr. O SEE RIDER ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF r s—I 0 of Section — Township '-- Pen e n more or less. y � --- and containing....1.. 7....3....__........acres, x 2. It is agreed that this lease shall remain in force for a term of t Five o d1a r — years m no as long ueea as , or gas of If nature or kind, or either of them is produced a , from gag land or therewith, pooled shou drilling operations erg continued as diver ofoilprovided. a prior toct discovery of Ll oil l gas ose said land, or acreage pooled therewith, if see drill a dry holeit or holes thereon, or if after operations of oil or sixty production thereafter shor (id ct be for any cause, this lease shall not terminate lessee meat or s rit additional drtat n¢ reworking fo nal- within sieaf su days sr ,eftx- ps (if it f within the primary n term)mcommences of c or completion resumes the yyhoet r tender of rental on or before therental-paying hee nest ensuing after the ex- piration nil r o three (3) months from the date land on a of a dry hrele es cessation of ph ega. , is the expiration of the primary term e of this this nil or gas is not being produced o to or from said land or said pooled w premises ops hut lessee a is then engaged ill prosecuted or reworking operations thereon, then de- -- lease shall continue in force so long thereafter sall r at f lands nd clriol,, ore beio continuously operations pa lie ns erd land t or ore a drilling or de- not ent than operating emit which apse bet ore part of said land: and drilling or reworking t et a beginning g considered to be ' chilling continuously reworking if notmore than sixty days shall elapse icovere the completion or from arty abandonment a one well and led tieµnipeln dofrilled i,r reworked l i the luring or reworking of of another well. If nth erase s bee discovered cr and/or produced nm her such of wells drilled, being drilled n sit re or or the iuetimr it thh primary Term of this base, this base shall continue in force so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced from the leased premises or from any such unit which includes all or a part of said lands. 3. In consideration of the premises the said lessee covenants and agrees: (a) To drlivrr to the credit of lessor, free of cost in the pipe line to which leuee may connect his wells, the equal oneTeighth part of all oil produced and saved from the leased premises, or at the lessee's option, may pay to the lessor for such one-eighth royally, the market price for oil of like grade and gravity prevailing on the day such oil y is run into the pipe line or into storage tanks. lb) To pay lessor for gas of whatsoever nature or kind produced and sold, or used off the premises, or used in the manufacture e d any pokiness therefrom, ne.ei gh l h, at the market price at the well for the gas sold, used off the premises, or in the manufacture of products therefrom.. Where gas from a well producing gas only is not sold or used, lessee may pay r tender as royalty One Dollar per year per net royalty acre retained hereunder, such Prrmemt nr tender to he made on or before the anniversary date of this lease nest n u sslf after the expiration of 90 days from th t.r st h well is si t in d thereafter on or before the anniversary dale f this lease luring the period such well is shut in, to the royalty owners ers or r II royalty lit - to rental depository bank harem designateJ If such payment or tender is made, it will be considered that gas is herrg produced within the meaning of this lease. operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas are not commenced or if there is no oil or gas being produced on said land or on acreage pooled therewith as hereinafter provided on or before one year from the date hereof, this (ease shall terminate as to hush parties, unless the lessee on or before that date shall pay or tender to the lessor or to the lessor's credit in the Greeley National__ Rank at _. . _. . Greeley,...00..10Iass..0.. or its successors, which shall continue as the depository for rental regarllust of changes in the ownership of said land, the sons of 0.ne...hundred eighty-nine and 34/100_ __ DOLLARS is 189 . 34 ) which shall operate as a nmtal and cover the privilege of deferring the of operation. sir drilling of a well fode twelve d: from t date. I tike a r n f upon like payments 1' bowlers the aunt y lie rant foperations f t I 'li- e f n II may lie hereof, mailed for like periods f the tip es l r of rah: successively.rst All and age It or ht den may s al i s 'beck It I I y it, thereof, only or ri 1 J before the rental paying dale. It understood roof .rµr , that l a I 'e' firstrecited herein. the doe I f mi s not ern IY the thenprivilegegranted to the date when n 1 first rental hereafter I ift r I ss fires 11 1 e r. I 'its r s s f t, t t I -nl f i :tin any I II tl ocat f eJ seSh' u th I Wthe f leak ti , d without successor. lessee o its s' Iii rrental or royalties in .try National L:mk touter it the van county with the first minted b.uak, due notice of such deposit to be moiled to lessor at slast known address. 5. Lessee, at its option, is hereby given the right and power at any time an from time to time as a recurring right. either before or after production, as to all or any part of the land described herein and as to any one or more of the formations hereunder, In pod or unitize the leasehold estate and the mineral estate covered by this lease with other land, lease or leases in the Immediate vicinity for the production of oil and gs. or separately fur the production of either, when in lessee's Judgement it is necessary or advisable to do so. and irrespective of whether authority similar to this exists with respect to such other land, lease or leases. Likewise. units previously formed to include formations not yi'oducinq kR nr gas, may be reformed to exclude such non-producing formations. The forming or reforming of any unit shall be accomplished by lessee executing and filing of n karat declaration of such' unitlzatton-or'reformation-;which-declaration shall-0escribe.the.unit. Any tooI nsey include land.uprws Willett a well has thereto, fore been completed or upon which operations for drilling have theretofore been commenced. Production, drilling or reworking opyritions or a well shut in for want of a market anywhere on a unit which includes all or a part of this lease shall be treated as if it were ',induction. Milling or reworking operations or a well shut in for want of a market under this lease. In lieu of the royalties elsewhere herein specified. including shun-in gas royalties, lessor shall receive on production from the unit so pooled royalties only on the portion of such pieduchion allotted is this lease. such allocation shall be that proportion of the unit production that the total number pf surface acres covered by !Iris lease and included in the merit bears to the total number of surface acres in such unit. In addition to the foregoing• lessee shall have the right to anima, pull. or combine all in airy part of the above described lands as to one or more of the formations thereunder with other lands In the some getterat iota by mitering Tutu ; un- operative or unit plan of development or operation approved by any governmental authority and, from time ins Hills., with like approval. to nimbly. change or terminate any such plan or agreement and, in such event.'the terms. conditions, and provisions of this lease shall be deeured modified to conform to the terms, conditions:and provisions of such approved cooperative or unit plan of development or operation and. y:utinslu sly. all drilling and development requirements of this lease, express or implied, shall be satisfied by compliance with the drilling and development requirements of such plan or agreement. and this lease shall not terminate or expire during the life of such plan or agreement. In the event that said above described lands or any part thereof, shall i hereafter be operated under any such cooperative or unit plan of development or operation whereby the reduction therefrom is allocated to different portions of the land covered by said plan, then the production allocated to any particular tract of hind shall, for the purpose of computing the royalties to be paid hereunder to lessor. be regarded as having been produced from the particular tract of laud to which it Is allocated and not to any other tract of land; and the royalty payments to be made hereunder to lessor shall be based upon production only as so allocated. Lessor shall formally express lessor's consent to any cooperative or unit plan of development or opt ratio,' adopted by lessee and approved by any governmental agency by executing the same upon request of lessee. 6.Jt'l fessLessee thereafter at to t any re berths is lease released. s�t:it ate a r strata and as hi part or all of the Ind. I described. after which all pay a and shall be reduced proportionately. a. ;t de. :n a oe baev err of a partial release. the annual delay rental aLova incitation! 7. Lessee shall have the right to rise, f rue of cost, gas, oil and water prod nest I on said land for its operation thereon, except water f rum ditches, ponds, reservoirs,or wells of lessor. When requested by the lessor, lesser shall bury its pipe lines on cultivated portions below plow depth. No well shall he drilled nearer than 22(1(1 feet to the house or barn now nn .said premises, without the written consent of the lessor. Lessee shall pm' for damages caused by his operation to growing crops on said lands. Lessee shall have the right ut any iinst to remove all machinery and fissures placed on said premises, including the right to draw :amt remove casing. 8. If the estate of either party hereto is assigned, and the privilege of assigning in whole nr in part is expressly allowed, although it is agreed that no change or division 't ownership of the land, rentals or royalties, however accomplished. sI lI op lll l he to enlarge the obligations or diminish the ights of the lessee, the i s hereof shall extend in their heirs, I'MeellterS, administrators, successors or asign.s, but Ile changethe ownership f the land or assign ign rout f rentals or royalties shall he biding on the lessee until after the lessee has hoot furnished its rtif I copieshmuniments of title deraigning title (roan l 1 it is hereby agreed in the event this lease shall he assigned as to a part or tat: of the 1 r 1 ribad lauds and theassign or assignees ( such part or parts shall fail or make default in the payment of the proportionate pert of the rents due ! him or them, such default .shall not operate ,o deLd affect this lease insofar as it covers a pat or parts of said lauds as to which the said lessee or arty assignee thereof shall take doe payment of id rental. In the .. ant of death of any person entitled to rentals hereunder, lessee niay vay or tender such nadals to lie credit of the deceased or Ow estate of the deceased until such time as lessee is furnished with proper evidence of the appointment and qualification of an tweeting or adwiuistr:nur of ion estate, or if there he none, then until lessee is furnished with evidence satisfactory to it us to the heirs or devisees of the dite:IWO. 9. Lessor hereby warrants and agrees to defend the title to the lands herein described, and agrees that the lessee shall have Mu right at :my time to navy for lessor, any mortgage, bars or other liens on the above-described lands in mer it ent oh default of payment by lessor, and be subs ug,rreel to toe rights of the holder thereof, and lessor hereby agrees that any such payments made by the lessee for the lessor may be deducted from any amounts of matey which nay become due the tenor under the terms of this lease. 10. If said lessor owns a less interest in the shave-described land than the entire and undivided fee simple estate (herein, then Ihr nos Jlies and rentals herein provided shall he paid the lessor only in proportion which his interest bears to the whole and undivided fee. Any interest in the pnalortimu from the lands herein described to which the interest Of lessor may be subject shall be drdueled f the enmity herein reserved. n rrO14 887 180933,T . Q,9l. Lessee shall comply with all laws and regwaHons of any Governmental Ludy purporting to exercise taxh:g authority over the lands covered by this lease or'- the person of the lessor herein and in so complying lessee shall not he responsible for determining the legality, validity or constitutionality of any such law or • regulation enacted or issued by any such Governmental body. In determining the residence of lessor for purposes'of complying with such laws or regulations lessee may rely upon the address of lessor herein set forth or upon the last known address of lessor. Neither any error in the determination of the residence or status of lessor nor an error in the payment of any sums of money due or payable to lessor under the terms of this lease which is made during the course of or as a result of lessee's good faith efforts to comply with any such laws or regulations shall terminate this lease or constitute grounds for any cause of action against lessee. All of lessee's obligations and covenants hereunder, whether express or implied, shall be suspended at the time or from time to time as compliance with any thereof is prevented or hindered by or is in conflict with Federal, State, County, or municipal laws, rules, regulations or Executive Orders asserted as ' official by or under public authority claiming lurisdidion, or Act of God, adverse field, weather, or market conditions, inability to obtain materiels in the open market or transportation thereof, war, strikes, lockouts, riots, or other conditions or circumstances not wholly controlled by lessee, and this lease shall not be terminated in whole or in part, nor lessee held liable in damages for failure to comply with any such obligations or covenants if compliance there- with is prevented or hindered by or Is in conflict with any of the foregoing eventualities. The time during which I shall he prevented from conducting drilling or reworking operations during the primary term of this lease, under the contingencies above stated, shall be added to the primary term of the lease; provided, however, that delay rentals as herein provided shall not be suspended by reason of the suspension of operations and if this lease is extended beyond the primary term above stated by reason of such suspension, lessee shall pay an annual delay rental on the anniversary dates hereof in the manner and in the amount above provided. 12. Should any person, firm or corporation have an interest in the above-described land not leased to lessee, or should any one or more of the parties named above as lessors not execute this lease, it shall nevertheless be binding upon the party or parties executing the same. 13. The undersigned lesson for themselves and their heirs, successors, and assigns hereby expressly release and waive all rights under and by virtue of the homestead exemption laws of said state, insofar as the same may in any way affect the purposes for which this lease is made as recited herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned execute this instrument as of the day and year first above t .n) SS,#.523-84-16 ..X /6.,4,i,.fl ��L t(orman H. ys er ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ,,,,,,,ii:,.. STATE OF Colorado a •s�•• ' - s ' COUNTY OF Weld INDIVIDUAL,North Dakota,South Dakota,NplireaO 7' ? h rip ,' �.:" •' On this F. day of Noy.e.mhe.r 19...7.7_, before me, personally appeared..:_. ``. U1J.: e f rego N.0rman..H...._hyster, a.s3.ngl.e_.man �-to me known to be the person described in and w Fi<tuted the oreRWag ;-•i :Y :1I Joky j ,. ''1 instrument, and acknowledged to Inc that he executed the same as hl Mikes; r��'^' free a end 'et�d.�j•• � ..,; My commission ires: My Commission expires April 10, 1983 ", Not(ri,RJpllUR n • 1/6"ales }}} )n1 / „ssns,s r,u/.r STATE OFO` 1 a. , ,L� /V „• WI, J INDIVIDUAL,North Dakota,South Dakota,?Ober „ y COUNTY OF........ v •. On this.. A day of /.y!� 19_.(..7, before me, personally appeared_ D.. 9.41.4k... I� p ' •![! // to •me known Ip e,they person described In and wInag2cula Iheregveg :-, • inst meet, and acknowledged to me that "Y" •v executed the same as .l Q�''� ' free a t and deF>i..2 s ,•'))� �.{y Commis ion expfres Ap:il 10, 1983 ' my commission expiro / -l^/ 0Qf , '1J No(a1y.Ptshlgsit' L• O A s. VC Ls. 0 ° . -a ole , u $ l °.` ooy 2 /AL5� is ydj ! G q • d 41 S o e a 14 Be. e OX 4 t ID ON 4 s w. 8 a ` o a _ -y ° ` C8 0 iv qau O (p t u 'O .O C O O O V E Y z e C) Z 11.• 0 , '' STATE OF 1 ss. CORPORATE, North Dakota,South Dakota,Nebraska COUNTY OF J On this day of in the year before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared known to me to he the of the Corporation that is described in and that executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that such Corporation executed the same. My commission expires: _-_-_, Notary Public eo°Recordedo jL .. o'clock gN0V 1 51979 180933:3 `�Ylt4u� A.140..aa.cau•., Rec. No. . s-c die, State of rodo, Weld County Clerk G Recorder 6. le 0 EXHIBIT B NOTE: See USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PLAN MAP for soil types within 1/2 mile Radius Soil type of Lyster 8-26 EG location is #51 Otero Sandy Loam Attached list gives soil scientiest descriptions ,. 8 SOIL SURVEY filter the leachate. Sewage lagoons require sealing. 60 percent of the unit. Aquents, which have a lighter Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability subclass colored surface layer, make up about 35 percent. About 5 Its irrigated. percent is Aquepts and Bankard sandy loam. 2—Altvan loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. This is a deep, These are deep, poorly drained soils that formed in well drained soil on terraces at elevations of 4,500 to 4,900 recent alluvium. No one pedon is typical. Commonly the feet. It formed in old alluvium deposited by the major soils have a mottled, mildly alkaline to moderately al- rivers. Included in mapping are small areas of soils that kaline loamy or clayey surface layer and underlying show evidence of poor drainage. Also included are small, material and are underlain by sand or sand and gravel long and narrow areas of sand and gravel deposits. within 48 inches. In places they have a gleyed layer in the Typically the surface layer of this Altvan soil is grayish underlying material. brown loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is brown Most of the acreage is subject to flooding. The water and light yellowish brown clay loam and sandy clay loam table is at or near the surface early in spring and recedes about 14 inches thick. The substratum is calcareous loamy to as deep as 48 inches late in fall in some years. sand about 5 inches thick over gravelly sand. These soils are used for rangeland and wildlife habitat. Permeability and available water capacity are Some small areas have been reclaimed by major drainage moderate. The effective rooting depth is 20 to 40 inches. and leveling and are used for irrigated crops. Surface runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is low. The potential native vegetation is dominated by alkali This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It sacaton, switchgrass, and western wheatgrass. Saltgrass, is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area, includ- sedge, rush, and alkali bluegrass are also prominent. ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, Potential production ranges from 3,000 pounds per acre in and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 favorable years to 2,000 pounds in unfavorable years. As to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, range condition deteriorates, the switchgrass, alkali sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Land leveling, ditch lining, and installing pipelines may be needed for proper sacaton, and western wheatgrass decrease and saltgrass, water application. sedge, and rush increase. All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- Management of vegetation should be based on taking half and leaving half of the total annual production. Seed- rigation is the most common. Barnyard manure and com- mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. ing is difficult and costly because numerous tillage prac- Windbreaks and environmental planting of trees and tices are required to eliminate the saltgrass sod. shrubs commonly grown in the area are generally well Switchgrass, western wheatgrass, alkali sacaton, tall suited to this soil. Cultivation to control competing wheatgrass, and tall fescue are suitable for seeding. They vegetation should be continued for as many years as can be seeded into a clean, firm seedbed. Seedbed possible following planting. Trees that are best suited and preparation usually requires more than 1 year to eliminate the saltgrass sod. A grass drill should be used. have good survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and Seeding early in spring has proven most successful. hackberry. The shrubs best suited are ikunkbush sumac, Wetland wildlife, especially waterfowl, utilize this unit. The wetland plants provide nesting and protective cover, lilac, Siberian peashrub, and American plum. This soil can produce habitat elements that are highly as well as some food. The nearby irrigated cropland, suitable for openland wildlife including pheasant, cotton- where wildlife obtain much of their food and fmd protec- tail, and mourning dove. Such crops as wheat, corn, and tive cover, makes this unit valuable to both wetland and alfalfa provide suitable habitat for openland wildlife, openland wildlife. especially pheasant. Tree and shrub plantings and Openland wildlife, especially pheasant, use this unit for undisturbed nesting cover would enhance openland wil- cover and nesting. Deer find excellent cover in some dlife populations. areas. This Altvan soil has fair to good potential for urban These valuable wildlife areas should be protected from and recreational development. The chief limiting soil fea- fire and fenced to prevent encroachment and overuse by tures for urban development are the shrink-swell poten- livestock. They should not be drained. tial of the subsoil as it wets and dries and the rapid These soils have good potential as a source of sand and permeability of the sand and gravel substratum. Septic gravel. Capability subclass VIw; Salt Meadow range site. tank absorption fields function properly, but in places the 4—Aquolla and Aquepte, flooded. This nearly level substratum does not contain enough fines to properly map unit is in depressions in smooth plains and along the filter the leachate. Sewage lagoons require sealing. bottoms of natural drainageways throughout the survey Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability subclass area. Aquolls, which have a dark colored surface layer, Ile irrigated. make up about 55 percent of the unit. Aquepts, which 3—Aquolls and Aquents, gravelly substratum. This have a lighter colored surface layer, make up about 25 nearly level map unit is on bottom lands and flood plains percent. About 20 percent is soils that are well drained of all the major streams in the survey area. Aquolls, and soils that have sandstone or shale within 48 inches of which have a dark colored surface layer, make up about the surface. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 9 These are deep, poorly drained soils that formed in If summer fallowed in alternate years, this soil is well recent alluvium. No one pedon is.typical. Commonly the suited to winter wheat, barley, and sorghum. Winter soils have a mottled, mildly to moderately alkaline loamy wheat is the principal crop. The predicted average yield is or clayey surface layer and underlying material that ex- 33 bushels per acre. If the crop is winterkilled, spring tends to a depth of 60 inches or more. In places they have wheat can be seeded. Generally precipitation is too low a gleyed layer in the underlying material. for beneficial use of fertilizer. Most of the acreage is subject to excessive runoff. The Stubble mulch farming, striperopping, and minimum til- water table is at or near the surface in spring and during lage are needed to control soil blowing and water erosion. the peak of the irrigation season. Terracing also may be needed to control water erosion. These soils are used for rangeland and wildlife habitat. The potential native vegetation on this range site is Some small areas are irrigated pasture. dominated by sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and blue The potential native vegetation is dominated by grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, switchgrass, prairie cordgrass, saltgrass, alkali sacaton, and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential big bluestem, indiangrass, western wheatgrass, slender production ranges from 2,200 pounds per acre in favora- wheatgrass, sedge, and rush. Cattails and bullrush grow ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range in the swampy spots associated with these range sites. condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem,\sand reedgrass, Potential production ranges from 4,000 pounds per acre in and switchgrass decrease and blue grama, sand dropseed, favorable years to 3,000 pounds in unfavorable years. As and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and grasses invade range condition deteriorates, the tall and mid grasses the site as range condition becomes poorer. decrease, production drops, and saltgrass, sedge, and rush Management of vegetation should be based on taking increase. The farming and irrigation in adjacent areas has half and leaving half of the total annual production. Seed- increased the amount of salts on much of the acreage. ing is desirable if the range is in poor condition. Sand Management of vegetation on this soil should be based bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats grama, on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested wheat- grass are suitable,for seeding. The grass selected should tion. Switchgrass, big bluestem, indiangrass, western meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can be wheatgrass, pubescent wheatgrass, intermediate wheat- grass, tall wheatgrass, and tall fescue are suitable for seeded into a clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be c drilled into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in seeding. The plants selected should m,et the seasonal spring has proven most successful. requirements of livestock. For successfur seeding, a firm Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally prepared seedbed is needed. A grass drill should be used. suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in Seeding early in spring has proven most successful. Til- establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- lage is needed to eliminate the undesirable vegetation. tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of Wetland wildlife, especially waterfowl, utilize this unit. vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation The wetland plants provide nesting and protective cover may be needed at the time of planting and during dry as well as some food. The nearby irrigated cropland, periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival where wildlife obtain much of their food and find protec- are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa tive cover, makes this unit valuable to both wetland and pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The openland wildlife. shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- Openland wildlife, especially pheasant, use this unit for an peashrub. cover and nesting. Deer find excellent cover in some Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The areas. These valuable wildlife areas should be protected cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked from fire and fenced to prevent encroachment and pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can overuse by livestock. They should not be drained. Capa- be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape bility subclass VIw; Aquolls in Salt Meadow range site, cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- Aquepts in Wet Meadow range site. tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- 5—Ascalon sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. This is ment. Rangeland wildlife, for example, the pronghorn an- a deep, well drained soil on uplands at elevations of 4,600 telope, can be attracted by developing livestock watering to 5,200 feet. It formed in alluvium. Included in mapping facilities, managing livestock grazing, and reseeding are small areas of rock outcrop. where needed. Typically the surface layer is brown sandy loam about Few areas of this Ascalon soil are in major growth and 10 inches thick. The subsoil is pale brown and yellowish urbanized centers. The shrink-swell potential of the sub- brown sandy clay loam about 15 inches thick. The sub- soil as it wets and dries is the most limiting soil feature stratum to a depth of 60 inches is calcareous fine sandy that must be considered in planning homesites and con- loam. structing roads. Capability subclass 111e nonirrigated; Permeability is moderate. Available water capacity is Sandy Plains range site. high. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. 6—Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes. This is Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is low. a deep, well drained soil on uplands at elevations of 4,600 pc WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 11 needed at the time of planting and during dry periods. cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- Trees that are best suited and have good survival are tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The This soil has good potential for urban and recreational shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- development. Increased population growth in the survey an peashrub. area has resulted in increased homesite construction. The Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The chief limiting soil features for urban development are the cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked shrink-swell potential of the subsoil as it wets and dries pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can and the limited ability of this soil to support a load. Septic be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape tank absorption fields function properly, but community cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- sewage systems should be provided if the population den- tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- sity increases. Because of the moderately rapid permea- ment. Rangeland wildlife, for example, the pronghorn an- bility of the substratum, sewage lagoons must be sealed. telope, can be attracted by developing livestock watering Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability class I ir- facilities, managing livestock grazing, and reseeding rigated. where needed. 9—Ascalon loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. This is a deep, Few areas of this Ascalon soil are in major growth and well drained soil on terraces at elevations of 4,500 to 4,900 urbanized centers. The shrink-swell potential of the sub- feet. It formed in alluvium deposited by the major rivers soil as it wets and dries is the most limiting soil feature in the survey area. Included in mapping are small areas that must be considered in planning homesites and con- where sand and gravel are within a depth of 60 inches. structing roads. Capability subclass IVe noninigated; Also included are small areas of soils that have a clay Sandy Plains range site. loam subsoil. 8—Ascalon loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. This is a deep, Typically the surface layer of this Ascalon soil is brown well drained soil on terraces at elevations of 4,500 to 4,900 loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is brown and yel- feet. It formed in alluvium deposited by the major rivers lowish brown sandy.clay loam about 15 inches thick. The in the survey area. Included in mapping are small areas substratum to a depth of 60 inches is calcareous sandy where sand and gravel are within a depth of 60 inches. loam. Also included are small areas of soils that have a clay Permeability is moderate. Available water capacity is loam subsoil. high. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Typcially the surface layer of this Ascalon soil is brown Surface runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is low. loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is brown and yel- This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It lowish brown sandy clay loam about 15 inches thick. The is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area, includ- substratum to a depth 60 inches is calcareous sandy loam. ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, Permeability is moderate. Available water capacity is and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 high. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is low. This so:; is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Land leveling, ditch lining, and installing pipelines may be needed for proper is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area, includ- ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, water application. and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, rigation is the most common. Barnyard manure and com- it sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Few conservation prac- mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. tices are needed to maintain top yields. Windbreaks and environmental plantings of trees and All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- shrubs commonly grown in the area are generally well rigation is the most common. Barnyard manure and com- suited to this soiL Cultivation to control competing mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. vegetation should be continued for as many years as Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally possible following planting. Trees that are best suited and well suited to this soil. Cultivation to control competing have good survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern vegetation should be continued for as many years as redcedar, ponderosa pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and possible following planting. Trees that are best suited and hackberry. The shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, have good survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern lilac, Siberian peashrub, and American plum. redcedar, ponderosa pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The hackberry. The shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked lilac, Siberian peashrub, and American plum. pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. • WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 27 Typically the surface layer is light brownish gray fine establish. This soil, however, does have good potential for sandy loam about 8 inches thick. The underlying material such recreational development as camp and picnic areas is light olive brown fine sandy loam. Soft sandstone is at and playgrounds. Capability subclass IVe irrigated, Vie a depth of about 28 inches. nonirrigated; Sandy Plains range site. Permeability is moderately rapid. Available water 39—Nunn loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. This is a deep, capacity is moderate.The effective rooting depth is 20 to well drained soil on terraces at elevations of 4,550 to 5,000 40 inches. Surface runoff is medium to rapid, and the ero- feet. It formed in mixed alluvium. Included in mapping sion hazard is moderate. are small, long and narrow areas of sand and gravel This soil is suited to limited cropping. Intensive deposits and small areas of soil that are subject to occa- cropping is hazardous because of erosion. The cropping sional flooding. Some small leveled areas are also in- system should be limited to such close grown crops as al- eluded. Calla, wheat, and barley. This soil is also suited to ir- Typically the surface layer of this Nunn soil is grayish rigated pasture. A suitable cropping system is 3 to 4 brown loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is light years of alfalfa followed by 2 years of corn and small brownish gray clay loam about 12 inches thick. The upper grain and alfalfa seeded with a nurse crop. part of the substratum is light brownish gray clay loam. Close grown crops can be irrigated from closely spaced The lower part to a depth of 60 inches is brown sandy contour ditches or sprinklers. Contour furrows or sprin- loam. klers should be used for new crops. Applications of Permeability is moderately slow. Available water nitrogen and phosphorus help in maintaining good produc- capacity is high. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches The potential native vegetation on this range site is or more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is dominated by sand bluestem, sand reed low. grass, and blue - This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, is suited to all crops includ- and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential • P commonly grown in the area,praluction ranges from 2,200pounds ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, g per acre in favora- and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, and switchgrass decrease and blue grama, sand dropseed, sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Few conservation prac- and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and grasses invade tices are needed to maintain top yields. All methods of irrigation are suitable, but fun-ow ir- the site as range condition becomes poorer. Management of vegetation on this soil should be based rigation is the most common. Barnyard manure and com- on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. Lion. Seeding is desirable if the range is in poor condition. Windbreaks and environmental plantings of trees and Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats shrubs commonly grown in the area are generally well grama, blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested suited to this soil. Cultivation to control competing wheatgrass are suitable for seeding. The grass selected vegetation should be continued for as many years as possible following planting. Trees that are best suited and should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can be seeded into a clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be have good survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and drilled into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in hackberry. The shrubs best suited are skunkbush, lilac, spring has proven most successful. Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally Siberian peashrub, and American plum. not suited. Onsite investigation is needed to determine if Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The plantings are feasible. cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can cropland areas provide wildlife habitat for ring-necked be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- This soil has fair to poor potential for urban develop- ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range- ment. It has .moderate to high shrink swell, low strength, land wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can be and moderately slow permeability. These features create attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, problems in dwelling and road construction. Those areas managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. that have loam or sandy loam in the lower part of the The underlying sandstone is the most limiting feature substratum are suitable for septic tank absorption fields of this soil. Neither septic tank absorption fields nor and foundations. Some areas are adjacent to streams and sewage lagoons operate properly. Site preparation for are subject to occasional flooding. This soil has fair poten- dwellings is more costly. Environmental and beautifica- tial for such recreational development as camp and picnic Lion plantings of trees and shrubs may be difficult to areas and playgrounds. Capability class I irrigated. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUThERN PART 31 attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- managing livestock grazing and reseeding where needed. tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of This soil has good potential for urban development. The vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation only limiting feature is the moderately rapid permeability may be needed at the time of planting and during dry in the substratum, which causes a hazard of ground water periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival contamination from sewage lagoons. The loamy sand sur- are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redeedar, ponderosa face layer is a limitation for recreational development. pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The Once established, the lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- Capability subclass IIIe irrigated, We nonirrigated; an peashrub. Sandy Plains range site. Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The 45—Olney loamy sand, 3 to 5 percent slopes. This is a cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of 4,600 to pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can 5,200 feet. It formed in mixed outwash deposits. Included be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape in mapping are small areas of soils that have sandstone cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- and shale within a depth of 60 inches and some small tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- leveled areas. ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range- Typically the surface layer of this Olney soil is grayish land wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can be brown loamy sand about 7 inches thick. The subsoil is yel- attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, lowish brown and very pale brown sandy clay loam about managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. 14 inches thick. The substratum to a'depth of 60 inches is This soil has good potential for urban development. The very pale brown, calcareous fine sandy loam. only limiting feature is the moderately rapid permeability Permeability and available water capacity are in the substratum, which causes a hazard of ground water moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or contamination from sewage lagoons. The loamy sand sur- more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard if face layer is a limitation for recreational development. low. Once established, th'e lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. In irrigated areas this soil is suited to the crops com- Capability subclass IIIe irrigated, VI nonirrigated; Sandy monly grown in the area. Perennial grasses and alfalfa or Plains range site. close grown crops should be grown at least 50 percent of 46—Olney fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. the time. Close grown crops and pasture can be irrigated This is a deep, well drained soil on smooth plains at eleva- with contour ditches and corrugations. Furrows, contour tions of 4,600 to 5,200 feet. It formed in mixed outwash furrows, and cross slope furrows are suitable for row deposits. Included in mapping are small areas of soils that crops. Sprinkler irrigation is also desirable. Keeping til- have a dark surface layer and some small leveled areas. lage to a minimum and utilizing crop residue help to con- Typically the surface layer of this Olney soil is grayish trol erosion. Maintaining fertility and organic matter con- brown fine sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil tent is important. Crops respond to barnyard manure and is yellowish brown and very pale brown sandy clay loam commercial fertilizer. about 15 inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 The potential native vegetation on this range site is inches is very pale brown, calcareous fine sandy loam. dominated by sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and blue Permeability and available water capacity are grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is production ranges from 2,200 pounds per acre in favora- low. ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area, includ- and switchgrass decrease and blue grama, sand dropseed, ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and grasses invade and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 the site as range condition becomes poorer. to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, Management of vegetation on this soil should be based sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Few conservation prac- on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- tices are needed to maintain top yields. tion. Seeding is desirable if the range is in poor condition. All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats rigation is the most common. Barnyard manure and com- grama, blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. wheatgrass are suitable for seeding. The grass selected Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in be seeded into clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- drilled into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of spring has proven most successful. vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally may be needed at the time of planting and during dry suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival 32 SOIL SURVEY are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- and switchgrass decrease and blue grama, sand dropseed, an peashrub' and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The the site as range condition becomes poorer,grasses invade cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked Management of vegetation on this soil should be based pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape tion. Seeding is desirable if the range is in poor condition. cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- grama, blue grama, and pubescent wheatgrass are suita- tnent, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. ble for seeding. The grassshou meet the Rapid expansion of Greeley and the surrounding area seasonal requir ments oflivestock. I t d can be seeded into has resulted in urbanization of much of this Olney soil- a clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be drilled into a This soil has good potential for urban and recreational firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in spring has development. The only limiting feature is the moderately proven most successful. rapid permeability in the substratum, which causes a Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally hazard of ground water contamination from sewage suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in lagoons. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cuI- class I irrigated. tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of 47—Olney fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation This is a deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of may be needed at the time of planting and during dry 4,600 to 5,200 feet. It formed in mixed outwash deposits. periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival Included in mapping are small areas of soils that have a are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa dark surface layer. Some small leveled areas are also in- pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The eluded, shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- Typically the surface layer of this Olney soil is grayish an peashrub. brown fine sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The is yellowish brown and very pale brown sandy clay loam cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked about 14 inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can inches is very pale brown, calcareous fine sandy loam- be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape Permeability and available water capacity are cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- more. Surface runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range- low land wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can be In irrigated areas this soil is suited to all crops com- attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, monly grown in the area, including corn, sugar beets, managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, and onions. An exam- Rapid expansion of Greeley and the surrounding area ple of a suitable cropping system is 3 to 4 years of alfalfa has resulted in urbanization of much of the Olney soil. followed by corn, corn for silage, sugar beets, small grain, This soil has good potential for urban and recreational or beans. Land leveling, ditch lining, and installing development. The only limiting feature is the moderately pipelines may be needed for proper water application. All rapid permeability in the substratum, which causes a methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow irrigation is hazard of ground water contamination from sewage the most common. Barnyard manure and commercial fer- lagoons. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well- Capability tilizer are needed for top yields. subclass Iie irrigated, IVe nonirrigated; Sandy Plains In nonirrigated areas this soil is suited to winter wheat, range site. barley, and sorghum. Most of the acreage is planted to 48—Olney fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes. winter wheat. The predicted average yield is 28 bushels This is a deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of per acre. The soil is summer fallowed in alternate years 4,600 to 5,200 feet. It formed in mixed outwash deposits. to allow moisture accumulation. Generally precipitation is Included in mapping are small areas of soils that have a too low for beneficial use of fertilizer. dark surface layer and small areas of soils that have Stubble mulch farming, striperopping, and minimum til- sandstone and shale within a depth of 60 inches. lage are needed to control soil blowing and water erosion. Typically the surface layer of this Olney soil is grayish Terracing also may be needed to control water erosion. brown fine sandy *lay loam about 8 inches thick. The sub- The potential native vegetation on this range site is soil is yellowish brown and very pale brown fine sandy dominated by sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and blue loam about 12 inches thick. The substratum to a depth of grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, 60 inches is very pale brown, calcareous fine sandy loam. and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential Permeability and available water capacity are production ranges from 2,200 pounds per acre in favora- moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or cc---?A9 AIL 34 SOIL SURVEY or drilled into a firm, clean sorghum stubble. Seeding tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of early in spring has •proven most successful. Brush vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation management can also help to improve deteriorated range. may be needed at the time of planting and during dry • Windbreaks and environmental plantings are fairly well periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival suited to this soil. Blowing sand and low available water are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa capacity are the principal hazards in establishing trees pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The and shrubs. This soil is so loose that trees should be shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- planted in shallow furrows, and vegetation is needed an peashrub. between the rows. Supplemental irrigation may be needed Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. to insure survival. Trees that are best suited and have Ring-necked pheasant, mourning dove, and many non- good survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern game species can be attracted by establishing areas for redcedar, ponderosa pine, and Siberian elm. The shrubs nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, undisturbed • best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberian nesting cover is essential and should be included in plans peashrub. for habitat development, especially in areas of intensive Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The agriculture. cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked Rapid expansion of Greeley and the surrounding area pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can has resulted in urbanization of much of this Otero soil. be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape This soil has excellent potential for urban and recrea- cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- tional development. The only limiting feature is the tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- moderately rapid permeability in the substratum, which ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range- causes a hazard of ground water contamination from land wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can be sewage lagoons. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, Capability subclass Its irrigated. managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. 51—Otero sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. This is a Few areas of this soil are in major growth and ur- deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of 4,700 to banized centers. The chief limiting feature is the rapid 5,250 feet. It formed in mixed outwash and eolian permeability in the substratum, whicfh causes a hazard of deposits. Included in mapping are small areas of soils that ground water contamination from seepage. Potential for have loam and clay loam underlying material. recreation is poor because of the sandy surface layer. Typically the surface layer is brown sandy loam about Capability subclass IVe irrigated, VIe nonirrigated; Deep 12 inches thick. The underlying material to a depth of 60 Sand range site. inches is pale brown calcareous fine sandy loam. 50—Otero sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. This is a Permeability is rapid. Available water capacity is deep, well drained soil on smooth plains at elevations of moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or 4,700 to 5,250 feet. It formed in mixed outwash and eolian more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is deposits. Included in mapping are small areas of soils that low. have loam and clay loam underlying material. This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It Typically the surface layer is brown sandy loam about is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area. Land 12 inches thick. The underlying material to a depth of 60 leveling, ditch lining, and installing pipelines may be inches is pale brown calcareous fine sandy loam. needed for proper water application. Permeability is rapid. Available water capacity is All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or rigation is the,most common. Barnyard manure and com- more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. low. In nonirrigated areas this soil is suited to winter wheat, This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It barley, and sorghum. Most of the acreage is planted to is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area, includ- winter wheat. The predicted average yield is 28 bushels ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, per acre. The soil is summer fallowed in alternate years and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 to allow moisture accumulation. Generally precipitaiton is to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, too low for beneficial use of fertilizer. sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Generally, such charac- Stubble mulch farming, striperopping, and minimum til- teristics as a high clay content or a rapidly permeable lage are needed to control water erosion. Terracing also substratum slightly restrict some crops. may be needed to control water erosion. All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- The potential native vegetation on this range site is rigation is the most common. Proper irrigation water dominated by sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and blue management is essential. Barnyard manure and commer- grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, vial fertilizer are needed for top yields. and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally production ranges from 2,200 pounds per acre in favora- suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and switchgrass decrease and blue grama, sand dropseed, should be grown at least 50 percent of the time. Contour and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and grasses invade ditches and corrugations can be used in irrigating close the site as range condition becomes poorer. grown crops and pasture. Furrows, contour furrows, and Management of vegetation on this soil should be based cross slope furrows are suitable for row crops. Sprinkler on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- irrigation is also desirable. Keeping tillage to a minimum tion. Seeding is desirable if the range is in poor condition. and utilizing crop residue help to control erosion. Main- Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats taming fertility is important. Crops respond to applica- grama, blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested tions of phosphorus and nitrogen. wheatgrass are suitable for seeding. The grass selected The potential native vegetation on this site is should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can dominated by sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and blue be seeded into a clean, firm stubble, or it can be drilled grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in spring has and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential proven most successful. production ranges from 2,200 pounds per acre in favora- Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- and switchgrass decrease, and blue grama, sand dropseed, tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and grasses invade vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation the site as range condition becomes poorer. may be needed at the time of planting and during dry Management of vegetation on this soil should be based periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa tion. Seeding is desirable if the range is in poor condition. pine, Siberian eim, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- grama, blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested an peashrub. wheatgrass are suitable for seeding. The grass selected Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can Ring-necked pheasant, mourning dove, and many non- be seeded into a clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be game species can be attracted by establishing areas for drilled into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, undisturbed spring has proven most successful. nesting cover is essential and should be included in plans Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally for habitat development, especially in areas of intensive suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in agriculture. establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- Rapid expansion of Greeley and the surrounding area tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of has resulted in urbanization of much of this Otero soil. vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation This soil has excellent potential for urban and recrea- may be needed at the time of planting and during dry tional development. The only limiting feature is the periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival moderately rapid permeability in the substratum, which are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa causes a hazard of ground water contamination from pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The sewage lagoons. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- Capability subclass IIle irrigated, IVe nonirrigated; an peashrub. Sandy Plains range site. Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. 52—Otero sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes. This is a Ring-necked pheasant, mourning dove, and many non- deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of 4,700 to game species can be attracted by establishing areas for 5,250 feet. It formed in mixed outwash and eolian nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, undisturbed deposits. Included in mapping are small areas of soils that nesting cover is essential and should be included in plans have loam and clay loam underlying material. Also in- for habitat development, especially in areas of intensive eluded are small areas of soils that have sandstone and agriculture. shale within a depth of 60 inches. Rapid expansion of Greeley and the surrounding area Typically the surface layer of this Otero soil is brown has resulted in urbanization of much of this Otero soil. sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The underlying material The soil has excellent potential for urban and recreational to a depth of 60 inches is pale brown calcareous fine development. The only limiting feature is the moderately sandy loam. rapid permeability in the substratum, which causes a Permeability is rapid. Available water capacity is hazard of ground water contamination from sewage moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or lagoons. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability more. Surface runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is subclass IIIe irrigated, Vie nonirrigated; Sandy Plains low. range site. This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It 53—Otero sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes. This is a is suited to the crops commonly grown in the area. deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of 4,700 to Perennial grasses and alfalfa or close growing crops 5,250 feet. It formed in mixed outwash and eolian , 48 SOIL SURVEY Management of vegetation on this soil should be based Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in tion. Seeding is desirable if the range is in poor condition. establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of grama, blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation wheatgrass are suitable for seeding. The grass selected may be necessary at the time of planting and during the should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can dry periods. Trees that are best suited and have good be seeded into a clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, drilled into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in ponderosa pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackber- spring has proven most successful. ry. The shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Windbreaks and environmental plantings are fairly well Siberian peashrub. suited to this soil. Blowing sand and low available water Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. capacity are the principal hazards in establishing trees Ring-necked pheasant, mourning dove, and many non- and shrubs. This soil is so loose that trees should be game species can be attracted by establishing areas for planted in shallow furrows and vegetation maintained nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, undisturbed between the rows. Supplemental irrigation may be needed nesting cover is essential and should be included in plans for habitat development, especially in areas of intensive to insure survival. Trees that are best suited and have good survival are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern agriculture. redcedar, ponderosa pine, and Siberian elm. The shrubs This soil has good potential for urban and recreational best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberian development. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. The peashrub. only limiting feature is the rapid permeability in the sub- Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. Ran- stratum, which causes a hazard of ground water con- geland wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can Lamination from sewage lagoons. Capability subclass [Is be attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, irrigated. managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. 76—Vona sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. This is a This soil has good potential for urban and recreational deep, well drained soil on plains and high terraces at elevations of 4,600 to 5,200 feet. It formed in eolian and development. Once established, the lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. The primary limiting soil feature is the alluvial deposits. Included in mapping are some leveled areas. Also included are small areas of soils that have a rapid permeability in the substratum, which causes a hazard of ground water contamination from sewage loamy substratum and areas of soils that are noncalcare- lagoons. In places recreational development is limited by ous to a depth of 60 inches. the susceptibility to soil blowing. Capability subclass Vie Typically the surface layer of this Vona soil is grayish brown sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is irrigated, Vie nonirrigated; Sandy Plains range site. sub- 75—Vona sandy loam, 0 to : percent slopes. This is a brown fine sandy loam about 18 inches thick. The deep, well drained soil on high terraces at elevations of stratum to a depth of inches is sandy loam. 4,650 to 4,950 feet. It formed in alluvial deposits. Included Permeability is mod erately rveid. Available water capacity is moderate. The effective rooting depth th is 60 in mapping are some leveled areas and small areas of inches or more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion soils that have a loamy substratum. hazard is low. Typically the surface layer of this Vona soil is grayish In irrigated areas this soil is suited to all crops corn- brown sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is monly grown in the area, including corn, sugar beets, brown fine sandy loam about 20 inches thick. The sub- beans, alfalfa, small grain, and onions. An example of a stratum to a depth of 60 inches is sandy loam. suitable cropping system is 3 to 4 Permeability is moderately rapid. Available water pp g 'y years of alfalfa fol- Permeability by corn, corn for silage, sugar beets, small grain, or capacity is moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 beans. Land leveling, ditch lining, and installing pipelines inches or more. Surface runoff is slow, and the erosion are needed for proper water applications. hazard is low. All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It rigation is the most common. Barnyard manure and com- is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area, includ- mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields. ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa (fig. 7), small grain, Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally potatoes, and onions. An example of a suitable cropping suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in system is 3 to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- silage, sugar beets, small grain, or beans. The rapidly tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of permeable substratum slightly restricts some crops. vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir- may be necessary at the time of planting and during dry rigation is the most common. Proper irrigation manage- periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival ment is essential. Barnyard manure and commercial fertil- are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa izer are needed for top yields. pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The ii I II WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 49 shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac, and Siberi- and switchgrass decrease and blue grama, sand dropseed, an peashrub. and sand sage increase. Annual weeds and grasses invade Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The the site as range condition becomes poorer. cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked Management of vegetation on this soil should be based pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can on taking half and leaving half of the total annual produc- be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape tion. Seeding is desirable if range is in poor condition. cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- Sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, switchgrass, sideoats tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- grama, blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass, and crested ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range- wheatgrass are suitable for seeding. The grass selected land wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can be should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. It can attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, be seeded into a clean, firm sorghum stubble, or it can be managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. drilled into a firm prepared seedbed. Seeding early in This soil has good potential for urban and recreational spring has proven most successful. development. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. The Windbreaks and environmental plantings generally are only limiting feature is the rapid permeability in the sub- suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in stratum, which causes a hazard of ground water con- establishing trees and shrubs, can be controlled by cul- tamination from sewage lagoons. Capability subclass Ile tivating only in the tree row and by leaving a strip of irrigated; IVe nonirrigated; Sandy Plains range site. vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation 77—Vona sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes. This is a may be needed at the time of planting and during dry deep, well drained soil on plains at elevations of 4,600 to periods. Trees that are best suited and have good survival 5,200 feet. It formed in eolian deposits. Included in are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redcedar, ponderosa mapping are small areas of soils that have a loamy sub- pine, Siberian elm, Russian-olive, and hackberry. The stratum and areas of soils that are noncalcareous to a shrubs best suited are skunkbush sumac, lilac and Siberi- depth of 60 inches. an peashrub. Typically the surface layer of this Vona soil is grayish Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The brown sandy loam about 8 inches thick. The subsoil is cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked brown fine sandy loam about 15 inches thick. The sub- pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can stratum to a depth of 60 inches is sandy loam. be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape Permeability is moderately rapid. Available water cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen- capacity is moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop- inches or more. Surface runoff is medium,and the erosion ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range- hazard is low. land wildlife, for example, the pronghorn antelope, can be In irrigated areas this soil is suited to the crops com- attracted by developing livestock watering facilities, monly grown in the area. Perennial grasses and alfalfa or managing livestock grazing, and reseeding where needed. close grown crops should be grown at least 50 percent of This soil has good potential for urban and recreational the time. Contour ditches and corrugations can be used in development. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. The irrigating close grown crops and pasture. Furrows, con- only limiting feature is the rapid permeability in the sub- tour furrows, and cross slope furrows are suitable for row . stratum, which causes a hazard of ground water con- crops. Sprinkler irrigation is also desirable. Keeping til- tamination from sewage lagoons. Capability subclass Ille lage to a minimum and utilizing crop residue help to con- irrigated, Vie nonirrigated; Sandy Plains range site. trol erosion. Maintaining fertility is important. Crops 78—Weld loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. This is a deep, respond to applications of phosphorus and nitrogen. well drained soil on smooth plains at elevations of 4,850 to In nonirrigated areas this soil is suited to winter wheat, 5,000 feet. It formed in eolian deposits. Included in barley, and sorghum. Most of the acreage is planted to mapping are small areas of soils that have a subsoil of winter wheat. The predicted average yield is 28 bushels loam and light clay loam. Also included are some leveled per acre. The soil is summer fallowed in alternate years areas. to allow moisture accumulation. Generally precipitation is Typically the surface layer of this Weld soil is brown too low to make beneficial use of fertilizer. loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is brown and pale Mulch farming, striperopping, and minimum tillage are brown heavy clay loam and light clay about 20 inches needed to control soil blowing and water erosion. Terrac- thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches is silt loam. ing also may be needed to control water erosion. Permeability is slow. Available water capacity is high. The potential native vegetation on this range site is The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Surface dominated by sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, and blue runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is low. grama. Needleandthread, switchgrass, sideoats grama, This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It and western wheatgrass are also prominent. Potential is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area includ- production ranges from 2,200 pounds per acre in favora- ing corn, sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes, ble years to 1,800 pounds in unfavorable years. As range and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3 condition deteriorates, the sand bluestem, sand reedgrass, to 4 years of alfalfa followed by corn, corn for silage, EXHIBIT "C" AFFIDAVIT OF RECORDS EXAMINATION Application No. Subject Property See attached Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that the surface and mineral owners lists attached hereto in Exhibit "A" and in Exhibit "B" were compiled after a careful examination of the following: Drilling Title Opinion dated January 28, 1983 prepared by Young, Allott, Foster, & Reynolds certified from inception of title to January 11, 1983, at 8:00 A.M. The tract index of Transamerica Title Insurance Company, examined from before January 11, 1983 at 8:00 A.M. to February 3, 1986, subject lands The Grantor/Grantee index daily records checked from February 3, 1986 through February 13, 1986 for conveyances from the pertinent parties; and further states that said ownership lists are to the best of his knowledge, true and accurate lists of the names and addresses of said owners. Thomas A. Rutledge STATE OF COLORADO ) ) S.S. COUNTY OF WELD ) The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of February , 19 86 . WITNESS my hand and official seal. My Commission expires: f^,y COir^issitn Ex;ccs A,e 7. if, ?^ 791 'ti 5 c el `. A ✓2c,� / e-r- -c-o Notary Public • Exhibit "A" to AFFIDAVIT OF RECORDS EXAMINATION dated February 18th, 1986, by Thomas A. Rutledge SURFACE ESTATE OWNERS Township 6 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: SEA comprised of the following two parcels of land: TRACT #1 - That part of said Section 26 more particularly described as that part of the N1/2SFl which lies Northerly of a line drawn parallel with and 100 feet distant Southerly, measured at right angles, from the herinafter described centerline of the abandoned main track of the Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company as formerly constructed and operated and extending easterly from the west line to the east line of said NIISE1/4; (See Book 1031, Rec#1968043 Weld County Records for description of said center Line), containing an area of 10.66 acres more or less. TRACT #2 - That part of the SE} of said Section 26 less Tract 1 above Name Address Assessor's Parcel Identification # TRACT # 1 Colorado Gathering P.O. Box 1022 #62-0803-26-0-00-035 and Processing Boulder, CO 80306 Corporation, a Colorado corporation TRACT # 2 Lyster Family Farms, 22727 Weld County Rd. 64 #62-0803-26-0-00-034 a partnership Greeley, Colorado 80631 Thomas A. Rutledge Exhibit "B" to AFFIDAVIT OF RECORDS EXAMINATION dated February 18th, 1986, by Thomas A. Rutledge MINERAL AND/OR SUBSURFACE OWNERS Township 6 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: Sq. comprised of the following two parcels of land: TRACT #1 - That part of said Section 26 more particularly described as that part of the NOSEY which lies Northerly of a line drawn parallel with and 100 feet distant Southerly, measured at right angles, from the hereinafter described centerline of the abandoned main track of the Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company as formerly constructed and operated and extending easterly from the west line to the east line of said N1/2,.SEk; (See Book 1031, Rec# 1968043 Weld County Records for description of said center line) Containing an area of 10.66 acres more or less. TRACT #2 - That part of the SEJ of Section 26 Less TRACT #1 above Mineral Owner & Address Lessee & Address TRACT # 1 - That portion lying within the NEkSE1/4 Champlin Petroleum Company, Unleased below the base of the a Delaware corporation Codell geological formation P.O. Box 1257 Englewood, Colorado 80150 Balance: Andrau Enterprises, Inc. 1200 Travis St., Suite 666 Houston, Texas 77002 TRACT # 1 - That portion lying within the NW}SE% Unleased (Champlin Petroleum Company) TRACT # 2 - All Lyster Family Farms, Coors Energy Company a partnership P.O. Box 467 22727 Weld County Road 64 Golden, Colorado 80402 Greeley, Colorado 80631 67� Thomas A. Rutledge 9srT7A AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS SURFACE ESTATE Application No. Subject Property See attached Exhibit "A". STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD ) THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that to the best of his or her knowledge the attached list is a true and accurate list of the names, addresses and the corresponding Parcel Identification Number assigned by the Weld County Assessor of the owners of property (the surface estate) within the SE% of said Section 26, the property subject to the application. This list was compiled from the records of the Weld County Assessor, or an ownership update from a title or abstract company or attorney, derived from such records, or from the records of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. The list compiled from the records of the Weld County Assessor shall have been assembled within thirty (30) days of the application submission date. (yZ Thomas A. Rutledge The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of February , 1986 . WITNESS my hand and official seal. My Commission expires: MMy, C ,ion Ex ;cs A.u3. 10, 1(..':3 (6)-x.: / _ Notary Public Exhibit "A" to AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS SURFACE ESTATE dated February 18, 1986 Township 6 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: SE1 comprised of the following two parcels of Land: TRACT #1 - That part of said Section 26 more particularly described as that part of the NllSF}t which lies Northerly of a line drawn parallel with and 100 feet distant Southerly, measured at right angles, from the herinafter described centerline of the abandoned main track of the Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company as formerly constructed and operated and extending easterly from the west line to the east line of said NOSE} ; (See Book 1031, Rec#1968043 Weld County Records for description of said center line), containing an area of 10.66 acres more or less. TRACT #2 - That part of the SEh of said Section 26 less Tract 1 above Name Address Assessor's Parcel Identification # TRACT # 1 Colorado Gathering P.O. Box 1022 #62-0803-26-0-00-035 and Processing Boulder, CO 80306 Corporation, a Colorado corporation TRACT # 2 Lyster Family Farms, 22727 Weld County Rd. 64 #62-0803-26-0-00-034 a partnership Greeley, Colorado 80631 Thomas A. Rutledge rc r EXHIBIT "D" AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS MINERALS AND/OR SUBSURFACE Application No. Subject Property See attached Exhibit "A" STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that to the best of his knowledge the attached list is a true and accurate list of the names and addresses of all mineral owners and lessees of mineral owners on or under the parcel of land which is the subject of the application as their names appear upon the records in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, or from an ownership update from a title or abstract company or an attorney. Thomas A. Rutledge The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of February , 1986. 1ITNFSS,fky band and official seal. My CCaluission expires: y-611/ Notary Public Exhibit "A" to AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS MINERALS AND/OR SUBSURFACE, dated February 20, 1986, by Thomas A. Rutledge Township 6 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: SEJ comprised of the following two parcels of land: TRACT #1 - That part of said Section 26 more particularly described as that part of the NOSEY which lies Northerly of a line drawn parallel with and 100 feet distant Southerly, measured at right angles, from the hereinafter described centerline of the abandoned main track of the Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company as formerly constructed and operated and extending easterly from the west line to the east line of said NSF ; (See Book 1031, Rec# 1968043 Weld County Records for description of said center line) Containing an area of 10.66 acres more or less. TRACT #1 - That part of the SEA of Section 26 less TRACT #1 above Mineral Owner & Address Lessee & Address TRACT # 1 - That portion lying within the NFYSEk Champlin Petroleum Company, Unleased below the base of the a Delaware corporation, Codell geological formation P.O. Box 1257 Englewood, Colorado 80150 Balance: Andrau Enterprises, Inc. 1200 Travis St., Suite 666 Houston, TPYss 77002 TRACT # 1 - That portion lying within the NW1/4SE4 Un1Paced (Champlin Petroleum Company) TRACT # 2 - All Lyster Family Farms, Coors Energy Company a partnership P.O. Box 467 22727 Weld County Road 64 Golden, Colorado 80402 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Thomas A. Rutledge i/ Hello