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(303)691-4700 Colorado Department
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August 31, 1994
Robert Yost
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RE: Certificate of Designation Application
Highway 66 Composting Facility ;Q
Weld County
Dear Mr. Yost:
The Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment (the Division) received your application, August 3, 1994, for a certificate of designation for the
above referenced facility. In accordance with the solid waste statute (30-20-109 et seq.) a preliminary
completeness review of such application is required within 30 days of receipt.
The Division has completed its initial review of the application. In the judgement of the Division, your
application is incomplete. The Division will not begin its formal review until the following items are clarified:
1. Pursuant to section 3.2 of Colorado's solid waste regulations 6 CCR 1007-2 (the Regulations), all
portions of the facility design must be reviewed and sealed by a Colorado professional engineer.
2. Pursuant to section 3.2.3(d) of the Regulations;the location,dimensions and grades of all surface water
control features shall be provided. All surface water control structures shall be designed in accordance
with section 2.1.6 of the Regulations.
3. Please provide a site map which illustrates the location and dimensions of the composting staging and
storage areas, and raw material stockpiles.
4. Piease show surface water run-on and run-off control features and their relationship to item #3.
6. Pursuant to section 3.2.2 (A) of the Regulations, all surface water features within a two mile radius of
the site boundary shall be identified (ie. lakes, rivers, springs, etc.). Please provide a map which
illustrates these features.
7. Pursuant to section 3.2.2 (C) of the Regulations, all ground water wells within one mile of the site
boundary shall be identified. Provide the following information on each well:well depth,depth to water,
screened interval, aquifer taped and use of water.
8. Please provide a map which shows the local geologic formation(s) and structures. Include a written
description of each geologic/soil layer at the proposed site.
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9. Provide geotechnical information on the permeability of the onsite material and its effectiveness as a
liner.
10. Solid waste sites and facilities shall not be located in a floodplain. Please provide information which
shows the proposed facility does not lie within a floodplain.
11. The application states an evaporation pond will be constructed onsite to collect and hold surface water.
Please provide construction specifications for the evaporation pond.
12. The Division only received one copy of the application. Per section 1.6.2 of the Regulations, five (5)
copies of the application shall be forward to the Division by the governing body, in this case Weld
County. If the appropriate number of copies were not provided to Weld County, please submit the
correct number. If you did provide the required number, please contact Weld County and have them
forward four (4) additional copies to the Division.
These conclude the Division's comments regarding the completeness review of the proposed Highway 66
Composting Facility. The Division will continue its technical review of the application after it receives this
additional information.
Please note that it is not the intent or purpose of a preliminary completeness review to imply anything concerning
the final approval of a proposed site and facility. Also, the Division may request additional information in order
to clarify aspects of your proposal.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call me at 303-692-3437.
Sincerely,
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Roger Doak
Geologist
Solid Waste Section
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
cc: Weld County Commissioners
G. Thompson Weld County Planning Department
T. Jiricek, Weld County Health Department
file: SW/WLD/HGW #2
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