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Home My WebLink About950682.tiffmEmoRanDum WilkTo COLORADO From Subject: Gloria Dunn, Current Planner Nov. 7, 1994 Date Don Carroll, Administrative Coordinator ,O,f(6 Case No. USR-1067, H.S. Resources I have reviewed the application and drawing on the above -mentioned Case No., and I have the following comments. Under the Use of the Special Review Questionnaire, Item No. 13, the applicant needs to indicate how many vehicles will be utilizing the site on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Also, on Item No. 15, the type, size, weight, and frequency of the vehicles that will access the site. I would like to see the applicant utilize one main locked gate to minimize the access points on the county road. cc: Commissioner Kirkmeyer USR-1067 :plan3.fc 950682 ill EXHIBIT Weld County Department of Planning Services 1400 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 November 21, 1994 Case Number: U S R — 1067 This letter is in reference to H.S. Resources, Inc. and their request for a permit for a treatment plant. When they contacted us about purchasing our 160 acres to locate the treatment plant, we were asked to put a price on said land. After two days of debating the request, we decided we did not care to pursue the matter. Our thinking and concern was the pollution of the ground, the water and the need for it to be on a busy, paved road. Also the question as to how it would effect the valve of the adjoining land. At the present time, our concern is how it will effect the valve of our land, now and in the future. These are our comments and also our objections. Please analyze all of these issues when making your decision. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Hans L. Johnson and Maude E. Johnson Nov q 1994 ..,,rel 4re4nmMUO PLATTE VALLEY SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT November 15, 1994 Weld County Colorado Department of Planning Services 1400 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 60 South 27th Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 659-7004 RE: Case Number USR-1067 The following is in response to the "Use by Special Review Application of H.S. Resources,Inc.,"The parcel of land described as the SE 1/4 of Section 13, Township 3 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is approximately 1/2 mile east of Weld County Road 35; north of and adjacent to Weld County Road 32. 160 acres + or -. The correspondence that we have received has addressed many critical issues that must be taken into account. The applicant has considered environmental impacts that could have less than favorable impacts. The applicant appears to be aware of onsite and offsite impacts that the proposed operation could yield. The application has taken into account any neighbors which could be impacted by this constructed facility. The concerns of those neighbors cannot be adequately addressed by our office. Therefore, we can recommend the following only as consideration in the development of this site. Our office would recommend that caution be used in the installation of the septic system on this site. The excessive permeability of the Vona loamy sand can cause contamination of the ground water supply from septic tank leach fields. This contamination therefore could lead to contamination of existing and constructed wells both irrigation and domestic. Surface runoff is slow and erosion hazard is low on this soil type. If we can be of any further assistance, please let us know. Sincerely, Bob Warner Board of Supervisors word/usr-1067 950682 (I� DEC 2 7 1994 ..,tom. IIEXHIBIT i Wilk COLORADO To From mEmoaAnuu Weld County Planning Subject: Date 1 JAN 4 1995 r. 11,•••411 I P►aMinp January 4, 1995 Trevor Jiricek, Environmental Protection Services Case Number: USR-1067 Name: H.S. Resources, Inc. W �;1' PT SE4 of Section 13, Township 3 North, Range 66 West Environmental Protection Services has reviewed this proposal; the following conditions are recommended to be part of any approval: 1. The facility shall conform and comply with the Use by Special Review Application Materials dated September 29, 1994, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rule 907 Application Materials dated October 13, 1994, and the supplemental information dated December 12, 1994. 2. The facility shall monitor the eight (8) groundwater monitoring wells on -site quarterly. At a minimum, ground water samples shall be analyzed using an appropriate method for: depth to groundwater, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Benzene, ethyl benzene, toluene, xylene. The facility shall submit groundwater monitoring results quarterly to the Weld County Health Department and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. In the event the down gradient wells exhibit a statistical increase over background levels, the facility shall: A. Cease accepting contaminated soil on -site, pending review of analytical data by Weld County Health Department and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. B. Notify the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in writing within five (5) working days. C. Immediately develop a plan to determine the extent of contamination. This plan must be approved by the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. D. Upon determining the extent of contamination, the facility shall develop a remedial action plan. This plan must be reviewed and approved by the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. 3. The facility shall collect and analyze soil samples semi-annually directly beneath the treatment area. Samples shall be collected at a minimum of eight (8) separate locations. These samples shall represent impact from the facility to a depth of five (5) feet. In addition, yearly soil samples shall be collected at five, ten, 950682 H.S. Resources, Inc. Page 2 fifteen, and twenty feet (or sampled to groundwater). At a minimum, these soil samples shall be analyzed using an appropriate method for: Benzene, ethyl benzene, toluene, xylene, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Oil and grease. The facility shall submit soil monitoring results (including sample locations) to the Weld County Health Department and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. In the event the soils exhibit an impact from the facility at a depth greater that five (5) feet from grade, the facility shall: A. Cease accepting contaminated soil on -site, pending review ofanalytical results by the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. B. Notify the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in writing within five (5) working days. C. Immediately develop a plan to determine the extent of contamination. This plan must be approved by the Weld County Health Department and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. D. Develop a remedial action plan addressing clean up of the contaminated soil and determine and amend operational practices as necessary to abate the impact. The plan shall be approved by the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The facility must receive approval from the Weld County Health Department and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission prior to accepting additional contaminated soils on -site. 4. Soil and groundwater monitoring requirements may be revised and amended at a later date. The Weld County Health Department reserves the right to require additional environmental monitoring requirements if the facility demonstrates that it is necessary. The facility may request to the Weld County Health and Planning Departments to amend monitoring requirements provided an adequate demonstration can be made of the irrelevance of the monitoring. Both the Weld County Health and Planning Departments must approve of the revisions prior to deletion. 5. The facility shall notify the Weld County Health Department, Weld County Planning Department, and Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission a minimum of 90 days prior to closure. 6. The facility shall submit a detailed design and operation and monitoring plan for the wash pit to the Weld County Health Department and Planning Departments for approval. Both Departments must approve this plan in writing prior to the construction of this unit. 9S3682 9::0632 H.S. Resources, Inc. Page 3 7. The facility shall submit a closure plan in accordance with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rule 907 and the submitted application materials to the Colorado Oil and Gas conservation Commission, Weld County Health Department and Weld County Planning Department for review and approval prior to closure. 8. The facility shall accept only solid, nonhazardous exploration and production waste derived from HS Resources, Inc. drilling and production operations in Weld County. 9. No permanent disposal of wastes shall be permitted at this site. This is not meant to include the beneficial application of fresh water -based bentonitic drilling mud. 10. Waste materials shall be handled, stored, and treated in a manner that controls fugitive dust, blowing debris, and other potential nuisance conditions. 11. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on this site. 12. The maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the light industrial limit of 70 db(A) as measured according to 25-12-102, Colorado Revised Statutes. 13. The facility shall provide a Individual Sewage Disposal System in accordance with Weld County Regulations. A vault system shall be acceptable. 9:DC32 Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C. February 15, 1995 Ms. Gloria Dunn Current Planner Department of Planning Services 1400 North 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Via Faesimile & U.S. Mail Attorneys at Law 1775 Sherman Street Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80203 Telephone 303-830-2500 Facsimile 303-832-2366 John E Welborn Stephen J. Sullivan John F Meck Keith D. Tooley *Kendor P Jones Molly Sommerville Karen Ostrander -Krug Marla E. Valdez Brian S. Tooley Scott L. Sells Tamara Barnes Of Counsel Robert E Welborn Special Counsel John S. Cowan "Admitted in New York and Texas Only Re: Application by HS Resources, Inc. for Use by Special Review ("Application") Township 3 North, Range 66 West Section 13: Portion of SE/4 Dear M. Dunn: The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a response for Union Pacific Resources Company and Union Pacific Land Resources Corporation (the "UP entities") with respect to the above -referenced application for a special use permit that was filed with the County by HS Resources, Inc. I understand that you notified the UP entities because they own minerals which underlie the property that is the subject of the Application ("Property"). I understand from my review of the materials that were provided to me by the Weld County Planning Department that the Application is for HS Resources to establish a land farm on approximately 100 acres in the quarter section, that the land farm will service wells which HS Resources operates in Weld County and that there will be few, if any, permanent structures on the Property. I also understand that the special use permit will not in any way affect the current agricultural zoning. Based on this understanding, the UP entities have no objection to the Application with respect to the mineral interests that they own in the Property. We would note that our records reflect that there are at least four oil and gas wells that are currently located on the Property in which Union Pacific Resources Company may have an interest and which, we understand, will not be affected by the land farm operations. C:\OFFICE\ WPW IN\W PDOCS\DUNN 1. W PD L vitigny FEB 1 1995 printed on recycled paper Welborn Sullivan Meek & Tooley, P.C. Ms. Gloria Dunn February 15, 1995 Page 2 If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please call me. Sincerely, Molly Sommerville MLS\jkn cc: Robert See Paula Gordon Russell Light, Esq. Ron Jacobs, Esq. Pat Flynn C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\W PDOCS\DUNN 1. WPD 950682 Hello