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Home My WebLink About20241559.tiffUSE BY SPECIAL REVIEW (USR) APPLICATION FOR PLANNING DEPARTMENT USE: AMOUNT $ APPLICATION RECEIVED BY DATE RECEIVED: CASE # ASSIGNED: USR24-0006 PLANNER ASSIGNED: DA P ROPERTY INFORMATION Is the property currently in violation? Parcel Number: 1 0 5 3 No /UYes Violation Case Number: 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 6 S ite Address: 28339 COUNTY ROAD 44, WELD COUNTY Legal Description: PT S2SW4 14 4 64 LOT B REC EXEMPT RECX14-0002 Section: 14 , Township 04 N, Range 64 W Zoning District: ___AgAcreage: 75 Within subdivision or townsite? VI No /❑Yes Name: Water (well permit # or water district tap #): N/A Sewer (On -site wastewater treatment system permit # or sewer account #): N/A Floodplain No / ✓ Yes Geological Hazard ✓ No / Yes P ROJECT U SR Use being applied for: 10 MW solar garden (two 5MW solar gardens) Name of proposed business: Pivot Solar 46 LLC and Pivot Solar 47 LLC P ROPERTY OWNER(S) (Attach additional sheets if necessary.) Name: Cynthia J. Kennedy Airport Overlay '✓ No / LJYes Company: Phone #: 970-518-2839 Email: hope4854@gmail.com Street Address: 28339 CR 44 City/State/Zip Code: Kersey CO, 80644 APPLICANT/AUTHORIZED AGENT (Authorization Form must be included if there is an Authorized Agent) Name: Kyle Sundman Company Pivot Energy Phone #: (888) 734-3033 Email: ksundman@pivotenergy.net Street Address: 1601 Wewatta St Suite #700 City/State/Zip Code: Denver CO 80202 I (We) hereby depose and state under penalties of perjury that all statements, proposals, and/or plans submitted with or contained within the application are true and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge. All fee owners of the property must sign this application. If an Authorized Agent signs, an Authorization Form signed by all fee owners must be included with the application. If the fee owner is a corporation, evidence must be included indicating the signatory has the legal authority to sign for the corporation. rag- St&I4- S ignature Kyle Sundman 12/13/23 Date Signature Date P rint Print 07/22 9 I, (We), Ith ICA (Owndr — please print) AUTHORIZATION FORM k DEPARTMENTS OF PLANNING BUILDING, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 1402 NORTH 17TH AVENUE PO BOX 758 GREELEY CO 80632 give permission to Pivot Energy c/o Kyle Sundman (Authorized Agent/Applicant—please print) to apply for any Planning, Building, Access, Grading or O'WTS permits on our behalf, for the property located at (address or parcel number) below: 105314300016 Legal Description: PT S2Sv�1414 4 64 LOT B REC E: of Section 14 , Township 04 N: Range 64 Subdivision Name: Property Owners Information: Address: 28339 COUNTY ROAD 44 Phone: 970-518-2839 Lot Block E-mail: hope4854 a@gmaiLcom Authorized Agent/Applicant Contact Information: Address: 1601 Wewatta St Suite #700 Denver CO 80202 Phone: (888) 734-3033 E -Mail: Correspondence to be sent to: Owner Q Authorized Agent/Applicant a by: Mail Cl Email Additional Info: I (We) hereby certify, under penalty of perjury and after carefully reading the entire contents of this document, that th • information stated above Is true and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge. Own r Signature Subscribed and sworn to before me this C Ite n riedcj My commission expires \ U W. 71 07/22 ‘\**1 �R Date NA Owner Signature day of V)je veyi r 20 23 by Notary Public CAITLIN 0'MARA Notary Public State of Colorado Notary ID # 20234039083 My Commission Expires 10-13-2027 11 Scanned with CamScanner State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 12:55 PM 06/29/2023 FILED 12:55 PM 06/29/2023 SR 20232889744 - File Number 7543262 STATE OF DELAWARE CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The undersigned authorized person., desiring to form a limited liability company pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows: , The name of the limited liability company is Pivot Solar 46 L t ,The Registered Office of the limitedliability company in the State of Delaware is located at 108 wo 13th St Suite 100 (street), in the City of Wilmington , Zip Code 19801 . The name of the Registered Agent at such address upon whom process against this limited liability. company may be served is Vern n .Agent Services Inc.. . By: t µ Author F� m :. , erson c u 1+MivelionName- Print or Type State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 12:56 PM 06/29/2023 FILED 12:56 PM 06/29/2023 SR 20232889785 - File Number 7543266 STATE OF DELAWARE CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The undersigned authorized person., desiring to form a limited liability company pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows: , The name of the limited liability company is Pivot Solar 47 L. ,The Registered Office of the limitedliability company in the State of Delaware is located at 108 wo 13th St Suite 100 (street), in the City of Wilmington , Zip Code 19801 . The name of the Registered Agent at such address upon whom process against this limited liability. company may be served is Vern n .Agent Services Inc.. . By: t µ Author a erson O U L9 Mirtion Names Print or Type 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Total Pages: 7 Rec Fee: $43.99 Carly Koppes - Clerk and Recorder, Weld County , Co EXHIBIT FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF LEASE RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO: Pivot Energy Inc. Attention: Title Department �p�rtmen.t 1750 15h Street, Suite 400 Denver CO 80202 (Space above this line for Recorder's use only) MEMORANDUM OF: LEASE THIS MEMORANDUM OF'LEASE is made and entered into as of 2023, by and between Cynthia J. Kennedy i whose residence/mailing address 28339 Weld County Road 44, Kersey. ("Owner"). and Pivot Energy Development opm nt -, a Colorado limited liability company. whose address is 1750 15th t. Suite 400, Denver Co 80202 ("Company") (Owner and "Parties" "Party"), . follows: the Partie " and each a Partyb+t.,:: ), and provides follows: This . 'Memorandum of Lease provides s notice of the olar Lease regiment dated M u .. , 2023 (the "Lease',) in which Company will construct, operate and maintain a solar facility (the "Project"), LORJONR: Cynthia .1. Kennedy LESSEE/COMPANY: Pivot Energy Development TLC DESCRIPTION F PROPERTY: Lessor/Owner is the owner of Lot B of Recorded Exemption No. 1.053-14-3 I EC 1.4-0002, according to the plat recorded April 3 2014 as Reception No. 4006592, located in the South Half of the South. West Quarter of Section 14, Township 4 North, Range 64 West; also known. by the street address: 2.8339 Weld County Road 44, Kersey, CO t. 80644('Ownei's Land"), Company is leasing a portion of the Owner's Land, as more particularly described. in the attached Exhibit ibit . ("Leased. Area") as well as in and to any easements,ri h.ts of;wa , and other rights and benefits relating or appurtenant to the Land ('coil. ectily 'Property"). The Lease also restricts certain uses of and grants certain interests in and to the Pro. 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Paget of7 For Owner's title to the Land:. reference is herein made to a deed dated June 24. 2020,and recorded at the Weld County Registry of Deeds at Reception umber: 4605210, LEASE DATE: TEAM of LEASE: RIGHTS F EXTENSION: NO FIXTURE: EASEMENTS: as of arch 2, 201 3 (the "Effective Date"). The Term of the Lease consists of a Development Term and Operations Tern., The De elop:m.ent Term is a. maxim= of five (5) years from the Effective Date. The Operations Term starts on the earlier of (a) Company's notice to Owner of the start of the Operations s Term, (b) the Y date that is twelve (12) months after the Construction Start Date, (e) the end: of the Development Term, or Cd) the Commercial. Operations Date, and. continues thereafter throughout the Initial Operations Period subject to any Operations Extensions. Company has the option to extend the. Operation . Term: of the Lease for two (2) additional and successive ten-year terms, as provided in the Lease. The Project as defined in th.e Lease, installed and operated by Company at the Property shallnot be deemed a fixture. The Project is Company's personal property and Owner has no right, title or interest in the Project. Further, Owner has waived d. allright of levy for rent, all claims and demands against the Project and ail ri hts it may have to place a l..i.en on the Project. Company has acquired the following Ea.sements. The term of the Easements i.s co -extensive with. the term of the Lease. The Easements are more particularly described in Exhibit B attached. hereto.. • a o A non-exclusive right of pedestrian, vehicular arid. equipment access to the Project across the Land. or through owner's rem.ai.n..ing property at all times, which is necessary or convenient fin ingress and egress to the Project; (ii...) an exclusive r. i gist on Owner's Land and Owner's adjacent property to construct, operate, mai.nta..in.., reconstruct, relocate, remove, and/or repair the electric utility service infrastructure and associated wires, lines and poles and other infrastructure necessary and. 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 3of7 convenient to interconnect the Project to the Utility electrical distribution system, the location of which the Utility will determine before the Commercial Operations Date; (iii) a negative solar easement, upon which Owner shall not construct buildings. or structures, or plant new trees or vegetation of any type, or allow any trees or other vegetation on. the e ropert which now or hereafter, in Company's ''.s reasonable. opinion, may be a hazard to the .Project, overshadow or otherwise block or interfere with. sunlight access to the Project and/or interfere with Company's exercise of its rights hereunder((the "Solar Easement"). ment"). ompan may (but shall not be obligated to) remove, at 0 er's cost, any vegetation, buildings or other structures which violate this easement, Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Owner shall: reimburse Company. for removal costs as an abatement of Rent. The Solar Easement is measured at angles of three hundred sixty (360) degrees horizontallyhorizo.ntally and three hundred sixty (360) degrees vertically from the boundaries of the Land and (iv) a non-exclusive easement to be located at a mutu.all.y acceptable location. on the Land for temporary (A) storage and. staging of tools, materials and equipment, (B) construction laydown (C) parking of construction crew vehicles and temporary construction trailers, and OD) placement and use of othei. facilities reasonably necessary to construct, erect, install, expand, modify or remove the. Project, All Easements shall burden the Property- and shall. run. with the lard for the benefit of Company, its successors and. assigns (including: any permitted assignees of FomP1Yt s rights under the Lease), and their respective agents, contractors, subcontractors and licensees. The Parties have executedand recorded this Memorandum of Lease for the purpose of giving record notice of the Lease, of the exclusive easements leases. and rights it grants, and of certain restrictions i.t. imposes. The Agreement runs with the Property and includes a quiet enjoyment clause. All of the conditions, covenants, and terms regarding the Lease are more particularly set forth in. the :Lease, which is incorporated by this reference+ In the event of any conflict between the conditions and terms set forthin this Memorandum. of Lease and: the conditions and terms set forth in the Lease, the conditions andterms of the Lease will controland govern.. SIGNATURE PAGES FOIA,OW 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 4of7 OWNER. SIGNATURE PAGE TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this MEMEMORANDUMOF LEASE as of the date set forth above. OWNER Cynthia JKennedy STATE OF COUNTY On 4a 2023 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public i.nand for said County and State, personally appeared C Kt/hoed Y personally knownto. me (or proved. to me on. the basis of satfactor evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/ re subscribedto the with.i.n. instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized ca acit (ies). and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf~ of which the person(s) acted, executed the within instrument WITNESS my hand. and official spat ary 1lu.bil .. Commission Expires: Diego Lopez -Duran NOTARY PUBLIC STAY: OF COLORADO Iti0 e &FAY 1O 2021 X2224 't ►-:11 October 21. 2026 .Tk;M:.G(18V.NA9Ad,.aS.rJtl .i^•�anta�4P.-�.; r.mu..a�e.wae.-..:w..R�w-x!+. u., ..-a-. u..q..�......�..��oq�¢bxerwoa...� 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 5of7 COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this MEMORANDUM OF LEASE as of the date set forth above. COMPANY Pivot Energy Development LLC By:A Name:jQ}4)U4j.J7U4 yytil Title: Authorized epresentative ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF COLORADO )ss. COUNTY OF DENVER On 0 A I , 2023, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Jon'/h0fi f/fl F?'s/c, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), (ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon ... behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the within instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Notary Public is Com .:is.si.on xpires: Diego Lopez -Duran NOTARY U . IC STATE OF COLORADO NOTA.P,Y In 202140427Z24 MY CO MB $ P . $ October 21,2025 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 6of7 EXHIBIT A TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO. DESCRIBED AS: For Owner's title to the Land, reference is herein made to a deed dated June 24, 2020, and recorded at the Weld County Registry of Deeds at Reception Number: 4605210. Total Acreage of Lease Area is thirty-two (32) Acres, 4884704 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 7 of 7 EXHIBIT B TO MEMORANDUM NDU LEASE DESCRIPTION F THE EASEMENTS EASEMENTS: [Insert Legal Description] 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Total Pages: 7 Rec Fee: $43.99 Carly Koppes - Clerk and Recorder, Weld County , Co EXHIBIT FORM OF MEMORANDIUM of LEASE RECORDING REQUESTED TED BY AND WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO Pivot Energy inc. Attention: Title Department 1750 l th Street, Suite 400 Denver CO 80202 (Spare above this line for Recorder's use only) MEMORANDUM.OF LEASE THIS MEMORANDUM OF LEASE is made and entered into as ofi Pc h :2 2023, and between Cynthia..J. Kennedy whose residenee/mailin.g address is 28339 Weld County unt ..oad 44, Kersey, Co 80644 ("Owner"), and Pivot Energy Development LLCa Colorado limited liability company, whose address is 1750 15th t, Suite 400, Denver CO 80202 ` omp .n ") (Owner and T Company the "Parties" and each a "Party")„ . and provides as follows: This Memorandum of Lease provides notice of the Solar Lease Agreement dated M4'a,� . , 2023, (the "Lease") in which Company will construct, operate and maintain a solar facility (the "Project"). LESSOR/OWNER: Cynthia J. Kennedy LESSEE/COMPANY: Pivot: Energy evelopment LL ' DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lessor/Oviiner is the owner of Lot B of Recorded Exemption No. 1053-14-3 REC: 1.4-00 2 according to the plat recorded. April 3, 2014 as Reception No. 4006592, located in the South Half of the outh. West Quarter of Section 1.4, Township 4 North, Range 64 west; also known by the street address: 28339 Weld County. Road , Kersey, CO 80644 ("Owner's Land). Company. is leasing a. portion of the Owner's Land, as more particularly described in the attached. Exhibit A ("Leased Area") as well as in and to any easements„ rights -of -way, and ot:h.er rights and benefits relating. 0r appurtenant. to the Land (collectively "Property"). The Lease also restricts certain uses of and grants certain interests in. and. to the Property, 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Paget of7 For Owner's title to the Land, reference is herein made to a deed dated June 24, 2020, and recorded at the Weld County Registry of Deeds at Reception Number: 4605210. LEASE OMENCEM: T DATE: TERM M OF LEASE: RIGHTS of EXTENSION: NO FIT RE EASEMENTS: as of , ;023 (the "Effective Date"). The Term of th.e Lease consists of a Development Term and Operations Term. The Development Term is a maximum of five (5) years from. the Effective Date. The Operations Term starts on the earlier of (a) C notice to Owner of the start of the Operations Term. (b) the date that is twelve .1) months after the Construction Start Date, (c) the end of the Development elopment Term, or td) the Commercial. Operation.s Date, and continues thereafter th.::rou h.out the. Initial Operations Period subject to*any Operations Extensions. Company has the option. to extend the Operation Term of the Lease for two (2..) additional and successive ten-year terms, as provided in the Lease.. The Project, as defined in the Lease, installed and operated by Company at the Property shall not be deemed a fixture. The Project is Company's personal property and Owner has n.o right,. title or interest in the Project. Further, Owner has waived all right of levy, for rent, all claims and demands against the Project and allrights i.tmay have to place a lien. on the Project. Company has acquired the following Easements. The term. of the Easements i.s co -extensive with. the tern of the Lease. The Easements are more particularly described in Exhibit B attached hereto. A non-exclusive right of pedestrian, vehicular and equipment access to the Project across the Land or through Owner's remaining property at all times, which i.s necessary or convenient for ingress and egress to the Project; (ii) an exclusive right on Owner's Land arid. Owner's adjacent property to construct, operate maintain reconstruct., relocate., remove, and/or repair th.e electric utility service infrastructure and associated wires, lines and. poles and other infrastructure necessary. an 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 3of7 convenient to interconnect the Project to the Utility electrical distribution system. the location of which the Utility will determine before the Commercial Operations Date (iii) a negative solar easement, upon which. Owner shall not construct buildings or structures, or plant new trees or vegetation of any type, or allow any trees or other vegetation on the Property which now or hereafter, in Company's reasonable opinion.. may be a hazard to the Project, overshadow or otherwise block or interfere with sunlight access to the Project and/or interfere with Company's exercise of its rights hereunder (the "Solar Easement"). Company may (but shall not be obligated to) remove, at Owner's cost. any vTegetation buildings or other structures which violate this easement. Notwithstanding anything hereinto the contrary, Owner shall reimburse Company for removal costs as an abatement of Rent. The Solar Easement is measured. at angles of three hundred sixty (360) degrees horizontally and three hundred sixty (360) degrees vertically from the boundaries of the Land: and (iv) a nor -e elusive easement to be located at a mutually acceptable location on the Land for temporary (A) storage and staging of tools, materials and equipment, (B) construction la down (C) parking of construction crew vehicles and temporary construction trailers, and (D) placement and use of other facilities reasonably necessary to construct, erect install, expand, modify or remove the Project. All Easements shall burden th.e Property an.d shall run with the land for the benefit of Company, its successors and assigns (including any permitted assignees of Company's rights under the Lease), and their respective agents, contractors, subcontractors and licensees. The Parties :have executed and recordedthis Memorandum. of Lease for the purpose of giving recordnotice of the Lease, of the exclusive easements, leases. andrights it grants, and of certain. restrictions it imposes. The Agreement runs with the Property and includes a quiet enjoyment clause. All of the conditions, covenants, and terms regarding the Lease are more particularly set forth in the Lease, which is incorporated by this reference. In the event of any conflict betweenthe conditions. and terms set forth in. this Memorandum of Lease an.d the corals tl.ons and terms set forth. in the Lease, the conditions and terms of the Lease will control and govern. .SIGNATURE PAGESFOLLOW 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 4of7 OWNER SIGNATURE PAGE TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE I ITNE$S WHEREOF,: the Parties have executed this MEMORANDUM OF LEASE as of the date set fA rth above. OWNER Cynthia J Kennedy 6,) Tit* STATE OF COUNTY OF )ss. r On . L 2023 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public inand for said County and State. personally appeared 6. y„rspersonallyknown to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) .is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in .his/her/their authorized ca acit (i s). and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s). or the entity upon. behalf' of which. the person(s) acted executed the within instrument. WITNESS my hand and. official seal. Notary Public Commission. .Ex ires Dice Lopezairan NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF coLorfukno NOTARY ID 20214042224 MY COMMISSION E XP1R S 0ctobor 27. 2026 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 5of7 COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE IN WITNESS HE OF, the Parties have executed this MEMORANDUM NDUM F LEASE as of the date set forth above. COMPANY Pivot Energy Development LLC By: 1 Name: Title: Authorized epresentative ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF COLORADO )ss. COUNTY OF DENVER On Aloft , 2023, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared jo4c.4P tht.t i'4 personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be. the person(s) whose names) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacit (ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the within instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Not. ' abbe Commission Aires Diego Lopez -Duran NOTARY PUS.:,::;I. STATE F COLORADO NOTARY ID 202.1404.2224 MY COMMISSION E.X.PIRES Odom 27.. 2025 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 6of7 EXHIBIT A . TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND OWNER'S LAND: THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN ELD COUNTY. COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS: Parcel Total Parcel Acreage 105314300016 75 75 1 For Owner's title to the Land, reference is herein made to a deed dated June 24. 020.. and recorded at the Weld County Registry of Deeds at Reception. Number: 4605 10. LEASED AREA: Total Acreage of Lease Area is thirty (3 .) Acres. • ,fr 4"A' {�� ti' 0�;;;E:�::;,:x`t11`.;;; ; ' uP::' .fi.. .37:1::i::`::a: e.'1,?";14;•::.;i e'A. r,K �� .. 4884703 03/03/2023 12:39 PM Page 7 of 7 EXHIBIT B TO MEMORANDUM OF LEASE DESCRIPTION OF THE EA.SEMENTS EASEMENTS: [Insert Legal. Description] 1/25/24,2:19 PM XE DER CO Initial Review Level 2 Initial Review Level 2 Initial Review is complete. Please review a summary of the results below and decide on next steps. Level 2 Initial Review Results: fail Level 2 Initial Review Detailed Result: Further Study Needed This project does not qualify for either the Level 1 or Level 2 Fast Track Process and will need to proceed to the Level 3 Study Process. A scoping meeting will be held prior to initiating the Level 3 process to determine if a Feasability study is required. Next Step Options System Impact Study A System Impact Study will identify and detail the electric distribution system impacts that would result if the proposed interconnection resource were interconnected without proper modifications or electric system modifications. This study has a higher engineering fee compared to the Supplemental Review and uses detailed electrical system modeling software rather than a series of higher -level pass/fail screens within the Supplemental Review. Within 30 business days of executing a System Impact Study agreement, Xcel Energy shall perform a System Impact Study as described in section 3856(c) of the Colorado Rules Regulating Electric Utilities (4 CCR 723-3). The results of the System Impact Study will determine whether the proposed interconnection resource may be connected safely and reliably to Xcel Energy's system and will be used to assemble either a good faith cost estimate for construction or a more detailed Facility Study for the application. System Impact Study Cost: $15,000 Customer Options Meeting A Customer Options Meeting is made available if the Area Engineer determines the application cannot be approved without either (1) Supplemental Review, or other additional studies or actions; or (2) incurring significant cost to address safety, reliability, and power quality standards. The purpose of this meeting is to review possible facility modifications, screen analyses, and related results to determine what further steps are needed to permit the interconnection resource to be connected safely and reliably. Withdraw Withdrawing your application removes your project from the queue. Withdrawal is not reversible. If an applicant later desires to be considered for the interconnection queue, a new application fee must be submitted, and the process starts over. Next Step Chosen: System Impact Study https://xcelenergy.my.site.com/Renewables/flow/XE_DER_CO Initial_Review?ActionlD=a844O000000UiJX 1/1 ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Planning Questionnaire 1. Explain the proposed use and business name. • Pivot Solar 46 LLC and Pivot Solar 47 LLC, c/o Pivot Energy Inc., ("Pivot") is seeking to construct a solar garden in Weld County that is approximately 10 MWac in size on the following parcels: 105314300016. • The project will be built on approximately 62 acres. • The projects will deliver electricity to a local energy consumer via Xcel Energy's "Solar*Rewards Offsite" program. This program is similar to Xcel's "Solar Rewards Community" program but allows for larger power consumers to subscribe to a larger amount of solar. • The panels are expected to be less than ten feet above grade at their highest point, and Pivot commits to following the Weld County Code for panel height restrictions. Pivot fences are typically within 7-8 feet and comply with National Electric Code requirements. The panels will be surrounded by a decorative wildlife friendly game fence, similar to what the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT") and Colorado Parks and Wildlife ("CPW") use. • Dual use "agrivoltaics" — projects that incorporate agricultural uses with solar energy production — are a priority for Pivot's portfolio of sites undergoing permitting in 2024. Depending on site characteristics, tenant farmer availability, and project financials, Pivot will evaluate whether the secondary agricultural use will take the form of sheep grazing or crop production underneath the panels, with a strong preference towards the latter. Based on a preliminary review of this site, Pivot feels confident that crop production is feasible under the panels and will keep planning staff updated on findings during the development process. • The project lease area will include panels and inverters mounted on steel posts/beams, concrete -pad - mounted transformers and other electrical equipment, an access drive with hammerhead emergency turn -around, and perimeter fencing with gates. • The solar array will be designed to meet the maximum wind and snow loads applicable in Weld County. In addition, the panels themselves have a manufacturer warranty of at least 25 years. • Generally, a contracted Operations and Maintenance ("O&M") crew of one to four people will visit the site up to eight times annually for routine inspections, maintenance, and vegetation control and on an as -needed basis to address equipment outages. There will be no permanent staff on the site, which will be remotely monitored. • Upon the conclusion of the project's useful life, the project owner will remove all project materials and return the property to the landowner in the originally leased condition, minus any vegetation and grading. Please reference the attached Decommissioning Plan for more information. 2. Explain the need for the propose° use. • The Weld County Comprehensive Plan states that one of the County's top priorities is preserving landowner rights and creating an environment conducive to local economic growth, all while maintaining the overall well-being of the local population. Specifically, the code plan states "...the goal of the Comprehensive Plan [is] to promote opportunities for County Citizens, while protecting private property rights." • Pivot's ground lease presents an advantageous opportunity for the state to generate additional revenue, which will go toward funding schools in Weld County and across the State. Revenues from this project would far exceed any revenues that would be collected from agricultural leases on the same acreage. pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Planning Questionnaire 3. Describe the current and previous use of the land. • The land is currently zoned agricultural. In the past, the land has been used for agricultural production. 4. Describe the proximity of the proposed use to residence. • On November 17, 2023, all abutters to the property were sent a USPS priority mail envelope containing a letter notifying them of the project, addressing frequently asked questions, and providing contact information at Pivot. • In addition, a community meeting was held on December 7th, 2023, at the Kersey Community Center. Invitations were included in the USPS priority mail envelopes, and all neighbors within a 2640 -foot radius were invited to the meeting. No neighbors attended the meeting, and no comments were received via email or phone call. • The residences within a 500 -foot buffer belong to the landowner, Cynthia Kennedy, and a neighbor Paul Sater. 5. Describe the surrounding land uses of the site and how the proposed use is compatible with them. • The surrounding land uses are a mix of agricultural, oil and gas, and rural residential units. • As a low -impact use, solar energy naturally co -exists well with agricultural and oil and gas operations. It produces no sound, light, or traffic, and is an unmanned operation with the exception of 4-8 annual visits by a small maintenance crew (1-2 pickup trucks). Pivot's solar facilities use pollinator -friendly, low growth seed mixes, and blend into the natural landscape. 6. Describe the hours and days of operation (i.e.,Monday thru Friday 8 AM to 5 PM*1 • During construction, crews will be on -site from approximately 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday -Friday. Most vehicles will arrive early in the morning (7:00 to 9:00 am) and will begin departing the construction site around 3:00 pm. • One office trailer wilt be on site until 3/13/24 • Once constructed, the site will be unmanned but the solar farm will generate electricity during daylight hours each day of the year. • Operations and maintenance crews will be on -site up to eight times annually for up to four hours per visit. 7. Describe the number of employees including full-time, part-time and contractors. If shift work is proposed, detail number of employees, schedule and duration if shifts. • During the construction phase, there will be a crew made up of approximately 40 people on site each day. The construction crew will consist of project managers, laborers, electricians, civil contractors, and any other necessary personnel for the project. Once construction is complete, there will rarely be personnel on site, generally limited to a local grazer and the O&M crew during their scheduled trips. 8. Describe the maximum number of users, patrons, members, buyers or other visitors that the site will accommodate at any one time • The site will not be open to the public. • The gate around the site will be locked and will only be accessible to those constructing the facility or periodically maintaining the facility. The site will also be accessible to life -safety emergency personnel. 9. List the types and maximum numbers of animals to be on the site at any one time. • During commercial operation of the solar facility, Pivot anticipates using seasonal sheep grazing to pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Planning Questionnaire manage vegetation onsite. During the summer months, approximately 40 sheep will be onsite, at the discretion of the local grazing partner. 10. List the types, and number of operating and processing equipment. • Not applicable. 11. List the types, number and uses of the existing and proposed structures. • There will not be any structures built onsite. 12. Describe the size of any stockpile, storage, or waste areas • There will not be any stockpile, storage, or waste areas onsite. 13. Describe the method and time schedule or removal or disposal of debris, junk and other wastes associated with the proposed use. • Any debris, junk, or wastes associated with building the project will be removed and disposed of property prior to completion. No waste will be produced once the array is "turned -on" and producing energy. 14. Include a tniietable showing the periods of ti.lie required for the construction of the operation. • Please reference the Vehicle Trip Generation Table Below. Table 1 — Vehicle Trip Generation (Time Project Phase Period) Vehicle Type Estimated Vehicle Gross Weight Maximum Vehicle and Trips Average Per Day Number of Vehicles Day Per Site (approx. Preparation 1-3 weeks) Equipment Trucks Hauling 30.000-65.000 lbs 0-2 0-4 Passenger Vehicles 2,000-10,000 lbs 2-5 4-10 Fuel Delivery 20,000-30,000 lbs 1 2 ' Max — 16/Ave - 9 Material (approx. and Delivery Equipment 4-5 weeks) Conex Container and Delivery Trucks 30,000-50,000 lbs 10-30 20-60 Equipment Hauling Trucks 20.000-40,000 Ins 0-8 0-16 Max — 79/Ave - 40 (6-7 Solar Garden installation months) Passenger Vehicles 2.000 to 100100 lbs 20-30 40-60 Fuel Truck 20,000 to 30,000 lbs 1 2 Material Delivery Truck 20,000 to 30,000 lbs 1 2 Max — 64/Ave - 52 Operations (ongoing operational) once Utility Vehicle 2,000 to 10,000 lbs 1 per month or less Max - 2/Ave - 0 pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Planning Questionnaire 15. Describe the proposed and existing lot surface type and the square footage of each type (i.e., asphalt, gravel, landscaping, dirt, grass, buildings). Disturbance Surface Type Disturbance Area (sf) Disturbance Area (Ac) Gravel Drive 11,586 0.267 Concrete Equipment Pads 1;700 .040 Total 13,286 0.307 The remaining project area will be seeded with a native pollinator friendly grass mix or potentially utilizing dual -use crop production underneath the panels which will decrease the runoff as it is less impervious than row crop. 16. How many parking spaces are proposed? How many handicap -accessible parking spaces are proposed? • No parking spaces are proposed on -site. This site is not open for public access. 17. Describe the existing and proposed fencing and screening for the site including all parking and outdoor storage areas. • Pivot is proposing to use a decorative wildlife friendly fence to enclose the area as well as low growth decorative native grasses or potentially utilizing dual -use crop production in between array rows and around the sides of the array. • The proposed fence is Colorado Parks and Wildlife's preferred decorative "wildlife friendly" game fence, 8' tall with a smooth top wire. • There will be no on -site outdoor storage areas. 18. Describe the existing and proposed landscaping for the site. • Pivot will be seeding under the panels with a native pollinator friendly grass mix or potentially utilizing dual -use crop production underneath the panels. • Pivot is proposing to use a decorative wildlife friendly fence to enclose the area • No additional landscaping is proposed 19. Describe reclamation and procedures to be employed as stages of the operation are phased out or upon cessnt1nn of the Use by Sperm! Review activity- • Once the project has reached the end of its useful life and the lease has been terminated, Pivot or the facility owner will remove all improvements made and either recycle, reuse, or repurpose all materials. The site will be re -seeded with a native dryland seed and the property will be returned to the landowner ready to be developed as he or she wishes. • Please reference the attached Decommissioning Plan for more details. 20. Describe the proposed fire protection measures • Pivot will maintain vegetation under the panels • Internal roads and setbacks between fence and array have been designed to provide access by emergency vehicles if need be. 21. Explain how this proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan per Chapter 22 of the Weld County Code. • In Section 22-2-10 C, the County Code states that one of its guiding principles is to Promote Economic pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Planning Questionnaire Growth and Sustainability. The proposed project is a PV solar facility that generates electricity without generating any emissions. This project will last for approximately 25 years, bringing the County economic revenue and support. This project will further Weld County's stated goal of encouraging the development of alternative energy sources as a hedge against the volatility of traditional energy sources. • In Section 22-2-60 A, the County Code states the importance of Wildlife in the County. The proposed project will be surrounded by a wildlife friendly game fence to ensure no animals are trapped within the project area. Studies of the project area did not reveal any nexus with any protected, threatened, or endangered species or their habitats. In addition, Pivot will work with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to ensure the project meets any necessary requirements. • In Section 22-2-60 B, the County Code states it aim to support responsible energy and mineral development. Solar is both an alternative and sustainable energy source that does not emit any odors and has limited vehicle traffic once construction is complete. In addition, the agricultural land that the solar facility is on will be preserved throughout the lifespan of the solar array and can be used for agricultural purposes following the life cycle of the system. This development will not generate any perceivable noise and therefore complies with this development requirement. 22. Explain now is proposal is consistent with one intent or the zone district in which it is located. (Intent statements can be found at the beginning of each zone district section in Article III of Chapter 23 of the Weld County Code.) • Section 23-3-10 of the County code states: The A (Agricultural) Zone District is intended to provide areas for the conduct of agricultural activities and activities related to agriculture and agricultural production, and for areas for natural resource extraction and energy development, without the interference of other, incompatible land USES • The solar facility will not have any negative effects on the agricultural land beneath it. Pivot will seed the ground beneath the solar array with a native seed mixture or potentially utilizing dual -use crop production that will help preserve the agricultural land. • In addition, Pivot is evaluating dual use "agrivoltaics" on this site, as explained in question 1, which will further align with the intent of the zoning district. 23. Explain how this proposal will be compatible with future development of the surrounding area or adopted master plans of affected municipalities. • The solar array will use native seed mixture or potentially utilizing dual -use crop production that will help maintain high -quality soils for any future agricultural production following the life cycle of the array. • Please see the supplemental Decommissioning Plan document for additional information. 24. Explain how this proposal impacts the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and the County • The proposed solar array will meet the health, safety, and welfare goals of the County because the array will not produce any odors or fumes. The solar array will help produce clean, long-term energy for the County, therefore meeting the goals of maintaining a healthy society. 25. Describe any irrigation features. If the proposed use is to be located in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, exn! in your efforts to conserve prime agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. • There is an existing full pivot irrigation system. Pivot plans to prioritize crop production for this site and will potentially use the existing irrigation features in the scope of this project, if applicable. 26. Explain how this proposal complies with Article V and Article XI of Chapter 23 if the proposal is located pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Planning Questionnaire within any Overlay Zoning District (Airport, Geologic Hazard, or Historic Townsites Overlay Districts) or a Speci2l Flood HP7Prd 0re2 iripintified by maps nfficinlly adopted h" the County. • This site is located within a floodplain and Pivot will obtain a floodplain permit. 27. Detail known State or Federal permits required for your proposed use(s) and the status of each permit. Provide a copy of any application or permit. • There are no State or Federal permits associated with the project besides state electrical permit and state Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPP), which will be complete prior to submission of building permit. 7. Any cargo containers? How many:' How long viAII they be on site? No other containers/storage containers. Just confirming — no storage containers -- not even during construction? - Confirmed Please provide the specific acreage of each and which side is 46 vs 47. PS46 is the West side of the parcel and approximately 28.17 acres at this time. PS47 is the East side of the parcel and approximately 26.93 acres at this time. Will the two solar facilities by connected together before being connected to the grid? No. pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Development Review Questionnaire 1. Describe the access location and applicable use types (i.e., agricultural, residential, commercial/industrial, and/or oil and gas) of all existing and proposed accesses to the parcel. Include the approximate distance each access is (or will be if proposed) from an intersecting county road. State that no existing access is present or that no new access is proposed, if applicable • The access to the site will come from two access points on Weld County Road 44. The entrance to both sites will be on the Southern side of the array. Access to the parcel will not come from any other areas. 2. Describe any anticipated change(s) to an existing access, if applicable • There are no anticipated changes to the existing access sites. 3. Describe in detail any existing or proposed access gate including its location. • An access gate for each project will be located at the entrance of the fenced area. This access gate will be locked and not accessible by the public. This gate will be accessible to emergency vehicles and operators. 4. Describe the location of all existing accesses on adjacent parcels and on parcels located on the opposite side of the road. Include the approximate distance each access is from an intersecting County Road. • The proposed access sites will be located off Weld County Road 44. The access route for Pivot Solar 46 is approximately 0.08 miles East of the intersection of CR 57 and CR44. The access route for Pivot Solar 47 is approximately 0.2 miles East of the intersection of CR 57 and CR44. 5. Describe any difficulties seeing oncoming traffic from an existing access and any anticipated difficulties seeing oncoming traffic from a proposed access. • There are no anticipated visual difficulties seeing oncoming traffic from our proposed access point. A glare study using ForgeSolar has determined that there are no glare concerns with the proposed projet in the desired location. 6. Describe any horizontal curve (using terms like mild curve, shar curve, reverse curve, etc) in the vicinity or an existing or proposed access. • Please reference traffic impact study included herein. 7. Describe the topography (using terms like flat, slight hills, steep hills, etc.) of the road in the vicinity of are existing or proposed access. • The entire site and the points of access are overall very flat. The topography of the full site varies by only a few feet on average overall. pivotenergy.net ��►� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Environmental Health Questionnaire 1. Discuss the existing and proposed potable water source. If utilizing a drinking water well, include either the well permit or well permit application that was submitted to the State Division of Water Resources. If utilizing a public water tap, include a letter from the Water District, a tap or meter number, or a copy of the water bill. • No 2. Discuss the existing and proposed sewage disposal system. What type of sewage disposal system is on the property? If utilizing an existing on -site wastewater treatment system, provide the on -site wastewater treatment permit number. (If there is no on -site wastewater treatment permit due to the age of the existing on -site wastewater treatment system, apply for a on -site wastewater treatment permit through the Department of Public Health and Environment prior to submitting this application.) If a new on -site wastewater treatment system will be installed, please state "a new on -site wastewater treatment system is proposed." (Only propose portable toilets if the use is consistent with the Department of Public Health and Environment's portable toilet policy.) • No septic or sewage disposal is proposed to be on site. 3. If storage or warehousing is proposed, what type of items will be stored? • No storage or warehousing is proposed to be on site. 4. Describe where and how storage and/or stockpile of wastes, chemicals, and/or petroleum will occur on the site. • No storage and/or stockpile of wastes, chemicals, or petroleum will take place onsite. 5. If there will be fuei storage on site, indicate the gallons and the secondary containment. State the number of tanks and gallons per tank • There will not be any fuel storage on site. If there will be washing of vehicles or equipment on site, indicate how the wash water will be contained. • No vehicle washing will take place. 7. If there will be floor drains, indicate how the fluids will be contained. • No floor drains will be built. The site will contain its runoff the same was as before. The panels do not increase the impervious surface of the site. S. Indicate if there \Adil he any air emissions • The solar array will not release any air emissions. 9. Provide a design and operations plan if applicable. • N/A 10. Provide a nuisance management plan if applicable. • N/A 11. Additional information may be requested depending on type of land use requested. • Portable toilets and bottled water will be provided during construction. pivotenergy.net FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Business Name: Address: Business Owner: Home Address: Pivot Energy Renewable Services 1601 Wewatta St #700 Pivot Energy 1601 Wewatta St #700 Phone: City, state, zip: Phone: City, state, zip: List up to three persons in the order to be called in the event of an emergency: NAME TITLE PHONE Angela Burke, Sr Manager, Project Engineering & Analysis, 989.412.4705 Denver, CO 80202 Denver, CO 80202 ADDRESS Business Hours: 9-5, Mountain Time Zone UTILITY SHUT OFF LOCATIONS: Main Electrical: Gas Shut Off: TBD Days: Monday -Friday TBD Exterior Water Shutoff: TBD Interior Water Shutoff: TBD 10/23/2023 1�Pivot ,�� Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Alternatives Statement Pivot has researched alternatives to the proposed location, and it has been adequately assessed that the proposed site is the best location for the solar facility. Many other sites in Weld County have been assessed, as well as other locations throughout the state of Colorado. The Davis - McGregor site was chosen due to some of the following important factors: - The site's proximity to Xcel Energy distribution infrastructure - Flat topography. - No geotechnical constraints noted on the site (as of now). A geotechnical study and report are currently in progress. - Landowner interest and participation to host a solar facility on their land. pivotenergy.net jr st� Pivot Pivot Energy Inc. — Development Standards Statement �� Energy The statement shall demonstrate how the proposed facility complies with the following development standards for Solar Energy Facilities: 1. Height limitation. Ground -mounted solar collectors shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height, measured from the highest grade below each solar panel to the highest extent of the solar panel rotation. The ground -mounted solar facility will not exceed 25 feet in height, as measured from the highest grade below each solar panel to the highest extent of the solar panel rotation. 2. Glare. Concentrated solar glare from solar collectors shall not be directed toward or onto nearby properties or roadways at any time of the day. A glare study using ForgeSolar has determined that there are no glare concerns with the proposed project in the desired location. 3. Setbacks. The improved area shall conform to the setback requirements of the underlying zone. Additionally, the improved area must be at least five hundred (500) feet from existing residential buildings and residential lots of a platted subdivision or planned unit development. The residential setback requirement may be reduced if appropriate screening through landscape or an opaque fence is installed, or upon submittal to Weld County of a waiver or informed consent signed by the residence owner agreeing to the lesser setback. If landscaping or opaque fencing is substituted for setback, a landscaping plan or fencing plan shall first be submitted to and approved by the Department of Planning Services. Pivot acknowledges the Agricultural zone requirements. The improved area will be at least 500 feet from existing residential buildings and residential lots of a platted subdivision or planned unit development. 4. Dust mitigation. The operators of the 5 ACRE SEF shall continuously employ the practices for control of fugitive dust detailed in their dust mitigation plan submitted as required by Subsection B.2., above. Please see the attached Dust and Weed Mitigation Plan that lays out the employment of practices for control of fugitive dust. 5. Underground cables. All electrical cables on the improved area shall be buried, except for direct current string wires that connect between solar collectors, direct current collection circuits between rows of solar arrays that are no more than four (4) feet above grade crossings, substations, switchyards, and circuit voltages greater than 34.5 kilovolts pivotenergy.net jr st� Pivot Pivot Energy Inc. — Development Standards Statement �� Energy (where necessary). Our DC circuits will be mostly in above ground CAB which typically is 42" above grade (minimum). Our low voltage AC circuits will all be buried but, as of now, our plan is to have our medium voltage (12.47kV) interconnection equipment on overhead poles. 6. Fencing. The 5 ACRE SEF shall be enclosed with a security fence as approved pursuant to a fencing plan submitted to the Department of Planning Services. Appropriate signage shall be placed upon such fencing that warns the public of the high voltage therein. The solar facility will be surrounded by an 8 -foot wildlife -friendly game fence. Please see the Landscape and Fencing plan for additional information. 7. Stormwater management. The Operator of the 5 ACRE SEF shall submit a drainage report to comply with required Storm Drainage Criteria pursuant to Chapter 8, Article XI of this Code. Additional requirements for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) areas may be applicable pursuant to Chapter 8, Article IX of this Code. Ground -mounted solar collector systems shall be exempt from impervious surface calculations if the soil under the collectors is designated hydrologic A or B soil groups by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Please see the Drainage Report that has been submitted as part of the initial application for additional information. 8. Access permit. Prior to construction of the 5 ACRE SEF, the applicant shall apply for and obtain an approved Access Permit from the Weld County Department of Public Works, pursuant to the provisions of Article XIV of Chapter 8 of this Code. If required, Pivot will apply for and obtain an Access Permit from Weld County Public Works prior to construction. 9. Existing irrigation systems. The nature and location or expansion of the SEF must not unreasonably interfere with any irrigation systems on or adjacent to the solar facility. The proposed SEF will not unreasonably interfere with any irrigation systems on or adjacent to the solar facility. pivotenergy.net --44LEivot nergy Pivot Energy Inc. - Construction Impacts 1. Haul route map showing a minimum of one (1) mile traveled road and must include a connection to a paved, publicly -maintained road • Please see site plan in packet. 2. Agreement to mitigate construction traffic impacts to the area surrounding the proposed SEF. • Applicant agrees to mitigate construction impacts. 3. Describe what impacts construction of the project will have upon transportation patterns in the area intended to be served or affected by the proposal. • During construction, crews will be on -site from approximately 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday -Friday. Most vehicles will arrive early in the morning (7:00 to 9:00 am) and will begin departing the construction site around 3:00 pm. • Once constructed, the site will be unmanned but the solar farm will generate electricity during daylight hours each day of the year. • Operations and maintenance crews will be on -site up to eight times annually for up to four hours per visit. • Please reference the Vehicle Trip Generation Table Below. Table 1 — Vehicle Trip Generation Project Phase (Time Period) Vehicle Type Estimated Gross Vehicle Weight Number of Vehicles Per Day Maximum and Average Vehicle Trips Per Day Site Preparation (approx. 1-3 weeks) Equipment Hauling Trucks 30,000-65,000 lbs 0-2 0-4 Passenger Vehicles 2,000-10,000 lbs 2-5 4-10 Fuel Delivery 20,000-30,000 lbs 1 2 Max-16/Ave-9 Material and Equipment Delivery (approx. 4-5 weeks) Conex Container and Delivery Trucks 30,000-50,000 lbs 10-30 20-60 Equipment Hauling Trucks 20,000-40,000 lbs 0-8 0-16 Max — 79/Ave - 40 - Solar facility Installation (6-7 months) Passenger Vehicles 2,000 to 10,000 lbs 20-30 40-60 Fuel Truck 20,000 to 30,000 lbs 1 2 Material Delivery Truck 20,000 to 30,000 lbs 1 2 Max — 64/Ave - 52 Operations (ongoing once operational) Utility Vehicle 2,000 to 10,000 lbs 1 per month or less Max - 2/Ave - 0 4. Describe the potential construction impact on roads within the County. • Please reference Vehicle Trip Generation Table above. • Some additional traffic should be expected for the time during construction due to the arrival of equipment and modules. 5. Identify improvements required to any roads within the County in order to serve the project adequately. • Proposed change will be to improve the existing access route to and from the site (between public ROW and lease area) with gravel aggregate to accommodate emergency services. pivotenergy.net tk ►Pivot Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Decommissioning Plan Weld County requires that Pivot Solar 46 LLC and Pivot Solar 46 LLC, c/o Pivot Energy Inc., ("Pivot") submit a Decommissioning plan to the Department of Planning Services as part of the final administrative review and approval process for a Solar Generation facility. Our estimate of the decommissioning costs is $22,500 per MW, that will total approximately $225,000 for this project. The useful life of the solar facility is expected to be at least 20 -years. At the end of the project's useful life, Pivot will suspend operations and decommission the plant, which will include any necessary demolition, removal of above and below ground equipment, and site reclamation efforts. Pivot's obligation under the Solar Lease Agreement is to return the site to the landowner in substantially the same condition that the property was in prior to the improvements being made. This document establishes a detailed plan for decommissioning and reclamation activities once the project reaches the end of its useful life. The proposed activities will likely need to be refined throughout the project's life to reflect future best practices of the solar industry. Pivot has assumed the planning process will be initiated one to two years prior to the anticipated end of commercial operation. The final plans will be developed in consultation with Weld County and any other applicable agencies that have jurisdiction of activities in the decommissioning process. 1. Decommissioning Project Elements and Milestones The key tasks of project decommissioning are divided into related activities that represent milestones in the process. Each activity is described in further detail below. The decommissioning schedule reflects the conceptual timing of the milestones and overall process. The individual project components to be decommissioned will either be 1) recycled or reused to the maximum extent practicable, or 2) removed from the site and disposed of at an appropriately licensed disposal facility. The general decommissioning approach will be the same whether a portion of, or the entire Project is decommissioned. The activities involved in the facility closure will depend on the expected future use of the site. Certain facility equipment and features may be left in place at the property owner's request, such as transmission facilities, roads, and drainage features. At the time of decommissioning, a plan will be submitted to the County proposing the equipment that will be removed and, if applicable, equipment that will remain, based on expected future use of the site. Pre -closure activities include final closure and reclamation planning, which identifies measures to be taken to restore the site to near pre -construction conditions. This includes but is not limited to the following: • Complete an analysis of the project materials and their composition to identify those specific components that may be recycled, re -used, scrapped, or sent to disposal sites; as well as identifying specific recycling facilities and disposal sites for materials. • Coordinate with local officials to obtain permits and develop plans for the transportation of materials and equipment to and from the site. • Develop specifications for demolition and reclamation, which will serve as the basis for contractor bids for decommissioning the project and establish the scope of demolition and reclamation, including developing reclamation plans in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. pivotenergy.net tk ►Pivot Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Decommissioning Plan During the planning process Pivot will brief the County and other applicable agencies on the decommissioning process and plans. All necessary permits and approvals required for the decommissioning will be obtained prior to commencing operations. The first step in the decommissioning process will be assessing existing site conditions and preparing the site for demolition. Site decommissioning and equipment removal is expected to take up to one year. Therefore, access roads, fencing, some electrical power, and other facilities will temporarily remain in place for use by the decommissioning workers until no longer needed. Demolition debris will be placed in temporary onsite storage areas pending final transportation and disposal and/or recycling according to the procedures listed below. A plan will be implemented for de -energizing portions of the facility to allow safe decommissioning and formal lock out and tag out procedures. This will ensure all electrical components are placed and maintained in a safe condition for demolition activities prior to the start of work. PV Module and Tracker Removal and Recycling During decommissioning, project components that are no longer needed will be removed from the site and recycled, reused or disposed of at an appropriately licensed disposal facility. The first operation is to disconnect and remove modules from the tracker assemblies. Next, the tracker and mounting structures, DC wiring materials, and combiner boxes will all be assembled and segregated for disposal or salvage. Steel piles that support the PV racking system will be removed and either re- used or recycled to the maximum amount possible. Below ground portions of the supports will either be removed or cut off at least two feet below ground surface and left in place. The demolition debris and removed equipment will be safely removed from the premises and transported to an appropriately licensed disposal facility or recycling center. Photovoltaic modules will either be re -used, recycled or disposed of in accordance with applicable laws at the time of decommissioning. Roads Onsite access roads will remain in place during the decommissioning process. The roads may remain intact after decommissioning if the property owner deems them beneficial for the future use of the site. Roads that will not be used after the solar project's decommissioning will be removed at the end of the process. Fencing Project site perimeter fencing will be removed at the end of the decommissioning project, unless it may be utilized for future use of the site and the property owner requests the fence remain in place. This includes the removal of all posts, fencing material, gates, etc. to return the site to pre -project condition. Transportation and Clean up During the disassembly and demolition process, materials will be segregated and temporarily placed in gathering areas for transportation. Various materials including, but not limited to, concrete, steel, aluminum, and copper will be temporarily stockpiled at or near a designated processing location pending transport to an appropriate offsite recycling facility. All such materials will then be transported from the site to approved designated facilities for recycling, scrapping or disposal. All metals will be recycled to the extent practical given the recycling options available at the time of decommissioning. pivotenergy.net tk ►Pivot Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Decommissioning Plan In general, the decommissioning will be undertaken using traditional heavy construction equipment including, but not limited to, front end loaders, cranes, track mounted and rubber -tired excavators, bull dozers, and scrapers. Areas where excavation is required will be backfilled with natural material and compacted. Any voids left from the removal of foundations will be backfilled with surrounding subsoil and topsoil and fine graded to ensure suitable drainage and reclamation of natural grades. Soil management and re -contouring operations will be conducted to minimize the surface area disturbance and implement the activities in the safest and most efficient manner and in accordance with applicable local requirements. Major earthwork is not anticipated as construction of the site will not alter the general grade across the site. To account for post -decommissioning dust control, areas of exposed soils will be revegetated, consistent with the expected future use of the site and State or County requirements. The native dry grass vegetation will be re- established to prevent the spread of weeds. Mulching or palliatives may be used for temporary dust control until vegetation is established. Monitoring Site Restoration Upon completion of the decommissioning process, a one-year restoration monitoring period will begin. Monitoring will ensure that grading and drainage implemented is successful in stabilizing water flow patterns and that the cover vegetation (native dry grass vegetation or other depending on land use) will be reestablished to prevent the spread of weeds. Corrective actions will be implemented if such monitoring determines adverse conditions are present because of an inadequate restoration. 2. Decommissioning/Reclamation Cost Estimates Pivot commits to working together with the County to update the cost estimates every five years from the establishment and submittal of the security bond. The cost estimates will include all costs associated with the dismantling, recycling, and safe disposal of facility parts and site reclamation activates and consider the salvage value of the facility. Initial cost estimate (2022): Fencing $6,750 Structures $92,250 Modules $67,500 Electrical $33,750 Site Restoration $24,750 Total $225,000 The scope includes: • Electrical permit fees • Removal and disposal of wildlife -friendly game fence • Removal of racking and foundations pivotenergy.net tk ►Pivot Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Decommissioning Plan • Removal of modules • Removal of electrical equipment (transformers, pads, etc.) • Removal of electrical DC string wiring and AC underground wiring • Site restoration and reclamation • Waste disposal fees • Temporary restrooms and necessary facilities for workers • Safety and protection equipment pivotenergy.net ENERTIA CONSULTING GROUP LLC September 14, 2023 Weld County Planning and Building Department 1555 N 17th Ave Greeley, CO 80631 RE: Drainage Narrative Pivot Solar Energy Solar Facility on the Kennedy Parcel 28339 Weld County Road 44, Weld County To whom it may concern: 1515 Market Street Denver, CO 80202 (609) 234-5502 rick.hagmayer@enertiacg.com This drainage narrative is intended to provide Weld County with drainage and land disturbance information related to a proposed 64.97 acre solar facility identified as Pivot Energy Solar Facility on the Kennedy Parcel (Project). The Project will be designed and will be constructed and maintained in a manner that minimizes storm water related impacts, in accordance with 2020 Weld County Engineering and Construction criteria. P roject Specific Information P roject Name, Property Address and Weld County Parcel No. P ivot Energy Solar Facility on the Kennedy Parcel, Parcel No. 105314300016 Developer/Owner P ivot Energy, 1750 15th Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202 P ite/Civil Engineer Enertia Consulting Group, LLC, 1515 Market Street, Denver, CO 80202 P roject Location and Description The Project will consist of up to an approximately 10 MW solar facility located on approximately 64.97 acres of undeveloped land within an approximately 75.19 acre parcel; and within Section 14, Township 4, Range 64 Southwest of the 4th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. The Project site is bounded by WCR 57 to the west, WCR 44 and agricultural land to the south, WCR 46 to the east, and agricultural land on the north. P roject components include: up to a 10 MW solar facility with approximately 20000 solar panels mounted on steel H -piles; concrete equipment pads; 20' gravel access driveway with emergency turn- around; and perimeter fence with access gate. With the exception of a gravel driveway and concrete pads for transformers and inverters, the remainder of the solar facility will not require clearing/grubbing of existing vegetation and grading unless required to prevent shading of the solar array. Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 2 of 5 Land Disturbance and Drainage Information Existing Ground Surface Conditions, Drainage Patterns and Imperviousness The 64.97 acre solar facility project area may be characterized as undeveloped agricultural land. The applicable FIRM Map (No. 08123C1775E), included in Appendix A, indicates that the Project site is located in a Zone X floodplain which is an area of minimal flood hazard. Based on NRCS soils data (also included in Appendix A), the site soils are identified as Clam Loam classified as Hydrologic Soil Group C. As shown on Figure 1 in Appendix A, the site ground surface generally slopes at an average of 0-1 percent from south to north of the Project site. In general, storm water is conveyed across the Project area toward the northern property boundary. Land Disturbance Activities The site improvements considered as land disturbance activities include installation of: (i) all-weather gravel surface driveway, (ii) concrete equipment pads, and (iii) Class VI equipment pads: Gravel Access Drive — Two all-weather gravel surface access drives will extend from existing WCR 44. Given the site soils, a 12 -inch -thick gravel Class VI base surface (consistent with similar solar facility access drives within Weld County) is proposed. This depth of gravel over compacted subgrade is sufficient to provide routine and emergency access to the Project. (ii) Concrete Equipment Pads — Concrete equipment pads will be installed beneath inverters and transformers and other electrical equipment as required with the development. The pads will be at least 8 -inches thick with reinforcing steel. (iii) Class VI Equipment Pads — Class VI road base equipment pads will be installed beneath other electrical equipment as required with the development. The pads will be at least 12 - inches thick over compacted subgrade. Lastly, components of the 64.97 acre solar facility will include up to 20000 solar panels placed on steel H -piles driven into the ground. Since the solar panels will be tracking panels (rotate through the day to track the path of the sun), the ground surface vegetation beneath the panels will continue to grow. Some minimal grubbing may be necessary to prepare the site with planned native seed mixes. Onsite conditions at the time of seeding will dictate necessity of such methods. The purpose of the seeding is to increase the density of native vegetation; therefore, the grubbing is not considered land disturbance (if it is necessary). Since the layout is unknown at this time, an approximation of anticipated imperviousness from the access drive has been assumed. Land Disturbance Area A total of approximately 15812 sf or 0.36 acres of the Project area is anticipated to be disturbed. The total disturbance numbers are summed in the following table. Disturbance Surface Type Disturbance Area (sf) Disturbance Area (ac) Gravel Access Drive 13,012 0.299 Concrete Equipment Pads 1,200 0.028 Class VI Equipment Pads 1,600 0.037 Total 115,812 10.363 Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 3 of 5 Hydrologic Design Criteria The following table includes hydrologic design criteria used in this analysis. Parameter Ivalue I Unit I Reference Time of Concentration, Tc - min. MHFD Rational Peak Method Runoff (Appendix Prediction by the A) Runoff Coefficient, C MHFD Table Criteria 6-4 Manual, Chapter 6, 1 -hr Point Rainfall, P1 (100 -Year) 2.74 inches NOAA Rainfall Data (Appendix A) Storm Runoff, Q (100-YR) - cfs Q = CIA Basin Conditions The footprint of the solar facility and access drive along with the areas delineated by oil setbacks is considered to be the subject drainage area under both existing and proposed conditions. The existing condition basin (identified as basin X1 on Figure 1) was analyzed to calculate the peak runoff for the design storm using an imperviousness percentage of 2%. This percentage is based on the soil type and existing conditions of the site. The proposed condition basin (identified as basin Al on Figure 1) was analyzed to calculate the peak runoff for the design storm using an impervious percentage of 2.24%. This percentage is based on the majority of the site remaining as 2% impervious, 0.3 acres changing to 40% impervious (access drive area), 0.03 acres changing to 100% impervious (concrete pad area), and 0.04 acres changing to 40% impervious (Class VI pad area). It should be noted that the tracking solar panels are not classified as ground surface because precipitation falling on the solar panels will shed onto the undisturbed vegetated surface below. Stormwater Runoff The stormwater runoff for existing and proposed conditions is calculated based on the Rational Method. The 100 -year, 1 -hour storm event was analyzed for basins Al and X1. The flow path for the basins is generally from south to north on the Project site. The average ground surface slope along the flow path is 0.3%. The time of concentration to this point was calculated using MHFD equations are summarized below and can be found on the MHFD Peak Runoff Prediction by the Rational Method form in Appendix A. The Runoff Coefficients are also included in the MHFD Peak Runoff Prediction by the Rational Method and are summarized below. Basin Concentration (Mini Runoff Coefficients (C100) Time of X1 60.88 0.49 Al 60.69 0.49 The precipitation data used for the 100 -year, 1 -hour storm event is based on NOAA rainfall data from the Project site and is included in Appendix A. Per the Basin Runoff Calculation (MHFD Peak Runoff Prediction by the Rational Method) included in Appendix A the 100 -year runoff flows are as follows: Basin Q100 (cfs) X1 87.69 Al 88.03 Net 0.34 Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 4of5 Under developed conditions, runoff will follow existing drainage patterns and will not significantly increase peak flows (increase from 87.69 cfs to 88.03 cfs). Detention Requirements It is understood solar facilities developed within Type C and/or Type D soils are exempt from the requirement to provide detention per Sec. 8-11-40 (I) if the total proposed impervious area is less than 4,500 sf. This solar project proposes 13012 sf of gravel drive at 40% impervious, 1200 sf of concrete pads at 100% impervious, and 1600 sf of Class VI pads at 40% impervious, for a composite impervious area of 7045 sf. The Project is exploring the possibility of proposing the use of permeable pavers for the access drive instead of gravel. Permeable pavers do not add to the imperviousness of the Site, and would therefore reduce the total propsed impervious area to 1200 sf of concrete pads at 100% impervious, and 1600 sf of class VI pads at 40% impervious, for a composite impervious area of 1840 sf. This approach would exempt the project from the requirement to provide detention per Sec. 8-11-40 (I). Alternatively, the project could continue to propose Class VI gravel for the access drives and provide on -site detention. Since the layout is unknown at this time, detention calculations will be provided at a later time if this option is used. Summary The following list summarizes key components of the Project and findings related to land disturbance and storm water impacts. 1. Installation of the solar facility will temporarily disturb the ground surface within the 64.97 acre project area but won't require clearing and grubbing of vegetation or grading, except for concrete equipment pad and gravel access drive installation. 2. Grubbing may be required to provide appropriate conditions for seeding. It is intended for the vegetation throughout the site to be improved as a result, therefore is not considered land disturbance. The areas considered impervious (1200 SF of 100% impervious concrete pads) or semi - impervious (13012 SF of 40% impervious gravel access drive and 1600 sf of 40 sf Class VI pads) total 0.36 acres, or 0.55% of the 64.97 acre solar facility area. 4. Under existing conditions, the peak flow originating from the solar facility area for the 100 yr — 1 hr storm event is 87.69 cfs. 5. Under developed conditions, the peak flow originating from the solar facility area for the 100 yr - 1 hr storm event is 88.03 cfs. 6. The solar facility is located within Type C/D soils; therefore detention is not required if the total additional impervious area is less than 4,500 sf. 7. Since the land disturbance is less than 1 acre, a CDPS storm water certificate issued by CDPHE is not required for this Project. Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 5 of 5 8. Installation and operation of the solar facility is not expected to impact existing drainage patterns or flow rates on or around the Project site. Runoff water quality will not be impacted by the solar facility components. 9. The Project design will adequately protect public health, safety and general welfare and have no adverse effects on offsite properties. We trust that the information provided is acceptable and complete. Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information. Please contact me at rick.hagmayer@enertiacg.com or (609) 234-5502 should you require additional information. GROUP, LLC attachment National Flood Hazard Layer FIRMette FEMA Legend 104°31'40"W 40°18'39"N 104°31'3"W 40°18'12"N 0 250 500 1,000 1,500 Feet 2,000 1:6,000 SEE FIS REPORT FOR DETAILED LEGEND AND INDEX MAP FOR FIRM PANEL LAYOUT SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS Without Base Flood Elevation (BFE) Zone A, V. 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Zone X Area with Flood Risk due to Levee Zone D NO SCREEN Area of Minimal Flood Hazard zone x Effective LOM Rs Area of Undetermined Flood Hazard Zone D - Channel, Culvert, or Storm Sewer milli Levee, Dike, or Floodwall 20.2 Cross Sections with 1% Annual Chance 1765 Water Surface Elevation 8 - - - - Coastal Transect .� ,1 n Base Flood Elevation Line (BFE) Limit of Study Jurisdiction Boundary - - - - Coastal Transect Baseline Profile Baseline Hydrographic Feature Digital Data Available No Digital Data Available Unmapped The pin displayed on the map is an approximate point selected by the user and does not represent an authoritative property location. This map complies with FEMA's standards for the use of digital flood maps if it is not void as described below. The basemap shown complies with FEMA's basemap accuracy standards The flood hazard information is derived directly from the authoritative NFHL web services provided by FEMA. This map was exported on 8/29/2023 at 11:08 AM and does not reflect changes or amendments subsequent to this date and time. The NFHL and effective information may change or become superseded by new data over time. This map image is void if the one or more of the following map elements do not appear: basemap imagery, flood zone labels, legend, scale bar, map creation date, community identifiers, FIRM panel number, and FIRM effective date. Map images for unmapped and unmodernized areas cannot be used for regulatory purposes. Basemap imagery Source: USGS National Map 2023 A product of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local participants Custom Soil Resource Report for Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part USDA United States Department of Agriculture ACS Natural Resources Conservation Service �4w August 25, 2023 Preface Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the environment. Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations. Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases. Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/ portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center (https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/detail/soils/contactus/? cid=nrcs142p2_053951). 142p2_053951). Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require 2 alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 3 Contents Preface 2 Soil Map 5 Soil Map 6 Legend 7 Map Unit Legend 8 Map Unit Descriptions 8 Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part 10 21 Dacono clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 10 41 Nunn clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 11 References 13 4 Soil Map The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit. 5 40° 18' 35" N S N- r 40° 18' 15" N 104° 31' 41" JV 540100 540100 en 540200 �. 540200 540300 e slid at this scale. 540300 540400 540400 Custom Soil Resource Report Soil Map Map Scale: 1:4,370 if printed on A landscape (11" x 8.5") sheet Meters 0 50 100 200 300 540500 540500 Feet 0 200 400 800 1200 Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WCtS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 13N WGS84 6 540600 540600 540700 540700 540800 540800 540900 540900 541000 541000 104° 31' 1" W 104° 31' 1" W 1 8 40° 18' 35" N 40° 18' 15" N Custom Soil Resource Report MAP LEGEND Area of Interest (AO!) Area of Interest (AO1) Soils C Soil Map Unit Polygons Soil Map Unit Lines Soil Map Unit Points Special Point Features Blowout r, O 0 v •m 4 4 404 Borrow Pit Clay Spot Closed Depression Gravel Pit Gravelly Spot Landfill Lava Flow Marsh or swamp Mine or Quarry Miscellaneous Water Perennial Water Rock Outcrop Saline Spot Sandy Spot Severely Eroded Spot Sinkhole Slide or Slip Sodic Spot a Spoil Area Stony Spot Very Stony Spot Wet Spot Other Special Line Features Water Features Streams and Canals Transportation Rails Interstate Highways US Routes Major Roads Local Roads Background iair°§1 Aerial Photography MAP INFORMATION The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000. Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale. Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements. Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or area are required. This product is generated from the USDA -MRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below. Soil Survey Area: Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part Survey Area Data: Version 21, Sep 1, 2022 Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger. Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jun 8, 2021 Jun 12, 2021 The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident. 7 Custom Soil Resource Report Map Unit Legend Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI 21 Dacono clay loam, percent slopes 0 to 1 59.1 88.1% 41 Nunn slopes clay loam, 0 to 1 percent 8.0 11.9% Totals for Area of Interest 67.2 100.0% Map Unit Descriptions The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit. A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils. Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however, 8 Custom Soil Resource Report onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas. An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties and qualities. Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement. Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series. Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas. These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups. A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all areas. Alpha -Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example. An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha -Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example. 9 Custom Soil Resource Report Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part 21 Dacono clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 361y Elevation: 4,550 to 4,970 feet Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 18 inches Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F Frost -free period: 140 to 160 days Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated Map Unit Composition Dacono and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Dacono Setting Landform: Terraces Down -slope shape: Linear Across -slope shape: Linear Parent material: Mixed alluvium Typical profile H1-Oto12 inches: H2 - 12 to 21 inches. H3 - 21 to 27 inches H4 - 27 to 60 inches. clay loam • clay loam : clay loam ▪ very gravelly sand Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Low Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to 0.60 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 6.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): 2s Land capability classification (non irrigated): 3s Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: R067BY042CO - Clayey Plains Hydric soil rating: No Minor Components Heldt Percent of map unit: 5 percent 10 Custom Soil Resource Report Hydric soil rating: No Nunn Percent of map unit: 5 percent Hydric soil rating: No Altvan Percent of map unit: 5 percent Hydric soil rating: No 41 Nunn clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2ting Elevation: 4,100 to 5,700 feet Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 15 inches Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F Frost -free period: 135 to 152 days Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated Map Unit Composition Nunn and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Nunn Setting Landform: Terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down -slope shape: Linear Across -slope shape: Linear Parent material: Pleistocene aged alluvium and/or eolian deposits Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: clay loam Btl - 6 to 10 inches: clay loam Bt2 - 10 to 26 inches: clay loam Btk - 26 to 31 inches: clay loam Bk1 - 31 to 47 inches: loam Bk2 - 47 to 80 inches: loam Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Medium Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Custom Soil Resource Report Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 7 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.1 to 1.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 0.5 Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: High (about 9.1 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e Land capability classification (non irrigated): 4e Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: R067BY042CO - Clayey Plains Hydric soil rating: No Minor Components Heldt Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down -slope shape: Linear Across -slope shape: Linear Ecological site: R067BY042CO - Clayey Plains Hydric soil rating: No Wages Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down -slope shape: Linear Across -slope shape: Linear Ecological site: R067BY002CO - Loamy Plains Hydric soil rating: No 12 References American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). 2004. 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Department of Agriculture Handbook 18. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/ nres/detai I/national/soils/?cid=nres 142p2_054262 Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436. http:// www.nres. usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/detail/national/soils/?cid=n res142p2_053577 Soil Survey Staff. 2010. Keys to soil taxonomy. 11th edition. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. http:// www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/detail/national/soils/?cid=n res142p2_053580 Tiner, R.W., Jr. 1985. Wetlands of Delaware. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Wetlands Section. U nited States Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual. Waterways Experiment Station Technical Report Y-87-1. 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U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 296. http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/detail/national/soils/? cid=nrcs142p2_053624 U nited States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1961. Land capability classification. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 210. http:// www.nres.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nres142p2_052290.pdf 14 PEAK RUNOFF PREDICTION BY THE RATIONAL METHOD Version 2.00 released May 2017 Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Denver, Colorado Purpose: Function: Content: Intro Rational Calcs Weighted C Weighted Slope Weighted Tc Design Info Acknowledgements: Comments? Revisions? This workbook applies the Rational Method to estimate stormwater runoff and peak flows from small urban catchments (typically less than 90 acres) 1. To calculate the runoff coefficient, C for a catchment 2. To calculate the time of concentration, and then compare with the regional time of concentration limit used for the Denver region. The smaller one is recommended as the rainfall duration for use with the Rational Method. 3. To calculate the design rainfall intensity and resulting peak flow rate. The workbook consists of the following five sheets: Describes the purpose of each sheet in the workbook. Performs Rational Method calculations, Q = CIA Supporting tool to calculate area -weighted runoff coefficients from sub -areas. Supporting tool to calculate length -weighted slope from multiple flow reaches. Supporting tool to calculate reach -weighted time of concentration from multiple flow reaches. Provides background information from the USDCM Spreadsheet Development Team: Derek N. Rapp, P.E. Peak Stormwater Engineering, LLC Holly Piza, P.E. and Ken MacKenzie, P.E. Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Direct all comments regarding this spreadsheet workbook to: Check for revised versions of this or any other workbook at: UDFCD email Downloads 1 Calculation of Peak Runoff using Rational Method Designer: TAN Company: ENERTIA Date: 9/13/2023 Project: PIVOT 46/47 - KENNEDY Location: WELD COUNTY Version 2.00 released May 2017 Cells of this color are for required user -input Cells of this color are for optional override values Cells of this color are for calculated results based on overrides 0.395(1.1 CS) L; S0.33 _ Lt _ Lt tt 60K St 60Vt Computed tc = ti + tt Regional to _ (26 — 171) + Lt 60(141 + 9)ti, St tminimum= 5 (urban) tminimum= 10 (non -urban) Selected tt = max{tminimum, min(Computed tt , Regional tt)} Select UDFCD location for NOAA Atlas 14 Rainfall Depths from the pulldown list OR enter your own depths obtained from the NOAA website (click this link) 1 -hour rainfall depth, P1 (in)= Rainfall Intensity Equation Coefficients = 2-yr 5-yr 10-yr 25-yr 50-yr 100-yr 500-yr 0.85 1.12 1.40 a b c 28.50 10.00 0.786 1.86 2.27 2.74 I{in/hr) — {b + tt)t a*P1 4.04 Q{cfs) = CIA Subcatchment Name Area (ac) NRCS Hydrologic Soil Group Percent Imperviousness Runoff Coefficient, C Overland (Initial) Flow Time Channelized (Travel) Flow Time Time of Concentration Rainfall Intensity, I (in/hr) Peak Flow, Q cfs) 2-yr 5-yr 10-yr 25-yr 50-yr 100-yr 500-yr Overland Flow Length L, (ft) U/S Elevation (ft) (Optional) D/S Elevation (ft) (Optional) Overland Flow Slope Si (ft/ft) Overland Flow Time ti (min) Channelized Flow Length Lt (ft) U/S Elevation (ft) ,i ;cui_;1. D/S Elevation (ft) { pttonall l Channelized Flow Slope St (ft/ft) NRCS Conveyance Factor K Channelized Flow Velocity Vt (ft/sec) Channelized Flow Time ti (min) Computed te(min) Regional tc(min) Selected to(min) 2-yr 5-yr 10-yr 25-yr 50-yr 100-yr 500-yr 2-yr 5-yr 10-yr 25-yr 50-yr 100-yr 500-yr Al 64.97 C 2.24 0.01 0.05 0A5 0.33 0.40 0.49 0.60 500 0.003 62.87 1074 0.003 5 0.27 65.36 128.24 60.71 60.71 0.85 1.12 1.40 1.86 2.28 2.75 4.05 0.65 3.89 13.54 40.17 59/5 88.03 156.61 X1 64.97 C 2.00 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.33 0.40 0.49 0.59 500 0.003 62.99 1074 0.003 5 0.27 65.36 128.35 60.88 60.88 0.85 1.12 1.40 1.86 2.27 2.74 4.04 0.57 3.74 13.35 39.93 59.47 87.69 156.12 Area -Weighted Runoff Coefficient Calculations Version 2.00 released May 2017 Designer: TAN Company: ENERTIA Date: 9/13/2023 Project: PIVOT 46/47 - KENNEDY Location: WELD COUNTY Subcatchment Name Al LE GEND : Flow Direction C at chni eat B oimday e Cells of this color are for required user -input Cells of this color are for optional override values Cells of this color are for calculated results based on overrides See sheet "Design Info" for imperviousness -based runoff coefficient values. Sub ID -Area Area (ac) NRCS Hydrologic Soil Group Imperviousness Percent Runoff Coefficient, C 2-yr 5-yr 10-yr 25-yr 50-yr 100-yr 500-yr ACCESS 0.30 C 40.0 0.30 0.36 0.43 0.54 0.59 0.65 0.71 CONC PADS 0.03 C 100.0 0.83 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.90 CLASS VI PADS 0.04 C 40.0 0.30 0.36 0.43 0.54 0.59 0.65 0.71 FIELD 64.60 C 2.0 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.33 0.40 0.49 0.59 64.97 Total Area (ac) 64.97 Area Area -Weighted -Weighted C Override C 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.33 0.40 0.49 0.60 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.33 0.40 0.49 0.60 1 Supplementary Design Information for UD-Rational Workbook Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual (USDCM) Volume 1, Chapter 6 - Runoff (March 2017) Version 2.00 released May 2017 Table 6-1. Applicability of hydrologic methods Watershed Size (acres) Is the Rational Method Applicable? Is CU1W Applicable? 0 to 90 yes Yes 90 to 160 NO Yes 160 to 3,000 No Yes Greater than 3.000 No Yes (subdividing into smaller catchments required)' 1. Subdividing into smaller subeatchments and routing the resultant hydrographs neing SWMM may be needed to accurately model a catchment with areas of different soil types or percentages of imperviousness_ The general procedure for Rational Method calculations fora single catchment is as follows: 1. I Delineate the catchment boundary and determine its area. Define the flow path from the upper -most portion of the catchment to the design point. Divide the flow path into reaches of similar flow type (e.g., overland flow, shallow swale flow. gutter flow. etc.). Determine the length and slope of each reach. 3. Determine the time of concentration. re. for the selected waterway. 4. Find the rainfall intensity. I. for the design storm using the calculated tt and the rainfall intensity - duration -frequency curve (see Rainfall chapter). 5. Determine the runoff coefficient. C. 6. Calculate the peak flow rate, O, from the catchment using Equation 6-1. The basic assumptions for the application of the Rational Method include: 1. The computed maximum rate of runoff to the design point is a. fimction of the average rainfall rate during the time of concentration to that point. 2. The hydrologic losses in the catchment are homogeneous and uniform. The runoff coefficients vary with respect to type of soils. imperviousness percentage. and rainfall frequencies. These coefficients represent the avenge antecedent soil moisture condition. 3. The depth of rainfall used is one that occurs from the start of the storm to the time of concentration. The design rainfall depth during that period is converted to the average rainfall intensity for that period. 4. The maximum runoff rate occurs when the entire area is contributing flow. This assumption is not valid where a more intensely developed portion of the catchment with a shorter time of concentration produces a higher rate of runoff than the entire catchment with a longer time of concentration. Table 6-4. Runoff coefficient equations based on NRCS soil group and storm return period NRCS Soil Group Storm Return Period 2 -year 5 -Year 10 -Year 25 -Year 50 -Year 100 -Year 500 -Year A CA= 0 841302 CA= 0_b6/1.276 CA 0.870.232 CA= 0.84ir.124 CA = 0.851+0.025 CA= 0.781+0.110 CA= 0451+0254 B CB= 0_ 84/1-169 CB = 0_£611-0 CB= 0_81/=0.057 CB = 0.631+0249 Cs= 0 561+0328 CB, = 0_A7i+0.426 CB = 0.371+0.536 OD COD= 0.8311'1n CC D= 0.8210.035 CC D = 0.74&0.132 Cosa = 0.561+0.319 t_ CD = 0.491+0.393 COD = 0.411+0.484 COD = 0.321+0.588 Where: I = °ko imperviousness. (expressed as a decimal) CA = Runoff coefficient for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) HSG A soils Cs = Runoff coefficient for NRCS HSG B soils COD = Runoff coefficient for MRCS HSG C and D soils_ Table 6-2. NRCS Conveyance factors, K Type of Land Surface Conveyance Factor. K Heavy meadow ?.5 Tilla.ge/field 5 Short pasture and lawns 7 Nearly bare ground 10 Grassed waterway 15 Paved areas and shallow paved swales 2 Table 6-3. Recommended percentage imperviousness values Land Use or Surface Characteristics Percentage Imperviousness (P'°) Business: Downtown Areas 95 Suburban Areas 75 Residential lots (lot area only): Single -fancily 2.5 acres or larger 12 0.75 - 2.5 acres 20 0.25 -0.75 acres 30 0.25 acres or less 45 Apartments 75 Industrial: Light areas 80 Heavy areas 90 Parks, cemeteries i 0 Playgrounds y's 5 Schools =' Railroad yard areas ''0 Undeveloped Ar eas : Historic flow analysis , Greenbelts, agricultural Off -site flow analysis (when land use not defined) 45 Streets: Paved 1 00 Gravel (packed) 40 Drive and walks 90 Roofs 90 Lawns, sandy soil I Lawns, clayey soil I Page 6 Supplementary Design Information for UD-Rational Workbook Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual (USDCM) Volume 1, Chapter 6 - Runoff (March 2017) Version 2.00 released May 2017 Table 6-5. Runoff coefficients, c To tat or Effective 0.4 -RCS Hydnlocic Soil Gm up A 2 -Year 5 -Year 10 -Year 25 -Year 50 -Year 100 -Year 00 -Year % Impervious 2% 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04 0-13 0.27 5% 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.15 0.29 10% 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.11 019 0.32 15% 0.07 0.02 0.08 0.1 0.15 0.23 0.35 20% 0.1 0.11 0.12 0.14 0.2 0.27 0.38 25% 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.19 0.24 0.3 0.42 30% 0 18 0.19 0.2 0.23 0.28 0.34 0.45 35% 0.21 0.23 0.24 0.27 0.32 0.32 0.48 40% 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.32 0.37 0.42 0.51 45% 0.3 0.31 0.33 0.36 0.41 0..46 0.54 50i% 0.3.4 0.36 0.37 0.41 0.45 0.5 0.58 55% 0.39 0.4 0.42 0.45 0.49 0.54 0.61 60% 0.43 0.45. 0.47 0.5 0.54 0.52 0.64 65% 0.43 0.5 0.51 0.54 0.58 0.62 0.67 70% 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.59 0.62 0.65 0.71 75% 0.58 0.6 0.61 0.64 0.66 0.69 0.74 80% 0.63 0.65 0.66 0.69 0.71 0.73 0.77 85% 0.68 0.7 0.71 0.74 0.75 0 77 0 8 90% 0.73 0.75 0.77 0.79 0.79 0.81 0.84 95% 0 79 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.87 100% 0 84 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.88 0-89 0.9 Toni or Effective NRCS Hydrologic Soil Gaup B 0/o Iiupen-ious 2 -Year 5 -Year 10 -Year 225 -Year 50 -Year 100 -Year 500 -Year 2% 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.26 0.34 0.44 0,54 5% 0.03 0.03 0.1 0.28 0.36 0.45 0.55 10% 0.06 0.07 0.14 0.31 0.38 0.47 0.57 15% 0 09 0.11 0.18 034 0.41 0.5 0.59 20% 013 0.15 0.22 0.38 0.44 0.52 0.61 lice.,, 0.17 0.19 0.26 0.41 0.47 0.54 0.63 30% 0.2 0.23 0.3 0.44 0.49 0.57 0.65 35% 0.24 0.27 0.34 0.47 0.52 0.59 0.66 40% 0.29 0.32 038 0.5 0.55 0.61 0.68 45% 0.33 0.36 0.42 0.53 0.58 0.64 0.7 50% 0.37 0.4 0.46 0.56 0.61 0.66 0.72 55% 0.42 0.45 0.5 0.6 0.63 0.62 0.74 60% 0.46 0.49 0.54 0.63 0.66 0.71 0.76 65% 0.5 0.54 038 0.66 0.69 0.73 0.77 70% 0.55 0.58 0.62 0.69 0.72 0.75 0.79 75% 0.6 0.63 0.66 0.72 0.75 0.78 0.81 80% 0.64 0.67 0.7 0.75 0.77 0.2 0.83 85% 0.69 0.72 0.74 0.78 0.8 0.82 0.85 900.. 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.87 95% 0.79 0.81 0.82 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 100% 0.84 0.86 0.86 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.9 Total or Effective % Impervious NRCS Hydrologic Soil Group C 2 -Year 5 -Year 10 -Year 25 -Year 50 -Year 100 -Year 500 -Year 2% 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.33 0.40 0.49 0.59 5% 0.03 0.08 0.17 035 0.42 0.5 0.6 10% 0.06 0.12 0.21 0.37 0.44 0.52 0.62 15% 0.1 0.16 0.24 0.4 0.47 0 55. 0.64 20% 0.14 0.2 0.28 0.43 0.49 0.57 0.65 25% 0.18 0.24 0.32 0.46 0.52 0.59 0.67 30% 0.22 0.28 0.35 0.49 0.54 0.61 0.68 35% 0.26 0.32 _ 0.39 0.51 0.57 0.63 0.7 40% 0.3 0.36 0.43 0.54 039 0.65 0.71 45% 0.34 0.4 0.46 037 0.62 0.67 0.73 50% 0.38 0.44 0.5 0_'6 0.64 0.69 0.75 55% 0.43 0.48 0.54 0:63 0.66 0.71 0.76 60% 0.47 0.52 0.57 0:65 0.69 0.73 0.78 65% 0.51 0.56 0.61 0.68 0.71 0.75 0.79 70% 0.56 0.61 0.65 0.71 0.74 0.77 0.81 75% 0.6 0.65 0.68 0.74 0.76 0..79 0.32 80% 0.65 0.69 0.72 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.84 85% 0.7 0.73 0.76 0.79 0.81 0.83 0.86 90% 0.74 0.77 0.79 0.82 0.84 085 0.87 95% 0.79 0.81 0..83 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.89 100% 0.83 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.9 1.00 0.80 u I ▪ D.60 O U o 040 a� 0 20 0.00 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 u 0.60 0.50 _U 0.40 c 0.30 0.20 0.10 - 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Watershed Percentage tnperviousness. %%o 100 - 2-yr - x-5-yr -O-10-yr —Wt— 25 -yr - 0- 50-yr - A-100yr Figure 6-1. Runoff coefficient vs. watershed impersiousness NRCS HSG A 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Watershed Percentage Imperviousness, % §0 100 —X— 5-yr -O-10 yr -X25-yr —O— 50 `, r 100-yr Figure 6-2. Runoff coefficient vs. watershed impei-niousness NRCS HSG B 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60 ▪ 0.50 0.40 0 0.30 2 0,20 0: 0.10 0.00 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 60 Watershed Percentage Imperviousness, % 90 100 - 0-2-yr - x-5-yr - CI- 1.0-yr - x-25-yr -O- 50-yr -tr 100-yr Figure 6-3. Runoff coefficient vs. watershediinpeniousness YRCTS HSG C and D Page 7 f \ / `\ 57 \.. PIVOT SOLAR KENNEDY PARCEL PROJECT 44 r 1 LIENERTIA CONSULTING GROUP LLC 1515 MARKET STREET DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 250-8305 FIGURE 1 - VICINITY MAP PIVOT ENERGY SOLAR FARM ON KENNEDY PARCEL WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATE: 9/8/2023 SCALE: 1" = 5,000' BY: TN t� Pivot �►.Energy Pivot Energy Inc.- Dust Mitigation Plan Stormwater best management practices will be followed to mitigate dust and debris during the construction process. Construction staff are responsible for dust control and will determine which of the following methods are needed to accommodate the specific site and weather conditions: • Sprinkling/irrigation- Sprinkle ground surface with water to moisten the area and control dust. Extra watering may be considered for haul roads and other traffic routes. • Vegetative cover- Vegetative cover may be used in areas where construction staff do not designate for vehicle traffic. Vegetative cover can help reduce wind velocity at the ground surface, therefore reducing dust accumulation. • Mulch- The use of mulch may be used as a useful dust control method for a recently disturbed area. • Wind breaks- Wind break barriers might be used to reduce the intensity of the wind throughout the site. • Stone- Stone may be used atop portions of the site to reduce the amount of dust that will be kicked up into the air. pivote nergy.net 1, 687.8 0 843.89 1,687.8 Feet I I WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere © Weld County Colorado This map is a user generated static output from an Internet mapping site and is for reference only. Data layers that appear on this map may or may not be accurate, current, or otherwise reliable. THIS MAP IS NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION Legend r L Parcels FEMA LOMA FEMA FIRM Panel Floodplain - 500 Year Floodplain - 100 Year Zone A Floodplain - 100 Year Floodwa Floodplain - 100 Year Zone AE Floodplain - 100 Year Zone AI- Floodplain - 100 Year Zone AC Preliminary FEMA FIRM Panel Preliminary Floodplain - 500 Y' Preliminary Floodplain - 100 Y' Preliminary Floodplain - 100 Y' Preliminary Floodplain - 100 Y' 1-25 Overlay District Railroad Lines NHD Waterbody Estuary Ice Mass Lake/Pond Playa Reservoir Swamp/Marsh NHD Area Bridge Canal/Ditch Notes National Flood Hazard Layer FIRMette FEMA Legend 104°31'42"W 40°18'39"N 104°31'4"W 40°18'11"N T4N R64IN 514 0812300775E ell. 1/20/2016 0 250 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 Basemap: USGS National Map: Orthoimagery: Data refreshed October, 2020 Feet 1:6,000 SEE FIS REPORT FOR DETAILED LEGEND AND INDEX MAP FOR FIRM PANEL LAYOUT SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS Without Base Flood Elevation (BFE) Zone A, V. 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Zone X Area with Flood Risk due to Leveezone D NO SCREEN Area of Minimal Flood Hazard zone x Effective LOM Rs Area of Undetermined Flood Hazard Zone n - Channel, Culvert, or Storm Sewer milli Levee, Dike, or Floodwall 20.2 Cross Sections with 1% Annual Chance 17'5 Water Surface Elevation 8 - - - - Coastal Transect .� ,1 n Base Flood Elevation Line (BFE) Limit of Study Jurisdiction Boundary - - - - Coastal Transect Baseline Profile Baseline Hydrographic Feature Digital Data Available No Digital Data Available Unmapped The pin displayed on the map is an approximate point selected by the user and does not represent an authoritative property location. This map complies with FEMA's standards for the use of digital flood maps if it is not void as described below. The basemap shown complies with FEMA's basemap accuracy standards The flood hazard information is derived directly from the authoritative NFHL web services provided by FEMA. This map was exported on 4/17/2023 at 6:06 PM and does not reflect changes or amendments subsequent to this date and time. The NFHL and effective information may change or become superseded by new data over time. This map image is void if the one or more of the following map elements do not appear: basemap imagery, flood zone labels, legend, scale bar, map creation date, community identifiers, FIRM panel number, and FIRM effective date. Map images for unmapped and unmodernized areas cannot be used for regulatory purposes. jrivot Energy Pivot Energy Inc. - Landscape and Screening Plan Pivot Solar 46 LLC and Pivot Solar 47 LLC, c/o Pivot Energy Inc., are being constructed near the intersection of Weld County Road 44 and 57. The sites are co -located ands approximately 75 acres. Solar facilities present a low profile, especially when compared to other operational energy and commercial facilities already present on and near the property. As such, these installations generate very little visual impact to neighboring properties and typically require little in the way of visual buffering. The main strategy employed to lessen visual impact of the proposed installation is to site the facility at the greatest feasible distance from any residences on neighboring properties and from the right-of-way. The applicant intends to provide a 500 -foot buffer between the solar equipment and any neighboring residential parcels. If there are neighboring residences within a 500 -foot buffer, Pivot Energy Inc. will provide an option to decrease visual impacts, such as opaque fencing, landscaping features, or an agreed upon mitigation measure. The applicant proposes to surround the facility with a decorative, wildlife friendly game fence which will serve to break up the visual impact of the facility when viewed from adjoining properties. Within the fence line and on any other areas disturbed during construction, applicant will establish native, low -growth grasses in keeping with vegetation common for the area to allow the project area to blend in with the surroundings. pivote nergy.net t� Pivot �►.Energy Pivot Energy Inc. - Maintenance and Vegetation Plan Site maintenance is critical to ensure that an operational solar facility meets all conditions of operation. This document outlines the steps the operator will take to ensure the site is properly maintained during construction and throughout the operational life of the facility. 1) Weed Management If construction occurs during growing season, Pivot will apply broadleaf herbicide prior to commencing construction. Once construction is complete, Pivot will re -apply broadleaf herbicide if needed to allow planted native grass seed mix to revegetate. ii) Hydro -seed or hydro -mulch a drought tolerant native grass seed mix in the early spring or early fall. Final seed mix will be determined by an approved professional knowledgeable with re -vegetation means and methods. iii) Mow project area a minimum of once per year, at a cut height of no less than six inches. It is possible that mowing may need to take place twice or more during the growing season iv) Since weed seeds remain viable in the soil for number years, site and weed management is a long-term process. Treated areas will be monitored annually and re- treated if necessary, using typical weed management practices and procedures. 2) Planting Method Preferred method will be hydroseed and hydro -mulching. If required, nutrient supplementation will take place to ensure the successful establishment of permanent ground cover. Permanent seeding shall occur between December 1 and May 1 or between August 1 and September 1, or as recommended by a vegetation specialist. 3) Temporary Seed Mix Temporary seeding areas, which will be ready for stabilization after May 1 and before August 1, shall be seeded with Millet or Sorghum at the rate of 40 pounds per acre, with the amount of fertilizer as specified. The requirement to plant temporary seeding does not eliminate the requirement to plant permanent seeding. Straw mulch is not required for temporary seeding. 4) Permanent Seed Mix To consist of native, drought -tolerant, low growth grasses and flowering plants. If viable, preference will be given to a seed mix that can support pollinators. Final mix will be determined at the time of planting by a qualified vegetation specialist. 5) Site Maintenance Checklist a) Mow project area once per year at a minimum to a cut height of 6 inches or greater. pivote nergy.net t� Pivot �►.Energy Pivot Energy Inc. - Maintenance and Vegetation Plan b) Walk the site and remove any accumulated debris on either side of the fence line and properly dispose. No burning of trash will be allowed. c) Apply herbicide as needed to control noxious weeds. d) Inspect and re -seed any bare ground with permanent seeding. e) Inspect fence and repair as needed. f) Inspect all-weather access road and repair as needed. g) Inspect site for any visible erosion. Remove transported sediment and implement necessary erosion control measures to minimize future maintenance issues. pivote nergy.net ENERTIA CONSULTING GROUP LLC September 14, 2023 Weld County Planning and Building Department 1555 N 17th Ave Greeley, CO 80631 1515 Market Street Denver, CO 80202 (609) 234-5502 rick.hagmayer@enertiacg.com RE: Traffic Impact Letter Use by Special Review — Kennedy Parcel NE Corner of Weld County Road (WCR) 44 & Weld County Road (WCR) 57, Weld County To whom it may concern: I. Introduction In fulfillment of the Weld County Use by Special Review (USR) permitting requirements, Enertia Consulting Group (Enertia) has completed this Traffic Impact Letter for the proposed Pivot Energy Solar Facility on the Kennedy Parcel located on approximately: 64.97 acres northeast of the intersection of WCR 44 and WCR 57. The intent of this Report is to provide traffic related information and identify potential project impacts to affected roadways within Weld County. The following information is included in this letter report: • Project Location, Components and Construction Schedule • Designated Travel Route • Daily Vehicle Trip Generation • Conclusions II. Existing Conditions Location The project is located on an approximately 64.97 acre project site within a larger 75.19 acre parcel along the east side of WCR 57, north of WCR 44 on Weld County Parcel: No. 105314300016 in Section 14, T4, R64, SW4 . Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 2 of 4 III. Proposed Condition Components The Pivot Energy Solar Facility on the Kennedy Parcel project shall generally include: up to a 10 MW solar facility with approximately 20,000 tracking solar panels mounted on steel I -beams; concrete pad mounted inverters and transformers; an access drive with emergency turn -around and perimeter fence with gate. Construction Schedule It's currently anticipated that the Use by Special Review Permit will be issued by Weld County on or before March 01, 2024. Accordingly, a construction start/mobilization date of April 01, 2024 has been established. Based on this, the following preliminary schedule is currently considered: • Driveway and material staging area prep April 01, 2024 - April 21, 2024 • Solar Facility Component Delivery • Perimeter Fence Installation • Solar Panel Foundation Installation • Transformer and Inverter Installation • Solar Panel Installation Designated Travel Route April 22, 2024 — June 02, 2024 May 03, 2024 — June 02, 2024 June 02, 2024 - September 02, 2024 September 03, 2024 — October 01, 2024 October 04, 2024 — December 31, 2024 The designated access route is: 1-76 north to WCR 49. WCR 49 to WCR 44. WCR 44 east to the site. Figure 1 illustrates the access route. The following is a brief description of the access route roadways. 1-76 — 1-76, in the vicinity of WCR 49, is a 4 -lane concrete -paved road with left turn lanes and acceleration/deceleration lanes; and a posted speed limit of 65mph. It's anticipated that 100 percent of material deliveries will be from the south. WCR 49 — The +/- 18.3 mile segment of WCR 49 included in the travel route is a 2 to 4 -lane, concrete -paved road with intermittent bar ditches. WCR 44 — The +/- 4.2 mile segment of WCR 44 included in the travel route is a 2 -lane, asphalt - paved road with intermittent bar ditches that transisitons into a gravel road at WCR 57. The road surface appears to be in good condition. It's anticipated that all material deliveries will travel along WCR 44 from WCR 49 via 1-76. Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 3 of 4 Daily Vehicle Trip Generation and Distribution Project development may be divided into the following 4 phases (site preparation, material and equipment delivery, solar facility construction and solar facility maintenance). The following Table 1 illustrates the estimated average daily trip generation by vehicle type for each Project phase. Table 1 — Vehicle Trip Generation Project Phase (Time Period) Vehicle Type Estimated Gross Vehicle Weight Number of Vehicles Per Day Maximum Vehicle and Trips Average Per Day Site Preparation (approx. 1-3 weeks) . Equipment Hauling Trucks 30,000-65,000 lbs 0-2 0-4 Passenger Vehicles 2,000-10,000 lbs 2-5 4-10 Fuel Delivery 20,000-30,000 lbs 1 2 Max-16/Ave-9 Material (approx. and Delivery 4-5 Equipment weeks) Conex Container Delivery Trucks and 30,000-50,000 lbs 10-30 20-60 Equipment Hauling Trucks 20,000-40,000 lbs 0-8 0-16 Max-79/Ave-40 Solar facility Installation (6-7 months) Passenger Vehicles 2,000 to 10,000 lbs 20-30 40-60 Fuel Truck 20,000 to 30,000 lbs 1 2 Material Delivery Truck 20,000 to 30,000 lbs 1 2 Max — 64/Ave - 52 Operations (ongoing operational) once Utility Vehicle 2,000 to 10,000 lbs 1 per month or less Max- 2/Ave-0 As illustrated in Table 1, the majority of traffic generated as a result of solar facility installation shall occur during the 9 -month solar facility installation (max 79/ave 40vtpd). This traffic will generally be site worker passenger vehicles. The majority of heavy truck traffic including conex container delivery (total of 510-850 conex containers/delivery trucks) and equipment (rubber tire loader, pile driver, forklift) delivery and pickup will travel to and from the Project between 9:30 AM and noon and 1:30PM and 4:00PM. Project related traffic during all phases will not be significant during AM and PM peak periods (7:30 9:00 AM and 4:30 — 6:00 PM, respectively). Weld County Planning and Building Department Page 4 of 4 IV. Conclusions 1. The Project is expected to generate up to 79 vehicle trips per day during material and equipment delivery (anticipated to be up to one month at the beginning of the project and one month at the end of the project), up to 64 vehicle trips per day during solar facility installation (6-7 months) and up to 2 vehicle trips per month during solar facility operation. 2. Site preparation and solar facility installation anticipated to begin in April 2024 and be completed in December 2024. 3. The phase with the greatest amount of traffic (79 vtpd material and equipment delivery) is expected to occur over a 4-5 week period (April 2024 — June 2024). 4. Daily Project related truck traffic is not expected to impact AM and PM peak traffic periods. 5. Sight distance at the Project entrance is well over 1,000 feet both east and west along WCR 44. 6. Access to the project site is not through an existing driveway. Therefore, a Weld County Access permit will be required. 7. As proposed, the solar garden site preparation, installation and ongoing inspection/maintenance is not anticipated to create adverse traffic related impacts on Weld County roads. Based on anticipated vehicle type and weight, the project is not anticipated to degrade/damage Weld County roads and a Public Works Improvement Agreement is not likely warranted. We trust that this Traffic Impact Letter for the Pivot Energy Solar Facility on the Kennedy Parcel is acceptable and complete. Please contact me at rick.hagmayer@enertiacg.com or (609) 234-5502 should you require additional information. Sincerely, E c `/ \r ■ ■ . V ■ ■ • V J V V r attachment -ING GROUP, LLC WCR 49 PIVOT SOLAR KENNEDY PARCEL PROJECT WCR 44 DESIGNATED TRAVEL ROUTE VIA 1-76 SITE ACCESS 1 :: EN ERTIA SUITE 100 DENVERCO 80202 , I CONSULTING GROUP LLC (609) 234-5502 1515 MARKET STREET FIGURE 1 - PROXIMITY MAP & DESIGNATED TRAVEL ROUTE PIVOT ENERGY SOLAR FARM ON KENNEDY PARCEL WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATE: 09/08/2023 SCALE: 1" = 5,000' BY: KT Pivot Energy Pivot Energy Inc. — Community Meeting Pivot Energy held a community meeting at the Kersey Community Center, 215 2nd St, located at Kersey, CO 80621, from 4-7 PM on Thursday, December 7th, 2023. No neighbors attended the community meeting. On 11/24/23, All neighbors within a 0.5 -mile radius of the project boundary were sent a postcard inviting them to attend and providing contact information at Pivot to provide feedback. In addition to the postcards, all direct abutters to the project were sent a USPS priority mail envelope containing the following: • A letter personally introducing the developer assigned to the project, Pivot Energy as a company, and Pivot's Solar Projects • Contact information for the developer • Solar Project frequently asked questions • A postcard inviting them to the community meeting in Kersey pivotenergy.net Weld County Treasurer Statement of Taxes Due Account Number R6786658 Assessed To Parcel 105314300016 KENNEDY CYNTHIA J 28339 COUNTY ROAD 44 KERSEY. CO 80644-9121 Legal Description PT S2SW4 14 4 64 LOT B REC EXEMPT RECX 14-0002 Year Tax Tax Charge Situs Address 28339 COUNTY ROAD 44 WELD Interest Fees Payments Balance 2022 $636.64 Total Tax Charge $0.00 $0.00 ($636.64) $0.00 $0.00 Grand Total Due as of 12/12/2023 $0.00 Tax Billed at 2022 Rates for Tax Area 0738 - 0738 Authority WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DIST RE7 NORTHERN COLORADO WATER (NC CENTRAL COLORADO WATER (CCW CENTRAL COLORADO WATER SUBD PLATTE VALLEY FIRE AIMS JUNIOR COLLEGE HIGH PLAINS LIBRARY WEST GREELEY CONSERVATION Taxes Billed 2022 * Credit Levy Mill Levy 15.0380000* 9.5530000 1.0000000 1.0680000 1.5820000 5.1 650000 63070000 3.1810000 0.4140000 Amount $221.04 $140.43 $14.70 $15,71 $23.26 $75.93 $92.72 $46.76 $6.09 43 3080000 $636.64 Values AG -SPRINKLER IRRIGATED LAND AG -DRY FARM LAND AG -WASTE LAND Total Actual $55,304 $352 $36 Assessed $14,600 $90 $10 $55,692 $14,700 ALL TAX LIEN SALE AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO ENDORSEMENT OF CURRENT TAXES BY THE LIENHOLDER OR TO ADVERTISING AND DISTRAINT WARRANT FEES CHANGES MAY OCCUR AND THE TREASURER'S OFFICE WILL NEED TO BE CONTACTED PRIOR TO REMITTANCE AFTER THE FOLLOWING DATES: PERSONAL PROPERTY, REAL PROPERTY, AND MOBILE HOMES - AUGUST 1 TAX LIEN SALE REDEMPTION AMOUNTS MUST BE PAID BY CASH OR CASHIER'S CHECK. POSTMARKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED ON TAX LIEN SALE REDEMPTION PAYMENTS. PAYMENTS MUST BE IN OUR OFFICE AND PROCESSED BY THE LAST BUSINESS DAY OF THE MONTH. Weld County Treasurer's Office 1400 N 17th Avenue PO Box 458 Greeley, CO 80632 Phone: 970-400-3290 Pursuant to the Weld County Subdivision Ordinance, the attached Statement of Taxes Due issued by the Weld County Treasurer are evidence that as of this date, all current and prior year taxes related to this parcel have been paid in full. Signed: tit/kV Hello