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HomeMy WebLinkAbout700364.tiff RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City of Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, has requested permission for the installation of an industrial waste and sewage treatment facility on the following described property, to-wit: The Southeast Quarter (SET) of Section Thirty-one (31), Township. Six (6) North, Range Sixty-four (64) West of the Sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the said requested sewage treatment facility is located in an agricultural zone as set forth by the Weld County zoning resolution, and WHEREAS, according to the zoning resolution of Weld County, said sewage treatment facility may be permitted on the approval of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, and WHEREAS, the Weld County Planning Commission has recommended that such sewage treatment facility be granted by certification and approval dated July 9, 1970, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has studied the request of the petitioner and studied the recommendation of the Weld County Planning Commission and having been fully informed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners, that the application of the City of Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, to locate a sewage treatment facility on the premises indicated above be and it hereby is granted under the conditions following: 1. That any and all sewage treatment facilities to be installed shall be approved by the State Health Department. 2. That there be a screening of evergreens around said sewage treatment facility and with a minimum of 100 feet setback from all road rights of way. 3. That all applicable subdivision regulations and zoning regulations shall be followed and complied with to the satisfaction of the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado. Dated this 9th day of July, 1970. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: 12,�f e r''T<,%ti'j(`i'z Clerk of the Board z6. C <.6@ APPROVED)AS TO FORM: (County Attorney • 700 36 4 H2. f.5L GLENN K. BILLINGS. ice\ IV CHAIRMAN MI's RT. 2, BOX 167, GREELEY, COLO_ / �j!A gyr:s.{j!��(� 1/LaLli/A..� V-.,.�V. HAROLD W. ANDERSON. CHAIRMAN PRO.TEMTEM RT. I. JOHNSTOWN, COLO, OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY ATTORNEY SAMUEL S. TELEP COUNTY ATTORNEY MARSHALL H. ANDERSON, PHONE 13031 352-5132 MEMBER -g;Ey r , 3<13 8TH AVE.. GREELEY. COLO. �� April 9, 1971 Mr. Earl Stephenson Director Construction Grants Environmental Protection Agency 901 Walnut Kansas City, Missouri 64100 Re: City of Greeley Industrial Waste and Sewage Treatment Facility Dear Mr. Stephenson: At the request of Mr. William E. Bohlender, City Attorney for the City of Greeley, Colorado, concerning site location for a new sewage treatment facility of the City of Greeley, Weld County,. Colorado, I wish to advise that pursuant to the Weld County Zoning Resolution, site approval for said facility was approved by the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, on July 9, 1970. For ready reference, I am enclosing herewith copy of Resolution of the Board concerning site location for such facility which I believe is self-explanatory. Very truly yours, Samuel S. Telep County Attorney SST/emw Enc. 1 STATE OF COLORADO I sg COUNTY OP WELD cc Mr. William E. Bohlender, Esq. it :.1:, ; .- a-'" of the Loard �oard of County Commiss of County Comm s iorerc APR 12 1971 Cf d7r 4y l 1 COUNTY CICRK AND RECORDER ... :�.. By ____Deputy • roP0 ore HPY w1° t Denver, Colorado 80220 • - APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF LOCATION FOR • SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES ' Submit in duplicate. Complete only Parts A & B. See Instructions. Applicant: CITY OF GREELEY • Address: % Mr. Cruce, City Manager, Civic Center, Greeley, Colo. Telephone: 353-6123 _ A. INFORMATION REGARDING PROJECT SUBMITTED FOR. REVIEW: 1 . Size and type of treatment facilityAnaerobic Lagoon, Extended Aeration, Polishing Lagoon System for meat packing waste. Flow 3.0 Mgd-B.O.D. 30,000 lbs. a day. 2. Location of facility: SE4 Section 31 , Township 6N, R64 W. P.M. This site will also be utilized by the City of Greeley for a regional sewage treatment. plant. 3. Location of effluent discharge: Into Lone Tree Creek, 4,000 feet north of its confluence with the Cache 1a Poudre River. 4. Describe and give distance downstream of water plant raw water intake or intake nearest this effluent discharge: None to our knowledge 5. Name of' watercourse into which effluent is discharged: Lone Tree Creek to the Cache la Poudre 6. Est. bid opening date: December 15, 1970 Est. completion date:July 15Z 197,E 7. Est. project cost: $675,000 8. Project layout and design criteria: (Attach separate sheets or report showing entire service area with respect to surrounding areas, habitable buildings , location of. potable water wells within 1 mile, effluent discharge point and topography of area.) • 9. Consulting Engineer Bell , Galyardt, and Wells Address: 220 Hillcrest Bldg. , Ralston, Omaha, Nebraska68127 Telephone:331-0321 The undersigned applicant agrees to supply information necessary for Review of Plans and Specifications- and to secure signatures of the appropriate local government officials prior to submission. CITY OF GR EL 7 - 8 - 70 Date • Sig a ure of Applicant • B. H. Cruce, City Manager Typed Name of the above-described sewage treatment facility, and CERTIFY APPROVAL or DISAPPROVAL in space provided below: DATE APPROVAL DISAPPROVAL /—T / / Signature for Local Health Department • / / / / Signature for Planning Commission / / / / Signatur. for B ar County Commissioners 7--,e-7/0 /7 /---7c.• Signature for City Manager of Municipality *Before plans and specifications will be accepted for review, the applicant must show hereon the action taken on the project by the Local Health Officers, representative . of the Planning Commission, representative of the Board of County Commissioners, and . the Mayor or City Manager of the municipality that might be affected by the discharge of this waste. C. THE FOLLOWING FOR STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT USE: I , the undersigned District Engineer, have the following comments: 1 . Is this plant located so that it can serve the needs of the present and/or future logical service area? 2. Is the plant located where it is likely to create nuisance problems for existing or now planned development? 3. Has a sufficient amount of suitable land been set aside for expansion? 4. Has the developer or owner of the facility made provision for adequate funding to buy, maintain, operate and repair or replace in kind the facility? 5. Are there any community water supply intakes within 5 miles downstream of the effluent discharge points? RECOMMENDATIONS: • • Date: • Signature: COLORPDO STATE DEPART' 1T OF PUBLIC HEALTH WATER POLLUTION CONTRL._ COMMISSION 4210 Cast llth Avenue Denver, Colorado 80220 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF LOCATION FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES Submit in duplicate. Complete only Parts A & B. See Instructions. Applicant: CITY OF GREELEY . Address : % MrT-C-i^uce-;-C 1:y-N agcr, Ci-v-i-c Center, Greeley, Colonak lephone: 363-6123 A. INFORMATION REGARDING PROJECT SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW: 1 . Size and type of treatment facility : Annorbic, Aerated. Aerobic Lagoon SySltem for meat packing waste. Flow 3.0 Mad B.Q.D. 30,000 lbs . a day 2. Location of facility ai_se i t_4 __DQmnshi b h l , RG411 Thjs sjt ;ilLalso be utilized_by_the City of (zrPeley for a regional sewage treatment plant. 3. Location of effluent discharge: loneJrep Creek whi ch_flows_into the. Cache_1 a Poudre. 4. Describe and give distance downstream of water plant raw water intake or intake nearest this effluent discharge:____Nnne_to our knowledge 5. Name of watercourse into which effluent is discharged : SOu } Piatte Rtyer 6. Est. bid opening date: L _' , 1970 Est . completion date:_January 1 , 1970 7. Est. project cost : $675.000 8. Project layout and design criteria: (Attach separate sheets or report showing entire service area with respect to surrounding areas , habitable buildings, location of potable water wells within 4 mile, effluent discharge point and topography of area. ) 9. Consulting Engineer Bell , GA1ys3rd dells Address : _ 220 Hi11c_reiLB1dq,Balstnn, Oiraha,_Nehraska Telephone:_ 331-23.21 68127 The undersigned applicant agrees to supply information necessary for Review of Plans and Specifications and to secure signatures of appr priate loca gov rnment ?://7'officials prior to submission. 7�' = — -LC-c- / Date S-ignG` re of Applicant B . H . Cruce , City Manager ! Typed Name B. SIGNATURES OF LOCAL 'ERNMENT OFFICIALS: The unders' ned* have reviewed the proposal for the location, construction, operation an point of effluent discharge of the above-described sewage treatment facility, and CERTIFY APPROVAL or DISAPPROVAL in space provided below: DATE APPROVAL DISAPPROVAL /-I /---/ Signature for Local Health Department / / / / Signature for Planning Commission / / / / Signatu for Bar County Commissioners Signature for City Manager of Municipality *Before plans and specifications will be accepted for review, the applicant must show hereon the action taken on the project by the Local Health Officers, representative of the Planning Commission , representative of the Board of County Commissioners, and the Mayor or City Manager of the municipality that might be affected by the discharge of this waste. C. THE FOLLOWING FOR STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT USE: I , the undersigned District Engineer, have the following comments: 1 . Is this plant located so that it can serve the needs of the present and/or future logical service area?_ _ 2. Is the plant located where it is likely to create nuisance problems for existing or 'now planned development? 3. Has a sufficient amount of suitable land been set aside for expansion? 4. Has the developer or owner of the facility made provision for adequate funding to buy, maintain, operate and repair or replace in kind the facility? 5. Are there any community water supply intakes within 5 miles downstream of the effluent discharge points?_ RECOMMENDATIONS: Date: Signature: WPC-3(Rev. 10-66-20) BEFORE THE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Case No. SUP #45 Date July 9, 1970 APPLICATION OF City of Greeley Address Greeley, Colorado Moved by Leonard Bartels that the following resolution be introduced for pas- sage by the Weld County Planning Commission: Be it Resolved by the Weld County Planning Commission that the application f WCX0311,211241(CfCalt Itetleatra aramman SITE APPROVAL, of $ ,rylAGE...TR A.. ENT..FAGILITIES_SI.TE VIII covering the following described property in Weld County, Coloraoo, to-wit: Southeast Quarter (SE}) of Section Thirty-one (31),__ Township Six (6) North, Range Sixty—four (64) West of the 6th P. M., Weld County, Colorado As a regional sewage disposal site and as an industrial sewage lagoon site be recommended (favorably) GlinligGlOOltato to the Board of County Commissioners for the following reasons: See attached sheet— subject to soil tests, Mr. Wells engineer report, and a screening of evergreens around the lagoon site and a minimum of 100' set—back from the right—of—way. Motion seconded by , ,_Jobn. Watson Vote: For Passage: Leopard._Bartels Against Passage: .....Ronald..Heitman.... .. WELD CO, COMMISSIONEtr, J....Ben..Nix csaaLHY. cc .?. RECEIVED .John.W.atson. _.._... _ JUL-I 1 1970 ilitsiel10111-A112t8i41610 The Chairman declared the Resolution passed and cordered that a certified copy be forwarded with the file of this case to the Board of County Commissioners for further proceedings. PC-Z-005 CERTIFICATION OF COPY Dorothy Hill , Recording Secretary of Weld County Planning Commission, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution is a true copy of Resolution of Planning Commission of Weld County, Colorado, adopted on JJ.y 9, 1970 , and recorded in Book No. III , Page No. , of the proceedings of said Planning Commission. Dated this 9th day of July , 19 7Q Recording Secretdly, Weld County Planning Commission PC-Z-006 REASONS: 1. The site is appropriate for a regional sewage facility that can serve not only Greeley but has the possiblity of serving all the municipalities in the adjacent areas that are up stream 2. There is sufficient area in the legal description submitted to provide expansion as a regional facility 3. With the exception of scattered dwellings, the proposed use is compatible with all surrounding land uses 4. The proposed relocation of Lone Tree Creek will provide protection against flooding BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO JULY 8, 1970 PRESENT: Board of County Commissioners Glen K. Billings ) Harold W. Anderson ) Marshall H. Anderson ) County Attorney ) Samuel S. Telep ) City of Greeley ) SEWER SITE FACILITY CITY Ben Cruce, Mayor ) OF GREELEY Jack Wells, Engineer ) on Proposed Project ) APPROVAL OF SITE VIII Members of Greeley City Council ) Robert Burroughs, Attorney for ) Protestants ) ) Roy Johnson, Area Landowner ) Mr. Billings: We will call this meeting to order, as requested by the City of Greeley they now have land known as Site VIII and they request that this Board approve this site for the location for a sewage treatment facility. The location of the facility is the Southeast Quarter of Section 31, Township 6 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P. M., Weld County, Colorado, as stated in the application by the City of Greeley. The site will also be utilized by the City of Greeley for a regional sewage treatment plant. This Board having looked at this site, find that it meets many of the conditions that we required in denying the previous Site VII. That it actually is in a location that is much more secluded from the public and it is also secluded from the main artery or road better known as Eighth Street going east. That the land is not prime agricultural land - it is what you might call marginal agricultural lands. That it also there is an adequate amount of land for the type of regional facility which can be developed in years to come for the City of Greeley. Also in many plannings that we have been acquainted with in the last few weeks regarding sewage lagoon operations and the type they should be, I might say at this time, we have been in contact either personally or by representatives of the Weld County Health Department and other people have been in contact with engineers from throughout the United States regarding sewage lagoons and their operation whether they are feasible or not. It seems a though almost all reports coming back to us are the sewage lagoon type of facility. It is becoming more throughout the United States and two other countries which had engineering members at the hearing in St. Louis. That these systems will work very satisfactorily, they will work as combination sites also. They are used not only for industry but also for towns or cities We have been pretty well assured by almost every engineer and the people we had representing us gathering this data that such an operation if 2 I am trying to look over the many notes I have here. Basically we found 4 points that almost all the engineers agreed on. That such facility had, #1 - have enough land to operate correctly and there is enough land in this area. #2 - with competent help and competent personnel to operate such a facility that it would work satisfactorily for everyone concerned along with the amount of area that was needed for such a site. It was felt that depending upon how great a use for such a facility such as this area needed to be large enough so that a sub lagoon could be constructed in the area ., to be used a good many years from now when the sludge needs to be removed from the original lagoon. From all indications that we were able to find as a Board of County Commissioners trying to insure the people of Weld County, that whatever decision we made that we were going in the right direction. That sewer lagoons were the best feasible operation not only for packing house waste, industrial waste, but also cities and towns. from The area is probably-as isolated 71 residential population as could be found. Also the area is closer to the Monfort facility which will increase the heat factor, which was one the four reasons that most engineers debated that the heat factor transporting sewage from such plants, as Monforts, back there their variable was approximately 70 degrees for a most suitable operation of such a facility. The new location would be approximately three fourths of a mile closer, which will reduce any problem of the heat factor. The other very important thing which we found which possibly is the problem with the operation of the City sewer system now is the great over-loading of this system. At any one time when it is impossible for this type of system to handle where in a lagoon can system where it is built to an adequate size,/accept huge overloads without any noticeable problem. It can also continue to pperate very effectively with great fluctuations in the amount of sewage sent to such lagoon. 3 - This has been a pretty hard decision for this Board to make. I can assure all those people who are interested that we have wasted no effort in finding out all the information that we could possibly find out. How such a facility should be located and where it should be located, how it should be operated this I would ask the other Board members to elaborate or make any statements Mr. Anderson. Marshall Anderson: Mr. Chairman at this time I move that this application be granted subject to the following: the approval of the Planning Commission, engineering and soil tests - favorable reports from the engineer on the soil tests on the available location. Mr. Billings: A motion has been made by Mr. Marshall Anderson subject to our County Planning Commission approving this location, the approving engineering study/of the soil conditions are alright for such a facility as this. At this time what is your recommendation Mr. Harold Anderson? Harold Anderson: I will second the motion. Mr. Billings: As Chairman of the Board I would make the resolution of Mr Anderson unanimous - I would at this time ask for a voice vote of this Board for the approval of location of the City of Greeley request for a sewage treatment facility in that area. Mr Marshall Anderson Mr. Anderson: Yes. Mr. Billings: Mr. Harold Anderson, how do you vote? Harold Anderson: After all the consideration we have gone through for this lagoon set-up this today which is the best: location as far as being away from close residences, I will have to move to vote in favor of granting this permit. 4 Mr. Billings: I think probably before make my decision and before we actually act on this, at this time I ask if there any comments those people in the room would like to make. We have representatives from the City of Greeley, I believe we have the representative of those people who live in the area. Mr. Cruce is there anything you would to say. Mr. Cruces Well Mr. Chairman, I can only tell you that we will wait here until after lunch. Mr. Billings: Mr. Wells, the engineer,do you have anything you would like to say? Mr. Wells: We are prepared to consult the people of the City of Greeley to set up the requirements for the testing program. Mr. Billings: Mr. Haley do you have anything you would like to state? Mr_Haley: Only this Mr. Chairman, I dug through our files yesterday and I am certain the decision - the summary you have made reflects - it should be noted I think by the public - reflects the apparent sincere effort on the part of the County Commissioners, and the county officials in trying to find a solution not only just physically proper but well basically I think you have done the same thing the task force has been trying to do; and as a member of the task force I would like to say we appreciate it. We have known for sometime even though there has been a lot of delay that this is a difficult question. This is one of the reasons we stood by to help out in any way possible. We recognize it being difficult and we commend the Commissioners and the Planning Commission and the other people in the county who have worked so diligently to try to find a really proper solution. I guess I am speaking primarily as an individual representative not as an official/of the task force, but I am sure they all share my beliefs. Mr. Billings: Mr. Burroughs. 5 Mr. Burroughs: Mr. Chairman, we too know the Commissioners spent considerable time and appreciate the fact that you have spent considerable time considering the location of the facility. It is truly indeed a regional facility we request that the County Commissioners in the interest of the people outside Greeley follow up and see that this is properly maintained and operated for the protection of the people who have to live around it. Mr. Billings: I think Mr. Burroughs that your request is very valid and since we do have people from the City of Greeley here and some of their Councilmen, we hope that they will endeavor in every way to see that the facility is operated as efficiently as a sewage disposal can be operated in the State of Colorado or anywhere else. We know that many people who live in the eastern area have a right to be concerned with the many different stories that have been related from one person to another. I think the Weld County Health Department and the State Health Department will watch this facility very closely. There are very definite guidelines as far as the State and County Health Department are concerned. The City of Greeley, I am sure, will in everyway build and operate a facility that everybody in Weld County will be satisfied with. Is there anyone else who would like to mtke any comments? Roy Johnson: Why, I have been very calm as this started and I am involved too - Glenn you stated the immediate area would have some odor sometime - I happen to live in the immediate area and there are several farms for sale now on account of the VII site and I would like to ask Glenn - if this site was across the road from his farm - Mr. Billings: I think I would have to say Ole I would probably be as concerned as you - but the information we have gathered we can make available to you anytime to read you want to. It states in there about a good many engineers, I believe this one report was made up by 12 of the very top engineers regarding this type of facility and they state in there very definitely that it would probably be on the site only basically. I know that with certain operations some of this information we have - that before the lagoon is sealed over there will 6 be some odor. More ordor than normally. You never get anything without an odor I guess rather it is a rose or what. Neither can I tell you there will be no odor in the immediate area or that there would be any odor that would actually effect you. According to the information that we have it would be very very slight. If I remember the area correctly your place will be to the north Mr. Johnson: Across from 80% Mr. Billings: From the northeast - the prevailing winds coming out of the northwest. I think you would probably be like I am with one of the major feedlots. Two or three times out of the year I get a pretty good odor where I live normally with the prevailing winds I don't. The indication in these reports, we hope, we almost have to assume they are correct because they were made by expert engineers who have worked with something like this all their lives. Under only extraordinary circumstance would there be any odor of any consequence. Now Mr. Wells and Mr. Haley might elaborate on this some more if they would like to. We only have information before us and we tried to compile this. I guess we don't do anything or create anything without creating some problem. Mr. Johnson: I have a couple more questions I would like to ask the City of Greeley or Mr. Haley or some of the Commissioners. That land directly east of yoursewage disposal, that which you have now, was that not available or could you not get it or did you do anything - it is Great Western Land. Wouldn't that be sufficient to build this thing 10 times bigger than what it is? Or have you thought of that angle. Mr. Billings: According to information we have received - according as to information we have the size of this lagoon is that they have more than adequate land to build the facility like I brought out before a facility of this kind is very satisfactory even when over or when heavily/loaded/ there is very little sewage being disposed in it. It is built adequate is that not correct, Mr. Wells? 7 Mr. Wells: Yes. Mr. Johnson: Is both the city and the plant going out to this lagoon? Mr. Cruce: Yes this is right eventually as we phase out the older plant we will hope to put some of our sludge and other materials out there as soon as we build the digest Mr. Chairman to answer that question we did quite a bit of negotiations with Great Western several years ago - we bought a little acreage there and built our side plant and they were most reluctant and they will not give up any land - so we are boxed in. We do not have enough land. Mr. Haley: To answer all these questions possibly about the nuid. or one site - it would not conform in any way to the regional requirements that is for a regional site. The geographical location feasibility would not fit were it could be used as a regional site. A regional site has to be includes the two rivers. This is where all the emphasis has been in a matter of fact trying to get federal participation we must qualify - it has to be out where the 2 rivers are included in that area. Mr. Johnson: I haven't been worried too much but I still feel that the site you chose or I should say site VIII you would have to do a lot of -I didn't see last nights paper I had phone calls all this noon hour - that is the reason I came down - how many acres do you plan to handle the lagoon? Mr. Cruce: Ninety acres the first construction. Mr. Johnsons Which side of the creek were you figuring on building on. Mr. Cruces I don'.t think we are capable of answering that question Mr. Wells: Part of that will of course depend upon the soil survey the soil may not be uniform throughout the site. Mr. Haley: In all probablity, Oly, you were not here this morning, we are going to relocate the channel and then depending upon the engineering features we uncover - the soils and surveys and the factors that are involved in design it will probably be all on one side or the other of the relocated channel. 8 Mr. Johnson: Well I just here by the grapevine that they paid $8000.00 and acre for it. I sure would sell mine. Mr. Billings: This is something that would be between the City and the people who own it. Is there anyone else who wants to make any comments? Mr. Burroughs: Mr. Billings, I might make one more comment, you gave me the reports from which you based your decision or at least which you considered and there was amoung them a report from the Department of Interior concerning the pipe. I presume that is the same pipe that is contemplated but I can't anywhere in the report where they tested it for enviormental factors, pressure and other types of substances there was no place that I could find it in the report, concerning the temperature in talking about a great distance. I hope that the County Commissioners in considering the engineering for the site will also consider this pipeline. Mr. Billings: Undoubtly Mr. Cruce can answer this as far as the requirments they expect from the person who suppliesthe pipe. Are there any more questions. I have a motion we approve this Site VIII I have a second that we approve Site VIII. As Chairman of the Board, and I am Glenn Billings, I will make this motion unanimous. Unless there is other business to come before this Board we will adjourn. Hello