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Home My WebLink About20200747.tiffEXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET CASE USR19-0070 - TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. Exhibit Submitted By Description A. Planning Commission Resolution of Recommendation B. Planning Commission Summary of Hearing (Minutes dated 2/18/2020) C. Planning Services PowerPoint Presentation D. Applicant PowerPoint Presentation (Received 3/11/2020) E. F. G. H. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. s. T. U. V. W. 2020-0747 Public hearings concerning this property will be heard before the County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners. Both hearings will he held at WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 1150 -O" Street • Greeley, CO 80631 Planning Commission Hearing will be held on akL---•201a at: VAC" Board of County Commissioner Hearing will be held on kithfretiL _20t: at mok, iIanx vOldbeAlCAA Request- site Specific Uueolopn,ont Plan and Use by Special Review Permit. USR19.0Q70, for a Major Facility of a Public Utility or Public Agency approximately 19.78 miles of 115•kllovolt (kV) 4, transmission lino from Tri-State's now Sisson 115134.5AV substation located near County Roods 71 and 130 to tde o and existing Koala Substetlon located near County 4 o of the nld 104. subject to the provisions of Socf'�un 23- - - - County Coda and faculty conetruellon laydow tingof andstwo ( near the Sisson and t(oota subsWttons tuuI�ontalno f and other construction traitors, mul IAIQ `lokti0s cultural) Zonn UL•' Ict assoclatod equivalent' In ❑ a its Ca9e, Number nil -OO7O Ares: I - . I.CR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT AT THE WELD uouroY DEP.,f''MEN I cif I LANNIN© SERVICES. AT 97O.3034510D, eml"„/v'* Additional Info:motion AWd4 weidimuntyplat • • EXHIBIT usR19 -oc51O GL: -•rte >aa I` , 'JY\Y #. eg 6/ sit • ,f!!t/f i/�+�fat 4 � ll t /IPuhlie hearings cut &Leming Ohm 'proporty 6MIll De healdtrelL i, r+ ;F.Ioon1mcsial ai' �f. 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'SZ y`'. s - cescri �� 4!. t4is A 40 I ta Public hearings concerning this property will be heard before the County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners. Both hearings will be held ut: WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 1150 "0" Street - Greeley, CO 80631 Planning ing Commission Hearing will be held on ti�. r i 20W , at: ( IPSO Q Board of County Commissioner Hearing will be hold on t-A14ecrJri S Apptican1. -PRA Rcgtiest: 2024, at 1000484 Site Speclec l ..waloprnw••1 Flan and USC by Spari.,t Ravi ew Permit u9R1it-OOTO, ieo a MaJor Facility of a P•ri•Iic Whiny Or Fruhtit: Agony appresxinlately 'tg'.7t# tnllua. of 115-hUo••••1't (14 VI r. a a.rlliSS10M from IInC I r•-Rtata•� new Sassan 1i-t11�-J -i{S ✓ 1 diner. I.a•:ntwd MINI Ct,utity Ftowtb• 71 rind 130 TO till .nnN Keota Suba•ta1SOn ic-, a1•ld near County Pentads- 09 ,nit 1,14, n.uninnt to this prow I:•• n. of S nctluri 23-4-420 of II.,t WClru CCU Code and facility .A.siructl'n tnyncwn yards nr>•, ttw @l±.a. .r..e "COOld 1 talr..ls icon r tln(-,1' 1t rw(4 l2, 1:6,61:.1• • r .l 15. •n ti Ind -.1• - 6.i ,_111•n, rlr p c rat) in till ,IYu. .I` ....Yr 1L.tiuir.• Case Number frritiMA I F ydt ---C? r • FOR FURTHI iicAttimpits r•t-ah3NINC; eatflL For additional Irefdarriarti (\/�\sal/ �.f 1 • r • • .r 19 Ley 2 • •, /-- • s lit 4 1 1 14•-i C_C-ON TAI_ d'J1 v LILrAfr. I.MFN! r.ILA:1 •Cal -�: Alit., -I . u r _1- , - . r.l - r• ,rr • � 4-J •tied . `• .z - n� t�ti. 4, - \l.i►wia 1,+6".1 II Sign Planting Keota Substation and Proposed Sisson Substation View looking north on County Road 89, Keota substation to west 1.1l. '; i 3 ' Pik T°4 ei,ll to • v 1 r r. yam,. ,, . , rY , I 1. 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Y �4` - cel ♦ Ir •' G 1r •-t -1 -R�- - - i}.b ' - '- s - -i Yy Irsitt ^- _ %c4 View looking north on County Road 71, Sisson substation site to west View looking north across Sisson substation site W1ahP vi nt oEe!rtinr a ifiLLP 7RAFF 7'1 1 � ≥ _ I t`- ma i s s "' L ate. t _ a. ' 41 •Y• '� " r I.-'" a -a • • `mss-.. • " »� . II •,4y �.• • 'W '�. •.l 41-4 is R View looking southeast from Sisson substation site ABSOLUTELY NO OILFIELD TRAFFIC PAST THIS POINT 4. *it 1' ntroductions Selina Koler, Tn State — Senior Transmission Siting and Environmental Planner Denise Gibbons, Tn State — Senior Permitting and Land Rights Specialist • Justin Mazur, Western States Land Services — Land Agent Kent Utley, Tn State — Substation Engineer Jonah Martin, Tn State — Project Manager Charlie Fung, Tn State — Transmission Engineer Steve Gray, Tn State — Senior Manager, Lands and Permitting Who 7s Tr State • Founded in 1952 • Not -for-profit wholesale electric power provider • Serves 43 Member Cooperatives • United Power • Highline Electric Association • Poudre Valley REA • High West Energy • Morgan County REA 200,000 square mile service area 1.5 million customers Purpose and Need • Several large industrial loads in High West's service territory • 55-60 MVA for oil and gas production facilities • High West unable to service new loads with existing facilities Current load is 6.5 MW • Existing 34.5kV distribution service cannot accommodate loads • New transmission line and substation required • Also provide back-up service to existing substations Wayne Child and Pine Bluffs TK`tp_ik; AWayne Chi Id d OQ re, -c r. e cc ro 4 ix WYON INC Fcad 20T a In n C] 214 Carpen ter Road 2G3 A tOLOftAb(, f t' t .4.44's' _ Sitxt4t_ _r Harslet; 4 In r 0 4Y ga 4 se +# 4loyisson Pine Bluffs #1 Pawnee Matbnal Crag nds -I� I 4 Location WYOMING COLORADO 25N/ I Paw n E@ Natio rn I G:rass�ands Hereford Proposed Lloyd Sisson Substation '--II 1 1 I 1 I I I I I I I 1 rJ T County Road 77 ziro 'r°! r 4' S S Lloyd Sisson Substation County Road 130 County Road 71 cwuryKtaac nu Existing Keota Substation Ern sdal ii 5 Project Description Lloyd Sisson 115/34.5kV Substation 20 miles of 115kV transmission line • 7 miles adjacent to existing 345kV line • 6 miles adjacent to CR 77 Construction staging areas • Lloyd Sisson Substation • Keota Substation High West distribution lines • Use allowed by right LlA1I it flLamas I -- Lloyd 3 oni1SkViiU IDeIi - ry Point a urn ty riciad 1.14 C sunty Fiteimei 120 County RfAn 69 Sib Land t I Ii I nil IS n A erlif �rt .`1 c cou my Road I I A County Road I I V re u County Road :n o County Road IO8 County Raid IS ci 10 6RR Weld. cc 4ur1JJ 2 I I 3 Counity Road UR 2 a roc I. 3 County Road I rs Keota County Road 1IR 6 i Project Descr • Lloyd Sisson Substation • 115/34.5 kV • Parcel under contract • Northwest intersection of CR 71 and CR 130 • Drainage pond . 0.5 acre • Construction staging area • Access off of CR 130 p tbo n FT Li E TI T "In 7 Project Descr p New 115 -kV transmission line • 20 miles in length • Private land • 100' ROW • Combination of wood and steel structures . 145 structures . 60'-95' above ground . X00'-1000' between structures . 25' ground clearance • Optical ground wire • • Internal communications Construction staging area . Existing Keota Substation Access permits . County roads onto ROW t. 0 130 n r so r 07', sc 6 DC 100 155 27 7 'c.00 =mbeerr 1 I 91y. I C'Y 9 fr-r-H¶ SURVEY i GP2 8 Siting & Routing • Defined Study Area • Interconnections • Existing facilities • Load • Alternatives Analysis • Existing ROWs • Property lines • Federal lands • Agriculture • Length • Residences • Landowner feedback • Wetlands • Line angles C I t UI County Road 124 C 'u nt7 Rind 12° e National issh,nd ■ a. r- C ce Count Road 132 11 • County Rasa 130 ■ i in■■'i ■ • • ■ ■ 1M '■■■ Sib Land County li•osd 114 De B V • • u ser • ■ County 'ikaad 43 County Road 124 County Red 7'h ■ ■ ■ ■ Co• unty Road 114 ■ County Road 1117 1 i ■ • I County Road I GIB t I S ■■di ■ • County (Road ad 11'O i RJR aunty Real 130 • ■ ■ ■ • • ■ • • i I • le A {} . G rover na na z Keota Air- Landowner Outreach • Met individually with landowners • Routing requests • Moved route off of landowner who was opposed, to the extent feasible • Moved to east side of CR 77 to avoid a residence • Requests to mitigate agricultural impacts • Spanning center pivot 10 Surveys and Consu tation ■ Cultural Resources • No eligible sites found ■ Wetlands • 8 mapped, avoided with structure placement ■ Weeds • Canada thistle to be sprayed prior to construction ■ Raptors • 0.5 mile survey buffer around property and ROW . 4 inactive nests . 1 active nest Swainson's hawk Just outside the 0.5 mile buffer • Pre -construction surveys later this month Permitting Other permits • State • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Construction Stormwater Permit • Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) O Surveys, Consultation • Weld County . Grading Permit o Access Permits Schedule ■ activity Date Permitting Complete Spring 2020 Initiate Construction June 2020 Project In Service 2021 First Quarter 13 Questi ons? Access Road Variance Lloyd Sisson Substation 0 Variance Request for Access Road • Public Works — no net increases in the number of access to a public road, when feasible (Sec. 24-8-40) • Shared access required Lot A — 7.5 acres Lot B — 626 acres • No accesses currently along CR 130 • Lot B split by 100 -year floodplain • Substation is a secure facility Locked gates and security fence • Unmanned Accessed monthly for inspections and for maintenance/emergencies • Shared driveway would require 18a - degree turn into substation • Would require easement from Lot B owner Lloyd Sisson Substation 16 AIternatves Considered idered ■ New 345kV Substation • Larger substation • Redundant transformers . 4 week outage • Eliminated due to cost and reliability concerns Alternative Route 1 (Black/Blue) • Large landowner opposed • Crossing ponds and wetlands • Little Crow Creek • Oil and gas well encroachment Alternative Route 2 (Purple) • Redundant utility corridors • More line angles • Marginal benefit of connection to existing High West substation g V County Road 124 Cowl tsslaind stA ti Sib Land county Road 114 ■ F err mg ■ • Coen Road In •••••••liPi coontr_9__ll l3 Olin y ■ ■ • ■ ■ r 7 ■ ■ ri S a ■ ■'. County Road 119 Cairrbty Road I Corny Road I I6 I Itd County Road I21 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ik County (Road 1019 C au my Road IMCounty Road I 06 i a • • • • S. i H t -Imre Grove' 11■■.■■■■ ta of a • • 4 Ceu tfly Reed is 17 Keota CI Undergrounding ■ High -voltage underground transmission • Appropriate where no other options are feasible • Densely urban settings • Sufficient ROW is not available • More appropriate for distribution • Challenges • Maintenance/outages Difficult to pinpoint locations Repairs take weeks/months Excavation & new construction often required . More impacts Continuous trench — 3'x5' Clearing and grading Construction 3 to 6 times longer Concrete vaults every ~2000' (15'xl0') More restrictive for farming Undergrounding • Challenges, cont. • Project schedule cannot be achieved . Half the life expectancy of an overhead line • Costs 10 to 15 times greater than overhead • Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Not mitigated by underground Earth does not provide shielding EMF levels may actually be higher above an underground line than an overhead line Typical Underground Cable Installation I O I �RCIUND CROSS -LINKED POLYETHYLENE IidSULATED CABLE 5'IL 8'` PVC DUCT CorNCRETE BACKFILL -- - ti r_-SAIFEP( 4r+.RWING TAPE OPEN DUCT AUXILIARY GROUND CONDUCTOR OR FIBER 19 rr Underground Vau $i rpn.. i giat‘apy rat teal ter, i e lir • is a' - • -'Annr... • • c • iJ- YY' i 1 _lr fir•, 3.�.. c,. veR+ia r ; " i m 1 . C T ire T. • 1 v+ �F Underground Cab r — ere.: frier : L l e - .41774 J an Pr r 9- f • • JF a I J , tee' .e r • r .40 • M Underground e Risers Hello