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July 19, 2017
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County
1150 O Street
PO Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
RE: Recommendation for Approval with Conditions
Certificate of Designation Application
CH2E Colorado, LLC / Hudson Tireville, LLC
Weld County, Colorado
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Members of the Board,
RECEIVED
JUL 242017
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The Colorado Department of Public Health a Environment (the "Department"), Hazardous Materials and Waste
Management Division (the "Division") received a referral correspondence packet from Weld County on April 18, 2017,
requesting the Division's review of the Certificate of Designation (CD) application, and a document titled
"Engineering Design and Operations Plan (EDOP) version 6.0 and Closure Plan and Post -Closure Plan version 5.0 CH2E
Colorado, LLC / Hudson Tireville, LLC" (the "Plan") dated October 21, 2015 and amendments dated March 10, 2017
for CH2E.
The Division conducted a Completeness Review of the Plan in accordance with procedures outlined in the Solid
Waste Act, CRS 30-20-103 et seq., and corresponding Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Sites and Facilities, 6 CCR
1007-2, Part 1 ("Regulations"). In a letter dated May 18, 2017, the Division notified Jamie Kostura of CH2E that the
Plan was complete.
The Division initiated a 30 -day written public comment period by publishing a public notice in the Greeley Tribune
newspaper on June 8, 2017. The Division did not receive any comments during that period, which concluded on July
9, 2017.
It is the determination of the Division that the facility can comply with technical, environmental, and public health
standards of the Solid Waste Act and Regulations if the facility is operated and activities are monitored as detailed
in the final Plan. Based on this assessment, the Division recommends that this facility may be approved by Weld
County's Board of County Commissioners with any additional local restrictions Weld County may choose to impose.
The Division's approval of the Plan has the following conditions that shall be incorporated into the CD when and if
issued by Weld County:
The Financial Assurance Plan, including independent third party or referenced cost estimate, was submitted
in February 2013 to the Division for review and approval. The financial assurance mechanism was updated
and approved by the Division, March 13, 2016. Please note that pursuant to the requirements of Section
1.8.3 of the Regulations, the post -closure cost estimate must be adjusted annually to account for inflation
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or deflation by using the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product. Additionally, CH2E must
replace the original cost estimate every five (5) years unless otherwise required by the Division. Both the
annual adjustment and the 5 -year update cost estimates must be submitted to the Division for review and
approval.
As required by 30-20-104(3)(a) and (3)(b), Weld County is obligated to notify its citizens and conduct a public
hearing regarding the proposed solid waste facility. Please forward a copy of the Weld County's Board of County
Commissioners final resolution concerning the CD issuance or denial to the Division.
Should you have any questions, or if you would like to have a meeting to discuss this letter, please contact Anna
Maylett at 303-692-3459 (anna.maylett®state.co.us) or Shana Baker at 303-692-3305 (shana.baker@state.co.us).
Sincerely,
Anna Maylett
Environmental Protection Specialist
Solid Waste and Materials Management Program
cc: File
Jamie Kostura, CH2E
Weld County Commission
Ryder Reddick, Weld County
ec: Shana Baker, HMWMD
David Snapp
Unit Leader, Material Management Unit
Solid Waste and Materials Management Program
4300 Cherry Creek Drive S., Denver, CO 80246-1530 P 303-692-2000 www.colorado.gov/cdphe
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