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Home My WebLink About20170070.tiffEsther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Another one Have a great day Begin forwarded message: Barbara Kirkmeyer Wednesday, July 26, 2017 8:44 PM Tom Parko Jr.; Bruce Barker; Esther Gesick Fwd: Emailing - Intention to Sell.pdf From: "Smith - CDPHE, Warren" <warren.smith@state.co.us> Date: July 26, 2017 at 11:41:21 AM MDT To: Jackie Nelson <jnelson@what-wire.com> Cc: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>, Kathy Hoyland <kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com>, James Welch <jameswelch3445(cahoo.com>, <sflip40375@aol.com>, Julee Reynolds <julee(iusticetrucking.com>, r.w <r.w@what- wire.com>, Justice Trucking<riustice(a�justicetrucking.com>, Rena Arens <renafae@aol.com>, Miranda Arens <miranda.arens@gmail.com>, Jamie Hergenreder <crusier950@hotmail.com>, Patricia OConnell <hiplainscowgrl@aol.com>, Conniewilliams <conniewilliams(a,what- wire.com>, <icozad a,weldgov.com>, <mfreeman@weldgov.com>, <bkirkmeyer(a,weldgov.com>, <sconway@weldgov.com> Subject: Re: Emailing - Intention to Sell.pdf Hi Jackie: It sounds incredibly frustrating, and we appreciate being kept I the loop about current conditions. I will share this with the technical staff. I'm not intimately familiar with the plant operation, but if they were producing biogas, I believe it would go into a pipeline, not tanker trucks. My understanding is that liquid in a lagoon is being trucked offsite to be land - applied on crops. The company has a beneficial use determination allowing that from our Materials Management Unit. That's one possible source of the odor. 6)4,1 0144441 ria $-,Z_ .2.O/7 1 .?o/ 7- 00 70 Warren On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Jackie Nelson <jnelson@what-wire.com> wrote: Hi Warren, Thank you for the response and information. I just wanted to keep you informed of what we are experiencing. Please let us know if we should be contacting someone else also. The odors that we have been getting are the putrid very strong smells that we had when they were operating. I also have seen tanker trucks pulling in and out of the plant when passing by. Not sure what the tankers would be loading if they are not producing any product? Just wanted you to know what we are experiencing and observing. What is really frustrating is that we have been having continuous days of odor and cannot even enjoy the fresh air. We live in the country to enjoy the great outdoors, and we are suffocated by the odors of this company that are unbearable. Thank you for your time, Jackie Nelson From: Smith - CDPHE, Warren[mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:45 AM To: Jackie Nelson Cc: Phillip Brewer; Kathy Hoyland; Paul Carr - CDPHE Subject: Re: Emailing - Intention to Sell.pdf Good morning Jackie: I'm sorry you are still experiencing odors, but it does not mean that the plant is operating, which we would define as accepting new waste and processing it into biogas. Our last inspection, on May 23, 2017, focused on nuisance conditions and found no violations nor indications that the plant was operating. I suspect the odors reflect the company's handling of residual wastes at the plant. 2 We are aware of the company's intent to sell, and will work closely with the new owners to make sure the plant runs in compliance with all the regulations. Thanks. Warren On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Jackie Nelson <inelson@what-wire.com> wrote: Phil and Warren, I received this letter from James Welch. Interesting that they say they have shut down, because they are still operating, and we have been having the odor a lot. Today it is especially strong. What can you tell us about the operations continuing? Thank you, Jackie Nelson Warren Smith, APR Community Involvement Manager Community Involvement Unit P 303.692.3373 I TF 1.888.569.1831 x 3373 I F 303.759.5355 C 303-912.1849 warren.smith@state.co.us I www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hm 3 Warren Smith, APR Community Involvement Manager Community Involvement Unit P 303.692.3373 I TF 1.888.569.1831 x 3373 I F 303.759.5355 C 303-912.1849 warren.smith@state.co.us I www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hm Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Public record please Have a great day Begin forwarded message: Barbara Kirkmeyer Wednesday, July 26, 2017 8:43 PM Bruce Barker; Tom Parko Jr.; Esther Gesick; Libby Szabo Fwd: Heartland plans on selling Intention to Sell.pdf; ATT00001.htm From: "Kathy Hoyland" <kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com> To: "Barbara Kirkmeyer" <bkirkmeyer@weldgov.com> Subject: FW: Heartland plans on selling Hello Commissioner Kirkmeyer, This was forwarded to the community by one of the neighbors and I wanted to pass it along. I will be sending a more formal email/letter to all the Commissioners as well as the State to make sure if and when a new owner purchases this facility that the community is protected and kept in the loop as the new owners apply for a CD. Take care Kathy Hoyland 970-590-3585 011111 wtuviI CQ ;t.Ort,O 1 0?O/7- aoid i°L .22D7a 'rinted from electronic record EARTLAND biogas project July 5, 2017 VIA E-MAIL Ms. Shannon L. McMillan Compliance and Enforcement Program Manager Air Pollution Control Division Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246-1530 RE: Intention to Sell Heartland Biogas Facility Heartland Biogas LLC, LaSalle, CO Ms. McMillan, Jason Thomas Plant Manager Phone: (720) 538-6130 Jason.Thomas@edf-re.com As you know, Heartland Biogas LLC stopped the operation of its Anaerobic Digestion facility earlier this year. After careful consideration, we have decided to sell the facility. The sale has progressed to the due diligence stage which is the reason for my letter. I anticipate that potential buyers may contact you and your department as they research the status of the associated regulatory and operating permits and the path to reopening the facility. Please forward this letter as necessary to ensure all appropriate CDPHE APCD personnel and officials are aware of this decision. I appreciate your support as we move through the sale process and am available to answer any questions as they arise. Best regards, Jason Thomas Plant Manager Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Julie Cozad Monday, July 17, 2017 10:54 AM Esther Gesick; Tom Parko Jr. FW: Heartland Biogas facility Please add to the official public record. Julie Cozad Weld County Commissioner, District 2 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7204 Cell: 970-515-2424 Fax: 970-336-7233 jcoza d (a)we ld u ov. co m Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: R. Lawrence [mailto:lawofarabia@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 10:49 AM To: Karla Ford <kford@weldgov.com>; Mike Freeman <mfreeman@weldgov.com>; Julie Cozad <jcozad@weldgov.com>; Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@weldgov.com>; Sean Conway <sconway@weldgov.com>; Steve Moreno <smoreno@weldgov.com> Subject: Heartland Biogas facility Dear Weld County Commissioners, I admit, I don't live in Weld County, and so, do not have the direct power to vote any of you in or out of office. I do live in Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.A., North America, Planet Earth - and we are all connected. I am contacting you to ask that you please expedite the reopening of the Heartland Biogas facility and be bold in carrying Colorado's Front Range into a bright, intelligent energy future. You could make an international name for Weld County by doing this. I'm not sure what corporate coercion/money has pressured you into closing this facility, but think about the future of your children's children (or even your great grandchildren, or seven generations to come, if you can eavnyniatif2Gcoxio 7-2G-aa7 1 Zal7 - 00'70 Pt-aa7a stretch that far). Sure, there is smell involved, but we smell Greeley in Boulder and nobody is shutting down the stockyards there! There are also smells from the burgeoning Colorado population, hydraulic fracturing facilities, landfills, fertilizers, etc., etc. (: Seriously, though. Thank you, Ronda Lawrence 2 Esther Gesick From: Frank Haug Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 4:30 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Message from COLORADO CALL (3039086964) Attachments: VoiceMessage.wav Esther, please add these emails to the record, Phil will take notes on the call and add them to the Accela file. Frank N. Haug Assistant Weld County Attorney 1150 O Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970) 356-4000 x4394 fax: (970) 352-0242 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Phillip Brewer Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 12:52 PM To: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us>; Ben Frissell <bfrissell-durley@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: Message from COLORADO CALL (3039086964) Frank: This is a Heartland complaint call that came earlier this am. Please evaluate if it needs to be put into the public record as well as routine filing in the Accela system. Pat O'Connell has been a rather infrequent caller over the past 18 months. But when she has called she has had "something" to say. She lives SE of Heartland (East of WCR 49) Thanks, Phil J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer ✓►0ri.14-O l ea�-Nj ,5—k..=.2.42.4)( 7 02011-0 702 1 Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Lauren Light Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 12:47 PM To: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: Message from COLORADO CALL (3039086964) Lets get franks advice Lauren Light, M.B.S. Program Manager/Environmental Planner, Environmental Health Services Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment 1555 N. 17th Ave. Greeley, CO 80631 (light@weldgov.com <mailto:llight@weldgov.com> 970-400-2211 (office) 2 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Phillip Brewer Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 12:01 PM To: Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us <mailto:llight@co.weld.co.us>> Subject: FW: Message from COLORADO CALL (3039086964) Your thought on this: Do you think this is a significant enough phone call that it should be sent to Frank or should we just leave it to be recorded in Accela? I plan to return a call to the complainant and encourage her to also call 303-692-3300 (the state people). J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return 3 e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Cisco Unity Connection Messaging System [mailto:unityconnection@uc-cxn-ladc.co.weld.co.us] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 8:05 AM To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>> Subject: Message from COLORADO CALL (3039086964) 4 Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Heartland Odor Original Message From: Frank Haug Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 8:14 AM To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>; Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us>; Ben Frissell <bfrissell- durley@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: Heartland Odor Thanks, Esther please add this to the file. Frank N. Haug Assistant Weld County Attorney 1150 O Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970) 356-4000 x4394 fax: (970) 352-0242 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Phillip Brewer Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 7:13 AM To: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us>; Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us>; Ben Frissell <bfrissell- durley@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: Heartland Odor FYI J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. dernInuciveat S- 7-.Zo, 7 1 07c'/7-0o7o ,L2o7z- From: Kathy Hoyland [mailto:kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 1:13 PM To: Smith - CDPHE, Warren <warren.smith@state.co.us> Cc: Michael Bankoff - CDPHE <michael.bankoff@state.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>; Paul Carr - CDPHE <paul.carr@state.co.us> Subject: Re: Heartland Odor Thank you Warren; last we heard from a neighbor the holding ponds were still full, that could potentially be one of the odor sources. Does the State know how much 'waste' they still have that they need to process? Is anyone either State and/or County monitoring their supposed shut down making sure they are doing it correctly? Thank you, this community has very little faith or trust in Heartland actually doing what they say. Thank you again Kathy Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Smith - CDPHE, Warren <warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us>> wrote: Good morning: Thank you for the update. I will share it with the team. To our knowledge, Heartland is no longer accepting new waste, and is still in the process of shutting down the plant. I'm sorry you are having to deal with ongoing odor issues. Warren On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Kathy Hoyland <kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com <mailto:kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com> > wrote: Good afternoon, Yes there still is an issue with the Heartland odor. Today, Sunday 4/30/17, it is VERY bad at our home, it is in our home, shop and VERY, VERY strong! Below are the days of the smell at our home from March; in March there were some bad days and April it has not been that bad until today; today back to the horrific nauseating, sickening smell that causes headaches, difficulty breathing, horrific coughing spells that won't stop. Not sure what they are doing over there or what they letting into the air but they are STILL at it! March Odors: 3/4/17 — 8:30 am to 8:58 am 3/11/17 — 7:30 am for over an hour 3/15/17 — 6:30 am — 7:00 am Very Bad smell causing Ken to get nauseated and have a severe headache 2 3/16/17 — 7:30 am -8:00 am and 1:30 pm — 3:00 pm and 5:40 pm — 7:59 pm VERY bad smell, no wind again caused horrific nauseating, headaches, hard to breath AND coughing spells 3/17/17 — 2:30 pm — 3:00 pm wind blowing to the SE Thank you for your time and logging these odor complaints. Sincerely Ken and Kathy Hoyland 970-576-2776 <tel:(970)%20576-2776> (Kathy's cell) Warren Smith, APR Community Involvement Manager Community Involvement Unit P 303.692.3373 I TF 1.888.569.1831 x 3373 I F 303.759.5355 I C 303-912.1849 warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> I www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hm <http://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hm> 3 Esther Gesick Subject: FW: odor from Heartland From: Frank Haug Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 2:27 PM To: Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: odor from Heartland FYI, go ahead and add this in also. Frank N. Haug Assistant Weld County Attorney 1150 O Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970) 356-4000 x4394 fax: (970) 352-0242 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Phillip Brewer Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 2:24 PM To: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: odor from Heartland For your awareness. J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Lauren Light Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 2:14 PM 601rmAkri C awa S-/-02.0/7 1 ap/7- 0070 PLav 7a- To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: odor from Heartland I don't think so. Let frank talk to them. Lauren Light, M.B.S. Program Manager/Environmental Planner, Environmental Health Services Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment 1555 N. 17th Ave. Greeley, CO 80631 (light@weldgov.com <mailto:llight@weldgov.com> 970-400-2211 (office) Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Phillip Brewer Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 1:44 PM To: Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us <mailto:llight@co.weld.co.us>> Subject: FW: odor from Heartland Lauren: I had Silvia put this into Accela this morning and then she notified Jason (Heartland) of the reception of the complaint. Following that are the two messages from CDPHE. Any response you would suggest? J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Smith - CDPHE, Warren [mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us>] Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 1:05 PM To: Jackie Nelson <jnelson@what-wire.com <mailto:jnelson@what-wire.com> > Cc: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>> 2 Subject: Re: odor from Heartland Hi Jackie: Thanks for this information. This is not consistent with our understanding of the situation. Could you please tell me the name and phone number of your contact at the county? Thank you. Warren Original Message On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 12:44 PM, Jackie Nelson <jnelson@what-wire.com <mailto:jnelson@what-wire.com> > wrote: Hi Warren, Yes, the county has told us they are shutting down, but still running the digesters, and that is the smell we get on and off now. Thank you, Jackie Original Message From: Smith - CDPHE, Warren [mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us>] Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 12:41 PM To: Jackie Nelson Cc: Phillip Brewer Subject: Re: odor from Heartland Good Afternoon, Jackie: I'm sorry you're still experiencing odors, but to our knowledge, the situation has not changed. The digesters are not operating and the facility is not accepting new waste. Warren Original Message On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Jackie Nelson <jnelson@what-wire.com <mailto:jnelson@what-wire.com> > wrote: Hello, Just wanted to update you on the odors from Heartland. They must be still operating the digesters because we are still getting the odors at times, not as strong and often , but today with the strong winds it is like it was in the past and very strong. It is not an agriculture smell, it is definitely the odor from the digesters. Thank you, Jackie Nelson Warren Smith, APR Community Involvement Manager 3 Community Involvement Unit P 303.692.3373 <tel:(303)%20692-3373> I TF 1.888.569.1831 x 3373 <tel:(888)%20569-1831> 303.759.5355 <tel:(303)%20759-5355> I C 303-912.1849 <tel:(303)%20912-1849> warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> I www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hm <http://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hm> F 4 Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Frank Haug Tuesday, April 11, 2017 11:52 AM Esther Gesick FW: Odor from Heartland Can you add this to the record please, thanks. Frank N. Haug Assistant Weld County Attorney 1150 O Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970) 356-4000 x4394 fax: (970) 352-0242 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: Frank Haug Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 11:51 AM To: 'James Welch' <jameswelch3445@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Odor from Heartland At this point my understanding is that they are providing information to the state about their shut down, and copying us, but this is largely technical data. The court case is continuing to play out, and part of that is the question as to whether they will be shutting down permanently or temporarily. You will recall that the County only suspended their permit temporarily until they could come into compliance. As of now, we have not received a new certificate of designation, or other documentation that they will be coming into compliance. I will continue to gather information. Thanks. Frank N. Haug Assistant Weld County Attorney 1150 O Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970) 356-4000 x4394 fax: (970) 352-0242 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. 1 AV7-OO7O 004,207X Original Message From: James Welch [mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 10:24 AM To: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us> Subject: Re: Odor from Heartland My understanding was that at 14 days upon commencing the Closure Plan they were to provide written notification to the State and County. They would then have 90 days to complete the closure and then 30 days after completion they are required to provide a notification that all requirements were met. (6 CCR 1007-2 Sec.14.8.2, 14.8.4 and 14.8.5) At this point I think all they are required to do is provide the written notification that they were beginning the closure plan which would then set the dates for the 90 day and post -30 day notifications. I have not seen any written notification of a closure in the states and county's records so I was just curious if it had been submitted. Thank you, James Welch From: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us> To: James Welch <jameswelch3445@yahoo.corn>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 9:34 AM Subject: RE: Odor from Heartland Mr. Welch, I wanted to let you know that they are supposed to be shutting down, as far as updates, I am not sure what you are referring to. Perhaps you can let me know what you are referring to. Thanks. Frank N. Haug Assistant Weld County Attorney 1150 O Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970) 356-4000 x4394 fax: (970) 352-0242 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Original Message From: James Welch[mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.com <mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.com>] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 9:29 AM 2 To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>> Cc: Frank Haug <fhaug@co.weld.co.us <mailto:fhaug@co.weld.co.us>>; Lauren Light <Ilight@co.weld.co.us <mailto:llight@co.weld.co.us>> Subject: Re: Odor from Heartland Sounds good. I will try giving a call. Best regards James Sent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>>>wrote: Good Morning, again, James. Frank Haug, the Weld County Attorney, has asked that you call him re. the periodic reports that are required to be submitted by Heartland as you referenced. Frank is able to be reached at 970-400-4394 (or 970-356-4000, x 4394). Take care. Phil J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) 3 pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>> <image001.jpg> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: James Welch [mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.corn <mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.com>] Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 4:07 PM To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> > > Cc: warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us><mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> > Subject: Re: Odor from Heartland Hello Phil, We have a strong northwest wind again this afternoon and there is a strong odor from the Heartland facility again. In fact when we passed by it at the intersection of 49 and 40 it was overwhelming. Have there been any updates on the shutdown? It was my understanding that they are required to update to county and state but I have not seen any documentation. Thanks, James Welch From: James Welch <jameswelch3445@yahoo.com <mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.comn> <mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.corn <mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.comn>>> To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <mailto:pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> > > 4 Cc: "warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> > " <warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us <mailto:warren.smith@state.co.us> > > Sent: Friday, April 7, 2017 9:07 PM Subject: Odor from Heartland Hello Phil It has been awhile since I have had to contact you. I hope you are doing well. Just wanted to let you know that tonight around 8:45 there was a strong northwest wind and we were getting the very distinct stench from Heartland. Not sure if it is coming from the compost or the lagoons but it was clearly present and clearly from the facility. Take care. James Welch Sent from my iPhone 5 Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Julie Cozad Tuesday, February 21, 2017 7:31 AM Phillip Brewer Tom Parko Jr.; Esther Gesick; Trevor Jiricek; Ben Frissell; Chris Gathman; Michelle Martin Re: Heartland Odor this weekend Thanks Phil. I have forwarded to Esther too. All correspondence should be a part of the official record. Thanks! Julie Sent from my iPad On Feb 21, 2017, at 7:25 AM, Phillip Brewer <pbrewerrd.co.weld.co.us> wrote: James commented to me that he did not mind if I forwarded this message of his to others here in the County. Phil J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <image003.jpg> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: James Welch[mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 4:58 PM To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Subject: Heartland Odor this weekend Hello Phil, I hope all is well. I have been submitting my complaints for the last several months online so I haven't talked with you much lately. I know that as the Heartland facility shuts down there will still be some odor. However, wanted to personally write you about this weekend because it was exactly a year ago that I had the exact same situation and things still aren't better. 1 --27_.2.0 t 7 ,20/7— 007o There was odor both days at my house again this weekend. However the odor Sunday morning was the most frustrating. I was out cleaning my animal pens and I could still smell the rancid stench of Heartland over the manure in my pens. Their "experts" have tried to claim that it is a manure smell coming from the facility. I cleaned out horse, swine, cattle and sheep manure this weekend and the Heartland odor smelled nothing like that and could easily be distinguished from the manure. It is upsetting that the exact same weekend in February 2016 I had the exact same experience. This facility has permanently and detrimentally impacted my life. This will be the first year in 27 years that I have not had a garden because I can't stand be outside and risk having that stench blow my way. We have discussed selling all of our livestock for the same reason. My youngest daughters wedding in May has to be held somewhere else. much like my oldest daughters wedding because of the stench. Depending on what happens with the facility, we are even considering purchasing an RV and keeping in town so we can stay in it on the weekends so we don't have to be around this stench. There is rarely a moment that I am at home that this hasn't somehow impacted my life. My venting isn't meant at you. However when I realized that the exact same thing happened to me exactly a year ago and the odor is still impacting my life, it was very frustrating. Take care, James Welch 2 Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: This is a "SYK" message: Phillip Brewer Friday, February 17, 2017 4:38 PM Julie Cozad; Trevor Jiricek; Tom Parko Jr.; Esther Gesick Phone call a few minutes ago. I just received a phone call from Jean Mark who lives a mile and a half west of Heartland on WCR 40. She has been "the" very expressive complainant over the year (you probably recall what this means). She called to say that the wind is from the East and there is "Fresh air; What a nice change!" J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. &miwu4; ottLna d -as - ow/ 7 1 7- oo7a IPLo2.o7� Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Tom Parko Jr. Friday, February 17, 2017 7:34 AM - Phillip Brewer Julie Cozad; Trevor Jiricek; Esther Gesick Re: Heartland Biogas Thanks Phil! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2017, at 7:33 AM, Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> wrote: Tom, Trevor and Esther: I will contact Julee in an hour or so. J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <image002.jpg> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Julie Cozad Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 7:23 AM To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>; Tom Parko Jr. <tparko@co.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek <tjiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: Heartland Biogas Thanks. Will you contact Julee Reynolds? Thanks Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> /�u C� aYw m tee i 20 1 a-,22— .2.oi 02617 - 00 70 Date: 2/17/17 7:13 AM (GMT -07:00) To: Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>, "Tom Parko Jr." <tparko@co.weld.co.us>, Trevor Jiricek <tjiricek@co.weld.co.us>, Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: Heartland Biogas I will assure this morning the website is still functional. I'll let you know. J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist III Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewer@co.weld.co.us <image003.jpg> Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Julie Cozad Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 8:47 PM To: Tom Parko Jr. <tparko@co.weld.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek <tiiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: Fwd: Heartland Biogas Please make a part of the record. Phil: could you check the website? Thanks. Julie Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Julee Reynolds <julee@justicetrucking.com> Date: February 15, 2017 at 9:21:33 PM MST To: <icozad@weldgov.com> Subject: Heartland Biogas Good Evening Commissioner Cozad, I would like to file an odor complaint on Heartland Biogas Plant on WCR 49 La Salle, CO. I have been filing complaints online the Weld County Government Website however I was unable to find a link to do so tonight. I experienced very strong odors this morning Feb. 15, 2017 @ 2:30 a.m. Odors were present again at 8:00 a.m. & this evening again @ 8:47 p.m. 2 I would appreciate it if you would pass on this information to the appropriate departments. Thank you, Julee Reynolds Julee Reynolds Vice President Justice Trucking, Inc. julee@justicetrucking.com 970-378-7000 Office 970-378-7001 Fax 801-834-1422 Cell 3 Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Great. Thank you Ryan. Julie Cozad Friday, February 17, 2017 11:31 AM Ryan Rose; Phillip Brewer; Tom Parko Jr.; Trevor Jiricek; Esther Gesick Commissioners; Jacob Mundt RE: Heartland Biogas Julie Cozad Weld County Commissioner, District 2 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7204 Cell: 970-515-2424 Fax: 970-336-7233 jcozad (cilweldaov.com Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Ryan Rose Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 11:13 AM To: Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>; Tom Parko Jr. <tparko@co.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek <tjiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Commissioners <COMMISSIONERS@co.weld.co.us>; Jacob Mundt <jmundt@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: Heartland Biogas Good morning, Trevor and I had a good conversation about ways to improve the navigation. We are going to have some staff members get together and work to mock up some options in the test system to make this process simpler and more user friendly. Thank you, Ryan From: Julie Cozad Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 10:31 AM To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us>; Tom Parko Jr. <tparko@co.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek egnwN.tnsta t voo 2-as-ao,7 1 010/7-0070 PZan2.2- <tiiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Ryan Rose <rrose@co.weld.co.us>; Commissioners <C0MMISSI0NERS@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: Heartland Biogas Phil, Thanks for this email. We should be working with our IT staff to make this an easier, more user friendly system. I am copying Ryan and the other Commissioners on this as well. Julie Julie Cozad Weld County Commissioner, District 2 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7204 Cell: 970-515-2424 Fax: 970-336-7233 jcozadaweldgov.com Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Phillip Brewer Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 10:02 AM To: Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>; Tom Parko Jr. <taarko@co.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek <tiiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: RE: Heartland Biogas Good Morning, Colleagues: This message may again label me as "incompetent" and "not very well -tutored". Julee's message below is exactly what I cautioned months ago that an on-line complaint entry process must be "simple", "easy", and able to be used by a "lay -person". The process is "simple", "easy" and "lay-abled" IF a person remembers one thing: One must enter "Accela Citizen Access" or something like that. If a person has forgotten "Accela---", finding where to register a complaint on the Weld County Government website is frustrating, difficult and nearly impossible (it may not be impossible ---I did not try every innumerable combination of search terms). When the page appears after entering "Accela Citizen Access" at the top right is a Blue Field labeled "Login" with a requested "User Name or E-mail" and "Password". 2 For lay -people that will put a stop to them. They will say: "What, I have no idea what my user name is, but I do know my e-mail address!" After that they will say: "I have no idea what my 'password' is." They will give up at that point and create an e-mail message (as did Julee) or get on the phone and make a phone call. Then at the near left hand bottom corner in fine print this appears: "New Complaint or Application". Clicking on that brings up a page about a "General Disclaimer" that must be read and clicked "I have read and accepted the above terms". People likely are not going to spend time reading and understanding the "General Disclaimer". Again, I am equal to a kindergarden student at computers. Most older lay -people are also at this level. I am guessing that Julee Justice is at a junior high school level for computer use since she is a business owner. Even at a Junior high level she got stopped because the entry system is not simple and easy to use. I placed a call to Julee, but she was not available by phone. I left a message for her about 30 minutes ago. I will remind her to use the "Accela Citizen Access" ---I will do this suggestion tactfully. I want to caution again: We must keep these things at the level of "reading, writing, and arithmetic". Our modern culture is not "reading, writing, and arithmetic" ---I understand that. Phil J. Phillip (Phil) Brewer Environmental Specialist Ill Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Environmental Health Services 1555 N 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4000, x 2227 (office & messages) 970-304-6411 (Fax) 970-590-7702 (c, M -F, 8 am - 5pm) pbrewerPco.weld.co.us /o Y Ill N Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Julie Cozad Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 8:47 PM To: Tom Parko Jr. <tparko@co.weld.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewerPco.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek 3 <tiiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: Fwd: Heartland Biogas Please make a part of the record. Phil: could you check the website? Thanks. Julie Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Julee Reynolds <lulee@iusticetrucking.com> Date: February 15, 2017 at 9:21:33 PM MST To: <lcozad@weldgov.com> Subject: Heartland Biogas Good Evening Commissioner Cozad, I would like to file an odor complaint on Heartland Biogas Plant on WCR 49 La Salle, CO. I have been filing complaints online the Weld County Government Website however I was unable to find a link to do so tonight. I experienced very strong odors this morning Feb. 15, 2017 @ 2:30 a.m. Odors were present again at 8:00 a.m. & this evening again @ 8:47 p.m. I would appreciate it if you would pass on this information to the appropriate departments. Thank you, Julee Reynolds Julee Reynolds Vice President Justice Trucking, Inc. iulee@justicetrucking.com 970-378-7000 Office 970-378-7001 Fax 801-834-1422 Cell 4 RECEIVED FEB 15 2017 WELD COUNTY COMMISSIQNERs � eke.. ti) Co J VA Ywo,zees, SiWME op) N T(;" P F% -'cc,\‘\, . Yoar svAocls��he� ecs`o" v\qS CA -)•5e3 o.)( Coa,J40 \ose_ ktvojh Q P1:.a e rb5 4 Seely R 5%ojv'A\ -\o ‘v%JJ�� kv‘Pta- �e (o.).3.0 aver h°r W{ia'" 'oe R Q A (* o� -\v1/4c 2v�er�� ecoj°o`"&•) , CAE- chc NAN, w}t5 w kl\ )o, •o•� �o v�� e5� o c rvtcrh9kcc\arc Co Aj vim} o? ) crel\c. )obs A \+ bev‘eCe5 ) y -c BLS° \Qe3 'k .d w.PAv a\ oo. tV< \aC\\ T\��5 \p,) \I1O r\5 o: COO j rtc\ee\5 s.aceee\, , 'O.F\ao cane MA.) USAFOREVER we.Cp0,404,14i.5 1\SO O S\ceek s?a'o-i- 19i5 GQce\e, Cs-) Sc 6 \\ a-aa- 0241 7 O?0/7- OO ?0 19/020 7 L Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Forwarding Julie Cozad Monday, January 30, 2017 7:08 AM Esther Gesick; Tom Parko Jr.; Trevor Jiricek; Chris Gathman Fwd: Heartland Odor Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Kathy Hoyland <kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com> Date: 1/29/17 6:28 PM (GMT -07:00) To: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@co.weld.co.us>, Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>, Mike Freeman <mfreeman@co.weld.co.us>, Sean Conway <sconway@co.weld.co.us>, Steve Moreno <smoreno@co.weld.co.us>, "Carr - CDPHE, Paul" <paul.carr@state.co.us> Subject: Heartland Odor Good evening Phil, Through December including Christmas day and this month of January we have had multiple days and times with the odor from Heartland the we have not reported however today, Sunday, 1-29-17 it was very horrific and intense most of the day. Ken is suffering from a severe headache after being outside & inside his shop most of the day and having to endure the odor. Unfortunately for us we have had to let a lot of our outside & shop duties go to the wayside last year and we are so far behind because of this. Today Ken couldn't just walk away from the things that needed to be done outside and in his shop. The wind was blowing to the E most of the day but would switch direction once and a while and the whole time, including the times the wind stopped, the odor was horrific. Sincerely, Ken and Kathy Hoyland 18612 CR 49 La Salle, CO 970-284-7998 07-/-020/ 7 1 020/7- 0070 /0L 7a- Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: FYI Julie Cozad Friday, January 27, 2017 8:27 AM Chris Gathman; Phillip Brewer; Trevor Jiricek; Bruce Barker; Commissioners; Esther Gesick Fwd: Heartland Bio Gas Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Justice Trucking <rjustice@justicetrucking.com> Date: 1/27/17 8:23 AM (GMT -07:00) To: Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us> Subject: Heartland Bio Gas The smell is horrific out here on CR 42 this morning. Is Heartland ever going to get into compliance ? We should. It have to live like this. Russ Justice Justice Trucking inc M 970-309-0605 O 970-378-7000 00YV ► iCa .cyvw a - /` x1)17 1 024x7 --667o /02e)7� Esther Gesick Subject: FW: 2 Mile Report / Heartland Biogas From: Julie Cozad Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:27 AM To: Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: 2 Mile Report / Heartland Biogas Please add to the official record for Heartland. Thanks, Julie Julie Cozad Weld County Commissioner, District 2 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7204 Cell: 970-515-2424 Fax: 970-336-7233 icozad(aweldgov.com Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: renafae@aol.com[mailto:renafae@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:58 AM To: Chris Gathman <cgathman@co.weld.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@co.weld.co.us>; Sean Conway <sconway@co.weld.co.us>; Steve Moreno <smoreno@co.weld.co.us>; Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>; Mike Freeman <mfreeman@co.weld.co.us> Subject: 2 Mile Report / Heartland Biogas January 23 Monday 3:46 p.m. .. breeze E to W .. location 19595 WCR 45 1.5 miles from plant .. horrible odor from plant detected while driving on 45 .. continued from road 40 clear to 44 January 23 Monday 9:55 p.m. .. breeze E to SW .. location 21730 WCR 44 2.5 miles from plant.. very strong odor from plant at our residence, still noticeable at 10:30 p.m. January 24 Tuesday 5:08 a.m... slight breeze coming into south window .. location 21730 WCR 44 2.5 miles from plant .. awakened to noxious odor coming from plant continuing until 7:30 appx. Heartland is not controlling the odors. There are almost always strong odors on 49 and even though we have shut down our windows on the most part for winter..if they are open even slightly we do get very strong odors on occasion at 2.5. miles away and my daughters home and south farm at 1.5 miles away. No improvement. If there is a change in odor reporting it is because of winter and less time spent outdoors and windows shut because of cold weather. It certainly cannot be attributed to Heartland controlling their odor because that is absolutely not the case here. Please record as separate incidents. Thank you for your consideration. Rena Arens C;6mnuw,;ca�tvr,o 1 /-3o-2o/7 o?O/ 7 -ao?O PL ao7a. Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Chris Gathman Monday, January 02, 2017 9:03 AM Esther Gesick; Tisa Juanicorena Tom Parko Jr.; Michelle Martin; Ben Frissell; Lauren Light; Trevor Jiricek; Frank Haug FW: TWO MILE REPORT/Heartland Biogas From: renafae@aol.com [mailto:renafae@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2017 3:50 PM To: Chris Gathman <cgathman@co.weld.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>; Steve Moreno <smoreno@co.weld.co.us>; Sean Conway <sconway@co.weld.co.us>; Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@co.weld.co.us>; Mike Freeman <mfreeman@co.weld.co.us> Subject: TWO MILE REPORT/Heartland Biogas 01/01/2017 4:49 a.m. 21730 CR 44 LaSalle CO (2.5 miles N/W of plant) slight breeze coming through south bedroom window... woke up by very strong odor from plant coming through window..window only open 1/2 inch.. had to get up and turn on ceiling fan and pull cover over face..very strong. When wind is my direction and is fairly calm the odor settles in our valley. NOT AT MY LOCATION: 01/01/2017 2:15 p.m. 19575 CR 45 LaSalle CO (1.5 miles directly W of plant) slight wind from E to W strong odor coming from plant at my daughter's house Please document as two different location reports. Thank you for your consideration and best wishes to all for a wonderful 2017. Rena Arens 1-9 -ao!(o 1 Rot7-Gl67v PLad7a Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Julie Cozad Tuesday, January 03, 2017 11:39 AM Esther Gesick FW: The Heartland Biogas Facility Please add to the file for Heartland. Thanks, Julie Julie Cozad Weld County Commissioner, District 2 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7204 Cell: 970-515-2424 Fax: 970-336-7233 icozad(c�weldgov.com Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Griffith, John [mailto:jgriffith@alpinewaste.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 10:34 AM To: Mike Freeman <mfreeman@co.weld.co.us>; Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>; Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@co.weld.co.us>; Sean Conway <sconway@co.weld.co.us>; Steve Moreno <smoreno@co.weld.co.us>; Trevor Jiricek <tjiricek@co.weld.co.us> Subject: The Heartland Biogas Facility Dear Weld County Commissioners: Please accept this email in support of the Heartland Biogas Facility. Our company, Alpine Waste & Recycling, is the largest collector of organic material diverted from landfills in Colorado. Alpine is the organics collection partner for WalMart, King Soopers, DIA, Chipotle, the City of Golden, and many others, collecting in excess of 2200 tons per month of organic material to be utilized for beneficial purposes which would otherwise be destined for Colorado landfills. The majority of this material is sent to the Heartland Biogas Facility. This is a result of the Heartland facility generating the highest use for this material, and therefore making it the most cost-effective option available. As a result of the development of Heartland, Alpine has been able to reduce the cost of this sustainable service to our customers, which in turn increases the participation in organic waste diversion by the end user, driving up waste 1 /-q -O2a7 aal7-?a PL2JY7 diversion and creating more renewable energy out of waste otherwise destined for landfills. In fact since the opening of Heartland, organics collection has become by far the fastest growing segment of our business, increasing fourfold in 2016 alone. Organic material is estimated to be 67% of the total municipal solid waste stream, yet in Colorado organic waste diversion only represents a tiny fraction of that material. The potential benefit for growing this sustainable practice is tremendous in our state, and Heartland plays an invaluable role through creating renewable energy, and conserving a tremendous amount of natural resources and landfill space for future generations. It is my sincere hope that you will take these facts into consideration when considering the fate of this facility. Respectfully, John Griffith President Alpine Waste & Recycling 7373 Washington St Denver, CO 80229 Office 303-744-9881 Direct 303-872-9660 www.alpinewaste.com MAFind us on Face book 2 Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Christmas weekend ruined by Heartland From: Julie Cozad Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 10:50 AM To: Trevor Jiricek <tjiricek@co.weld.co.us>; Tom Parko Jr. <tparko@co.weld.co.us>; Chris Gathman <cgathman@co.weld.co.us>; Esther Gesick <egesick@co.weld.co.us> Subject: FW: Christmas weekend ruined by Heartland FYI Julie Cozad Weld County Commissioner, District 2 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7204; Cell: 970-515-2424; Fax: 970-336-7233 jcozad(aweldgov.com Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: James Welch[mailto:jameswelch3445@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 7:10 AM To: Mike Freeman <mfreeman@co.weld.co.us>; Sean Conway <sconway@co.weld.co.us>; Julie Cozad <icozad@co.weld.co.us>; Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@co.weld.co.us>; Steve Moreno <smoreno@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Subject: Christmas weekend ruined by Heartland Dear Commissioners: I know the decision was made last week but I wanted to give a quick update for future reference. This Christmas weekend was miserable with the Heartland odor. It truly ruined our holiday with our family, which at this point it has ruined all holidays for us this year. We had a family dinner on Christmas eve and the odor was so bad that I had explain and apologize to all my guests why they had to eat dinner with a disgusting stench in the background in my own home. The odor was so strong yesterday evening and this morning that my eyes are burning and it is making me nauseous inside the house. As Heartland tries to move forward with their CD, please protect us. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to live like this. Thank you, James Welch 1 2017-0070 PL. Tar Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Chris Gathman Wednesday, December 28, 2016 3:53 PM Esther Gesick; Chloe Rempel; Tisa Juanicorena FW: TWO MILE REPORT/Heartland Biogas From: renafae@aol.com [mailto:renafae@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 3:52 PM To: Chris Gathman <cgathman@co.weld.co.us>; Phillip Brewer <pbrewer@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Steve Moreno <smoreno@co.weld.co.us>; Julie Cozad <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>; Barbara Kirkmeyer <bkirkmeyer@co.weld.co.us>; Sean Conway <sconway@co.weld.co.us>; Mike Freeman <mfreeman@co.weld.co.us> Subject: TWO MILE REPORT/Heartland Biogas NOT AT MY LOCATION: Wednesday December 28, 2016 2:33 p.m. Headed south on 49 going by plant. Smell was nauseating. High wind blowing from N/W to S/E. Smell started out just north of plant and got stronger to nauseating as we traveled south on road 49. It was very strong until we turned west on rd 38. I would label this one definite stench. There was a red pickup with topper S/W of plant, if that was someone monitoring odor, they were completely out of direction the odor was traveling this afternoon Please document. Thanks for your consideration! Phil or Chris.. do you have an email for the CHDE, that I can use instead of calling? Thanks Rena 1 07011- 0 070 ezao7a Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Julie Cozad Wednesday, December 28, 2016 4:34 PM Esther Gesick; Commissioners; Tom Parko Jr.; cgothman@earthlink.net; Trevor Jiricek; Phillip Brewer Fwd: Heartland BioGas Please add to our files and for your information. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: hiplainscowgrl@aol.com Date: December 28, 2016 at 2:34:34 PM MST To: mfreeman(aweldgov.com, bkirkmeyer@weldgov.com, jcozad@weldgov.com, smoreno@weldgov.com, sconway@weldgov.com, kathy.hoyland@skybeam.com Subject: Heartland BioGas Good Afternoon. I understood that Heartland Bio Gas was shutting down their operation? Since the Counsel meeting, it is business as usual over at the Plant...lots of truck traffic in and out and major odor. I wanted to thank you all for your voting to assist us in this area. I do want to put this on the record that the stench from December 22-26, 2016 was terrible. It was wonderful to have company over the Christmas weekend, only to have the inside of my home not smell like apples pies, rather, Heartland Bio Gas. I hope that someone will check into whether or not this company is actually shutting down. From what I can see and smell, that is not the case. Patricia O'Connell 24600 WCR 40 LaSalle, CO 80645 e46,11014.4");C.49tt:fin2l /- V-c2o/f 1 2ci 7- OU'7o Hello