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Home My WebLink About791166.tiff (ULO1.ADO DLPARI MENT OF HEALTH • Jatcr1Qual i ty Control Division `l 4210 East 11th Avenue ��►I1 ��la Cenver, Colorado 80220 • ' T .COUN!V MOTOR'S r), APPLICATION FOR SITE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION OF: A) SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND B) LIFT STATIONS HAVING OVER 20,000 GPD CAPACITY APPLICANT: City of Northglenn ADDRESS: 10701 Melody Drive, Suite 313. Northglenn,r.fl 80234 PHONE: 151 8326 Consulting Engineer's Name and Address: Sheaffer & Roland, Inc. 130 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60606 .312-236-9106 1660 S. Albion, Suite 405, Denver, CO 8022? PHON : 3y, 758=71G-6-3 A. Information regarding new sewage treatment plant: • 1 . Briefly describe on a separate sheet of paper the reason for locating the sewage treatment plant on this particular site. This should include, but is not necessarily limited to, a description of the present and possible development of the site location and service area. Refer to Attachment A. 1 2. Size and type of treatment facility proposed: Type Class A GPD: 4,640,001) PE design Present PE (gal/day) capacity 51 ,600 to be served 41 ,500 Domestic: 99 + % ? Industrial : less than 1% 3. Location of facility: Refer to Attachments B.1 , B.2, B.3 and C. Attach a map of the area which includes the following: Refer to Attch. 3. - (a) 10-mile radius : all sewage treatment plants and lift stations.8.2, B.3 (b) 5-mile radius: domestic water supply intakes. None (c) 1-mile radius: habitable buildings , location of potable water wells , and an approximate indication of the topography.Refer to Attach. C 4. Effluent will be discharged: Refer to Attachment D (Watercourse) . Subsurface disposal : Land: Crop Irriaa ion Evaporation: Other: State water quality classification of receiving watercourse(s) : Unclassified, refer to Attachment D 5. Will a State or Federal grant be sought to finance any portion of this project? Yes Mixed Residential, Commercia; 6. What is the present zoning for the proposed service area? Industrial in City Present zoning of site area? Agricultural Zoning within a 1-mile radius of site? Agricultural , Residential • WQ-3(rev. 1-78-40) - 1 - 7 What is the distance nstream from the discharge to e nearest domestic water supply intake? Nor • (name and address of supply) What is the distance downstream from the discharge to the nearest other point of diversion 500 feet to FRICO Bull Canal HeadgateJ a hers 30 ? 11 (name and address of user) Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company, 80 S. 27th Ave ,.. _ Brighton, Colorado 80501 8. Who has the responsibility for operating the facility? City of Northglenn 9. Who owns the land upon which the facility will be constructed? City of Northglenn Please attach copies of the document creating authority in the applicant to construct the proposed facility. The City of Northglenn has been designated as the Wastewater Management Agency in the 208 Plan. 10. Estimated project cost: S9,547,000 Who is financially responsible for the construction and operation of the facility? City of Northglenn 11 . Names and addresses of all water and sanitation districts within 5 miles downstream of proposed wastewater treatment facility site. Refer to Attachment E (Attach a separate sheet of paper if necessary. ) 12. Is the facility in a 100 year flood plain? No If so, what precautions are being taken? N/A Has the flood plain been designated by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Department of Natural Resources? N/A If so, what is that designation? N/A 13: Please include all additional factors that might help the Water Quality Control Commission make an informed decision on your application for site approval . Cooperative agreements have already been made with FRICO for the implementation • of this re-use program designed to meet the 1985 no discharge goals of PI 92-5(lfl for both point and non-point sources of pollution in Northglenn. • • • WQ-3(rev. 1-78-40) - 2 - • B. Information regarding lil tations: N/A 1 . The proposed lift station when fully developed will generate the following additional load: Population Equivalent Peak Hydraulic (MGD) N/A to be served: N/A 2. Is the site located in a 100 year flood plain? N/A If yes, on a separate sheet of paper describe the protective measures to be taken. 3. Where will the overflow be discharged? N/A 4. Name and address of facility providing treatment: N/A 5. The proposed lift station when fully developed will increase the loading of the • facility to N/A % of hydraulic and N/A o of organic capacity. C. If the facility will be located on or adjacent to a site that is owned or managed by a Federal or State agency, send the agency a copy of this application. N/A D. Recommendation of governmental authorities: Please address the following issues in your recommendation decision. Are the proposed facilities consistent with the comprehensive planning for the area and with other plans including the 201 , 208, 209 and 303(e) plans? If you have any further comments or questions, please call 388-6111 , Extension 378. Recommend Recommend No Date Approval Disapproval Comment Signature of Representative Local Government (Cities or Towns, if inside muni ' .a boundary or within 3 miles, and Se •e t �:oa d of County •Co issioners, Adams County -� 11 �� - --�- .- ' -lam Local He lth Authority; Tri County District health_ City/County Planning rity, Adams cty Regional Planning Agency, DRCCG Council of Government, T..rimer-Weld COG State Geologist Date: I 8 /7 9 arez.,,Pier or ad 'tional signatures) Signature of Applicant ' • District Engineer Action: • Recommend Approval : Recommend Disapproval : Date: Signature • WQ-3(rev. 1/78-40) - 3 - Recommend Recommend No Date Approval Disapproval Comment Signature of Representative Board of County Commissioners, Weld County Locar Heaitn Authority, Weld County City/County ?lanning Authority., Weld Count: • ' C • ATTACHMENT A.1 The proposed wastewater treatment system is an integral part of the City of Northglenn and the Farmer's Reservoir and Irrigation Company (FRICO) Water Management Program. The Management Program involves an agreement between FRICO and Northglenn whereby water supplies owned by FRICO will be treated and used for municipal use in Northglenn. Follow- ing municipal use, Northglenn will collect the wastewater, treat it, store it, and then return it directly to the FRICO irrigation system for agricultural use. The Management Program is described in detail in a four volume report prepared for Northglenn in April 1977 entitled Northglenn Water Management Program. Volume 3 and 4 of this report describe the waste- water treatment portions of the Management Program. The proposed wastewater treatment facility would be located in l:eld County near Baseline Road and I-25. The Management Program's winter storage facility will be located at the same site. It is presently zoned for agricultural use and possible development for other uses is not anticipated at this time. This application seeks site approval only for the wastewater treatment plant and storage reservoir. The locations of these facilities and other features of the Water Management Program are shown in Attachment A.2. V W Z _ z H O a O o u Z < oc an N 0 Q o d Q W W j J K = f O 0. 'E'.. 0 .6 J W m be 7 JAJ J CZ Qfir-- 2 Y 0 JO ! f"� f.•... /O� LL V V W W W W V ~ W U W LL r_ K� 6 e, Z o u z a- 0 t� Z x W W ce an Q O ce —' z Z o 0 Z "' O o r o Q � .9 t� w IX 2 I- .- 'C .- O r'.a 0,71 J • W 1-. .- Q O: Z W W CC L c N - an a z > W Q ` O Q Q O Q ≥ O C W O[ Q 1. . / ce Z W Z V Fe V N a W < 0 f— W 5- "Iz I • Qo ce z I• W u., li . I _J Z Z W Q) I111I1Hi l�' 03 c z O x -,e• • \z>,•\\ '\ :- . . ‘'',.. >- n Jre *j1 �\o` - F- Q of Z -.1\.. Z Z W o ‘.1 ./,14.1_1_1:— '') Grp ' c. 3 F Z Y� V C W W V a � ~l 7JCac, a J bb a xo °; a >l 1/t..\_Cl.' c9 j, Z Z N /o 741 J �U� �y z m \ jj 1 '• `cos, 1� W '� r` JS-'t'oA �``�„_"�Y,..�J.` j 3 Z Z o,c,o\c�•: j:z ., N L • ' w Qi.n S C{- ..e - 3 4 u o J e, ti M W 1 le 0 0 ])--__ f 3.-< r G/ a. t O e° W c. V V �. O N G L';� _ 4c ) _ __ _ �a __ (" OD SWV0V O __ _ __ __, I b301f1O8 r PAM UDI IJGw^ OD NOSd3li31 1 \ • O co Z s o. I • 0 P i 9_ 0 L LI O 7. I ` mac ' M etiZ o 0 N o -.. (Y an • 0 W O m W 1 - ATTACHMENT A.2 ATTACHMENT B.1 Attachment B.2 shows all sewage treatment works in Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Boulder Counties within a 25-mile radius . of the proposed treatment facilities. The names of the facilities are shown on the map. Attachment B.3 shows the facilities located in Larimer and Weld Counties. Following is a list of those facilities. . 1. Erie 2. Fort Lupton 3. Hudson - -4. Keenesburg - 5. Tri-Area Sanitation District 6. Mead 7. Platteville 8. Gilcrest 9. Johnstown 10. Milliken 11. Berthoud • r • 4 IL 1 I Li • — \ I :1 > 4 N.d k �c* I d o --.77.:.----..-,,-- i _ I.�J I — an as / ₹ W :110 4 s e i r—� % ar M -' axe _� ,o rc`w-' _ - o o i-...:'.7d" `1 ^tip- --.I_ ~.✓f: Go�� za Ft.-._,tea• .... 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Is‘ H I - L0Z , 15 , 0 1 \• ..5.090 \� I...—�/ //�- IRRIGATION --STORAGE ' - • � ,1P�' E - \ RESERVOIR -' --- •._ 1 66 so 1 l• - ____,/ i, i --\ evee ,r r 13cU J I I % _J �''` — �� ' WASTE ,-W TER , / 31\ ' i `y ,r,,„:„,---......._,\_. N 'TREATMENT' , •I z'4 c -- i jfi s5. / h c -----' o . S ` r 251 , WELD CO. .p\�A j ,�. �' a.,Y��_ mooseSASE �IASE`� LINE LINE� __�;, ADAMS CO . �_ J -® ®._A_ _ 1 � , � 0i ` Ys�// AA \ vans .c-�— � '�1 \ 1\ A © Azi A I � ' o` / \'5056 / f .-.5.5e =` 5119 " 1 5077 \ \I �' Kr,A'u d:;� 509 a t / J i 51c9 v I l ARIA ni ► l'\•4? ii . ....— _ ...0— \WASTE WATER • -K- aA r 1 .r — TRANSMISSION LINE - I �r� ATTACHMENT C -- I 0„. ) 1\ J + - 1 , �' O Potable Wells With Permits • 1 OJ/mil - �? ( C.--,,,... f � • f G�•�� A Habitable Buildings - t' f c 5161\ - I I ' :° `• J SCALE: 1 in. = 2000 ft. •e.'ea.Ri .'TI.?! .!`7�L4�K7;'r r -r,-. :1fiCe •ti11k�.titi4:q" '}+Y;' . .- !i;.lf.+s�'H•�+] >� r ATTACHMENT D The Management Program will discharge treated wastewater to the Bull Canal . The Bull Canal is an irrigation ditch which is presently unclassified. The quality of the discharge will meet Colorado water quality standards for discharge into irrigation ditches. r ATTACHMENT E Water and Sanitation Districts Within 5 Miles of Proposed Wastewater Treatment Facility Site and Proposed Service Area 1, City of Broomfield #6 Garden Office Center Broomfield, CO 80020 2. Crestview Water and Sanitation District 7145 Mariposa St. Denver, CO 80221 . ' 3. Hi-Land Acres Water and Sanitation District 16085 Lomand Circle Brighton, CO 80601 4. South Adams Co. Water and Sanitation District 6595 East 70th Avenue Commerce City, CO 80022 5. City of Thornton 8992 Washington Thornton, CO 80229 6. City of Westminster 3031 West 76th Avenue Westminster, CO 80030 7. City of Arvada • 8101 Ralston Road Arvada, CO 80002 8. City of Lafayette 201 E. Simpson Lafayette, CO 80026 9. Erie Water and Sanitation District 600 Holbrook Street Erie, CO 80516 10. Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1 6450 York St. Denver, CO 80022 /--- THE DENVER SUCCESSIVE USE PROGRAM -SELECTED REFERENCES- . DENVER WATER DEPARTMENT NOVEMBER 1976 } The Denver Successive Use program is a multi-faceted research and de- .1 velopment effort to determine the feasibility , applicability and safety of successive water use in Denver . As presently conceived , the program is centered around two successive uses , exchange and potable reuse , and will involve years of detailed research. If the results are favorable, this new resource could help provide water for Denver ' s future . _ e attached copies of recent publications and papers are intended to give students and other interested persons some familiarity with the Denver program. In reading through this material , spanning nearly a decade of research, it is obvious that the direction of the Denver program has changed as more information has become available . This situation can be expected to continue since successive use is a relatively new concept in its volatile , formative stages . r - CSI 04'i n 9%C/d C80 1 �® •. •• -•" :''_- i4�i. z•` <.•-.`1."y' ka:;t„y ^`-'•"r -r.-*".. - 'r r':?,.••.1G- ��i l.+v.;;.-r .•r r�,r[ _ ',•-••Jr. - r• w ,,r;...rl;i„.. 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I represent the firm of Sheaffer and Roland. We are consultants to the City of Northglenn in its preparation of a 201 Facilities Plan. When we originally requested time on the Commission's agenda, it was for the purpose of bringing you up to date on . the status of the 201 Plan. But before I get into the Facilities Plan itself, I thought I might spend a few minutes discussing with you the background and the context within which the Facilities Plan is being written. The Facilities Plan is one component of a comprehensive land and water resources management program at the City of Northglenn. This program has been under development now by the City for approximately two years. Under this program, the City will be developing a reliable water supply, manage and treat storm water runoff and manage wastewater in one comprehensive plan. The original incentive for the development of the plan was the need to develop an environmentally sound approach for obtaining a reliable, high quality water supply for the City of Northglenn. With this idea in mind, the concept that was selected was one whereby water would be exchanged with the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company (FRICO) . The exchange plan with FRICO revolved around the water supply already stored in Standley Lake as a part of the FRICO system. Northglenn would borrow the water stored in Standley Lake and deliver it for municipal use in Northglenn. This water would then be supplemented by deep wells in the . City of Northglenn and by South Platte River wells east of Thornton. These supplies would be combined to form the entire water supply for Northglenn. The wastewater would then be collected and supplemented with urban storm water runoff previously stored in Northglenn Reservoir. Water from the stormwater reservoir and the domestic wastewater collection system would then be pumped north to a wastewater treatment and storage facility just inside of the Weld County line near I-25. At this location the water would be treated and then placed into a storage reservoir for later use by the FRICO. The total amount of water exchanged to the farmers would equal the amount which was borrowed out of Standley Lake, plus ten percent for the privilege of using the water. Perhaps the most crucial step in the implementation of such a plan is the signing of the necessary agreements with the farmers for the water exchange. Without such an agreement, it would not be possible to implement either the water supply or the wastewater treatment portions of the program. These agreements were signed by the City of Northglenn and FRICO approxi- mately one year ago in September, 1976. Following these agreements, the City of Northglenn, at its own expense, proceeded to conduct engineering studies to define in more detail the facil- ities which would be needed to implement the program. Those facilities were outlined in engineering predesign studies which were published in April of 1977. Subsequent to that time, the City of Northglenn then passed a $31 million bond issue which would have been large enough to construct the entire system. These include the diversion facilities from Standley Lake, the storm water reservoir, the deep non-tributary wells, the South Platte River wells, the wastewater transmission line to the north, the wastewater treatment facilities, the storage reservoir, and the pumninq station to return the water back to the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company. That $31 million bond issue was sufficiently large so that local funds in their entirety could pay for the project. Subsequent to that time, there has been a regional interest in the implementation of a similar plan for areas outside of Northglenn, primarily the area of Thorntun north of 100th Avenue. It was in response to that interest that Northglenn, entirely at its own expense, decided to prepare a 201 Facilities Plan for agricultural reuse for Northglenn and that part of Thornton generally north of 100th Avenue. At the same time, the Denver Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District No. 1 was studying various wastewater alternatives for both the Northglenn and Thornton areas as well as other areas in the northern Denver area. The con- clusion of the 201 Facilities Plan prepared by the Denver Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District No. 1 was that an area known as the Agricultural Reuse Service Area would be best served by an agricultural reuse system similar to . that conceived by Northglenn. The boundries of that service area are the same as the area contained in the Northglenn 201 . -The Denver Metro plan, however, did not specifically state how such a system would be implemented although it discussed several possibilities . The purpose of the Northglenn plan was to take these possibilities and to study them in more detail and to define the most cost effective and environmentally sound approach for agricultural reuse in this particular service area. As a part of the Northglenn Facilities Plan, seven different alterna- tives were identified and analyzed in detail . These alternatives looked at different approaches for collecting the wastewater, transporting it to a treatment facility, including not only the treatment facility previously identified in the Northglenn plan, but also the Westminster wastewater treat- ment plans. They also looked at different agricultural systems with whom such an exchange could take place, including the Farmers Highline and the FRICO. Based on the studies in the Facilities Plan, Sheaffer and Roland - 2 - • recommended to the City of Northglenn that Alternative 7 is the most cost effective and environmentally sound alternative. Alternative No. 7 is quite similar to the one previously identified in the Northglenn engineering study. It includes the use of the same site previously identified when Northglenn was considering implementing such a system all by itself. Of course the treatment facility itself would be expanded as well as the trans- mission lines going to that treatment facility, but the site would be the same. In addition, the storage reservoir would be expanded from 3,300 acre feet to a 5,900 acre foot site. The plan is sufficiently flexible that it can accommodate Thornton in the system if it so desires to join the system. If Thornton does not choose to implement agricultural exchanges with FRICO, the Northglenn portion of the Facilities Plan can still be implemented immediately. The Facilities Plan is designed to take care of the needs of the area through the year 2000. For the City of Northglenn that corresponds to the ultimate projected population. For the City of Thornton it is expected that some growth will occur beyond that date and other options may have to be explored at than time. The Facilities Plan also recommends that Northglenn be designated as the Management. Agency for the City of Northglenn in the Denver Regional Council of Governments 208 Clean Water Plan. Northglenn requested such a designation from DRCOG in July, 1977 and is currently following DRCOG proce- dures for such a request. Following regular procedures, DRCOG will be making its decision on this request in December. Northglenn requested Management Agency designation since it felt it was crucial if it were to be able to meet its commitments in its agreements with FRICO. Those agree- ments were reached based upon the mutual trust and understanding between FRICO and Northglenn. They include requirements for Northglenn to deliver to FRICO wastewater of a certain quality, amount and timing to meet the needs of FRICO. It is felt that only through Northglenn having its own management agency designation and control over its own wastewater could it meet its obligations to FRICO. Denver Metro is the presently designated management agency. It, however, does not have the incentive nor the respon- sibility for managing a system which is both a water supply and a waste- water management plan. The City of Thornton was also another possible choice, but it is difficult to foresee how Thornton could enter into the necessary cooperative agreements with FRICO when they are presently attempt- ing to condemn the very same water supply. In addition, there are several engineering reasons for identifying the City of Northglenn as a logical wastewater management unit. Its city limits roughly correspond to natural drainage basin boundaries, thereby making wastewater and stormwater collection systems economical . The City - 3 - of Northglenn also contributes approximately 73% of the present waste- water flows in the Northglenn - Thornton agricultural reuse service area and it is located in the higher elevation portions of the service area. Thus, the collection and treatment of the Northglenn flows when managed as a unit are more economical . For that portion of the service area outside of Northglenn, no specific recommendations are made in the Northglenn Facilities Plan. Possible choices include continuing with Denver Metro, designation of Thornton, or even designation of Northglenn if this is mutually acceptable to all parties. In terms of where we go from here, based upon the comments which are received during the public review period between now and October 31 , Sheaffer and Roland will prepare a final facility plan for submission to the City of Northglenn. The City, at that time, will consider our recom- mendations and possibly adopt the facilities plan and then forward it on to the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission and the United States . Environmental Protection Agency, using the standard review procedures recog- nized by all , for their concurrence and their approval . Subsequent to that time, it- is hoped that federal funding would be received to help support the project. With those comments, I will end my presentation. I will be happy to try to answer any questions that members of the Commission may.have. - 4 vL,t 1 y • \JILL:ti f�� 4LL JUNE 7 , 1977 f 12i, ")%j Zs VVeIi County 1-t-irient planL iirman June Steinmark consideration is located a few miles cast commissioners will be of Interstate-25 just north of Baseline forthglenn go through the Road. re for obtaining a Special He said it is preferred because of its tich will take 60 to 90 days closeness to members of Farmer's application before final Reservoir and Irrigation Co.,which would ;red. provide water from the Stanley Reservoir iy comment we would give as long as the city returns an amount ompletion of the special use equal to the water used plus an additional lure) would not be based on 10 per cent in water for "interest." immendation," 'and told In addition, according to the program referendum for installation of a new represenLauves they would have to obtain proposal,the southern Weld County site is water system on July 12, and that the a Weld County Planning Commission preferred because of its isolation from State Water Quality Control Commission recommendation before appearing before population centers and relatively low will be addressing an application for a the commissioners. acquisition costs. wastewater treatment permit on June 15. Northglenn Director of Public Works, Voicing what he called concern They said they were there to obtain a Richard Lundall, said although several regarding the project, Commissioner recommendation from the commissioners sites for the facility have been proposed, Victor Jacobucci said he feared that a to expedite quick control commission the city prefers it be in southwestern Weld provision to drill a number of wells for use action. County. He said the site under prime in returning water to participants could • ____ mean a reduction in the productivity of existing wells in southwestern Weld County. "My big concern is that I don't think the return to farmers is enough," Jacobucci said. • ,� e 71,9- 'n-\ 1TI2 MAT T11 I a.Ii q • • .@ Y r e ..� "MIS tin . ! e RARy Y' 1 a'„2,22,3?, • ,,. � . c , ��1g `J� By Charles R.Downs Ng / ItF i ,• - -- , . el - ,-,c.'e'''' 1 Plt IL - ' 7-1, ,i. C .. -. .- .. ". -,.:,, ...:„*. p� `_tttttr�f F q. :_zaritil..._fid—'ittilli! J iiifi.ae". 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't sii 1� :i� t-�jY1{ �y ` �t Y+ •'f i,�Y +'3* ` j'.7• ltd 1‘1.t..:•��ti�.` f4f� it, • , ,y.,.Q 1.' • �*lar1'^. !`/ /� t " i ; ` ••'' 1 •�lT_l ,. «lS;$ 'j�,ri _;jl V ' Y ,c • i J j•c 4% 1 '� �f!� ';e410 r i t• , t , 4-''r \'t d-•s+ ` ill,. •t 1 h t iir: r ;' } fff ��.i} .'1 , - N •• / I SYSTEMS '11 FLOW - ,,t.. _,,:a- SCHEME SEWAGE ! `Jf --- TREATMENT tl�r ', i. -_ �u � .. w PLANT ' � r, _ \ .. _ MUNICIPAL USE .,igigl14----- 4 -' -, rar - HARDWOOD-,.- Ilk a'FpREtaT, • 4. . ` . . PUMP4& IRRIGATION '"'.. • .. - • i- i 4 ' . __' , M- - ---- — _• .,-Z!.. �y� � tx?!i: jj' 4. LAKE SYSTEM IRRIGATION SYSTEM Don't waste wastewater;recycle it. The theory is The basic concept of the MSU Water Quality Management sound. Phosphorus and nitrogen are expensive Project--wastewater from a city flows through the recycling lakes and spray irrigation area and returns as food and fertilizers, but in municipal wastewater they harm lakes clean water. and streams. So why not take them out of the water by using them to grow food and fiber?The end results would Lake Four. Gates at the exits to each lake and at the be fish, steaks, wool, lumber and clean water rather than lake-marsh connections regulate the flow. The final gate at eutrophying lakes. But, as is the case for many good ideas, Lake Four controls the flow to a ditch leading to a stream there are complex and difficult tasks between conception that winds its way to the Red Cedar, the same river on and implementation. The ways in which these tasks are which the East Lansing sewage plant is located. The lakes performed can spell the difference between practical and range in size from eight acres for Lake One to twelve acres x impractical, economic and uneconomic, feasible and for Lake Four. They are eight feet deep at the gates and infeasible. have a mean depth of only six feet, allowing the entire That is why the Water Quality Management Project bottom to be covered with rooted plants. (WQMP) at Michigan State University is important:it was Both algae and higher aquatic plants flourish in the specifically designed not only to actually recycle nitrogen-and phosphorous-rich lakes. As these plants wastewater but, more importantly, to permit grow,they take up the nutrients, so that the water becomes experimentation with various methods of recycling and increasingly pure as it flows through the system and, by research on the ecological effects of alternative modes. ' the time it reaches Lake Four, is of very good quality. Two Systems in One Nitrogen and phosphorus are removed from the lakes when Located on the southern end of MSU's 4.5-mile long the plants are harvested. The harvest can be used for com ost or fed to livestock. campus,the four-year old project combines a 186-acre The terrestrials stem, which contains 13.4 miles of aquatic system and a 314-acre terrestrial system. The two irrigation anon pipe,receives water pumped from the inlet pipe can be used separately or together in many combinations. g P The aquatic system,consisting of four man-made lakes, or any one of the lakes,as desired for any given processes wastewater that has received primary and experiment. The terrestrial area is divided into several secondary treatment at the East Lansing, Michigan, sections;any one or more can be spray irrigated at will. sewage treatment plant. This water is piped 4.5 miles Some sections contain fields which have lain fallow for a through 21-inch pipe to Lake One(see Fig. 1). From there, few years. Others include a mature woodland of mixed it flows by gravity to Lake Two,then to Lake hardwoods, an area planted in various kinds of crops, and Three—which is connected to three marshes—and on to a tree nursery.The different areas contain representative I Michigan soil types ranging from light sand to heavy clay. Mr. Downs is Environmental Editor,Office of Information This is helpful in determining not only what grows best Services, Michigan State University. Photographs by the under irrigation conditions but also what allows the MSU Photo Lab except as noted. greatest amount of earth-filtered water to return to the 40 _ g __ '1`4, • - ki4uTir<t%:�E PDPMS ULJ i ... u u J3RPR\' undervilund supply. Returning flow is monitored by +pia;".4.-3.7, 47.; ...-- ;+ • ..., .., �,.. a eY't > I'+'•"'., .,.•47-••,...-• .►-- .a meant at an c;ecnuve system of wells. '.. ;...� _ f ;., .tea` i- ,......:L1911.4:4484.1.00,41,41 1'i? D -Jr._ --so..., -▪ - -air.- V .i '4 7? WQMP is the brainchild of Dr. Robert E. Ball and Dr. ,,.�. .j11.`.1r..•;ak > �. Howard A.Tanner. When they first conceived their ..,..-17,„,„; - ' "a.- �_Y 4,—...-.--r-="''"� ='�+r. " .>".'' idea in 1966. both men were professors of fisheries and -�_.. •—17%-r--..4-3. ; ,.:...• ; wildlife at MSU. Ball also directed the MSU Institute of - ,....3�• o:'t>'_= !'y ti -t; Water Research, and Tanner directed the natural resources —'---4.----r-�.r ;0 i .4r-r.;e4,,•1. ,e» � •,- area of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. �rt"t ,ter�1�prs�,2 __ Since then, Ball has resigned many of his administrative } � ;fir=�R�"=" '� duties and now serves as associate director of the Institute n- � • r ,'-r s =-=;��- ...— -3,,,- d research coordinator of WQMP. Tanner has since = 'y= ""'" become director of the state Department of Natural -c'-Y-t' _ > ,,:ter "- . Resources.It took six years for Ball and Tanner to develop their .3-•0.-:....-.' =''''� �"�'T'' r �•� plan, topersuade the right people that they had agood ,-.,.,�_ �"' z. '- >�-,V``-�-' P g Pe P __7 ---�,= '-'?`:7 -•T' 17_7 -- - -- idea, -- -t'.:"1-s` -Y..r idea, and to raise the necessary funds. Construction of the =^.,� 1-;.��y��-rr_._r..;_.„- -- ��'_�:• $2.3 million facility began in October 1972 with funding J.9+ ' '-• " `' , from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State v ta" - ^ ''� 9,r, ..4- yam;_�,:��y:=-`_ - of Michigan, and the Kresge, Rockefeller, and Ford ., '+ s" i � • Foundations. The city of East Lansing also participated, ..:17.;..-.--1k--- -"'• x;•r,�y.D,,;t„"' 's i' !'�1es - , particularly by negotiating the Federal and state grants, :r. �..,,.4.r ,;,-,y4,.+ ?;..�-��,`..� r'' which were made directly to the city. Basic construction .. 4...40- �'r:.s..,,4.�"t,- ... . ,••• "� �►'- _r was completed in the fall of 1973, and the system became .� �'`fit" ,. • .."1,..:,- '-c ...` ~ �'"''" , • fully operative in late summer of 1974. ,`. w . -''.Y.ri. ti, ... -•"--- - ,s,r,•,-;„_, . .,..- - _,-- �►'':— Surprises Lead to Revised Plan --� — - Although generally the system has functioned much as Algae grow so thick on Lake One that birds have no Drs. Ball and Tanner predicted, there have been some trouble landing on it to look for food surprises One of them is that the lakes do not retain much suitable for irrigating plants such as corn, which requires a of the nitrogen that is piped from the sewage plant. It had high level of nitrogen. been anticipated that even Lake Four would contain a fair amount of nitrogen—enough to make water from that lake \A/ hen the researchers found that they were losing V V nitrogen from the lakes more rapidly than it was Figure 1. Four lakes and three ponds constitute the"front being utilized by the aquatic plants, they looked for the half"of the MSU Water Quality Management Project reason. They discovered that while the wastewater coming Wastewater piped from the East Lansing sewage treatment plant enters Lake One and, regulated by gates,flows by into the lakes is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, it is poor gravity to the other lakes and ponds. Water can be pumped in carbon. Extraction of carbon by the aquatic plants directly from the main pipe or from various parts of each of increases the acidity of the water, and therefore the the lakes to the"back half"of the project,the spray nitrogen is taken up as a volatile ammonia, which readily irrigation system vaporizes. Raw Sewage} i Irrigation I i i i t cfake 1 ` �My N '4. Primary Clarifier 41 ► 1.11k ► Groundwater T Lake 2 T Aeration k '1' Basin Lake 3 0 ..i? Final ^₹ Lake 4 Terrestrial Site Clarifier • ► Runoff East Lansing Sewage • l ' Treatment Plant 41 ,, . , ., iASU Recycling Facility Discharge ► - Surface Water , w -,- That is not all bad, the researchers reasoned, because one intent of recycling is to strip nitrogen from the wastewater anyway. Moreover, they began to feel more confident about irrigating heavily in the winter without the danger of nitrates leaching through the soil and polluting the ground water. This would be a possibility if the water contained large quantities of nitrates and there were no growing plants to take them up. (Phosphorus is not a problem in this respect because it tends to bind to the soil, so it cannot leach into the ground water.) Out of this new knowledge has evolved a revised plan. During the summer of 1978, while plant life is growing, the nitrogen- and phosphorous-rich water coming from the sewage plant will be diverted to the irrigation area before it has even gone into Lake One. There it will fertilize the plants, whose uptake of nitrogen will prevent the nitrates from leaching into the ground water. The lakes, which will be standing full during the summer, will lose almost all of their nitrogen to the air and to the aquatic plants. By October, they are expected to be excellent, nitrogen-free sources of water—most suitable for winter spraying. If this protocol works well, as expected, Dr. Darrell L. King, acting director of the Institute for Water Research, says he will be ready to confidently recommend such a system for small and medium-sized Midwest communities that need to build tertiary wastewater treatment systems. With one or two additional lakes on the front end, he i believes, it might even be feasible to use such a system to process raw sewage. "The main resource that a community needs to use the . � _- WQMP system," says King, "is available land reasonably k- ,_,___ s close to the wastewater source. With sufficient land area, - - _____, _ _ ---i you can take advantage of solar power to remove the " - , - nutrients by energizing the plants, and you can design your wastewater recycling system relative to ecological - _ - —_ a processes." -.4; ,. _'K-a'�"- Good economic data to compare the financial aspects of �' .":- '34; _ _ the WQMP system with more conventional treatment O4$' � �.� , �,� " `' are lacking, but King points out that the two approaches � have to be evaluated largely on the basis of tradeoffs. Y. The lakes and ponds of MSU's Water Quality Management "A mechanical system," he notes, "requires less land Project. area and would probably use less energy in a large city. The energy cost of pumping great amounts of sewage for a - ''•-•----%---s• - ,,, � •,y 1 long distance would probably be prohibitive. On the other _;• . '--..1 hand, with a recycling system, you can benefit from direct f, - �^�r _ solar energy, you can produce valuable products—food • - '-"'- `'fit'""'--' L.- . and fiber—and you may even have a fine municipal park. ;,. Y�, , ; The lakes do not produce any odor, and we hope to `.• ' `•F eventually be able to demonstrate the potential of the • z -AL - aquatic system for fishing, boating, ice skating, -` picnicking, hiking and other forms of outdoor recreation." . Food Production Potential � ter . :# f +� - Of all the benefits of WQMP, the food-raising potential is ' ' � perhaps the most obvious—and, to the general public,the ^".4 _ . most intriguing. Soon after the lakes were first filled,they were planted with biological organisms from established Fallow fields are sprayed with wastewater from the recycling lakes MSU is also spray irrigating the woods, as lakes—mostly indigenous plants, but with them eggs, well as crops and a tree nursery. The squares at lower left zooplankton and other aquatic specimens. A rich food were cut to isolate communities of field mice for ecological chain quickly developed. Stickleback minnows in large study. numbers soon appeared in Lake Four and, in the early i -_ 1/- y , . i r __ __ _ _ _ __1 .......A............, ____ . al - ...,_vo.....1.--dieu. = '--- ,'fir �„ Y �" i�a ipt'*!.-,214;._=_� J% %-: '‘.'-'":4---;';'"dit;7*.Ait t i'1•717:tlitt2,1r 44:''•,-.'3''''-'! '-',"_...,---f'i'- i. --K.*:1- ---11411"1:717-410.,-.:11.ett7rdiff.trak,-,!":"- - 4: I'lite•_" _1_,;:.%,..7?“-Int-Lbi • . T.:Jill, -_---_-------__----_ ___-_ p. _ _ ,_, „ 1-,-, :. _ ____ , ,,_,..._,___.____ . ._. 111,4_ _ ., _ _ _ ,_•_, , ,.- . .•---.• __:- i.,,, •_•, . .,_ ,,_•.„:„..„.... .. - ...:, _ __. , ..,__ , ...„,,,... _•_ ,,..„.•,,,,..._ , _ _ „_•,._ _ _:. 1 ..,,,,, ,,,„,,,,,,„,,,,,„„„,,,,,_,: „ .. ,_ .. -1,,,,- ----ir.:,, 4 Algae are harvested by pushing them up on the shore in large ropy masses. The algae are dried and used for i compost or fed to livestock This harvester has been r' ,,,, ,� Fy replaced by a larger, more efficient machine . . „ - , (j.t:' -- ..T `r summer of 1975, they were supplemented with a stock of i - --- ' fathead minnows. The minnows were followed a few days {`�„__.i--\3, later by hundreds of fingerling bass, which feasted on the ;!1�,1. 1,,\l t , minnows and grew prodigiously—from one-and-one-half '' �+`1t� - '�ti e,-/ a inches in June to eight inches in September. '''�`�!�"� ' f "The environment is apparently ideal for the bass," • ' , ' ` � � i says Dr. Howard E. Johnson, professor of fisheries and --�: �' x`,,1..+1 ' wildlife and director of fish research. "Their growth and psixv, ° maturity rates appear comparable to those for bass in _ Louisiana and Florida waters. The bass fingerlings planted • in 1975 spawned this past summer(1977) and are now nearing two pounds in weight and 15 inches in length." °t4, , Another stock of fingerling bass was planted in 1976 and is ` ' also flourishing. "We hope to establish some sort of sport + �/ 1 {p., 1TI( fishing system so the lake doesn't become overpopulated," 999 says Johnson. ei ,�� 'Il I f` In addition to their spectacular growth, the bass are also t-C—,.• • -�t . ;, , " generally healthy and suitable for human consumption. "1 r Analyses of samples taken from the lake show them to _! \ \ -..4: --,, *-` � .•_.•: I have traces of metals and persistent chemicals no higher s}t \.11/41.F. I., '' than would ordinarily be found in fish from Michigan t ' as s... .poi.` _ lakes. The only important problem in the bass was a _ _ - . bacterial infection (Aeromonas liquefaciens) in May 1977. ` - . • Lesions were found on both the one-year-old and the Fingerling bass were planted in Lake Four in June 1975. By I two-year-old fish,but only some of the mature fish died, September they were about eight inches long, presumably due to the combined stress of spawning and approximately twice the average first-year growth for bass the bacterial infection. in Michigan lakes. By September 1978,they averaged 12.6 Bass are not the only possibilities being considered. inches in length,and some weighed as much as three Johnson is also experimenting with catfish and carp in pounds. IWATER SPECTRUM,SUMMER 1978 43 Lw R-- a .17.-...!' .n_. _ �' y z p(` c- ;..,l `Y •. .�;( a a' •:,. .t, , , ,• ti 44-:-3, TX ,}`• �; •,4,<:? T+4.'• i7' . p"M „4 '.�:=j 3 � s`�4L. F • '�?' � . •.. :3 lr .A.,,/,..,-,4 +ci tom- t3 C t } w a 1•! lVy .�' •t4'��r°'f .-. < `,.1 .. e ':, �•.ii'' .14t w :: - a. ►'k ,,• �,x.. �• a a 1'. � :�� .t.' �'e C "it;-* V't•��i �• I w7".,3 1`'CL"t l•,�e:'�' Ery�" M ��i�:�„e�� :,a, '�• 'a_ lie',, , f�idl4t"'+ • > s/,.w 4� - + IC Y. 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V'�' •• * * ,....--,;k4.,.,."'. ,,k�a♦*�S�• .!•' �""�7'�F 1 7i''' .x}y`�'•—? .+r �Y• a,M '� '� " __... �.# • • *; 7' • ,a'v •iry. a c ;.:,.;,. - •, `�' srsa;. ` -' ..__� � ,. y r ^._d' `,, _ .* . law - �!\1 � _.y l Wastewater is piped to and sprayed on a wooded area growing trees with large biomass are more effective for containing various kinds of mature hardwoods cleaning wastewater than slow gbecause they usually take up more nutrients "Cottonwood, a fast-growing species, combines high Lake Three. These fish are kept in cages, for easy access nutrient concentration with large biomass production and is and study,as they would be if they were being grown the species exhibiting the greatest overall nutrient strictly for food production, as opposed to sport fishing. assimilation," notes Dale G. Brockway, a graduate The plant life in the lakes is also being put to good use. research assistant assigned to the forestry project. His Both the algae and the rooted plants are being harvested experiments also give good marks to sycamores,black almost continuously from mid-summer through the early walnuts, and Scotch pines. Norway spruces, white fall with the aid of a commercially available aquatic spruces, black cherries, tulip-poplars, white ash and red harvester. Most of the resulting "aquahay" has been piled oaks have not performed as well but may do better up and composted for later farm and garden use. But a proportionally when they gain greater size, says large amount of it has also been dried, pelletized and fed to Brockway. sheep and cattle. Analysis of the aquahay indicates that it T is quite similar to the terrestrial form except that the algae _ are richer in protein. Early indications are that livestock accept their aquatic food and are well nourished. .: In the terrestrial system, the food growing possibilities are more traditional but no less substantial. Dr. M. B. ' Tesar, professor of crop and soil sciences,has been , ;y- -- applying wastewater to experimental plots for four years. , s "Our results show that corn, alfalfa, and grasses can be `\ used effectively, in a single year,to remove nitrates and \ - � `�~~. phosphorus from wastewater," he reports. "There is little -if any contamination of the soil, water,or streams." if, a' .- _ ,, . = g„ a Some crops, such as alfalfa, are better at removing �. .44 phosphorous, while others, such as corn, more effectively ro -. aI o - :-1.- remove nitrates,Tesar has learned. Continuing ': _ ` �` experimentation is expected to lead to optimum patterns _ ; �� :� ti 0•0' I for communities to follow when they adopt biological '� .- - , �'� recycling. - I Meanwhile,researchers from MSU's Department of Forestry Water from the recycling lakes and water pumped from have been looking at the growth of young trees underground at various depths and locations is regularly under wastewater spray irrigation and learning that fast analyzed in this MSU laboratory. fl t 71 C# fie /I/ / r _ 7 I Conditions Monitored Closely clearly the absence of viruses in systems such as MSU's WQMP researchers are confident that they are gaining before biological recycling finds full acceptance by I sound data from their experiments because conditions in regulatory health agencies. both the terrestrial and aquatic systems are regularly Many Aspects Researched monitored. This capability was part of the original WQMP is more than a project to determine the most planning, which provided for 41 drift wells, 14 shallow immediately effective methods of recycling wastewater by rock wells and four deep rock wells strategically positioned biological processes. A thorough attempt is being made to throughout the study area and designed to guard against understand the total ecological impact. For example,even accidental contamination. before WQMP was built,the ground and surface water in Composite samples of the raw, primary and secondary the area was studied so that there would be a good data • effluents are taken at the East Lansing sewage treatment base with which to compare all subsequent findings. plant every day. Similarly, samples are collected daily Similarly,the flora and fauna of the area were carefully from the influent of each lake and the final effluent from catalogued and are now regularly monitored so changes Lake Four. In addition, the wells and lake sediments and that take place as a result of biological recycling will be the aquatic plants are sampled periodically. More than 50 observed and recorded. chemical, physical and biological variables are monitored Of particular interest is the possible growth in numbers as these samples are analyzed. The ultimate outcome of of Aedes triseriat us, the mosquito species that is the major this data collection program, which was devised by MSU carrier of California encephalitis. This species prefers to water chemist Dr. Frank M. D'Itn, is a comprehensive lay its eggs in stumps, holes along tree trunks and in view of the dynamics of both the aquatic and terrestrial various human artifacts that collect water—tin cans,tires, systems. Abnormalities or trends in water or biological and so on. MSU entomologists are concerned that the quality can readily be noted. heavy spray irrigation at the site might provide a good ' ecological niche for the encephalitis carrier. They have 1 Unfortunately, viral activity, the most important and most controversial aspect of water quality \ evidence that another Michigan site for spray irrigation has already experienced an increase in Aedes triseriatus. measurement, cannot yet be routinely test ith any Spray irrigation might also provide an optimal degree of accuracy-M ns of viral contamination environment for midges. These are small, mosquito-like in`a spste sash as MSU's—and in other water or sewage insects that plague lakes and sewage lagoons in California systems—remain essentially unanswered because there are much of the year but have not been an important problem no quick, standardized tests that would permit technicians in Michigan due to its cooler summers. However, because to detect viruses as readily as they now detect midges reproduce so well in shallow ponds, there is disease-causing bacteria. Viruses have been found not only concern that widespread adoption of biological recycling in sewage plant effluents but in chlorinated drinking water. might lead to a great increase in the Michigan midge The problem is that, while it can sometimes be determined population. Entomologists are studying the potential that a virus is present, it is extremely difficult to be certain problem. The focus of study is not just on insects,but also that virus is not present in any given water sample. So, on insect predators and other life forms,for example,the and even though conventional sewage treatment and water bird population. At any given time, 20 or more discrete supplies are not ordinarily checked for viruses,public health authorities tend to be concerned that biological Crops nourished by wastewater spray irrigation are recycling might not eliminate all disease-causing viruses. It carefully harvested and weighed to obtain useful may therefore be necessary to find ways to demonstrate experimental data. ''' '',:-.." 7•• 4r'y .1'i' •'��F - '�� tea. r' ' . .ter n `' • , :�v...4, ...,. ..e.,. , k- , x_._...' ,,ig .:'',1 i .;..;4 .... 1.,T .t. I 1:Irfilitit ' i'' -', .11y 2 I-4.f`�1 F .t " � .r'?•a.' r r' t`J h�a r I s +, •. ;V • .tom • -� - L�ti 'lKJf t- ` J!#0. *Yj �� / {,.�1,•sr� 'w�✓x'p•ti'^ ` }•.l„f ' '•.x�-�rr .II s ., M, .r- 'i'.Y� / :y..y..;•,/�{.!� _ i- i-•"�` z;I''•.r . ..M1 • ? w_}.• .. t . •t'w.-4 if . . • - ,,"'c ,d\•i.(4,' 2 }� yam.i�r+ di'.�;11`.J••aft •'•,,• 7. k t i - 45 R. 4 .,.+.. s ,," ... . ...'._. : lir r ....„ .. . • _ .. .....„ ,.. _. . __, ..,, , # .. , . . , , ., �„ h .,, A!' FINN 1. :.1 '. '''' i tiii...............3, %iZ Z I srge ''. - 4+%`-k-- •1^M-tom •4•,research projects may be in progress at the WQMP. Some A technician samples water from one of MSU's four may not be related directly to wastewater recycling but recycling lakes. More than 50 chemical,physical,and may simply utilize the facilitities that are provided—for biological variables are monitored. /'. example, a study of the frog population in one of the center have also been considered. But at this time, there man-made marshes. are no funds available and, therefore, no definite plans for The design of this 500-acre outdoor laboratory, the such activities. Moreover, the continuing question of viral I flexibility with which it can be operated, and the contamination could delay extensive public use of the monitoring that is routinely carried out combine to make it facility. one of MSU's most valuable scientific resources as well as Nevertheless, small but significant progress was made a means of demonstrating and testing various modes of during the past winter with the help of MSU's intramural biological recycling. sports officials. The Institute for Water Research flooded a Added Values large section of Lake Four for public ice skating. Although that effort was soon rendered fruitless by an exceptionally From the inception of the idea, WQMP has been seen as heavy and long-lasting snowfall, plans are being made to an ideal site for demonstrating the potential of using try again next winter. The major problem is finding an biological recycling parks for recreation and ecological effective and economical way of keeping the ice clear of education. MSU officials have wanted to build on and snow. If one can be found, researchers are confident that landscape the aquatic system to provide for picnicking, the pond will attract skaters and that the added light boating, and hiking. A swimming pool and an educational penetrating the ice will increase plant growth—and uptake r - --- -- - -- of nutrients—during the winter months. The potential for recreation adds yet another possible + benefit to the already impressive list of advantages to 5 4,? biological recycling of municipal wastewater. If the few ' lingering doubts about the system can be cleared up, many --".-- �� communities—especially those being required by the _ . ____ -- _. _ Environmental Protection Agency to install tertiary - _ _ - - _ _ wastewater treatment—may find biological recycling an . _:.------:-.=--------,.... .,-,: attractive alternative to conventional sewage treatment -- ' -' technology. In fact, with the Clean Water Act of 1977 - - - providing communities a funding bonus for wastewater ` -.t0 --✓`� =_ - .��' recycling and requiring that a portion of Federal sewerage — —'--_ ""` -� subsidy funds go to recycling projects, many communities Water is pumped from under the ice and onto the surface of are likely to turn to Michigan State University to learn how A Lake Four to prepare it for public skating. the WQMP system can be adapted to fit their needs. ■ M i 4 1 46 Information regarding lift stations: N/A 1 . The proposed lift station when fully developed will generate the following additional load: Population Equivalent Peak Hydraulic (MGD) N/A to be served: N/A 2. Is the site located in a 100 'year flood plain? N/A If yes, on a separate sheet of paper describe the protective measures to be taken. 3. Where will the overflow be discharged? N/A 4. Name and address of facility providing treatment : N/A 5. The proposed lift station when fully developed will increase the loading of the facility to N/A % of hydraulic and N/A % of organic capacity. C. If the facility will be located on or adjacent to a site that is owned or managed by a Federal or State agency, send the agency a copy of this application. N/A D. Recommendation of governmental authorities: Please address the following issues in your recommendation decision. Are the proposed facilities consistent with the comprehensive planning for the area and with other plans including the 201 , 208, 209 and 303(e) plans? If you have any further comments or questions, please call 388-6111 , Extension 378. Recommend Recommend No Date Approval Disapproval Comment Signature of Representative Local Government (Cities or Towns, if inside muni ' .a boundary or within 3 miles , and /:1221- Se •e t !� /oa d of Co ty Comisioners, Adams County 7 7 He lth Authorityy Tri County District health City/County Planning ray,ty, Adams County /Y° Regional Planning Agency, 1)RCOG Council of Government, J.arimer-Weld COG State Geologist /� _ Deer or ad 'tional signatures) Date. i/8/7 9 Signature of Applicant ' District Engineer Action: Recommend Approval : Recommend Disapproval : Date: Signature WQ-3(rev. 1/78-40) - 3 - • • Recommend Recommend No Date Approval Disapproval Comment Signature of Representative Board of County Commissioners, Weld County Lo 'ealt- A h ity, Weld County • g/- 14 eit /CountY Planning Au hority., eld eity/County County Hello