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OXY USA WTP LP
Core Pad Storage
OLSSON
ASSOCIATES
OA Project No. 013 -0867
760 Horizon Drive, Suite 102 1 Grand Junction, CO 81506 1 TEL 970.263.7800 1 FAX 970.263.7456
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ASSOCIATES
OXY USA WTP LP
CORE PAD STORAGE AREA
WAIVER REQUEST
Pursuant to Section 4 -202 of the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code, OXY USA
WTP LP (Oxy) requests a waiver for the submittal requirement of a Landscape Plan and Water
Supply and Distribution Plan for the Core Pad Storage Area.
Section 4- 203.F. Landscape Plan
A waiver request shall be considered based on the following criteria:
1. The Applicant shows good cause for the requested waiver;
Response: The site is located in a rural and remote area of Garfield County. The project
is located in a large privately held property and is accessible from a system of private
road and is not visited by the public.
2. The project size, complexity, anticipated impacts, or other factors support a waiver;
Response: The project is in an area zoned Resource Lands - Plateau. The facility will be
used to provide storage for natural gas operations in the area. There are no residences
within view of the project site. The site is not visited by the public.
3. The waiver does not compromise a proper and complete review; and
Response: A proper and complete review of the storage facility would not be
compromised by the absence of a landscape plan. Adjacent uses include natural gas
operations and are similar to the proposed use of the site.
4. The information is not material to describing the proposal or demonstrating compliance
with approval criteria.
Response: A landscape plan is not material to describing the purpose, operation and
maintenance of the facility or demonstrating compliance with applicable approval criteria.
Section 4- 203.M. Water Supply and Distribution Plan
A waiver request shall be considered based on the following criteria:
The Applicant shows good cause for the requested waiver;
Response: This facility does not require potable water for personnel or freshwater for
sanitary facilities or landscaping. Personnel will provide their own potable water.
760 Horizon Dr., Suite 102 TEL 970.263.7800
Grand Junction, CO 81506
FAX 970.263.7456 www.olssonassociates.com
Sanitary facilities will not require a source of water and will be provided by portable
toilets located at the facility. Landscaping is not being proposed and a water system is
not required for irrigation. These factors support a waiver.
2. The project size, complexity, anticipated impacts, or other factors support a waiver;
Response: The operations of the facility will be similar to other natural gas operations in
relatively remote areas of Garfield County. No potable water will be provided at this
facility. Sanitary facilities will not require a source of water. No landscaping is planned
for the facility that would require additional water. These factors support a waiver.
3. The waiver does not compromise a proper and complete review; and
Response: A proper and complete review of the storage facility would not be
compromised by the absence of a water supply plan.
4. The information is not material to describing the proposal or demonstrating compliance
with approval criteria.
Response: A water supply plan is not material to describing the purpose, operation and
maintenance of a storage facility or demonstrating compliance with applicable approval
criteria.
Section 4- 203.N. Wastewater Management and System Plan
A waiver request shall be considered based on the following criteria:
1. The Applicant shows good cause for the requested waiver;
Response: Sanitary facilities will be supplied by portable toilets already available
throughout the area for field personnel. Waste will be transported to a licensed
treatment facility for disposal. The site will not be supplied by a water source. The
operation of the storage facility will not require the use of a water supply or a wastewater
disposal system.
2. The project size, complexity, anticipated impacts, or other factors support a waiver;
Response: The storage facility will not be supplied by a water supply system or
connected to a wastewater system. A storage facility will not require use of a
wastewater system to operate.
3. The waiver does not compromise a proper and complete review; and
Response: A complete review of the storage area application can be made without a
Wastewater Management Plan.
4. The information is not material to describing the proposal or demonstrating compliance
with approval criteria.
Response: The storage facility will not require use of a wastewater system to operate
and compliance with the approval criteria can be demonstrated without this type of plan.
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Section 4- 203.0. Floodplain Analysis
A waiver request shall be considered based on the following criteria:
1. The Applicant shows good cause for the requested waiver;
Response: The project site is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area. This site is
located in an area where a FEMA FIRM Map is not available. This site is also outside of
the area identified as Floodplain on maps available on the Garfield County GIS web site.
The proposal does not include the development of habitable structures. The site is
located on a hill, between two minor drainages, near the near the top of the Roan
Plateau.
2. The project size, complexity, anticipated impacts, or other factors support a waiver;
Response: The facility will be used to provide storage for natural gas operations in the
area. The proposal does not include the development of habitable structures which may
be damaged by floodwaters.
3. The waiver does not compromise a proper and complete review; and
Response: A proper and complete review of the storage facility would not be
compromised by the absence of a Floodplain Analysis.
The information is not material to describing the proposal or demonstrating compliance
with approval criteria.
Response: A Floodplain Analysis is not material to describing the purpose, operation
and maintenance of the storage facility or demonstrating compliance with applicable
approval criteria.
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