HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.12 FloodplainWilliams Production RMT Company LLC TR 41-35-597 Communications Site Limited Impact Review Permit Application Submittal Item Tab 14-Land Use in Floodplain Overlay District. Section 4ยท503
Please find attached a 7/5111 letter prepared by David Fox P.E. of Fox Engineering Solutions, LLC noting that the project is not within a floodplain or floodplain overlay district. Thank
you for your assistance on this project. Please contact me with any questions. Sincerely Philip B. Vaughan President PVCMI-Land Planning Division Page 1 of 1
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) Mr. Bryan Hotard Field Land Team Lead Williams Production RMT Company LLC 1058 County Road 215 Parachute, CO 81635 Fox Engineering Solutions, LLC July 5, 2011 Re: TR 41-35-597 Communications
Site -Floodplain Review Garfield County, Colorado Dear Mr. Hotard, As requested, Fox Engineering Solutions has examined the flood potential for the TR 41-35-597 communications site as
required in Williams' Limited Impact Review application, pursuant to Section 4-503 and Section 7-701 of the Garfield County Unified Land Use Code. The proposed TR 41-35-597 site is located
in the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 35, Township 5 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. Geographically, the communications site is on one of the highest points in the area; located on a ridge
top at an elevation of approximately 8706 ft, MSL, in a remote and mountainous area. There are no floodplains; alluvial fans; or perennial, intermittent or ephemeral drainages located
within the site. Crystal Creek, tributary to Roan Creek, is located approximately one-half mile to the northwest at an elevation of 8160 ft. Willow Creek, tributary to Parachute Creek,
is located one-half mile to the southeast at an elevation of 8200 ft. The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) survey classifies the site soils as Parachute-Irigul complex
loam underlain with shallow bedrock consisting of shale, siltstone and sandstone. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map, Community Panel 0802050875B, indicates that the communications tower
site in located in Zone D. FEMA qualifies Zone D areas as an undetermined risk area where no flood hazard analysis has been conducted. The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
soils survey classifies the flood potential in this area as "None". The NRCS definition of "None" states that flooding is not probable; that the chance of flooding is nearly 0% in any
year; and flooding occurs less than once in 500 years. Based on our review of published data and knowledge of the site, it is our assessment that the site is not located within a floodplain
or floodplain overlay district. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please let us know. David Fox, P.E. Fox Engineering Solutions LLC 670 Canyon Creek Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81503 Ph: (970) 250-5505 Fax (626) 784-0667 Email: coloradofox@bresnan.net