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Home My WebLink About7.1 Access_Roadways Article 7-107 Access and Roadways Ursa Operating Company LLC Speakman A Injection Well OA Project No. 013-3151 760 Horizon Drive, Suite 102 TEL 970.263.7800 Grand Junction, CO 81506 FAX 970.263.7456 www.olssonassociates.com ACCESS ROAD CHARACTERISTICS ASSESSMENT URSA OPERATING COMPANY, LLC SPEAKMAN A INJECTION WELL FACILITY The Speakman A Injection Well Facility access begins at the turn off from County Road 300 on to Daybreak Drive and terminates at the Speakman A Injection Well Pad in the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 24, Township 7 South, Range 96 West of the 6th P.M. The entire access route is approximately 2500 feet long. This access road is typical of roadways providing access to natural gas production facilities in Garfield County. Road Description and Comparison The following table compares this access road to the Garfield County Roadway Standards found in Table 7-107 of the Land Use and Development Code for Primitive Roadways and Driveways. Table 7-107: Roadway Standards Design Standards Semi-Primitive Daybreak Drive Primitive/Driveway Speakman A Driveway Design Capacity (ADT) 21-100 30 0-20 <20 ADT Minimum ROW Width (Feet) 40 60 ft 15 to 30 24 ft Lane Width (Feet) 8 ~ 11 ft Single Lane 12 = 12 ft Shoulder Width (Feet) 2 2 0 0 Ditch Width (Feet) 4 4 ft where existing 3 3 ft Cross Slope 2% Chip Seal/ 3% Gravel 3% 2% 2% Shoulder Slope 5% 0 n/a n/a Design Speed n/a n/a n/a n/a Minimum Radius (Feet) 50 ≥50 ft 40 ≥40 ft Maximum % Grade 12% < 12% 12% < 12% Surface Gravel Gravel/Native Native Material Gravel Access to the parcel granted as part of the Water Injection Well Lease and Surface Use Agreement between James Speakman, Monica Speakman and Ursa Piceance LLC (see Deeds Speakman A Injection Well Facility Ursa Operating Company LLC Access Road Assessment Page 2 section of this submittal). Daybreak Drive access was permitted by Encana. The access permit is included in this section. Daybreak Drive meets the standards for a Semi-Primitive road as defined through Table 7-107 of the Garfield County Land Use Code. Average Daily Traffic (ADT) is currently equal to or less than thirty (30) as shown in the Basic Traffic Study included with this submittal. The right of way agreement with the surface owner provides an access easement width of 60 feet. The actual driving surface is 26 feet with lane widths of 13 ft, including 2-ft shoulders. Two opposing vehicles can pass each other easily. A collection ditch is located on the east side of Daybreak Drive and the roadway is super elevated at 2% from west to east due to terrain constraints. Storm water flows off of the road to the drainage ditch which flows to the culvert at the intersection with CR 300. Turning radiuses are equal or greater than 50 feet and the maximum grade is less than 12%. This Speakman A Pad Driveway meets all of the standards for Primitive/Driveway. ADT is projected to be equal to or less than twenty (20). The actual driving surface is greater than 24 feet in width and two opposing vehicles can pass each other on the road. Ditches are located on both sides of the road. Cross slope is 2 percent. Turning radiuses on this road exceed the 40 foot minimum and meet the standard. Maximum grade is less than 12 percent. See the drawings prepared for the COGCC application included in this section for details related to the construction of the pad access road. The Surface Use Agreement mandates that pad access and commonly used roads be maintained and repaired as needed improved with gravel surfaces. Daybreak Drive and the Pad access road are constructed of both Native Material and 6” Class 6 Base Coarse, which meets the code standard. Encana and Ursa regularly maintain the road as mandated by the Surface Use Agreement with the Speakmans. Conclusion Daybreak Drive and the Speakman A Injection Well Facility driveway meet the road standards of Section 7-107 of the Garfield County Land Use Code. Given these factors the road and driveway provide safe and adequate legal access for Ursa personnel and subcontractors traveling to the Injection Well Facility.