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Legal Division
1500 Security Life Building
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone 303 266-3741
February 28, 1974
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Mr. Walter Milner
Building Official
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
Re: Conditional Use Permit for Access Routes
Dear Mr, Milner:
In accordance with Section 4,03,07 of the Garfield County
Zoning Resolution, adopted November 27, 1973, Atlantic
Richfield Company ("the applicant"), acting for itself
and other companies, hereby applies for a conditional
use permit for a plant access road, a mine bench road
and a valley access road for a commercial shale oil
complex in the upper Parachute Creek Basin.
The following are the sections of land which will be
generally affected by the proposed use:
Township 5 South, Range 96 West
Sections 12, 13, 23, 24, 25,
26 and 36
Township 5 South, Range 95 West
Sections 7, 18, 19, 30 and 31
The affected land lies on property owned or controlled
by the applicant and by Union Oil Company. Evidence
of the acquisition of appropriate rights-of-way from
Union will be forwarded at a later date,
Attached to this application you will find the following
supporting documents and information:
(1) Two sets of preliminary plans for the
plant access road. Please note that these plans
indicate that they consist of 90 sheets. Twelve
orthomosaic maps (twelve sheets) are missing.
These missing maps are used for pictorial pur-
poses only and are not essential to an evaluation
of the engineering design of the road.
(2) Two sets of geotechnical reports (a
total of four copies) on the plant access road
Mr, Walter Milner
February 28, 1974
Page 2
and mine access road. An additional geotechnical
report on the valley access road is not considered
necessary because the geotechnical conditions along
this road are similar to those previously evaluated
in the reports for the mine bench and plant access
roads.
(3) Two copies of a rehabilitation plan for
all three roads entitled "Landscape and Erosion
Control for Parachute Creek", A third copy has
been delivered under separate cover to the Board
of County Commissioners.
(4) Two sets of alignment and property maps
which indicate the location of the proposed roads.
At this time, detailed plans for the roads identi-
fied as the "mine bench road" and "valley access
road" are not available. These roads are still
being designed. The drawings and rehabilitation
procedures applicable to the plant access road,
however, are typical of the design and procedures
which will be used on the mine bench and valley
access roads.
(5) Two sets of specifications which supple-
ment the "Standard Specifications for Road and
Bridge Construction", promulgated by the State
Department of Highways, State of Colorado, January 1,
1971, which will be utilized during road con-
struction,
(6) Two copies of an impact statement as
required by Section 4.03.07(1) of the Zoning
Resolution, A third copy of the impact statement
has been delivered under separate cover to the
Board of County Commissioners,
The applicant respectfully requests that the discretionary
requirement to post adequate security to ensure the
performance of the applicant's rehabilitation plan be
waived in connection with this permit. Because the
cost of rehabilitation is minor compared to the overall
capital expense of the access roads, there is little
inducement to shortcut the proposed rehabilitation
methods. In addition, County officials will be able to
Mr. Walter Milner
February 28, 1974
Page 3
moniter construction activities to determine whether
or not the applicant is conforming to its proposed
plans. Furthermore, in view of the applicant's established
reputation and financial strength, the bond is unnecessary.
In accordance with our telephone conversation of February 28,
1974, because the proposed use does include structures
subject to building code permit fees, the applicant has
not submitted any permit fee with this application.
Questions pertaining to the information contained in
this application should be directed to this office or
to Mr. Noel Piercy (telephone number 213/570-2845),
who is more familiar with the design of the roads des-
cribed in this application.
Very truly
yours,
William Dixon Shay, Jr.
WDS j r/bc
Enclosures
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Mr. Larry Schmueser
Mr. Gerald Hartert
Mr. Peter Weaver
Board of County Commissioners
Atkin ticR ichfioidCompany
Legal Division
1500 Security Ufa 13uilding
Denver, Colorado 802.02
Telephone 303 266-3741
February 28, 1974
Garfield County Board of County Commissioners
Garfield County Courthouse
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
Re: Conditional Use Permit for Access Routes
Gentlemen:
Attached hereto you will find copies of an impact state-
ment and a rehabilitation plan entitled "Landscape and
Erosion Control for Parachute Creek" prepared as a part
of Atlantic Richfield Company's application for a con-
ditional use permit for access routes to a proposed
shale oil complex in the upper Parachute Creek Basin.
These documents are submitted to you in compliance
with the provisions of Section 4.03.07 of tie Garfield
County Zoning Resolution as adopted on November 27, 1973.
For your convenience, a copy of the application to the
Building Official (without attachments) is also attached
for your review.
Very truly yours,
William Dixon Shay, Jr.
WDSjr/bc
Enclosures
REC8VED
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IMPACT STATEMENT FOR
PLANT ACCESS ROAD, MINE BENCH ROAD
'AND VALLEY ACCESS ROAD
This impact statement is submitted by Atlantic Richfield
Company in compliance with Section 4.03.07(1) of the Garfield
County Zoning Resolution as a part of an application for a con-
ditional use permit for a plant access road, mine bench road and
valley access road in the upper Parachute Creek Basin. A broader
impact analysis evaluating the envirbnmental impact of the entire
shale oil complex and related facilities will be published in
the near future and submitted to appropriate county officials
for general informational purposes. The following summary is
considered to be a complete response to the requirements set
forth in Section 4.03.07(1).
1. Compliance with Local, State and Federal Laws and Regulations
The fact that all of the proposed roads described in
the
the application for conditional use permit will be constructed
on private land and will not be used by the public reduces the
number of laws and regulations directly or indirectly applicable
to the roads.
In the interest of safety and sound engineering and
design practice, the applicant intends to utilize voluntarily
the standards for design and construction promulgated by the
State Department of Highways, Division of Highways, State
of Colorado.
A copy of Atlantic Ricnfiel.d's application for
authority to construct the roads described in this impact state-
ment, filed with the State of Colorado Air Pollution Control
Division on February 15, 1974 is attached hereto.
As for Section 4.03.07(2) of the Garfield County
Zoning Resolution, the applicant is currently studying the
impacts associated with various modes of transportation to
and from the plant complex in the Parachute Creek corridor and
associated with off-site development in the greater Grand Valley
area. Most of the projected vehicular traffic should be con-
fined to these areas and should have a minimal effect on the
balance of the county. The applicant does not expect truck
and automobile traffic generated by the plant and its employees
to constitute a hazard or nuisance anywhere in the county.
As indicated more specifically in the following
portions of this statement, the applicant does not expect the
construction or operation of the access roads to interfere with
existing uses of abutting property. The applicant therefore
expects to comply with Section 4.03.07(3) of the Zoning
Resolution without difficulty.
Because the construction and operation of the access
routes only indirectly constitute an "industrial operation",
the applicant expects to comply with all of the provisions
of Section 4.03.08 without difficulty.
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The applicant is aware of no other Federal, State or local
laws or regulations which specifically apply to the design and
operation of the plant, mine and valley access roads. The
applicant or its contractor will comply with all local ordinances
could apply to sources and distribution of
or codes which
drinking water
workers.
2. Water Utilization
Drinking water for
and sanitation
facilities for road construction
p
construction personnel will be
purchased from sources in Grand Valley classified as potable.
Construction water used for dust suppression and compaction
will be appropriated from local sources based on diversion
rights in ,diddle Pork, Davis Gulch and East Middle Fork. If
these diversion rights do not consitute an adequate source of
water during construction, additional rights will be acquired
in accordance with applicable state water laws.
The rehabilitation plan entitled "Landscape and Erosion
Control for Parachute Creek" contains a summary of the methods
which will be utilized by the applicant to minimize siltation
--- the most significant type of water pollution which normally
results from road construction. Use of emulsified asphalt as
a dust palliative will be limited to the maximum extent practicable
to minimize potential water pollution attributable to this source.
The applicant intends to arrive at an appropriate balance between
application of chemicals and asphalt'r,ecessary for dust control
and limited use of these materials to reduce potential water
pollution. Equipment storage and maintenance areas for con-
struction equipment will be diked to contain potential spills
of fuel and other contaminants.
To minimize disruptions of surface drainage patterns,
the road designs incorporate ditches, cross drainage and other
erosion control techniques (see rehabilitation plan submitted
with application).
The final road surface and year-round maintenance
practices are not expected to constitute sources of significant
water pollution. Maintenance procedures will be conducted in
accordance with local practices. To minimize salt -induced
damage to roadside vegetation, the applicant intends to restore
roadside areas with salt. -tolerant species. Minor quantities
of runoff containing salt used on road surfaces during inclement
weather should constitute an insignificant contribution to
the rather high total disolved solids concentrations of local
streams.
3. Interference with Adjacent Land Use
Regardless of whether the words "adjacent land", as
used in Section 4.03.0'l(1)(b), are interpreted to apply to
the immediate vicinity of the various access routes, or to
adjacent land under separate ownership, the effects of "vapor,
dust, smoke, noise, glare or vibration, or other emanations" gene-
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rated by the construction and operation of the roads upon
existing land use are expected to be minimal.
As indicated by the composite property ownership map
submitted with the application, most of the land in the vicinity
of the proposed roads is owned or controlled by the applicant
or Union Oil Company. Before the roads are constructed,
appropriate rights-of-way will be obtained from Union Which will
permit the construction of the roads and reasonably related
activities. Union's consent to this right-of-way will constitute
an acceptance of whatever interference results from emanations
which will be caused by the construction and operation of the
road.
The anticipated emanations should consist of diesel
exhaust, fugitive dust, noise associated with construction and
the operation of vehicles, and vibrations produced by construction
and vehicular activity. The plans, state specifications and
supplemental specifications attached to the application show that
adequate measures will be used to control fugitive dust. Diesel
exhaust and vapors should be no greater than those which result
from the construction and operation of any local road in
Garfield County. Fumes produced by blasting activity will
necessarily be temporary in nature and insignificant in effect.
The canyon walls surrounding West Fork and Middle
Fork should contain most, if not all, emanations generated by the
construction and operation of the access routes, except for the
portion of the plant access road planned for the plateau. The
distances from this portion of this road to adjacent property,
however, are great enough to reduce the potential interference
attributable to emanations from construction and operation to
insignificant levels. The only possible exception involves
one isolated small tract of federal land just west of the proposed
plant site, which is completely surrounded by private property.
The potential interference with the existing use of this tract
is expected to be minimal because of its inaccessibility,
undeveloped character, and generally limited usefulness. It
should be borne in mind that most of the land adjacent to the
applicant's property is not amenable to commercial or residential
development. If development occurs, it will most likely be
industrial development similar to the proposed uses of the
applicant.
4. Flora and Fauna
The applicant has conducted extensive studies regard-
ing the existing flora and fauna of the Parachute Creek Basin
and the impacts which are reasonably expected to result from
the construction and operation of the plant complex and related
facilities. Based on these studies, the applicant does not
expect any activity associated with the construction and
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operation of the access roads to constitute a hazardous
attraction to wildlife.
Road kills will necessarily and unavoidably result from
construction and operation of the roads. Protective fencing
has been considered and rejected by the applicant's environ-
mental consultants on the basis that the fences could result in
greater harm by blocking access to forage and water. 9'According
to these consultants, the proposed roads are not believed to cross
any major migration routes. The consultants have recommended
reconsideration of fences and animal underpasses at a later date
if it is determined during construction or operation that the
roads actually interfere with grazing or migration patterns.
The method of construction described in the plans
submitted with the application is a balanced cut--and-fill
operation which should minimize total surface disturbance and
destruction of existing vegetation as a result of road con-
struction. Much of the land within the proposed corridors
is only sparsely vegetated at the present time. In addition,
the potential forage areas in the immediate vicinity of the
upper portions of the access roads are somewhat inaccessable to
foraging animals in the winter, the most significant season for
foraging activity. The rehabilitation plan submitted with the
application contains a detailed description of the measures to
be used by the applicant to revegetate all disturbed areas. To
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reduce potential road kills, consideration will be given to
the selection of plant species for roadside planting which are
not palatable to foraging wildlife.
The applicant intends to discourage any illegal
hunting activity on property within its control.
, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION - COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
4.4210 E. lith Avenue Denver Colorado - E'^^0' 3
Operated
North of Grand Valley, Colorado
7. ESTIMATED COST OF TQTIF6.T OR OF ALTERATION
Air Pollution Control Equipment $
Days Per Year This Eq.:lip:Tient Wili Be Ocerated
Basic Equipment $
8. x'n . i::r STA'T'UES OF BQuIFMEUv'° (Check and complete applicable
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Construction or Installation
0 Equipreri: Alteration
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items)
Estimated Date Estimated Date
Construction Construction Pi411
Wili Begin Be Completed
. Anri^.l 1974_
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SIGNA_UEG,RtSP>O1`1sIELE s_G„10,DATEOF.APPLI�'IOD
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1. Type or print name and official title of person signing this application
Hollis M. Dole, Manager
Colony Development Operation
DO NOT WRITE BEIM (A.P.C.D. USE ONLY)
DATE RECEIVED PEP1ECT NU:13 R
PERMIT DATE
PPEVSOUS PERz IIT
ACTION TAKEN
FORM 200C
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APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT
A.
B.
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GENERAL
his application shall be filled out completely in TRIPLICATE.
Applications are incomplete unless accompanied by DUPLICATE copies of all
plans, specifications and drawings required as specified in the instructions.
This application must be signed by a resp$^si.ble rncraber of the organization
that is to operate the equipment for which the application is made.
1. PERMIT TO EE ISSUED TO (Business License Name of Corporation, Company,
Individual Owner, or Governmental Agency that is to operate the equipment)
Atlantic Richfield Company (Operator, Colony Development Operation)
2. MAILING ADDRESS (include Zip Coda)
1500 Security Life Building,
Denver, Colorado - 80202
Telephone: 266-3741
3.
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
},`-Corporation °Partnership - °Individual Owner DGovern er_tai Agency1
J int Venture c i,th-Atia ri.g—a.-chfie1d .Company Qpnarx
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5.
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GENERAL NATURE OF BUSINESS
Mining and retorting of oil shale, plus associated product
upgrading and recovery.
EQUIPMENT - Pursuant to the Regulations of the Air Pollution Cor,*rcl Commission
application is hereby made for.AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT the follow-
ing equipment
Roads (2) from the confluence of West, Middle, and East Forks of Parachute Creek,
to Roan Plateau and Middle Fork construction sites :(see attachments).
EQUIPMENT LGCAT IC2 ADDRESS at which the above-described et,ui.rr,:ort is tc �a
Operated
North of Grand Valley, Colorado
7. ESTIMATED COST OF TQTIF6.T OR OF ALTERATION
Air Pollution Control Equipment $
Days Per Year This Eq.:lip:Tient Wili Be Ocerated
Basic Equipment $
8. x'n . i::r STA'T'UES OF BQuIFMEUv'° (Check and complete applicable
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Construction or Installation
0 Equipreri: Alteration
0 Transfer of Location
items)
Estimated Date Estimated Date
Construction Construction Pi411
Wili Begin Be Completed
. Anri^.l 1974_
,ctEngineering._
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1. Type or print name and official title of person signing this application
Hollis M. Dole, Manager
Colony Development Operation
DO NOT WRITE BEIM (A.P.C.D. USE ONLY)
DATE RECEIVED PEP1ECT NU:13 R
PERMIT DATE
PPEVSOUS PERz IIT
ACTION TAKEN
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AtlanticRichfieldCompany Synthetic Crude
and Minerals Division
c/o C. F. Braun & Company
1000 S. Fremont Street
Los Angeles, California 91802
Telephone 213 580 2882
D. M. Crowley
Project Manager
Colony Shale Oil Plant
March 14, 1974
Mr. Walter Milner
Building Official
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
Re: Conditional Use Permit for Access Routes
Dear Mr. Milner:
In accordance with your recent request for additional
information pertaining to our application for a
Conditional Use Permit for Access Routes you will
find attached two copies of a supplemental geotechnical
report on the plant access road and a manpower curve
for construction of all the various access roads.
If we can provide you with any additional information,
please contact Mr. Noel Piercy, phone (213) 570-2845.
Very truly yours,
i:7 iY
D. M. Crowley
NHP/ms
Encls.
cc: Mr. Larry Schmueser
Mr. Gerald Hartert
Mr. Peter Weaver
Board of County Commissioners
SUITE- rOCO • !ICJ CLE.NSON ,..,E... _[ LOS q..
February 12, 1974
C F Braun & Co
1000 South Fremont Avenue
Alhambra, California 91802
Attention: Mr. Jerry Supple
Gentlemen:
Report Supplement No. 1
Geotechnical Studies '
Proposed Plant Access Road
Colony Shale Oil Plant
Parachute Creek, Colorado
For Atlantic Richfield Company
INTRODUCTION
This letter supplements our report for the plant
access road dated January 14, 1974. The location of the
plant site for the project has been changed since the report
was prepared. The new location of the plant site results
in a new alignment of the plant access road; we were asked
to evaluate the new alignment from a geotechnical point of
view. The road alignment and the longitudinal profile prepared
by International Engineering were made available to us and
were carefully inspected.
C F Braun & Co
February 12, 1974
Page 2
CONCLUSIONS
Our engineering geological mapping carried out
in 1973 covered a relatively large area, and the new road
lies almost entirely within the mapped area. Relatively
simple geological conditions and our fairly detailed knowledge
of the area enable us to evaluate the new road alignment
from the geotechnical point of view, without additional field
work.
The new road alignment follows more or less parallel
the West Fork alternative of the original road. The geotechnical
conditions for both roads are thus very similar. The road
will cross identical geotechnical units dealt with in detail
in our original report. The road length and lengths of road
sections within individual units have been changed. A
summary of road sections within the more important geotechnical
units is presented in Table 1.
C F Braun & Co
February 12, 1974
Page 3
1 TABLE 1
ROAD SECTIONS WITHIN GEOTECHNICAL UNITS
ROAD LENGTH PERCENTAGE
GEOTECHNICAL UNIT STATIONS Feet Miles OF TOTAL LENGTH
Alluvium and alluvial 350-440 9,000 1.70 27
fans of West Fork
Lower colluvial slopes 440-489 4,900 0.93 14
of West Fork
Lower cliffs of West 489-523 3,400 0.64 10
Fork
Upper colluvial slopes 523-570 4,700 0.89 14
of Middle Fork
Upper cliffs of Middle 570-583 1,300 0.25 4
Fork
Residual soils of mesa 583-686 10,370 1.97 31
Total 33,670 6.38 100
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C F Braun & Co
February 12, 1974
Page 4
The table shows a very good agreement with Table A-1
presented in our original report. It can be expected that the
geotechnical conditions are identical for both alignments and
that all recommendations of our report can be applied for the
new plant access road.
VAS:RMM:jk
(45 copies submitted)
Very truly yours,
DAMES & MOORE -
Vernon A. Smoots
Partner
Robert M. Moline
Project Manager
AtianticRichfleldCompany Legal Division
1500 Security Life Building
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone 303 266-3741
William Dixon Shay, Jr.
Attorney
May 10, 1974
Mr. Walter Milner
Building Official, Garfield County
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
In re: Access Routes; Conditional Use
Permit Application
Dear Mr. Milner:
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On February 28, 1974, Atlantic Richfield Company ("the
applicant"), acting for itself and other companies,
applied for a conditional use permit for a plant access
road, a mine bench road and a valley access road for a
commercial shale oil complex in the upper Parachute Creek
Basin in accordance with Section 4.03.07 of the Garfield
County Zoning Resolution. This permit was approved by
you on April 4, 1974 subject to the submission of
evidence that appropriate rights-of-way had been obtained
from adjacent landowners permitting the construction
and operation of the roads.
Subsequent to your approval of the original permit
application, it became evident that rights-of-way for
a significant portion of the plant access road on
property owned by Union Oil Company could not be
obtained in the near future. To avoid increased plant
construction costs attributable to the expected delay,
the applicant has altered the design of the plant
access road to conform to the terms of an existing
license agreement in effect with Union Oil Company.
Notice of these changes will be given to the Colorado
Air Pollution Control Division.
The alternate plant access route traverses land wholly
owned by the applicant. The applicant's right to use
the portion of the previously approved valley access road
which crosses Union Oil Company land is set forth in a
Private Roadway License and Exchange of Shale Lands
Agreement, dated September 14, 1970.
Mr. Walter Milner
May 10, 1974
Page 2
The following comments apply to the alternate plant
access road:
1) The land affected by the use is unchanged
from that described in the application of
February 28, 1974, as shown on Exhibits I and
II, attached hereto.
2) The original application included plant access
road plans, geotechnical reports, a rehabili-
tation plan, an alignment and property map,
and specifications. Changes to these attach-
ments necessitated by the alternate design
are described below:
a) Plans: The original application did
not include plans for the valley access
road and mine bench road because these
roads were still being designed on the
date of application. The design of the
mine bench road has been completed and
a set of plans is attached for your
review. The design of this road should
be considered typical of the design for
the alternate plant access road. A
set of plans for the alternate plant
access road will be forwarded to your
office in the near future.
It should be noted that approximately
5.5 miles of the original alignments
have not changed. A short connecting
road of approximately 2.9 miles has been
added while approximately 6.5 miles of
the original road system have been
deleted.
b) Geotechnical Reports: Since the
alternate route will cross the same
geological formations as the old road,
the reports previously furnished to you
are still valid except for precise
alignment and percentages of specific
strata affected by the construction of
the road.
Mr. Walter Milner
May 10, 1974
Page 3
c) Rehabilitation Plan: The rehabilitation
plan remains unchanged and will be
adhered to.
d) Alignment and Property Map: As indicated
previously, the alignment of the plant
access road has been substantially
changed. An updated alignment and
property map is attached hereto. It
should be noted that the current align-
ment actually makes double use of
approximately 5.5 miles of the originally
approved system by routing all traffic
over the valley access road and mine
bench road as shown in Exhibits I and
II. The property lines set forth on
Exhibit III indicate that all of the
property to be traversed by the alternate
road is either owned or controlled by
the applicant.
e) Specifications: The specifications sub-
mitted with the original application
remain unchanged.
f
Design Changes: The alternate road has
required certain design changes. Topo-
graphical restraints rule out a balanced
cut and fill operation, particularly in
the area of the Middle Fork crossing.
Exhibits IV through VII show the proposed
disposal area for excess excavated
material in the canyon, the under pile
drain, and the 6 to 8 foot diameter
culvert which will be used to divert the
creek. The culvert has been designed
to be larger than would otherwise be
necessary to minimize potential erosion
in the vicinity of the culvert. The fill
will be designed for potential conversion
to a mine bench at a future date. Appro-
priate conditional use permit applications
for the mine bench and associated
structures will be submitted at that time.
Mr. Walter Milner
May 10, 1974
Page 4
Exhibit II indicates that the alternate
route will cross the mouth of Davis
Gulch on a dam crest. Until the necessary
permits for construction of the dam have
been obtained, the alternate road will
temporarily bypass this area.
3. The original permit application included an
impact statement prepared in accordance with
Section 4.03.07 (1) of the Zoning Resolution.
The original impact statement adequately
describes the impact of the altered road
system except as indicated below:
a) Surface Drainage: Consistent with the
general design goals described in the
original impact statement the alternate
plant access road will incorporate
features intended to minimize disturbance
to existing drainage patterns. Except
for a temporary increase in siltation
as a result of construction activity,
the placement of the culvert at the
Middle Fork crossing will not affect
existing water quality or stream flow.
The large diameter of the culvert and
the under drain system have been designed
to minimize potential erosion in the
area affected by the road.
b) Land Disturbance: By virtue of the
shorter road length, less total surface
disturbance will occur. The alternate
alignment will actually reduce the total
area to be disturbed by approximately
sixty acres despite the fact that a
balanced cut/fill operation is no longer
possible.
The alternative alignment in no way affects the continued
validity of the manpower and scheduling information
attached to Mr. Crowley's letter of March 14, 1974.
The applicant requests that the waiver of applicable
security posting requirements be extended to the altered
alignment described in this letter.
Mr. Walter Milner
May 10, 1974
Page 5
The applicant believes that the alterations to the
previously approved alignment are insignificant enough
to be treated as an amendment to the original permit
application. The provisions of the roadway license
agreement currently in effect with Union together with
the information provided by the letter should satisfy
all applicable requirements. The applicant respectfully
requests issuance of the conditional use permit in
order that arrangements for the commencement of con-
struction may be made as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
William Dixon Shy, Jr.
Encls
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cc: Gerald Hartert
April '4, 1974
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
Legal Division
1500 Security Life Building
Denver, Colorado 80202
Gentlemen:
Regarding your request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a mine
access road and a plant access road in the Upper Parachute Creek Basin, the
sections of land affected by the proposed use are:
Township 5 South, Range 96 West
Sections 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 36
township 5 South, Range 95 West
Sections 7, 1£3, 19, 30 and 31
The impact statement for the proposed use complies with the Garfield
County Zoning Rhgulations and has been approved by the Board of County Commis-
sioners. The Board has also approved the site rehabilitation plan, and waived
the performance security to be posted by the applicant.
Az you are aware, however, no Conditional Use Permit can be issued to you as
applicant until such time you have obtained the required easements for the
proposed road across all lands not presently owned by Arco.
Very truly yours,
W. C. Milner
Building Official
WCM/tlb
STATEMENT TO GARFIELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Union Oil Company of California has recently begun a
comprehensive study for development of facilities designed to
produce from 50,000 to 150,000 barrels of refined shale oil
per day from its lands in Parachute Creek Valley.
The study will include a detailed mapping program as well
as determining the best sites for a demonstration plant, mines,
retort plants, a refinery and shale oil storage areas.
The study will extend over several months and take into
account our improved retort technology as well as the complex
economic and environmental elements associated with a project
as large as this.
Until this study has been completed, Union Oil feels that
granting a right-of-way to Colony Development Operation for a
road across our lands would be premature. The proposed Colony
road would interfere with a prime refinery site in the West Fork
and Union Meadow area.
Union agrees with Garfield County's proposal to retain a
consulting firm to study an access road system for the entire
Piceance Basin shale oil industry and will give its technical
and financial support to the study.
April 2, 1974
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Atlantic Richfield Company, Operator
Colony Development Operation
1500 Security Life Building
Denver, Colorado 80202
ATTN: Hollis M. Dole, Manager
Dear Sir:
RECrI)VED JUN 2 1 1974
HEALTH
• DENVER, COLORADO 80220 • PHONE 388-6111
June 20, 1974
This is to acknowledge receipt of your withdrawal of the application
for Authority to Construct (No. C-10,382) an Oil Shale Mining and Pro-
cessing Facility in the Parachute Creek area of Garfield County.
Effective immediately, the Air Pollution Control Division is dis-
continuing further action on the permit application and is withdrawing
its "preliminary analysis" of June 3, 1974.
Under separate cover, the Division is returning the original appli-
cation and supportive documentation and data.
This shall not act to prohibit your making a new application for
an authority to construct your proposed oil shale mining and processing
facility.
urs,
Robert D. Siek
Acting Director
Environmental Affairs
RDS/JP/gb
cc: Allen W. Stokes, Jr., Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, 508 Majestic
Building, Denver, Colo. 80202
John Bermingham, Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Denver, Colo.
Dr. Edward G. Dreyfus, Executive Director, Colo. Dept. of Health
Garfield Board of County Commissionerske
Lamont Kinkade, Garfield County Sanitarian, Glenwood Springs, Colo.