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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.0 Special Use Permit-1111 Ml\ '~PV~HH .ttr,i"lll .~W~~u.N.11!~. ~·w 1111 I Recept1on~: 732470 09/06/2007 01:18:00 PM Jean Alberico 1 of 3 Rec Fee:$0.00 Doc Fee:0.00 GRRFIELD COUNTY CO ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT for Williams Field Services Co., LLC [Parachute Greasewood Express Pipeline] In accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, and Resolution No. 2005 -53 of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, State of Colorado, the Director of the Building and Planning Department hereby authorizes, by Administrative Permit, the following activity: The construction of a 7.2 mile, 6-inch and 8-inch natural gas pipeline and the Parachute Natural Gas Liquids Facility located approximately 3.8 miles northwest of the Town of Parachute, Colorado. The Administrative Permit is issued subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A (attached hereto), and shall be valid only during compliance with such conditions and other applicable provisions of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution, Subdivision Regulations, Building Code, and other regulations of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado. BUILDING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO Director llllMl"I. 'HPil~HH ,ritif,HI ,~~'~fl:IW.~ll.~1 ~ 11111 Receptiont:t:: 732470 . 09/06/2007 01 ·. 18: 0000PMD JeFan. F10lb0e0r ~gRFIELD COUNTY CO 2 of 3 Rec Fee:$0. oc ee .. EXHIBIT A ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT 1. Any equipment used in construction or operation of a pipeline must comply with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rules and Regulations, Section 802, Noise Abatement. Additionally, all power sources used in pipeline operations shall have electric motors or muffled internal combustion engines. 2. Pipeline operations shall be located in a manner to minimize their visual impact and disturbance of the land surface. Facilities shall be painted in a uniform, non- contrasting, non-reflective color, to blend with the adjacent landscape. Right-of-way shall be located in existing disturbed areas unless safety or visual concerns or other adverse surface impacts clearly dictate otherwise. 3. All access and oversize or overweight vehicle permits shall be obtained from the County Road & Bridge Department prior to beginning operation. Any new roads or intensified driveway accesses created as a result of the pipeline construction, intended to be permanent for maintenance and repair operations shall be placed behind a locked gate or other barriers preventing use by recreational vehicles. Any gates or barriers need to be consistent with the surface owner's preferences. 4. All vehicles working within Garfield County Right of Ways will be licensed and registered in the State of Colorado. All vehicles hauling equipment and materials for the pipeline construction will abide by Garfield County Road & Bridge Departments oversize/ overweight regulations. All vehicles requiring an oversize/ overweight permit will send a letter showing proof that they can operate under a known bond holder on file with Garfield County Road & Bridge Department before a permit will be issued. 5. Any proposed waste disposal or treatment facilities shall comply with all requirements of the County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 6. The Applicant shall provide the County with a revegetation security for fee lands in the amount of $185,000 for 7 4 acres disturbed prior to issuance of the pipeline permit. Additionally, the Applicant shall submit the original tags from each seed bag. The seed mix in the Plan shall match the seed mix used in the field. Seed mix containing yellow sweet clover (Melilotus offcinalis) or annual yellow sweetclover (M. indicus) shall not be used. The amount of seed specified to be planted in the Plan shall match the quantity of seed used in the field. The security shall be held by Garfield County until vegetation has been successfully reestablished according to the Reclarnation Standards in the Garfield County Weed Management Plan. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact the County, upon successful revegetarion establishment, to request an inspection for security release consideration. 7. The Applicant shall remove all Tamarisk or Russian-Olive within 100 feet of the construction right-of-way. , 1111 ~IHP'llkrol!L~l,~l,~~r.~~,lr/I,~'~ 11111 Reeeptlontl:: 732470 . 09/06/2007 01 :18$0:0000PM000 JF!~.~1 ~grGA~FIELD COUNTY CO 3 of 3 Rec Fee: · · · 8. The Applicant shall power wash all off-road major construction equipment (graders, dozers, etc) used in areas of mapped noxious weeds before leaving off site. A designated washing station should be established to remove seeds, soil, and vegetative matter. 9. The Applicant shall provide construction details of boring the pipeline beneath creeks or drainage ways. 10. The Applicant shall provide the County with a digital alignment of the pipeline once constructed in a format readable to the County. 11. In no case shall an operator engage in activities which impact Federal or State threatened and endangered species. 12. Air contaminant emissions shall be in compliance with the applicable permit and control provisions of the Colorado Air Quality Control Program, Title 25, Resolution 7, C.R.S. 13. All operations shall comply with all applicable Federal and State Public Health and Environment, Noise, and Air and Water Quality Control standards. 14. Any proposed waste disposal or treatment facilities shall comply with all requirements of the County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 15. Should an abandoned pipeline be removed, it will be subject to the original revegetation and weed management requirements in the original application.