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SCHMUESER GORDON MEYER
ENGINEERS
SURVEYORS
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SCHMUESER
CORDON MEYER
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118 West 6th, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
June 19, 1997
Mr. Mark Bean
Garfield County Building,
Sanitation & Planning Department
109 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs CO 81 60 1
RE: West Glenwood Sanitation District
Treatment Plant Improvements
Dear Mark:
At the request of Scott Leslie, I am notifying Garfield County that Schmueser Gordon Meyer
is performing construction observation for the treatment plant improvements. It is important
for us to ensure that our design is being followed through in the field. In addition, the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment requires certification that the
improvements were built in accordance with the approved design drawings. Scott indicated
that, if SGM observes the construction, it may eliminate the need for County Inspectors to
observe the work.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
SCHMUESER GORDON MEYER, INC.
Louis Meyer, P.E.
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cc: Scott Leslie
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June 19, 1997
Mr. Mark Bean
Garfield County Building,
Sanitation & Planning Department
109 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs CO 81601
RE: West Glenwood Sanitation District
Treatment Plant Improvements
Dear Mark:
At the request of Scott Leslie, I am notifying Garfield County that Schmueser Gordon Meyer
is performing construction observation for the treatment plant improvements. It is important
for us to ensure that our design is being followed through in the field. In addition, the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment requires certification that the
improvements were built in accordance with the approved design drawings, Scott indicated
that, if SGM observes the construction, It may eliminate the need for County Inspectors to
observe the work.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
SCHMUESER GORDON MEYER, INC.
Louis Meyer, P.E.
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cc: Scott Leslie
(970) 945-1004
FAX (970) 945-5948
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SCHMUESER
GORDON MEYER
ENGINEERS
SURVEYORS
118 West 6th, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
Thursday, October 15, 1998
SUBJ: West Glenwood Sanitation District Site Application
Current Land Transfer Status
The purpose of this memorandum is to summarize the current status of the land transfer process in regards
to the expansion of the West Glenwood Sanitation District wastewater treatment plant.
Currently, West Glenwood Sanitation District owns the parcel that the existing plant resides on. The
resulting expansion will expand the plant to the east, thus requiring WGSD to acquire two separate parcels.
These parcels are: 1) Gilstrap Enterprises Subdivision, Lot 12; 2) a parcel originally owned by Colorado
Department of Transportation (CDOT), which is currently deeded to the City of Glenwood Springs for use
as a public right of way for access to the Gilstrap Subdivision (before it can be purchased by WGSD, it
must first be deeded back to CDOT, appraised, and then sold to WGSD); and 3) a strip of land three (3) feet
wide created by a survey discrepancy between the existing plant property and the two adjoining parcels.
The current status of these land transfers is as follows:
• WGSD has an agreement with Gilstrap Enterprises Subdivision to purchase Lot 12. Currently they are
in the closing process. Closing date is expected in October.
• The City of Glenwood Springs has not yet deeded the parcel back to CDOT. The city will not start this
process until a pre -annexation agreement has been approved. A copy of this agreement is attached.
The pre -annexation agreement has been negotiated with City staff, but could not go to City Council
until title to the three (3) foot strip of land had been obtained.
• Deeds for the three (3) foot strip of land between the existing plant site and the adjacent city property
were received on September 21, and are now being recorded.
It is evident that the land transfer and the site application are mutually contingent upon each being
approved. For this reason we are submitting the site application at this time for the purpose to allow the
City to begin its process of deeding the parcel to CDOT.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (970)945-1004.
Best Regards,
Schmueser Gordo Meyer, Inc.
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Greg Schroeder
Engineer
cc: Dave Leavenworth, Leavenworth & Tester
Scott Leslie, WGSD
Andrew McGregor, City of Glenwood Springs Planning
Mark Bean, Garfield County Planning
Dick Gilstrap, Gilstrap Enterprises
Louis Meyer, SGM
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STATE OF COLORADO
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Jane E. Norton, Executive Director
Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado
Grand Junction Regional Office
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Grand Junction, CO 81501-2768
Fax (970) 248-7198
May 11, 1999
Schmueser Gordon Meyer
118 W. 6th, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Attn: Greg Shroeder
RE: West Glenwood Springs Site Application, Garfield County.
Dear Greg:
Colorado Department
of Public Health
and Environment
This letter is to confirm our telephone conversation today. We have received the site application for the
referenced facility above. In order for this site application to be considered complete, we will need the
following additional information:
1. Proposed effluent limitations as developed in coordination with the Planning and Standards
Section of the Division.
2. Analysis of existing facilities including performance of those facilities.
3. Analysis of treatment alternatives considered, including the proposed expansion in relation to
existing 201 or 208 water quality comprehensive plans.
4. Flood plain and natural hazard analysis, specifically a detailed map showing the exact location
of the 100 year flood plain in relation to the existing and proposed plant.
5.. Control of Site, specifically evidence or proof of ownership or long term lease for the life of the
project on propertie(s).
8. Institutional arrangements such as contract and/or covenant terms for all users which will be
finalized to accomplish acceptable wastewater treatment.
9. Throughput control or management capabilities for controlling the wastewater throughput and
treatment within the capacity limitations of the proposed treatment works, i.e., user contracts,
operating agreements, pretreatment requirements.
10. Financial system which has been developed to provide for necessary capital and continued
operation, maintenance, and replacement through the life of the project. This would include, for
RECEIVED MAY 1 2 1999
example, anticipated fee structure.
11. Implementation plan and schedule including estimated construction time and estimated start-up
date.
12. Setbacks to occupied dwellings from components of the plant expansion.
When we have received the additional items above and they have adequately addressed the appropriate
issues, then we can process the site application for content.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 248-7150.
Sincerely,
wain P. Watson
Environmental Protection Specialist
CC: West Glenwood Sanitation District
Mark Bean, Garfield County Planning
Mike Copp, City of Glenwood Springs
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SSCHMUESER GORDON I MEYER
ENGINEERS & SURVEYORS
March 9, 2001
Mark Bean
Garfield Board of County Commissioners
109 81h Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 80601
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ASPEN
118 W. 6TH, SUITE 200 P.O. BOX 2155
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 ASPEN, CO 81612
970-945-1004 970-925-6727
FX: 970-945-5948 FX: 970-925-4157
RECEIVED MAR 1 5 2001
RE: West Glenwood Sanitation District — Waste Water Treatment Facility Site Application
Dear Mark,
1n August -September of 1998 the Garfield Board of County Commissioners had recommended approval for
a site application for the expansion of the existing West Glenwood Sanitation District ("WGSD") Waste
Water Treatment Facility ("WWTF"). A copy of the signed site application is enclosed for your reference.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ("CDPHE") is the reviewing agency of the
Site Application. The site application was submitted to CDPHE, and CDPHE wrote a letter determining
that the application was incomplete, and additional items would need to be submitted to continue the site
application process. The main item that increased the time of this process was acquisition of a parcel of
land adjacent to the WGSD parcel, owned by the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT").
In November 2000, the WGSD has purchased the above mentioned CDOT parcel. In conversation with
CDPHE, it was determined that typically most site applications do not have such a large time lag from the
time of governmental authorities signatures to the submission time. As a result, CDPHE has asked that the
governmental authorities review the site application to see if they are agreeable to their previous
recommendation in 1998. Based upon CDPHE's recommendation, this site application is being sent to you
for your re -review.
I would Tike for you to review this and notify me within thirty (30) calendar days of your decision. If you
need additional time, additional materials or maps, or my presence at a meeting, please do not hesitate to
contact me at 945-1004. If I do not hear from you after the thirty (30) calendar day period, I will assume
that you do not have any issues, and your approval is still valid. If you have any additional comments,
questions, or concerns, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Best Regards,
Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc.
Greg Schroeder, P.E.
Cc: Jim Neu, Leavenworth & Karp
Scott Leslie, WGSD
Dwain Watson, CDPHE
Enclosures
LOYAL E. LEAVENWORTH
SANDER N. KARP
DAVID E. LEAVENWORTH, IR.
GREGORY J. HALL
DAVID H. McCONAUGHY
SUSAN W. LAATSCH
JAMES S. NEU
JULIE C. BERQUIST
JOSLYN V. WOOD*
NICOLE D. GARRIMONE
ROBERT B. REICH
*Admitted in Hawaii & Texas only
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1011 GRAND AVENUE
P. O. DRAWER 2030
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602
Telephone: (970) 945-2261
Facsimile: (970) 945-7336
jsn@LKLawfirm.com
May 21, 2001
Mark Bean, Director
Garfield County Building & Planning Department
109 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RECFP/En MAY 2 2 M
DENVER OFFICE: *
THE TERRACENTRE BUILDING
1100 STOUT STREET, SUITE 470
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Telephone: (303) 825-3995
Facsimile: (303) 825-3997
*(Please direct all correspondence
to our Glenwood Springs Office)
Re: West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District Site Application
Dear Mark:
VIA FAX
This letter is intended to clarify some issues raised in your staff report to the Board of
County Commissioners regarding West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District's (the "District")
Site Application for a Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion.
You recommend that the Board of County Commissioners recommend to the Colorado
Department of Health to deny the District's Site Application so that the District's expansion is
consistent with the City of Glenwood Springs' plans to develop a regional facility. For the reasons
stated in this letter, we believe the Board of County Commissioners should recommend approval
of the Site Application with the condition that the expansion conform with a future consolidation
with the City and construction of a regional plant.
Please see the enclosed letter dated April 12, 2001 regarding wastewater treatment service
consolidation. As you can see, the District is presently coordinating with the City regarding the
201 Facilities Plan, which the District initially commissioned, and the City is now taking the lead
in completing the Plan. Consolidation and construction of a regional plant is a high priority for
the District, as evidenced by the fact that the District initiated the March 21st meeting with the
City. The District will work closely with the City in completing the Plan and ensure its plant
expansion plans integrate the possibility of consolidation.
The completion of the 201 Facilities Plan will be a lengthy process and its conclusions
regarding the economics and feasibility of consolidation are still unknown. In other words, it will
be several years before consolidation occurs and a regional plant is constructed. According to
the enclosed April 2, 2001 report prepared by Wright Water Engineering, the City's plant will not
need to expand for 8 years. In comparison, the District's wastewater treatment plant's average
capacity is currently at 77 %, and peak flows reach 93 % of capacity. Therefore, it must move
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Mr. Mark Bean
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May 21, 2001
forward with its plans for expansion immediately. If the District's expansion is denied, it will not
be capable of serving new customers, and there will not be a regional plant to accept these
customers. The Garfield County Comprehensive Plan, as mentioned in your staff report,
discourages the proliferation of private sewer systems and special districts. Denial of the
District's Site Application will be contrary to the County Comprehensive Plan because if the
District is not capable of serving new customers, private systems will proliferate.
Finally, Garfield County approved the District's Site Application in 1998. The Colorado
Department of Health's request that the County reexamine the Application was a courtesy as a
result of the delay in processing the Application. There is no legal requirement that the County
approve the Site Application again.
As mentioned before, the District shares your concerns regarding the expenditure of public
monies on a plant expansion that may be consolidated with a regional plant in the near future. The
District's need for a plant expansion is immediate and it will ensure that its design incorporates
a future consolidation. Rather than a recommendation of denial of the District's Site Application
based upon your concerns, we believe it will be more appropriate to recommend approval, as you
did in 1998, with the condition that the District continue coordinating and planning with the City
for consolidated wastewater treatment services and the construction a regional Plant.
Thank you for your consideration and if you have any questions, please feel free to call.
Very truly yours,
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
James S. Neu
JSN:
Enclosure
cc: Scott Leslie (w/ enc.)
Louis Meyer, P.E. (w/ enc.)
Greg Schroeder, P.E. (w/ enc.)
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LOYAL E. LEAVENWORTH
SANDER N. KARP
DAVID E. LEAVENWORTH, JR.
GREGORY J. HALL
DAVID H. McCONAUGHY
SUSAN W. LAATSCH
JAMES S. NEU
JULIE C. BERQUIST
JOSLYN V. WOOD"
NICOLE D. GARRIMONE
ROBERT B. REICH
"Admitted in Hawaii & Texas only
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1011 GRAND AVENUE
P. 0. DRAWER 2030
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602
Telephone: (970) 945-2261
Facsimile: (970) 945-7336
isncLKLawfirm.com
Greg Schroeder, P.E.
Schmueser Gordon & Meyer, Inc.
118 West Sixth Street, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
April 12, 2001
DENVER OFFICE:"
THE TERRACENTRE BUILDING
1100 STOUT STREET, SUITE 470
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Telephone: (303) 825-3995
Facsimile: (303) 825-3997
"(Please direct all correspondence
to our Glenwood Springs Q/)ice)
Re: West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District Regional Plant Discussions
Dear Greg:
This letter is intended to update you regarding the regional plant discussions between the
West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District (the "District") and the City of Glenwood Springs (the
"City"). As I mentioned to you, two members of the District's Board of Directors and the
District's plant manager met with two City Council members and the City Manager on March 21,
2001 to discuss the consolidation of wastewater treatment facilities. Both parties agreed that
consolidation is important and should be investigated further.
In 1995, the District commissioned a 201 Facilities Plan from JB Flood Engineers;
however, this report was never completed. The City, at the March 21" meeting, committed to
finishing the 201 Plan at its expense to fully analyze the potential for a regional wastewater
treatment plant. The City will be contacting JB Flood Engineers for this purpose. The parties
did not establish a time -frame in which the Plan would be -completed.
For your information, I have included a letter dated April 2, 2001 from Wright Water
Engineers regarding the status and future capacity of the City's wastewater treatment facility.
This document has been submitted to the City and is a public document.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to
give me a call.
Very truly yours,
LEAVENWOR KARP, P.C.
Enclosures S. S. Neu
cc: Scott Leslie, w/enclosure
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Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
818 Colorado Ave.
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April 2, 2001
Mr. Pat Fitzgerald
Glenwood Brokers
PO Box 1330
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
RE: City Sewer Taps for SpringRidge II
Dear Pat:
Per your request, we have reviewed the ability of the City of Glenwood Springs to provide waste
water treatment service for 83 single-family units at SpringRidge II. Our review consisted of
reviewing data from the Colorado Department of Health, interviews with City staff and
consultation with Louis Meyer, P.E. (Schmueser Gordon Meyer) and Jim Flood, P.E. (J.B. Flood
Engineers).
In predicting future plant excess capacity, it is important to estimate the rate that future taps will be
added to the system. For this 'analysis, we have relied on your estimate of probable sewer hookups
over the next five years; which we understand to be 780 taps, not including any SpringRidge II
taps.
The City's sewer plan was originally designed for a capacity to treat 2.30 MGD (million gallons per
day). Its current capacity, as estimated by the City staff, is 1.80 MGD.
According to Robin Millyard, the current usage is 1.25 MOD. Under normal circumstances the
plant can take on an additional 0.19 MGD (543 single-family units) before the City is required to
begin planning for expansion or a new facility. It can take on 0.46 MGD more before the City must
begin construction of a new facility.
Figures 1 and 2 show the past and projected hydraulic (MGD) and orgainic (BOD) loading for the
treatment plant.
Figure 3 shows the historic and estimated future hydraulic loading of the plant. This projected
loading includes the addition of 4 new taps from SpringRidge II each year. This graph indicates
that the City should begin design on an expansion or a new facility in 2004 and be under
construction by 2009.
If no taps from SpringRidge II were added, it would theoretically allow the City to delay the start of
planning by 45 days. SpringRidge's 83 taps would equate to about 1.6% of the 1.8 MGD capacity.
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April 2, 2001
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It is our opinion that the City of Glenwood
to SpringRidge II without jeopardizing the
future sewer utility customers.
Please call if you have any questions.
Encl.
Cc: Robin Millyard
Louis Meyer, SGM
Jim Flood, J.B. Flood Engineers
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Springs can prudently and responsibly issue sewer taps
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Current Use Plus Potential Additional Use (GPD)
1,552,000
Percent of Current Capacity
85
POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL USE
IN NEXT FIVE YEARS (1)
CURRENT STATUS
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(2) Estimated by Pat Fitzgerald.
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(Begin Planning and Design for Expansion of New
Facility)
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95 Percent of Current Capacity
(Begin Construction of Expansion or New Facility)
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WHAT SEWER LOAD WILL NEW, UNSOLD SUBDIVISIONS PUT ON THE
GLENWOOD PLANT:
UNSOLD SUBDIVISIONS
SUBDIVISION # OF BATHS/BEDROOMS
Terraces 75, 2 bedroom, 2 bath
25, 3 bedroom, 2 bath
Park East all two bath units
three bedroom
Four Mile Ranch assume all 3 bath units
3.5 bedroom units
Cardiff Glen
30 S.F., 2 bed room, 2 bath units
61 S.F., 3 bedrrrom, 2 bath units
120 condo/T.H. assume all two bedroom
Sunset Ridge 64 units, two bedroom, two bath
(all permits pulled)
Glenwood Meadows # of taps promissed
River Oaks assume all to be three bedroom
two baths
TOTAL 658
# OF UNITS
75 units
25 units
83 units
58 units
30 units
61
120 units
64 units
135 SIF's
7 units
As per statistics from Garfield County Assessor, on average for the last three years, 140 homes
sell per year with 1998 being the highest at 154 homes. Not all of these homes are new homes so
assume that 60% or 93 (60% of 154) homes' are new homes and new taps. Therefore, the above
represents a five (5) year inventory or impact on the plant spread over five years. Translated into
gallons per day (one home equals 350 gpd) the total load at the end of five years would be
230,300. gpd
'This correlates exactly with the 1999 high of building permits issued of 93 permits
WHAT SEWER LOAD WILL BE CREATED BY OLDER SUBDIVISIONS AND INFILL LOTS:
Old Glenwood
assume 20 in fill lots
assume all will have three bedrooms
2 baths
20 units
Glenwood Highlands all three baths, 4 bedrooms 10 units
Oasis Creek 12 townhome/patio home with 12 units
2 baths, three bedrooms
15 single family with 4 bedroom,
three baths 15 units
Colorado River Tracts assume total of 10 baths 3 units
Glenwood Park two baths, three bedrooms 2 units
Misc/Contingency 10% of above = 60 units —
30 units with 2 baths, three bedrooms 30 units
30 units with 3 baths, 4 bedrooms 30 units
TOTAL 122 UNITS
All of these lots have been sold to purchasers that will presumably build some day, it would be realistic to
assume that 15% of these lots would be built upon in any given year, or 18 lots per year (15% x 122 =
18)
Summary: Taken together, the unsold lots and the sold lots represent (93 + 25) a potential of 118 new
homes per year in Glenwood or 42,700 gpd
RECEIVED MAY 2 4 301,
May 21, 2001
Mr. Greg Schroeder
Scuueser Gordon Meyer, Inc.
18 w, 6th Street, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Re: West Glenwood Sanitation District
Dear Greg:
Thanks for forwarding the preliminary plans for the proposed West Glenwood treat
expansion. Based on a meeting a few weeks ago involving a few representatives fromthe plant
Glenwood Board, the Glenwood Springs City Council and City staff, it is my under West
the City agreed to support the District's plant expansion plans and site application withding that
understanding that the expanded facilities would be compatible with a regional treat the
that the City is planning to be located across the river from the West Glenwood plant, on
facility
Cardinell Homestead property. The idea is that the new facilities that will be constructed
the
Nest Glenwood plant will be able to be converted to use as a sludge handling facilityfor at the
regional plant. r a new
Could you please provide a narrative describing how the new facilities are being designed for
future conversion to solids handling for the regional treatment plant? The drawings,
understandhandlingably, are geared toward describing how the plant will operate to treat the Sanitation
wastewater. It's not clear to me how they might function as a solids
in the future. facility
District's
fa look forward to your explanation. Please let me know if you have any questions.
sincerely,
Larry O. Thompson, P.E.
City Engineer
cc:
✓Mark Bean, Garfield County Director of Planning
Mike Copp, City Manager
Robin Millyard, Public Works Director
Andrew McGregor, Community Development Director
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MICHAEL J. SAWYER
TERESA L. HOCK
EDWARD B. OLSZEWSKI
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1011 GRAND AVENUE
P. 0. DRAWER 2030
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602
Telephone: (970) 945-2261
Facsimile: (970) 945-7336
LEL@LKLawfirm.com
RECEIVED
NOV 1 Noi r3Iber 11, 2003
GARFIti_D COUNTY
BUILDING & PLANNING
Mr. Thomas Schaffer
Mr. Dwain Watson
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
222 South Sixth Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
DENVER OFFICE:*
WAZEE EXCHANGE BUILDING
1900 WAZEE STREET, STE. 203
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Telephone: (303) 825-3995
Facsimile: (303) 825-3997
*(Please direct all correspondence
to our Glenwood Springs Office)
Re: West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District Site Application
Dear Tom and Dwain:
This letter follows up on our meeting November 6, 2003 at the office of Schmueser
Gordon Meyer in Glenwood Springs, and to confirm our understanding regarding the pending Site
Application for West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District.
As we discussed, the District intends to reduce the capacity of its plant expansion from .75
mgd that was initially submitted in its pending Site Application to approximately .60 mgd. The
District's engineer will provide you the new requested plant capacity and detail the specific
components of the plant that will be constructed and retrofitted as part of the expansion. You
agreed to process the District's Site Application within 45 days of receiving this information and
that new sign -offs will not be required by Glenwood Springs or Garfield County.
CDPHE will condition its approval of this Site Application on the District not seeking
another expansion to its wastewater treatment plant. The District will cooperate with the drafting
of the City of Glenwood Springs 201 Plan and it will continue to participate in negotiations
regarding a regional consolidated facility. Although we all agreed consolidation is in the best
interest of all parties, the timing and economics of constructing a regional facility require the
District to proceed immediately with this plant expansion to resolve the issues it has with its
current plant.
This letter was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors of the District at its
November 10, 2003 meeting.
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We appreciate you meeting with us and are happy we came to this resolution.
Very truly yours,
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
cc: Board of Directors
Scott Leslie
Greg Schroeder, P.E.
Karl Hanlon, Esq.
Larry Thompson, P.E.
Mark Bean
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LOYAL E. LEAVENWORTH
SANDER N. KARP
DAVID H. McCONAUGHY
JAMES S. NEU
JULIE C. BERQUIST-HEATH
SUSAN W. LAATSCH
NICOLE D. GARRIMONE
ANNA S. ITENBERG
MICHAEL J. SAWYER
TERESA L. HOCK
EDWARD B. OLSZEWSKI
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1011 GRAND AVENUE
P. 0. DRAWER 2030
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602
Telephone: (970) 945-2261
Facsimile: (970) 945-7336
jsn@LKLawfirm.com
Mark Bean
Garfield County
108 8th Street
Suite 201
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
December 8, 2003
DENVER OFFICE:*
WAZEE EXCHANGE BUILDING
1900 WAZEE STREET, STE. 203
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Telephone: (303) 825-3995
Facsimile: (303) 825-3997
*(please direct all correspondence
to our Glenwood Springs Office)
Larry Thompson, P.E.
City of Glenwood Springs
P.O. Box 458
101 W. 8t'' Street
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
Re: West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District
Dear Mark and Larry:
I am writing to follow up on a letter sent to you dated December 4, 2003 from Greg
Schroeder, P.E. at Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc. regarding the pending Site Application for
West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District's wastewater treatment plant expansion. As Mr.
Schroeder stated, the District's Site Application is finally proceeding towards approval with the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. CDPHE agreed to process the District's
Site Application on the condition that the District would not seek another expansion of its plant
at this site. Enclosed is a letter from this office dated November 11, 2003 that summarizes our
meeting with CDPHE.
Mr. Schroeder's letter indicated that the approval of the Site Application was also
conditioned on the District consolidating with a future regional treatment plant to be constructed
by the City and located on the Cardinell Ranch Site. I want to clarify that consolidation is not a
stated condition; however, it is implied that if the District needs a future expansion, it will look
at consolidation at that future date because it will not expand at its current site. The District may
never need a future expansion, and if it does, estimating a date of a potential consolidation is pure
speculation at this point. The District will continue to cooperate with the City's planning efforts
to construct a regional wastewater treatment plant, but the District's participation in such a plant
is not a foregone conclusion at this point.
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Please feel free to call me with any questions.
Very truly yours,
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
JSN:
Enclosures
cc: Board of Directors (w/o encs.)
Scott Leslie (w/o encs.)
Greg Schroeder, P.E. (w/o encs.)
Thomas Schaffer (w/o encs.)
Dwain Watson (w/o encs.)
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STATE OF COLORADO
Bill Owens, Governor
Douglas H. Benevento, Executive Director
Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado
4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S.
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
Phone (303) 692-2000
TDD Line (303) 691-7700
Located in Glendale, Colorado
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us
February 2, 2004
Laboratory Services Division
8100 Lowry Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80230-6928
(303) 692-3090
Lee R. Enewold, President
West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District
PO Box 866
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
RE: Site Application #4713
Garfield County
Dear Mr. Enewold:
Colorado Department
of Public Health
and Environment
The Water Quality Control Division has reviewed and evaluated your site application and
supporting documentation for expansion of the West Glenwood Sanitation District Wastewater
Treatment Facility, located in the Southeast 11/4, Northwest 1/4, Section 6, Township 6 South, Range
89 West, Garfield County, to serve the West Glenwood Sanitation District, and to discharge to the
Colorado River.
Prior to the operation of the expanded facility, an amendment to the District's discharge permit
will be required. This amendment will specify the final conditions and limitations of the operation
of the facility. Please contact the Division's Permits Unit regarding amendment procedures.
We find your application to be in conformance with the Water Quality Control Commission's
"Regulations for the Site Application Process". Therefore, the site application is conditionally
approved with the following conditions listed below.
1. Based upon application information, the system design will be for:
Average Daily Flow Capacity — 0.60 MGD
Organic Loading Capacity — 1,252 lbs. BODS/day
Treatment Processes to be used — Extended aeration, activated sludge mechanical plant
with W disinfection
2. Preliminary Effluent Limits:
BODS— 30/45 mg/1 (30-day/7-day average)
BODS (% removal) — 85 (30 -day average)
Suspended Solids — 30/45 mg/1(30-day/7-day average)
Suspended Solids (% removal) — 85 (30 -day average)
RECEIVED
14' 9 2 2004
COUNTY
BUILDING & PLANNING
Lee R. Enewold, President
West Glenwood Sanitation District
Site Application #4713
February 2, 2004
Page 3 of 3
In accordance with Colorado Water Quality Control Commission regulations, this approval is
subject to appeal as stated under Section 2.2.5 (7) of "Regulations for the Site Application
Process".
This approval does not relieve the owner from compliance with all county regulations prior to
construction nor from responsibility for proper engineering, construction, and operation of the
facility.
Attached to this letter you will find a Customer Satisfaction Survey. We would greatly appreciate
it if you would take a few moments to complete this survey and return it to us. Simply fill out the
form, fold it according to the directions and drop it in the mail. The postage is already paid!
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mark T. Pifher
Director
Water Quality Control Division
cc: Garfield County Board of County Commissioners — Attn. Keith McNew, Chairman
Garfield County Building Department — Attn. Mark Bean, Planning Director
City of Glenwood Springs — Attn. Michael Copp, City Manager
SGM Consulting Inc. — Attn. Greg Shroeder, P.E. (with survey)
Leavenworth & Karp, PC — Attn. James S. Neu,
Thomas Bennett, Environmental Protection Specialist, WQCD
Dwain Watson, District Engineer, WQCD
Gary Beers, Permits Unit Work Group Leader, WQCD
Dan Beley, Lower Colorado Watershed Coordinator, WQCD
LOYAL E. LEAVENWORTH
SANDER N. KARP
DAVID H. McCONAUGHY
JAMES S. NEU
JULIE C. BERQUIST-HEATH
SUSAN W. LAATSCH
NICOLE D. GARRIMONE
ANNA S. ITENBERG
MICHAEL J. SAWYER
TERESA L. HOCK
EDWARD B. OLSZEWSKI
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1011 GRAND AVENUE
P. 0. DRAWER 2030
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602
Telephone: (970) 945-2261
Facsimile: (970) 945-7336
jsn@LKLawfirm.com
February 2, 2004
Mark T. Pifher
Director, Water Quality Control Division
4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S.
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
DENVER OFFICE:*
WAZEE EXCHANGE BUILDING
1900 WAZEE STREET, STE. 203
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Telephone: (303) 825-3995
Facsimile: (303) 825-3997
*(Please direct all correspondence
to our Glemvood Springs Office)
Re: Site Application #4713
West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District, Garfield County
Dear Mr. Pifher:
RECEIVED
r•:E8 0 2001I
GARHELD COUNTY
BUILDING & PLANNING
We represent the West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District (the "District"). Thank you
for your letter dated February 2, 2004 granting the District Site Application approval for its
wastewater treatment plant expansion. The District has been seeking this approval for several
years and it is very pleased to finally be able to update and expand its treatment facilities. We are,
however, compelled to clarify one point mentioned in your letter. In paragraph 3, you state:
"[w]hen the City of Glenwood Springs constructs a new wastewater treatment facility, it will be
a regional plant. West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District has agreed to participate in this
regional consolidated facility and has agreed that no further expansions of the present facilities
will occur." Emphasis added.
This issue and condition was discussed at length with Dwain Watson and Tom Schaffer
during a meeting on November 6, 2003. The District did indeed agree that it will seek no further
expansions of its present facilities, but it made no firm commitment to participate with the City
of Glenwood Springs when it decides to construct a regional facility. It is implied that if the
District needs a future expansion, it will look at consolidation at that future date because it cannot
expand again at its current site. However, the District may never need a future expansion, and
if it does, it may or may not coincide with the City.'s schedule. The District will continue to
cooperate with the City's planning efforts to construct a regional wastewater treatment plant, but
the District's participation in such a plant is not a foregone conclusion at this point. I have
enclosed a letter from us to Mr. Watson and Mr. Schaffer dated November 11, 2003 summarizing
the agreement.
Although your letter does not make consolidation with the City a condition of the Site
Application approval, we wanted to clarify this point to ensure all parties are on the same page.
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Again, thank you for the approval and please feel free to call me with any questions.
Very truly yours,
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
/174.,
Ines S. Neu
JSN:
Enclosures
cc: Board of Directors (w/encs.)
Scott Leslie (w/encs.)
Greg Schroeder, P.E. (w/encs.)
Dwain Watson (w/encs.)
Thomas Schaffer (w/encs.)
Karl Hanlon, Esq. (w/encs.)
Larry Thompson, P.E. (w/encs.)
Mark Bean (w/encs.)
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LOYAL E. LEAVENWORTH
SANDER N. KARP
DAVID H. McCONAUGHY
JAMES S. NEU
JULIE C. BERQUIST-HEATH
SUSAN W. LAATSCH
NICOLE D. GARRIMONE
ANNA S. ITENBERG
MICHAEL J. SAWYER
TERESA L. HOCK
EDWARD B. OLSZEWSKI
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1011 GRAND AVENUE
P. 0. DRAWER 2030
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602
Telephone: (970) 945-2261
Facsimile: (970) 945-7336
LEL®LKLawfirm.com
November 11, 2003
Mr. Thomas Schaffer
Mr. Dwain Watson
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
222 South Sixth Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
DENVER OFFICE:*
WAZEE EXCHANGE BUILDING
1900 WAZEE STREET, STE. 203
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Telephone: (303) 825-3995
Facsimile: (303) 825-3997
*(Please direct all correspondence
to our Glenwood Springs Office)
Re: West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District Site Application
Dear Tom and Dwain:
This letter follows up on our meeting November 6, 2003 at the office of Schmueser
Gordon Meyer in Glenwood Springs, and to confirm our understanding regarding the pending Site
Application for West Glenwood Springs Sanitation District.
As we discussed, the District intends to reduce the capacity of its plant expansion from .75
mgd that was initially submitted in its pending Site Application to approximately .60 mgd. The
District's engineer will provide you the new requested plant capacity and detail the specific
components of the plant that will be constructed and retrofitted as part of the expansion. You
agreed to process the District's Site Application within 45 days of receiving this information and
that new sign -offs will not be required by Glenwood Springs or Garfield County.
CDPHE will condition its approval of this Site Application on the District not seeking
another expansion to its wastewater treatment plant. The District will cooperate with the drafting
of the City of Glenwood Springs 201 Plan and it will continue to participate in negotiations
regarding a regional consolidated facility. Although we all agreed consolidation is in the best
interest of all parties, the timing and economics of constructing a regional facility require the
District to proceed immediately with this plant expansion to resolve the issues it has with its
current plant.
This letter was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors of the District at its
November 10, 2003 meeting.
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We appreciate you meeting with us and are happy we came to this resolution.
Very truly yours,
LEAVENWORTH & KARP, P.C.
cc: Board of Directors
Scott Leslie
Greg Schroeder, P.E.
Karl Hanlon, Esq.
Larry Thompson, P.E.
Mark Bean
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