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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.0 Conditions of ApprovalGlenn Hartmann From: David Bartholomew Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 11:14 AM To: Glenn Hartmann Subject: J-25 CDP permits Glenn, Per your request, this memo shall serve as verification that all building permits for the EnCana/Hunter Ridge Energy, J-25 CDP facility have been approved for issuance. The permit numbers and their respective buildings are as follows; BLCO-11-13-3047, Pump Bldg # 1. BLCO-11-13-3048, Pump Bldg # 2. BLCO-11-13-3049, LACT Bldg # 1. BLCO-11-13-3050, Generator Bldg # 1. BLCO-11-13-3051, Generator Bldg # 2. Feel free to forward any questions or concerns. Regards, David Bartholomew Plans Examiner, Garfield County Community Development Dept. 108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Office: 970-945-8212 1 Glenn Hartmann From: Ivie, Crystal D. [Crystal.lvie@encana.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 3:48 PM To: Glenn Hartmann Cc: Busch, Renata Subject: FW: Glen - J25 CDP - Land Use Change Permit Attachments: J25 CDP COA Submittal.pdf; J25 CDP_COA 8.pdf Glenn — Thank you for meeting with me today to touch base on the J25 CDP COA's. Please let me know if we can go ahead and get this on the consent agenda November 18. COA #3 — Building applications were turned in 11-06-2013 for the Gen #1, Gen #2, LACT #1, Water Pump Skid #1 and Water Pump Skid #2. Dave Bartholomew said that he would get you permit numbers when issued. COA #6 — The GeoHaz is an area wide description. We will take the slope into consideration should the need for any change in land use occur. But at this time there are no proposed changes to the land use at these existing sites. COA #8 — I have attached a letter signed by one of our engineers. I have also attached the previous submittal for reference. Please let me know if you have any further questions regarding these COAs. Thank you, Crystal Ivie Penn4itt ig Analyst - SR8U Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. 11-43 Diamond Ave. I Parachute, CO. 81635 970.285.2757 (office) 970.285.581-0 (fax) crystal.ivie@encana.coon Please note some Encana offices are closed the first and third Friday of each month From: Ivie, Crystal D. Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:59 PM To: 'Glenn Hartmann' Cc: Busch, Renata Subject: Glen - 325 CDP - Land Use Change Permit Glenn — I have provided the information (attached) regarding the Conditions for the J25 CDP we hope to obtain a signed and recorded Land Use Change Permit. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Crystal Ivie i Contract Permitting Technician - SRSU Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. 1143 Diamond Ave. I Parachute, CO. 81635 970.285.2757 (office) 970.285.5810 (Fax) crystal.ivie@encana.covin Please note some Encana offices are closed the first and third Friday of each month This email communication and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential and or proprietary information and is provided for the use of the intended recipient only. Any review, retransmission or dissemination of this information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender and delete this communication and any copies immediately. Thank you. http://www.encana.com 2 encana. natural ga September 26, 2013 To: Glenn Hartmann Garfield County RE: J25 CDP Follow up on COA Compliance #8 As listed in Condition 8 Encana agrees that the access road to the site has been, is currently, and will continue to be maintained to the roadway standards. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Brandon Griffin L Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Production Engineer Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. 143 Diamond Avenue Parachute, CO United States 81635 t 970-285-2811 e brandon.griffin@encana.com September 17, 2013 ATTN: Glenn Hartmann RE: 125 CDP — LIR Follow up on COA Compliance I believe that the documentation provided below is sufficient and that Encana has met the required conditions. Please advise on issuance of a Land Use Change Permit forJ25 CDP Resolution number 2013- 36. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns. Thank you for your assistance. 3. Prior to the issuance of the Land Use Change Permit, the Applicant shall provide confirmation from the County Building Department that existing installations are exempt from Building Permit requirements or provide documentation of proper permitting. Buildings at the site which warrant permitting will be submitted to the Garfield County Building Department. 4. Prior to the issuance of the Land Use Change Permit, the Applicant shall provide additional Dust Control -Mitigation Plans for the site. J25 CDP will be incorporated into the Encana Dust Control Plan (reference attached Fugitive Dust Control Plan). 5. Prior to the issuance of the Land Use Change Permit, the Applicant shall provide confirmation that the site is covered by bonding for long term site reclamation. Surety ID 2012-0119 Surface Blanket Bond information has been provided (reference attached COGCC Detail Report). 6. Prior to the issuance of the Land Use Change Permit, the Applicant shall provide a supplement to the Geo -Hazard report including a more definitive determination regarding the lack of any geological hazards that may affect the site. Geologic Hazard Supplement Report has been provided (reference attached Geologic Hazard Report Supplement). ENCANA U.S.A. Inc. Piceance Unit Fugitive Dust Control Plan Piceance Basin Natural Gas Development Projects Scope The scope of these guidelines is to outline some basic principles to minimize and control fugitive dust emissions during land development. Requirements Encana places the highest priority on the health and safety of our workforce and protection of our assets and the environment. Applicable Documents Department of Public Health and Environment Air Quality Control Commission Regulation 1 5CCR 1001-3 Quality These guidelines will be reviewed periodically and will be shared with employees and contractors to ensure that they have adequate knowledge to minimize fugitive dust emissions. 1.0 Introduction Land development activities, including clearing, excavating, and grading, release fugitive dust, a pollutant regulated by the Air Pollution Control Division (Division) at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. However, small land development activities that are less than 25 contiguous acres and less than 6 months in duration do not need to report air emissions to the Division, but must use appropriate control measures to minimize the release of fugitive dust from the site. This Fugitive Dust Control Plan addresses how dust will be kept to a minimum at the Encana's Project sites. This plan focuses action on: 1. Identifying specific individual sources of fugitive dust. 2. Control options for unpaved roadways. 3. Control options for disturbed areas. 4. Control options for transport, storage and handling of bulk materials. 5. Contingency Plan for alternative action in the event that control strategies are not adequate, effective, or practicable. 2.0 Specific Sources Specific types of fugitive dust sources may appear to have negligible dust emissions, but when combined with other specific sources underway at the same time can create dust plumes that are visible beyond that which is appropriate for designated speeds and designs and may exceed nuisance emission limitation guidelines. It is important to consider all activities on the site together in determining compliance with federal, state, and local air quality regulations. Task: Provide field personnel and contractors with the information required to limit fugitive particulate matter (fugitive dust) from all specific sources to include: • Unpaved Roadways and traffic areas. • Construction activities including Earth Moving and excavation. • Bulk Material (i.e. gravel and soils). • Storage and handling of materials 3.0 Control Options for Unpaved Roadways Any owner or operator responsible for construction or maintenance of any (existing or new) unpaved roadway is required to use all available, practical methods to minimize dust emissions: Task: Provide guidelines for minimizing fugitive dust emissions from all specific sources on unpaved roadways and traffic areas: • Require that all passenger vehicles, construction equipment, and truck traffic obey the posted speed limits on all unpaved County roads to and from the project site. • Ensure that vehicle speeds on new and existing access roads on the project site do not exceed 15 miles per hour by posting speed limits along these roads. • Restrict vehicle traffic to existing roads by posting signs and/or providing the locations of allowable access routes to all field personnel and visitors. • Encourage carpooling to and from the project site to limit traffic on existing County roads. • Roads and well locations will be surfaced with compacted gravel to protect against wind erosion, to reduce the amount of fugitive dust generated by traffic and other activities, and to reduce carryout/trackout. • Use dust inhibitors (surfacing materials, water, or non -saline dust suppressants) on all unpaved collector, local, and resource roads to prevent fugitive dust problems (ensure that any dust suppressants used are appropriate for road conditions and will not compromise the safety of workers on the project site). • Restrict vehicular access during periods of inactivity using gates, fencing, and/or onsite security personnel. 4.0 Control Options for Disturbed Areas Disturbed areas include new roads, well pads, parking and staging areas, and materials storage areas that have been cleared of vegetation, leveled, or excavated. These areas are susceptible to wind erosion and are a major source of fugitive dust emissions that require the appropriate controls and dust mitigation methods. Note that specific sources are subject to change as project conditions change, and will require an evaluation of current control options to ensure effectiveness and practicality. -2 Task: Limit the adverse impacts of fugitive dust emissions through control measures and operational procedures designed so that no off -property transport emissions occur at the project site: • Ensure that land clearing, grading, earthmoving, and excavation activities are suspended when wind speeds exceed a sustained velocity of 20 miles per hour. • Surface all bare ground with gravel as soon as practicable after clearing, leveling, and grading. • Use dust inhibitors (surfacing materials, water, or non -saline dust suppressants) on all disturbed areas as necessary to prevent fugitive dust problems. - Identify the water source to be used for dust suppression, and ensure that contract water haulers are available when needed. - Reduce the amount of time between initially disturbing the soil and revegetating or other surface stabilization. • Apply vegetative or synthetic cover to topsoil and spoil piles as soon as practicable following stockpiling to prevent wind erosion and fugitive dust emissions. • Compact the soil on disturbed areas that will not be surfaced with gravel or revegetated immediately following construction. - Minimize surface disturbance to only that necessary for safe and efficient construction and operations. • Use vegetative mulch, reseeding, or other methods of surface stabilization on all areas adjoining development to include shoulders, borrow ditches, and berms if practical. • Restrict vehicular access during periods of inactivity using gates, fencing, and/or onsite security personnel. - Identify any new sources of fugitive dust emissions and evaluate and implement the appropriate control methods for that source. • Incorporate fugitive dust controls in all lands projects. 5.0 Control Options for Transport, Storage and Handling of Bulk Materials Transporting bulk materials, such as gravel and fill material, can result in off -property dust emissions and other impacts (i.e. broken windshields) over some distance if the appropriate control measures are not implemented. Storage and handling of bulk materials once they arrive at the project site also requires that controls are in place to ensure that these materials do not exceed regulated nuisance dust emissions. Task: Use control measures and operational procedures designed so that no off -property transport emissions occur along public roadways to and from the project site: • Enclose, cover, water, or otherwise treat loaded haul trucks to minimize the loss of material to wind and spillage. • Require that all contract haul vehicles obey the posted speed limits on all public roadways to and from the project site. - Ensure that haul truck speeds on new and existing access roads on the project site do not exceed 15 miles per hour by posting speed limits along these roads. - Restrict haul trucks to existing roads and pad locations. • Do not attempt to load/unload haul trucks when wind speeds exceed a sustained velocity of 20 miles per hour. • Promptly remove dust -forming material from haul trucks to minimize entrainment of fugitive particulate matter. • Avoid storage and handling of bulk material any more than necessary to complete construction. • Use covers, enclosures, wind breaks, or watering to prevent fugitive dust emissions from material storage piles • Restrict access to construction areas and storage piles during periods of inactivity using gates, fencing, and/or onsite security personnel. -3- 6.0 Contingency Planning Alternative control measures may become necessary in the event that the current dust control strategy is not adequate or effective for conditions. An alternative plan may require addition planning, permitting, or other regulatory compliance requirements to implement. In this case, the current activities at the project site would necessarily be suspended until such time as the alternate dust control methods could be put into place. Task: Implement alternative action to fugitive dust control plan and to each specific source if deemed necessary to comply with federal, state, and local air quality regulations: • Provide field personnel and contractors with contact information for responsible individuals in cases where control measures need to be escalated in response to weather conditions (i.e. increased windiness). • Use an appropriate alternative dust inhibitor if water does not prove to be effective under normal circumstances, and obtain all regulatory permissions for the use of chemical suppressants on the project site. • Use vegetative blankets or other methods for cover of topsoil, spoil, and bulk material storage piles if immediate cover becomes necessary. • Attempt to locate alternative sources of bulk material closer to the project site if fugitive dust emissions or other impacts from contract haul trucks on state or federal highways become an issue with public safety or regulatory compliance. 4 COGIS - Surety Detail Page 1 of 1 COGIS - Surety Detail COMPANY DETAIL REPORT for Surety ID: 2012-0119 HUNTER RIDGE ENERGY SERVICES LLC - #10442 370 17TH STREET #1700 DENVER , CO 80202 USA SURETY DETAIL Surety ID: 2012-0119 Status: ACTIVE Operator Number: 10442 Bond Amount: $25,000,00 Instrument: INSURANCE Instrument Number: 105818383 Coverage: BLANKET Bond Type: SURFACE Limitation: 0 Deposit Number: ""— PDPA Number: Received Date: 11/26/2012 Approved Date: 11/28/2012 Maturity Expire Date: FA Provider Number: 798 FA Provider Name: TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA Deposit Date: Release Request Date: N/A Release Date: N/A hup://cogcc.state.co.us/cogis/SuretyDetail.asp?SuretylD=201201 19&OPNurn=10442 08/26/2013 rOLSSON ASSOCIATES August 28, 2013 Ms. Renata Busch Regulatory Analyst - SRBU Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. 143 Diamond Avenue Parachute, Colorado 81635 RE: Hunter Ridge Energy Services, LLC J-25 CDP Geologic Hazard Report Supplement Project # 012-2594 Dear Ms. Busch: I have reviewed the Geologic and Soil Hazards Report that Ms. Tammie Lee Crossen, Associate Geologist prepared in December 2012 for the Hunter Ridge Energy Services, LLC J- 25 Central Distribution Point (CDP) (Site) located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 4 South, Range 96 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Garfield County, Colorado. I have confirmed the information contained in the report. The report states that based on the Garfield County GIS department information the Site does not lie within a floodplain area. The site is in an area with steep terrain at an elevation of approximately 8,220 feet above mean sea level, and that based on a comparison with similar areas, slope hazards likely exist. No geologic hazards have been mapped by Garfield County in this area, and no faults or other hazards are evident on the Geologic Map of Colorado. The report concludes that Olsson can work to assist with the Site specific assessments of the proposed project to determine the degree to which these hazards may affect the specific location. It is not known if Olsson personnel assisted with the development of the Site or conducted a site visit to assess Site specific geologic hazards. I reviewed the Preliminary Geologic Map of McCarthy Gulch Quadrangle, Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties, Colorado USGS MF -860 (O'Sullivan, Wahl -Pierce, Arbelbide, 1981). The map confirms the information obtained through online resources that the Site is underlain by the Tertiary Uinta Formation and that it is in an area of steep terrain. There are no indications of geologic hazards in the immediate area of the Site; however, the Site is in an area with steep slopes. I reviewed the Soil Survey of Rifle Area, Colorado parts of Garfield and Mesa Counties, Colorado NRCS (Harman and Murray, 1985) and information online and confirmed that the soil type beneath the compressor Site is the Parachute - Rhone loam (53). The 1985 soil includes a section and table (Table 7) on building site development that indicates the degree and kind of soil limitations that affect shallow excavations, dwellings with and without basements, small commercial buildings, and local roads and streets. According to the soil survey "A slight limitation indicates that the soil properties are generally favorable for the specified use; any limitation is minor and easily overcome. A moderate limitation indicates that soil properties and site features are unfavorable for the specified use, but can be overcome or minimized by special planning and design. A severe limitation indicates that one or more soil properties or site features are so unfavorable or difficult to overcome that a major increase in construction effort, 4690 Table Mountain Drive, Suite 200 TEL 303.237.2072 Golden, CO 80403 FAX 303.237.2659 www.oaconsulting.com Page 2 8/28/2013 special design, or intensive maintenance is required. For some soils rated severe, such costly measures may not be feasible." The 1985 soil survey Table 7 indicates that the Parachute Rhone loam (Unit 53) is classified as `Moderate to Severe: due to slope, and depth to rock' for shallow excavations, dwellings without basements, dwellings with basements, small commercial buildings, and for local roads and streets." The J-25 CDP Site appears to have been constructed, so it is expected that a major increase in construction effort or special design were necessary and were performed, and/or intensive maintenance is required for the existing Site with regard to the steep slope. Although I have not visited the J-25 CDP Site, I have performed field work in the area north of the town of Parachute and I am familiar with the area geology. The Garfield County Land Use Code defines a geologic hazard as "A geologic phenomenon that is so adverse to past, current, or foreseeable construction or land use as to constitute a significant hazard to public health and safety or to property." A geologic hazard area includes, but is not limited to the following: A. Avalanche areas; B. Landslide areas, C. Mudflow debris areas, D. Radioactive areas, or E. Areas with potential unstable soils. Heavy snow accumulation could result in potential avalanche conditions in some years; however, aside from the steep slope the other listed geologic hazards are not considered significant at the Site. The slope, depth to rock, and steep terrain are a geologic hazard that could adversely affect the Site. Engineering and design must account for any change in land use and should take the slope into consideration for any proposed development or changes to the Site. These criteria may increase costs to develop or maintain the Site. Sincerely, aftzed.., GFX James W. Hix Senior Geologist Encana J-25 CDP Geologic Hazard Supplement August 2013 Olsson Associates Golden, Colorado OA Project #012-2594