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June 30, 2015
Mr. Doug Brown
Greenback Produced Water Recovery LLC
1301 Academy Court
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Re: Variance Request for Temporary Suspension of Operations - Approved
Shaeffer Ranch Facility in Garfield County
SW / GAR WES / 2.5
Dear Mr. Brown:
The Solid Waste and Materials Management Program of the Hazardous Materials and Waste Management
Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Division) received and reviewed
the following reports/plans:
• Variance Request for Temporary Suspension of Operations; Shaeffer Ranch Facility. The letter
request was submitted by owner/operator GreenBack Produced Water Recovery, LLC (GreenBack)
dated June 23, 2015
The Shaeffer Ranch facility temporarily suspended operations in early 2014 due to the poor economy in
the exploration and production industry in the Piceance Basin. The Variance request dated January 23,
2014 was approved by the Division on February 27, 2014 allowing temporary shutdown status and therefore
delay of initiation of closure activities until June 30, 2014. On July 2, 2014 the Division approved a 1 year
extension to the temporary shutdown status. GreenBack is requesting one additional year for the Variance
from initiating closure activities (through June 30, 2016). The Variance is from requirements in the
approved Engineering Design and Operations Nan (2010) and Sections 2.5.9 and 17.5.1 (A) of the
Regulations regarding commencement of closure activities (decommissioning type activities).
The document was reviewed to determine compliance with the requirements set forth in the Solid Wastes
Disposal Sites and Facilities Act, Title 30, Article 20, Part 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended
(Act), with the regulations promulgated there under 6 CCR 1007-2 (Regulations) and with the approved
Dao Plan and subsequent revisions. The Division approves the extended Variance request with the
following conditions.
1. The site maintenance, monitoring and financial assurance activities and submittals identified in
the January 23, 2014 correspondence from GreenBack shall continue during the temporary
suspension of operation.
2. Any quarterly or annual reporting activities identified in the approved Engineering Design and
Operations Nan (2010) must continue even if there is no waste accepted or the wet/dry wells
remain dry. This will circumvent the Division from issuing non-compliance notices for lack of
reporting.
In closing, the Division is authorized to bill for the review of technical submittals pursuant to C.R.S. 30-20-
109 (2) (b) at the rate of $125 per hour. An invoice for the Division review of the report will be
222 South 6th Street Room 232, Grand Junction, CO 81501 P 303-692-2000 www.colorado.gov/cdphe
John W. Hickenlooper, Governor 1 Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH, Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer
Request for Extension of Temporary Closure - Approved
GreenBack Schaeffer Ranch EEtP Facility
June 30, 2015
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transmitted to you under separate cover. Please contact the undersigned at 970-248-7151 if you have
questions regarding this correspondence.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Peterson, Environmental Protection Specialist
Solid Waste and Materials Management Program
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
cc: GJ file
ec: Garfield County BOCC
E. Hick, GreenBack
222 South 6th Street Room 232, Grand Junction, CO 81501 P 303-692-2000 www.colorado.gov/cdphe
John W. Hickenlooper, Governor Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH, Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer