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OXY USA WTP LP
Piceance Mid -Continent Operations
760 Horizon Drive, Suite 101
Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
(970) 210-0275 Cell
Memorandum
February 4, 2015
Project: Cascade Creek Access Roads "Adequacy"- Garfield County Colorado
RE: OXY USA WTP LP; Cascade Creek Pond 13 E/W Water Impoundment
Facility; Limited Access Review
Mr. Michael Brygger,
As discussed, Rock Solid personnel are intimately familiar with the Cascade Creek Road system. The
three road segments (Valley, Mtn & Mesa Roads) were designed and constructed by Oxy Mid -Continent
starting in 2005 to access the Roan Plateau in the Piceance Basin and have been operational since. This
document has been prepared to support Oxy's Cascade Creek roadway system as adequate based upon
an assessment by Olsson Associates Garfield County Roadway Standards Assessment report dated
January 2015 to request waivers in accordance with Garfield County Policy 01-14.
Olsson Associates has conducted an extensive review and assessment of the Cascade Creek Road
System. Rock Solid has reviewed these documents and concur with their findings. In general, the
roadway system is private, does not serve the general public and was constructed prior to issue of
the latest GarCo LUDC Road Standards (Table 7-107). Oxy Mid -Continent conducted extensive
modifications to the road system in 2010 to enhance safety and improve access to their operations
in the Piceance Basin. The Olsson & Associates, Garfield County Roadway Standards Assessment
report dated January 2015 has identified several areas that do not meet the latest LDDC Road
Standards. These areas are limited in extent and deviation from the updated LUDC criteria.
Therefore, Oxy is requesting a "waiver" of section 7-107, F, Design Standards, in the limited areas
defined in the Olsson Associates documents to avoid additional environmental impacts to the area.
Like all roads, maintenance of the roadway system is an on-going process, and as such the Cascade
Creek road system is no exception. The road has been designed to provide access for drilling and
service equipment for the oil & gas industry and is not intended for public use. The road grades are
steep and the travel rate is generally very slow.
195 Lodgepole Circle, Parachute, CO 81635
Office: (970) 987-4247 Fax: (970) 712-5715
Oxy Mid -Continent Piceance Operations
Cascade Creek Road System
Project #2014-012
2-4-2015
As a result, it is our opinion that the Cascade Creek Road system is very adequate for the intended
use of providing private access for OXY USA WTP LP Mid -Continent operations to their oil & gas
sites in the Piceance Basin. The Olsson Associates documentation supports this evaluation.
Rock Solid is confident that the Cascade Creek Road system can and will continue to provide
adequate access to the Roan Plateau if proper maintenance is conducted on the roads. Please
call/email if any questions.
Respectfully,
Donald J. Berger, P.E
Project Engineer
Rock Solid Solutions
(970) 987-2743
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