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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.04 Phase I Environmental Assessment Report_Part4 C AUL and Environmental Lien Search D Site Photographs Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 1 Photo 1 Photo Direction Equipment storage yard in the southern portion of the Subject Property. S Photo 2 Photo Direction A shed and conex box at equipment storage yard. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 2 Photo 3 Photo Direction Abandoned vehicle in ditch near southwestern edge of the Subject Property. SW Photo 4 Photo Direction Parachute Creek, in the southwestern corner of the Subject Property. SE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 3 Photo 5 Photo Direction Wood debris near the northwest edge of the Subject Property. NW Photo 6 Photo Direction Metal debris in a ditch near northern edge of the Subject Property. N Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 4 Photo 7 Photo Direction Shrubby field and wood fence separating the Subject Property from the adjacent property to the west. NW Photo 8 Photo Direction Abandoned concrete washout. SW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 5 Photo 9 Photo Direction Empty drum and fence at southern edge of the Subject Property. S Photo 10 Photo Direction Gas infrastructure west of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 6 Photo 11 Photo Direction Gate leading to gas infrastructure in western area of the Subject Property S Photo 12 Photo Direction Location of the former holding pond in the north central portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 7 Photo 13 Photo Direction Oil and gas infrastructure adjacent to the southeast corner of the Subject Property. High voltage gas pipeline marker along the south side of County Road 215. S Photo 14 Photo Direction Conex and storage trailer on neighboring property SW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 8 Photo 15 Photo Direction Rock pile in eastern portion of the Subject Property NE Photo 16 Photo Direction Gas/oil well pad and infrastructure excluded from the southeast portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 9 Photo 17 Photo Direction Gas infrastructure excluded from the southeast portion of the Subject Property. N Photo 18 Photo Direction Adjacent property to the south and east of the Subject Property. SE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 10 Photo 19 Photo Direction Six generators on the adjacent property southeast of the Subject Property. S Photo 20 Photo Direction Oil and gas infrastructure and overhead powerlines adjacent to the southeast portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 11 Photo 21 Photo Direction Wooden crates and metal debris within the Subject Property. W Photo 22 Photo Direction Metal wagon wheel in the field north of County Road 215, west of Garden Gulch Road. NE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 12 Photo 23 Photo Direction Grassy field within the northeast portion of the Subject Property, north of County Road 215, west of Garden Gulch Road. N Photo 24 Photo Direction Wooden structure in the grassy field within the northeast portion of the Subject Property. NW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 13 Photo 25 Photo Direction Tires and boulders in the grassy field within the northeast portion of the Subject Property. N Photo 26 Photo Direction An abandoned power pole on hill within the northeast portion of the Subject Property. N Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 14 Photo 27 Photo Direction A monitoring well in north central part of the Subject Property. S Photo 28 Photo Direction A monitoring well in north central part of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 15 Photo 29 Photo Direction A Natural Gas Plant to the northwest of the Subject Property. NW Photo 30 Photo Direction Abandoned power infrastructure in the western portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 16 Photo 31 Photo Direction Abandoned power infrastructure in the western portion of the Subject Property. SE Photo 32 Photo Direction Cement slab and abandoned transformer in the northwest corner of the Subject Property. SE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 17 Photo 33 Photo Direction Active and abandoned power infrastructure near the western edge of the Subject Property. N Photo 34 Photo Direction Gas infrastructure adjacent to the northwest corner of the Subject Property. SW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 18 Photo 35 Photo Direction Excluded area containing an oil/gas well pad and infrastructure within the northwest corner of the Subject Property. NE Photo 36 Photo Direction Gate and broken culvert in the northwest portion of the Subject Property. N Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 19 Photo 37 Photo Direction Bucket of unknown sludge near the center of the Subject Property SW C User Questionnaire and Activity Use Limitation ASTM E1527-21 User Questionnaire Subject Property Name: Wheeler Gulch Subject Property Address: 3477 County Road 215 Parachute, CO 81652 Name/Company/Title: Jason Eckman/Caerus Operating LLC/Regulatory & Community Relations Lead Date: August 7, 2023 To qualify for one of the Landowner Liability Protections (LLPs) offered by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2001 (the “Brownfields Amendments”),the user must conduct the following inquiries required by 40 C.F.R. §§ 312.25, 312.28, 312.29, 312.30, and 312.31. These inquiries must also be conducted by EPA Brownfield Assessment and Characterization grantees. The user should provide the following information to the environmental professional. Failure to conduct these inquiries could result in a determination that “all appropriate inquiries” is not complete. 1. Environmental cleanup liens that are filed or recorded against the Subject Property (“property;” 40 CFR 312.25). Are you aware of any environmental cleanup liens filed or recorded against the subject property under federal, tribal, state, or local law? No Yes If so, describe: 2. Activity and land use limitations that are in place on the subject property or that have been field or recorded against the subject property (40 CFR 312.26). Are you aware of any activity use limitations (AULs), such as engineering controls, land use restrictions, or institutional controls that are in place at the subject property and/or have been filed or recorded against the subject property under federal, tribal, state or local law?? No Yes If so, describe: Deed restriction and notification dated November 1998 for onsite soil repository in the former footprint of the holding pond. 3. Specialized knowledge or experience of the person seeking to qualify for the LLP (40 CFR 312.28). Do you have any specialized knowledge or experience related to the subject property or nearby properties? For example, are you involved in the same line of business as the current or former occupants of the subject property or an adjoining property so that you would have specialized knowledge of the chemicals and processes used by this type of business? No Yes If so, describe: 4. Relationship of purchase price to the fair market value of the property if it were not contaminated (40 CFR 312.29). Does the purchase price being paid for this subject property reasonably reflect the fair market value of the property? If you conclude that there is a difference, have you considered whether the lower purchase price is because contamination is known or believed to be present at the subject property? N/A property is currently owned by the applicant No Yes If so, describe: 5. Commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the property (40 CFR 312.30). Are you aware of commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the subject property that would help the environmental professional to identify conditions indicative of releases or threatened releases? For example, a. Do you know the past uses of the subject property? No Yes If so, describe: Support facility for oil shale development b. Do you know of specific chemicals that are present or once were present at the subject property? No Yes If so, describe: Based on knowledge of past use of the property, low level arsenic was cleaned up and stored in a cell outside of the project boundaries. The CDPHE granted closure of the cell in 1998. c. Do you know of spills or other chemical releases that have taken place at the subject property? No Yes If so, describe: d. Do you know of any environmental cleanups that have taken place at the subject property? No Yes If so, describe: Based on knowledge of past use of the property, low level arsenic was cleaned up and stored in a cell outside of the project boundaries. The CDPHE granted closure of the cell in 1998. Other: 6. The degree of obviousness of the presence of likely presence of contamination at the property, and the ability to detect the contamination by appropriate investigation (40 CFR 312.31). Based on your knowledge and experience related to the property, are there any obvious indicators that point to the presence or likely presence of releases at the property? No Yes If so, describe: Activity Use Limitation "Deed Restriction and Notification" D January 2023 Phase I ESA - Site Photographs Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 1 Photo 1 Photo Direction Equipment storage yard in the southern portion of the Subject Property. S Photo 2 Photo Direction A shed and conex box at equipment storage yard. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 2 Photo 3 Photo Direction Abandoned vehicle in ditch near southwestern edge of the Subject Property. SW Photo 4 Photo Direction Parachute Creek, in the southwestern corner of the Subject Property. SE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 3 Photo 5 Photo Direction Wood debris near the northwest edge of the Subject Property. NW Photo 6 Photo Direction Metal debris in a ditch near northern edge of the Subject Property. N Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 4 Photo 7 Photo Direction Shrubby field and wood fence separating the Subject Property from the adjacent property to the west. NW Photo 8 Photo Direction Abandoned concrete washout. SW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 5 Photo 9 Photo Direction Empty drum and fence at southern edge of the Subject Property. S Photo 10 Photo Direction Gas infrastructure west of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 6 Photo 11 Photo Direction Gate leading to gas infrastructure in western area of the Subject Property S Photo 12 Photo Direction Location of the former holding pond in the north central portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 7 Photo 13 Photo Direction Oil and gas infrastructure adjacent to the southeast corner of the Subject Property. High voltage gas pipeline marker along the south side of County Road 215. S Photo 14 Photo Direction Conex and storage trailer on neighboring property SW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 8 Photo 15 Photo Direction Rock pile in eastern portion of the Subject Property NE Photo 16 Photo Direction Gas/oil well pad and infrastructure excluded from the southeast portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 9 Photo 17 Photo Direction Gas infrastructure excluded from the southeast portion of the Subject Property. N Photo 18 Photo Direction Adjacent property to the south and east of the Subject Property. SE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 10 Photo 19 Photo Direction Six generators on the adjacent property southeast of the Subject Property. S Photo 20 Photo Direction Oil and gas infrastructure and overhead powerlines adjacent to the southeast portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 11 Photo 21 Photo Direction Wooden crates and metal debris within the Subject Property. W Photo 22 Photo Direction Metal wagon wheel in the field north of County Road 215, west of Garden Gulch Road. NE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 12 Photo 23 Photo Direction Grassy field within the northeast portion of the Subject Property, north of County Road 215, west of Garden Gulch Road. N Photo 24 Photo Direction Wooden structure in the grassy field within the northeast portion of the Subject Property. NW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 13 Photo 25 Photo Direction Tires and boulders in the grassy field within the northeast portion of the Subject Property. N Photo 26 Photo Direction An abandoned power pole on hill within the northeast portion of the Subject Property. N Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 14 Photo 27 Photo Direction A monitoring well in north central part of the Subject Property. S Photo 28 Photo Direction A monitoring well in north central part of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 15 Photo 29 Photo Direction A Natural Gas Plant to the northwest of the Subject Property. NW Photo 30 Photo Direction Abandoned power infrastructure in the western portion of the Subject Property. S Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 16 Photo 31 Photo Direction Abandoned power infrastructure in the western portion of the Subject Property. SE Photo 32 Photo Direction Cement slab and abandoned transformer in the northwest corner of the Subject Property. SE Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 17 Photo 33 Photo Direction Active and abandoned power infrastructure near the western edge of the Subject Property. N Photo 34 Photo Direction Gas infrastructure adjacent to the northwest corner of the Subject Property. SW Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 18 Photo 35 Photo Direction Excluded area containing an oil/gas well pad and infrastructure within the northwest corner of the Subject Property. NE Photo 36 Photo Direction Gate and broken culvert in the northwest portion of the Subject Property. N Wheeler Gulch – Phase I ESA Photos Taken: October 18, 2022 19 Photo 37 Photo Direction Bucket of unknown sludge near the center of the Subject Property SW Wheeler Gulch Solar Project This page intentionally left blank.