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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.0 Extension Request 01.04.2011Chevron Julie Justus Regulatory Specialist MidContinent/Aiaska SBU January, 14, 2011 Mr. Fred Jarmin Garfield County Planning Department 108 8th Street Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company (A Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Division) 760 Horizon Drive Suite 401 Grand Junction, Colorado 81506 Telephone: 970, 257.6042 E mail; jjustusaachevron.com RECEIVED JAN 142011 GARFIELD COUNTY BUILDING & PLANNING Re: Request to seek Board of County Commission approval to extend the term of use — Chevron Temporary Produced Water Management System. Mr Jarmin: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ( "Chevron ") is seeking to amend its existing Temporary Produced Water Management System Special Use Permit (Resolution 2009 -41, SUP 18908) to extend the term of the permit to July of 2012 and to include annual review and approval to extend the term of use until such time as the location can be permitted for longer use and/or the permanent Produced Water Management Tank Facility can be commissioned for use. This proposal is made in the interest of safe and continued produced water handling operations. The Temporary Produced Water Management System is located in the central portion of the Clear Creek Valley approximately 2.5 miles north northwest of the terminal end of County Road 211 and within the Chevron Piceance Basin Natural Gas Development area (See attached Vicinity Maps). The facility occupies approximately 0.86 acres of an existing 3.4 acre well pad which lies in portions of Tracts 110 and 111 of Parcels 2139- 163 -00 -014 and 2137 - 321 -00 -008 within the Gentle Slopes and Lower Valley Floor (RLGS) sub- district of the Resource Lands Zone District. The subject parcel and adjacent parcels have historically been used for cattle grazing, mining and natural gas extraction as it is today, The Temporary Produced Water Management System is constructed on a portion of the SKR- 598-35-BV well pad located in the SE1 /4NE1/4 of Section 35, Township 5 South, Range 98 West of the 6th P.M., in Garfield County, Colorado, and currently consists of ten (10) 500 barrel (bbl) (21,000 gallon) frac tanks for produced water storage, fourteen (14) additional 500 bbl frac tanks for emergency or upset overflow storage, and a pump and filter system to manage produced water storage and disposal until such time as a permanent Water Management Tank Facility could be designed, permitted, constructed, and commissioned for operation. The installation and operation of the Temporary Produced Water Management System was approved by the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on June 15, 2009 (See attached Resolution 2009 -41, SUP 18908). A request to amend SUP 18908, specifically Condition #18 which states: "The Special Use Permit for the Temporary Produced Water Management System shall expire 12 months from the issuance of permit, subject to a review at that time to consider for extension of another 12 months" was granted by the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on 04/30/2010 (LIPA 6595). Chevron respectfully requests a review of this condition by the Board of County Commissioners and is seeking consideration of an extension for another 12 months for the following reasons: Chevron is currently in the process of seeking approval to construct a permanent Produced Water Management Tank Facility (LIPA 6595), but due to current economic conditions and a lack of confidence in the near -term natural gas market, MidContinent Alaska Business Unit has denied funding for this project for and estimated 12 to 24 months. Consequently, Chevron will require extended use of the temporary Produced Water Management facility until such time as the existing location is approved for longer -term use and/or the permanent facility can be commissioned. The Temporary Produced Water Management System will require tank and technology upgrades for use over the longer than anticipated term, and Chevron will seek approval to replace the existing 500 bbl frac tanks with five (5) 1,000 bbl upright tanks that can be equipped with remote monitoring and control technologies (i.e., SCADA). The modification to the site would be provided to Garfield County under separate permit for approval. The Temporary Produced Water Management System is designed for short-term use and would be replaced by the permanent Produced Water Management Tank Facility at such time as all permits and project funding are approved. Therefore, additional time is needed to ensure safe and continuous produced water management until such time as the permanent facility can be completed and operational. Chevron does not anticipate any significant issues with produced water management at this time, but is not willing to risk the potential for an unsafe operating condition and is therefore seeking the permit extension to allow time to plan, design and permit tank upgrades at the temporary location to ensure safe and incident -free produced water management. Change to Existing Approved Land Use Chevron offers the following to address the definition of Substantial Change as written in the Garfield County Unified Land Use Resolution of 2007. Garfield County defines Substantial Change as a change to an existing approved land use resulting in one or more of the following: 1. A change in land use category: This permit extension proposal is consistent with the purpose and intended use of the permitted facility and does not purport to change the permitted land use. 2. A change in site design which increases: a. The number of dwelling units: No dwelling units are permitted or proposed for use at this facility. b. The maximum square footage of structures less than 10,000 sq. ft. over 100% and structures over 10,000 sq. ft. by 10 %, if a maximum has been specified in a permit approval: no permanent structures are proposed in this application. c. Projected traffic such that a highway access permit or an amendment to a highway access permit is required as a result of the change: This proposal does not constitute a change in site design that would increase the projected traffic or change to the access requirements. d. The size of the land which is the subject of the permit or approval: No additional surface disturbance would be required for this proposal. 3. A change in land use which creates or increases the incompatibility of the use: This proposal is consistent with the purpose and intended use of the permitted facility and is compatible with the current and future uses allowed within the Resource Lands - Gentle Slope zone district. Impact Analysis of Amendment Proposal The proposed permit extension would not increase the impacts to natural environment and would provide the operational safety and environmental protection needed until a permanent Produced Water Management Facility can be commissioned. This amendment proposal would not require modification to existing secondary containment structures or increase the existing surface disturbance. No traffic impacts are expected and no other nuisance would be introduced as a result of this proposal. Secondary Containment, SPCC, and Stormwater Management The permitted secondary containment structure has been designed and constructed to ensure that all harmful liquids are completely contained to prevent any soil contamination or transport of contaminants offsite by natural forces. The existing Temporary Produced Water Management System is constructed and operated in accordance with the Chevron Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan and is designed and maintained in accordance with the Chevron Skinner Ridge Stormwater Management Plan. Traffic Traffic in the area of the existing Temporary Produced Water Management System consists of primarily Chevron employees and contractors, and there is very little public travel on the County road leading to the Chevron Skinner Ridge field (County Road 211). Chevron maintains the private portion of the Clear Creek Road and, in cooperation with the Garfield County Road and Bridge Department, and assists with the maintenance of the County portion of this road. Frequent watering and the application of Magnesium Chloride on both the public and private portions of the road ensure that fugitive dust is kept at a minimum. Flora and Fauna No surface disturbance or vegetation removal is proposed in this request. The Temporary Produced Water Management System is an existing permitted facility and no additional impacts to flora or fauna is expected as a result of this proposal. Nuisance Visual: Distance and area topography isolates the existing Temporary Produced Water Management System from the nearest residence and all other landowners in the neighboring Roan Creek drainage. The remote location and mountainous terrain visually separates the site, and most of the Chevron development, from residences in the vicinity of Roan and Clear Creeks. This proposal would not contribute to an increase in visual impacts. Noise: This proposal would not introduce a new source of noise or contribute to an increase in noise generation at the existing facility. This area is classified as light industrial under the Colorado Revised Statute 25 -12 -103, which has allowable noise levels of 70 decibels [db(A)] from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and 65 db(A) from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. There are no public receptors in the vicinity of the subject site and the potential for any noise to be heard outside the facility boundary is minimal. Vibration: This proposal to extend the permit term would not increase to vibration at the subject location. Smoke and Particulate Matter: This proposal would not contribute to the generation of smoke or particulate matter. The area is sprayed with water as necessary to control fugitive dust. Heat, Glare, Radiation and Fumes: This proposal would not contribute to emissions of heat, glare, radiation, fumes, or odor. Cultural Resources Two Class III (pedestrian) surveys and one Class I Resource Inventory have been conducted in the vicinity of the 598 -35 -BV well pad over a period of four years. The findings have all been previously recorded and evaluated as officially not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. No surface disturbance is proposed in this request and no impact to Cultural Resources is expected as a result of this proposal. Reclamation Plan The Temporary Produced Water Management System occupies a portion of the existing SKR- 598-35-BV well pad and no surface disturbing activities are proposed in this proposal. The Temporary Produced Water Management System would be in operation at this location only until such time as a permanent Produced Water Management Tank Facility could be made operational. When this location is no longer required to support Chevron's produced water management and disposal needs, all equipment would be removed and that portion of the location occupied by the Temporary Produced Water Management System would be utilized, along with the rest of the location, as a centralized frac pad or may be drilled at some time in the future. The pumps and filters would be reused and relocated to the permanent Water Management Tank Facility if possible. All tanks would be removed from the site and either hauled offsite or reused at another location. Interim reclamation measures have already been implemented on the existing SKR- 598-35-BV well pad, and all soil piles and slopes have been seeded for stabilization. Stormwater and erosion controls are currently in place and are monitored at regularly scheduled intervals per Chevron's Stormwater Management Plan. The site is monitored regularly for noxious weeds and the application of herbicides and/or other methods of weed control are used as necessary on and around the existing site. Final reclamation would occur at the end of the productive life of the SKR- 598 -35 -BV well pad in accordance with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 1000 Series Rules, Reclamation Regulations. The proposal to extend the term of use of the existing Temporary Produced Water Management System would comply with all applicable standards set forth in the Garfield County Unified Land Use Resolution Article VII, Divisions 1, 2 and 3 and Division 8 §7 -810, Additional Standards Applicable to Industrial Use. Sincerely, Julie A. Justus Regulatory, Health & Environment Specialist Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ®!I �II'i�IT�f>tii�i1i[ k�y'�9ri�l�'ii «IPr "f ®1 Reception #: 785634 '05/0612010 f1:37,15 AN Jean Alberico of 2 Rec Fee,50.00 Doc Fee:0DO CPRFIELD COUNTY CO LAND USE CHANGE PERMIT For Chevron USA, Inc. to amend approval conditions 13 and 18 of Resolution 2009 -41 for approvals granted to allow a Temporary Produced Water Management System on Well Pad 35-BV located north of the terminus of CR 211, Clear Creek Road, in the SE/4 NE/4 Section 35, Township 5 South, Range 98West of the 61h P.M., Garfield County Parcel Numbers :2139 - 163.00 -014 2137-321-00-008 In accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of the Garfield County Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008, as amended, the Director hereby authorizes the following amendment to the approval granted for a Temporary Produced Water Management System via Resolution 2009 -41: APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PERMIT TERM FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS, WITH A REVISED EXPIRATION DATE OF JULY 7, 2011; AND PERMITTING FOURTEEN (14) ADDITIONAL FRAC TANKS TO BE STORED ON 35 -BV WELL PAD AS SHOWN OF THE ATTACHED SITE PLAN , EXHIBIT A. ALL OTHER CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONTAINED WITHIN RESOLUTION 2009 -41 WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. This Land Use Change Permit is issued subject to the original conditions set forth in Resolution 2007 -61 and all other applicable provisions of the Garfield County Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008, as amended, Building Code, and other regulations of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado. This Land Use Change Permit is issued under the authority granted to the Director of Building and Planning under Section 4 -107 of the Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008, as amended. Fred A. Jarman, Al P Director of Building . nd Planning Garfield County File Number S0AA6386 Date RecP.ot iontl : 759619 . 00;1uf2009 11:37:13 WI Jean Alberico t of 5 Rec Fee:S6.03 Coo Fee:O.CC GRRFIELQ Cot,_7Y CO STATE OF COLORADO ) )ss County of Garfield ) At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Garfield County, Colorado, held in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Garfield County Plaza Building, in Glenwood Springs on Monday, the 13th day of April, 2009, there were present: John Martin , Commissioner Chairman Mike Samson , Commissioner Tresi Hoi pt , Cornn-iissioner Don DeFord , County Attorney Jean Alberico , Clerk of the Board Ed Green (absent) , County Manager when the following proceedings, among others were had and done, to -wit: RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 41 A RESOLUTION CONCERNED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION / OPERATION OF THE CHEVRON USA TEMPORARY PRODUCED WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOCATED ON .86 ACRES OF A 54,000 -ACRE PARCEL OWNED BY CHEVRON USA, INC., LOCATED IN THE SE'/ SW'/ OF SECTION 36, T5S, R98W OF THE 6rn P.M. IN GARFIELD COUNTY, PARCELS # 2137-321-00-008 and # 2137-163-40-014 Recitals A. Garfield County is a legal and political subdivision of the State of Colorado for which the Board of County Commissioners (Board) is authorized to act. B. On the 2' day of January, 1979, the Board adopted Resolution 79 -01 concerning a Zoning Resolution for the County of Garfield, State of Colorado. C. Pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the Zoning Resolution of 1978, an application for a Special Use Permit shall be approved or denied by the Board of County Commissioners after holding a public hearing thereon in conformance with all the provisions of the Zoning Resolution. D. The Board held a public hearing on the 13th day of April, 2009, upon the question of whether the above - described Special Use Permit should be granted or denied, 5 • 5 • , �! [ X11 it i I Ifk:W "i : 31f0 Li&I Iii Recc iontl: 769619 05/16/2009 11:37713 all Jean 3Lberico 2 of 5 Rec Foe.$C.00 Doc Fee 0.00 GRR1ELL) CO11f17Y CO at which hearing the public and interested persons were given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the special use permit. E. The Board of County Commissioners closed the public hearing on April 13th, 2009, and acted on the basis of substantial competent evidence produced at the aforementioned hearing. Resolution NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, that the Special Use Permit is approved based on the following findings: A. The forgoing Recitals are incorporated by this reference as part of this Resolution. B. Proper public notice via publication pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the Zoning Resolution of 1975, as amended, was provided as required by law for the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. C. An application for a special use permit was made consistent with the requirements of Section 5.03 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1975, as amended. D. The public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and complete; all pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted; and all interested parties were heard at that hearing. E. The proposed Special Use Permit is in compliance with the recommendations set forth in the Comprehensive Plan for the unincorporated areas of the County. F. The proposed Special Use Permit is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County. G. The Special Use Permit for the Temporary Produced Water Management System proposed by Chevron USA, Inc., shall require that the following conditions be satisfied: 1. That all representations of the Applicant, either within the application or stated at the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners, shall be considered conditions of approval unless explicitly altered by the Board. 2. That the operation of the facility be done in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations governing the operation of this type of facility. 3, That the Applicant shall comply with the fire protection provisions included in the rules and regulations of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation 81111 Receptionii: 769613 C6/16720©5 11,37:73 R;i Jean falberico 3 of 5 Rep Fee:$Ci,C3 Doc Fee,O.00 GRRFIE=LO CO'JMTY CO Commission (COGCC) and the International Fire Code as the Code pertains to the operation of this facility. 4, Vibration generated: the Temporary Produced Water Treatment System shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point of any boundary line of the properly on which the use is located. 5. Emissions of smoke and particulate matter: the Temporary Produced Water Treatment System shall be so operated so as to comply with all federal, State and County air quality laws, regulations and standards. 6. Emission of heat, glare, radiation and fumes: the Temporary Produced Water Treatment System shall be so operated that it does not emit heat, glare, radiation or fumes which substantially interfere with the existing use of adjoining property or which constitutes a public nuisance or hazard. 7. Volume of sound generated shall comply with the standards set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes, COGCC Series 800. 8. No storage of heavy equipment or materials is permitted after the construction period. 9. No human habitation of this site is allowed at any tirne. 10. Any lighting shall be pointed downward and inward to the property center and shaded to prevent direct reflection on adjacent property. 11, Water pollution: in a case in which potential hazards exist, it shall be necessary to install safeguards designed to comply with the Regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency before operation of the facilities may begin. All percolation tests or ground water resource tests as may be required by local or State Health Officers must be met before operation of the facilities may begin. 12. Prior to the issuance of the Special Use Permit, a plan that includes adequate design for the spill containment basin for the produced water tanks on site shall be provided to the Garfield County Project Engineer. 13. A maximum of ten (10) frac tanks may be installed on the site under this Special Use Permit. 14. Prior to the issuance of the Special Use Permit, a reclamation security of $2500 per acre shall be submitted for the .86 -acre site disturbance, as per the Garfield County Vegetation Manager. If the use as a water treatment system is ended, reclamation shall be initiated within 60 days and meet the requirements Reception4: 769619 06I16;2C09 11,37:13 AM Jean Plberico 4 of 5 Rec Fee :$O. ©G Doc Fee:C.333 GPRFfEL[) CO',iUTY CO set forth in the reclamation plan in place on the date the Special Use Permit issued, or the site reclamation standards in place at the time of use cessation, whichever is more stringent. The reclamation standards at the date of permit issuance are cited in Section 4.06, 4.07 and 4.08 of the Garfield County Weed Management Plan (Resolution #2002 -94). 1.5. Dust mitigation on the sites and access roads must be performed to prevent fugitive dust. 16. Prior to issuance of the Special Use Permit, written confirmation by a certified wildlife biologist shall be provided to the Garfield County Planning Department to ensure that no active nest sites are within a distance considered by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (chart, page 19 of the Biologic Survey section) to be adversely affected by human activity. 17. Bear -proof refuse containers shall be required on the site. 18. The Special Use Permit for the Temporary Produced Water Management System shall expire 12 months from the issuance of permit, subject to a review at that time to consider for extension of another 12 months. Dated this f day of J(C , A.D. 2009. ATTEST: GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GARF .• COUNTY, COL Cl k of the Board Upon motion duly made and seconded the foreg the following vote: John Martin Mike Samson Tresi Houpt STATE OF COLORADO )ss County of Garfield ye , Aye MII1PlaniVIANPAhrhilOWIRVI I1 WINah Bill Receptianli: 769619 06116;2099 11:37:13 AM Jean Alberico 5 cf 5 Reo Fee:$0.00 Doc ree:0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY C.^, I, , County Clerk and ex- officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners in. and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing Resolution is truly copied from the Records of the Proceeding of the Board of County Commissioners for said Garfield County, now in my office. 1N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hard and affixed the seal of said County, at Glenwood Springs, this day of , A.D. 2009 County Clerk and ex- officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Chevron North American Exploration and Production Company Piceance Basin Natural Gas Program Early Production System SKR- 598 -35 -BV Well Pad (Existing Temporary Water Management System) — ; �.n,,. z t'sk , ti ..y 0 F 2 Hiner Gate Temporary Office Roan Creek Comm. 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