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Telephone: 970.945.8212 Facsimile: 970.945.7785 ""' ~. ll u.: .... D COL~TY
Submittal Date: _____________ Base Fee: ___ -"'$_,_40=0.__ ____ _
Applicant: Balla rd Petroleum LLC
. 845 12th St. W, Billin gs , MT 59 10 2 406 259 8790 Address of Apphcant: ________________ ___.T"""e...,.le~ph=o=n=e·._. ___ -_
Special Use Being Requested: Water Disposal Facility
Zone District: _____________ Size of Property:_4_0_a _c_r_es ______ _
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Application Requirements: These items must be submitted with the application
~ee Bpard of County Commissioners of Garfielq Co~nty Resolution No. 96-21 attached hereto ana made a part of th is ap?lication .
l] Plans and specifications for the proposed use inclucling the hours of operation, the amount of vehicles
accessing the site on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis, and the size of any existing or proposed
structures that will be utilized in conjunction with the proposed use. Please submit this information
in narrative form and be sp~ific .
2] If you will be using water or will be treating wastewater in conjunction with the proposed use, please
detail the amount of water that would be used and the type of wastewater treatment. If you will be
utilizing well water, please attach a copy of the appropriate well pennit and any other legal water
supply infonnation, inducting a water allotment contract or an approved water augmentation plan.
3] A map drawn to scale portraying your property, all structures on the property, and the County or State
roadways within one (1) mil e of your property. If you are proposing a new or expanded access onto
a County or State roadway, submit a driveway or highway access permit.
4] A vicinity map, showing slope of your property, for which a U.S .G.S. 1:24,000 scale quadrang le map
will suffice.
5] A copy of the appropriate portion ofa Garfield County Assessor's Map showing all public and private
landowners adjacent to your property. Include a list of all property owners and their addresses.
6] Attach a copy of the deed and a legal description of the prop erty. If you are acting as an agent for the
property owner, you must attach an acknowledgment fro m the property owner that you may act in
his/her behalf.
7] For a ll applications pertaining to airports, the oil and gas indu stry, power generation and/or
transmission indu s try, or any other classified industrial operation, you must submit an impact
statement consistent with the requiremen ts of Sections 5 .03 , paragraphs 1thru3; 5.03 .07, inclusive;
and 5 .03 .08, inclusive.
The consideration of this proposed Special Use will require at least one (I) public hearing, for which public
notice must be provid e d . The Planning Department will mail you information concerning this hearing(s),
approximately 30 days prior to the scheduled hearing. You will then be required to notify, by certified return
receipt mail , a ll adjacent landowners and publish the notice provided by the Planning Department, in a
newspaper of general circulation. Both these notices must be mailed/published at least 15 days prior to the
public hearing. The applicant shall bear the cost of mailing and publicat ion and proof of mailing and
publication must be s ubmitted at the time of the public hearing.
The information contained within this application is complete and correct, to the best of my knowledge:
Applicant: _______________ Date: ____________ _
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At a requ1ar _meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for GartieJd County,
Colorado, held in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Garfield County Courthouse, in Glenwood Spring::-
on Monday , the 15th day of April. A.D. 19~. there were present:
--'M,_,a=-r=i=a,_,n,__I=-_,S:.:m::ci=th,_, ______________ ,, Commissioner Chairman
--'A"r'-'n=o~l=d~L=-•-'M"a=-c=-k=l'-'e"y~-------------• Commissioner
El.mer (Buckey) Arbaney , Commissioner
-~D"-o'-nc'-c~D"e=-F"Co~r~d~,_-c---·-----------• County Attorney
-~M.ci.cl=d=r'-'e"d"-'-'A=l=•=d=-o'-r"--f--------------• Clerk of the Board
__ c_h_u_c_k_D_e_s_c_h_e_n_e_s ______________ , County Administrator
when the following proceedings, among others were had and done, to-wit:
RESOLUTION NO. 96-21
A RESOLUTION CONCERNED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT
APPLICATION FOR SNYDER OIL CORPORATION.
WlffiREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, has received
application from Snyder Oil Corporation for allowing the construction and operation of a produced water
evaporation pit on the following described tract of land:
Located on a portion of land in Section 26, T6S, R93W of the 6th P.M., off of CR 319.
(in the State of Colorado and the County of Garfield); and
WHEREAS, the Board held a public hearing on the 6th day of November, 1995, upon the question
of whether the above-described Special Use Permit should be granted or denjed, at which hearing the public
and interested persons were given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the issuance of said
Special Use Permit; and
WHEREASJ the Board on the basis of substantial competent evidence produced at the
aforementioned hearing, has made the folJowing determination of fact:
1. That proper publication and public notice was provided as required by law for the hearing
before the Board of County Commissioners.
2. That the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and complete, that
aJI pertinent facts, matters and issues were .submitted and that all interested parties were heard
at that hearing.
3. That the application is in compliance with the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978,
as amended.
4. For the above stated and other reasons, the proposed use is in the best interest of the health,
safecy, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield
County, Colorado, that the Special Use Permit be and hereby is authorized permitting the use of the above
described tract of land for a produced water evaporation pit. upon the following specific conditions:
I. 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.
2. That the operation of the facility be done in accordance with any federat state or local
regulations governing the operation of this type of facility.
3. That the operation of this facility be in accordance with the provisions allowed within the
Surtllce Lease Agreement signed by the applicant (Lessee) and the land owner (Lessor).
4. The applicant comply with the provisions of the National Fire Code as the Code pertains to
the operation of this type of facility.
5. The construction of the facility, specifically the evaporation pit. be done in a manner to
mitigate any problems which may occur due to the possible shrinking or swelling of the soils
on-site.
6. The issuance of this Special Use Perm.it is subject to an annual ..-eview of the water chem.istry
of the water contained within the evaporation pit, at such time when free-standing water is
within the pit. This analysis will be presented to the Planning Department on the first day of
July, 1996, and every July I thereafter, for the duration of the operation. The analysis of this
water will be al the sole cost of the applicant/owner. Jf'this water is determined, through thls
analysis, to be hazardous or toxic. based on applicable standards2 then the applicant/operator
is required to submit an additional Special Use Permit application, with appropriate fees. to
address and mitigate the potential hazard(s).
7. The County reserves the right to retain outside expertise~ at the expense of the
applicant/operator of the facility. in an effort to conduct tests or analyses of the physicaJ
nature~ water chemistry or groundwater properties on and away from the site.
8. A sufficient monetary security, determined by the Board of County Commissioners, to ensure
rehabilitation of the site once operation has ceased, shall be provided to the County by the
applicant.
9. That the proposed lease parcel is subdivided from the parent parcel either by the appropriate
action of the Board of County Commissioners or the recording of a deed of at least 35 acres
of land surrounding the leased area. in the name of the applicant.
10. This facility is for the sole use ofthe applicant. If any other entities are to be added as users
then these "entities would be subject to an additional Special Use Permit ..-eview.
I I . The applicant/operator will consult with appropriate authorities as to the planting and care
of suitable landscaping plants.
12. Licensing of all out-of-state vehicles and equipment to be used on this project within the
County of Garfield, State of Colorado.
13. An emergency plan will be filed with the County and the appropriate fire district.
14. Location of the aeration system pump and motor will be done in a manner to shield
surrounding landowners from noise produced by these mechanical components.
Dated this
ATTEST:
16 day of ___ A~p~r_i_l _____ , A.O. 19--22_.
GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS, GARFIELD COUNTY,
COLORADO
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r, , County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County
Conunissioners 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at
Glenwood Springs, this ___ day of , A.O. 19 ___ .
County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
12/30/98 WED 11:43 FAX 303 592 8696 soco
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Section 26: SW/4NE/4 and that portion of the SE/4NE/4 which
contains the tract beginning at a point in the NE/4 of Section
26 which bears S. 44°53 1 54 11 W. 1841.48 feet from t.he Northeast.
Corner of said Section 26; thence s. 00•32•00 11 W. 700.00 feet;,
thence N. 89 .. 26 1 00 1' W. 530.00 feet; thence N. 00°32'00" E.
700.00 feet; thence S. 89°28'00'' E. 530.00 feet to the point
of beginning. Bas~s of bearings is the East 1ine of the NE/4
of said Section 26, which is assumed from G.L.O. information
to bear North.
Containing 40.S acres more or less
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ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE RlFLE WATER EVAPORATION PIT
1. Airport Land Partners, Ltd. (Vacant Land -Wooded Areas)
434 E. Cooper St.
Aspen, CO 81611-1859
2. United States Department of the Interior (Vacant Land -Heavily Wooded -Steep Slopes)
Bureau of Land Management
Glenwood Springs Resource Area
50629 Highway 6 & 24
P. 0. Box 1009
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
970-945-2341
3. Robert T. Lazier (Vacant Land -Wooded Areas)
P. 0 Box 1325
VaiL Colorado 81658-1325
Non-Published Telephone Number
4. Thomas B. Kell (Vacant Land -Wooded Areas)
1954 Perrin Road
Manteca, California 95337-9439
209-823-3639
5. Phillip A. Miller (Cabin Home -Pasture Land -Wooded Areas)
3035 Anderson Snow Road
Brooksville, Florida 34609-5202
904-796-0906
6. Harlan R. and Ronnie Lee Runion (Cabin Home -Wooded Areas)
6269 Clearwater Drive
Spring Hill, Florida 34606-5905
Non Published Telephone Number
7. Shaeffer, Ltd. (Fanning Operations -No Dwellings)
5957 Road 319
Rifle, Colorado 81650
970-876-2819
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8. Harold B. and Roberta Shaeffer (Shaeffer Residence -Fanning Operations)
5957 Road 319
Rifle, Colorado 81650
970-876-2819
9. K. R. K., Ltd. (Fanning Operations -No dwellings)
clo Katherine Rogers
7010 West Oregon Drive
Lakewood, Colorado 80232
303-985-1929
I 0. B. J. M., Ltd, (Farming Operations -No Dwellings)
c/o Barbara Morris
20 S. 35th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80303
303-494-9258
11. Benzel Livestock Company (Farming and Pasture Operations -No Dwellings)
c/o John Benzel
7260 Highway 179
Sedona, Arizona 86351
602-284-0716
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April 22 , 1999
Garfie ld County
Building and Planning Department
Attention: Mark Bean
10 9 81
" Street , Suite 303
Glenwood S prings , CO 81601
RE : Site Reclama ti on Plan
Dea r Mr . Bea n:
PETROLEUM LLC
RECLAMA TION PLAN FOR BENZEL WATER DISPOSAL FAC ILIT Y
We a nti cipate that this facility cou ld have a use ful li fe of between 20 and 30 years. At the end of tJ1 e life of
thi s facilit y, reclamation will co nsist of th e followin g.
• Removal of all equipm e nt
• Filling in a nd leve lin g of the pit. makin g sure that th e so il is put back to it s ori g inal
Le ve l as near as pra cticab l_e.
• Re-seeding the area witJ1 I 00% ce rtifi ed weed fr ee g ras s seed that is in dige nous to
th e area.
• Compl yi ng witJ1 an y spec ial lease terms , stat e a nd co unty regulation s with rega rd to
final reclamation .
Thi s reclamatio n plan was required to ge t a Spec ial Use Permit for the Be nzel Water Disposal Fa cilit y that
we acqui red from Snyder Oil Co rporation .
If) OL• s hould require <1ny!hing fu1th er, µl ease lei 1111.: kn ow .
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845 12th Stree t Wes t• Bi llin g s, Montana 59102
p h on e: 406 I 259-8790 • fa x: 406 I 259 -3884
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DESCRIPTIO~ OF TIIE PREMISES
R£CE/V£o JAN 2 9
Township 6 South. Range 93 West. 6th P.M.
Section 26: SW/4NE/4 and that portion of the SE/4NE/4 which
contains the tract beginning at a point in the NE/4 of Section 26
which bears S. 44 °53'54" W. 1841.48 feet from the Northeast
Corner of said Section 26; thence S. 00°32'00" W. 700.00 feet;
thence N. 89°28'00" W. 530.00 feet; thence N. 00°32'00" E. 700.00
feet; ther:ice S. 89°28'00" E. 530.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Basis of bearings is the East line of the NE/4 of said Section 26,
which is assumed from G.L.O. information to bear North.
Containing 40.5 acres more or less
Garfield County, Colorado
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State PROOF OF PUBLICATION
TAKE NOTICE that Ballard Petroleum LLC, h111pplled to the
Bo11d of County Comml11loner1, G1rfleld County, Slate of
Coloredo, for a specia l use permit In connection with the
following described property situated In the County of Gar·
Held, Slate of Colorado; to-wlt:
legal De1criptlon: SWNE of Section 26, Township 6 South
Ainge 93 West. '
Pr1ctlcal Description: ~ miles south of the Garfield County
Airport on County Road 319, Riffe, CO
Said special use permit will allow modification on an exist·
Ing approved permit for a water dlspo nl lacillty,
All persons affected by the proposed 1peclal use permit
ire invited to appear and 111te their views, endorsements or
objectlona. H you CIMO! 1ppear personslty at 1uch meeting,
then you 111 urged to 11111 your views by ~tter, 11 the Soard
ot County Commissioners will give conaldtratlon to the com-
ments of 1urroundlng prOj)efty owner1 ind othet1 effected In
deciding whelhet to grant or deny the request for tht special
Ult permit This 1peclal Ult permit 1ppllcatlon m1y be
reviewed 11 the office of tht Planning Dtptrtmtnt located at
109 8th Street, Sutte 303, Glrfleld County Courthoust, Glen-
wood Springs, Colorado, between the houre of 8:30 a.m. ind
5:00 p.m., Mond1y through Frld1y.
That public meeting on tht •t>Plicatlon for the above spe-
ci1I UH permit rtqUlll hat bitn ltl for lht 111h ci.r of
FBelHuaryl 1999, II tht hour of 4:00 P.:.m'L •• lht Olflce Q1 the
oerd o County Commlsllonera, Ulllltld County Court· I g:.~ 301, 109 Ith StrHI, Glenwood Springs, p= Dtpertmtnl
G ~PTIONOFTHE PREMISES
Township t soutll, Rlllgl 93 WHI, llh P.M.
Section 26: SW/4NE/4 and thtt portion of the SE/4NE/4 which
contains Iha tract bealnnl~ 111 POlnt In the NE/4 of Section
26 which be111 s. 44°53'54 w. it41.48 IHI from the North-
east Comer of uld Section 26; thenct S. 00'32'00" W. 700.00
• IHI; thence N 89'26'00" w. 530.00 IHI; thence N. 00'32'00"
E. 700.00 IH I; thence s. 89°28'00" E. 530.00 IHI to tht point
of beQlnnlng. Basis of bearings Is the E11t lln1 of the NE/4 of
said Section 26, which Is Illumed from G.L.O. lnlonn1tlon to
bear North.
Containing 40.5 met mor1 or less
Garfield County, Colorado
Published : January 29, 1999 ... ,,
STATE OF COLORADO
County of Mesa )
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Linda Simms
Being duly sworn , says that I am ___ __,L,,,,e..,g.,.a,,.,l ....:S""e,..,c...,,r""'e..,ta.,,_r+Y----of
Th e Daily Sentinel a daily newspaper , published and duly printed in Grand
Junction, Colorado in said County and State; that said newspaper h as a
general circulation in said County and has been co ntinuously and uninterruptedly
published therein, during a period of at least fifty-two consecutive weeks
prior to the first publication of the annexed notice ; that said newspaper i s a
newspaper within th e meaning of the act of th e General Assembly of the S tate
of Colorado, entitled "An Act to regulate the printing of legal notices and
adverti sements ," and ame ndm ents ther eto; th at th e n o tice o f which th e
annexe d is a printed copy taken from said newspaper, was published in said
newspaper once a day for __ ~ s1:1ooessive d a y
that said notice wa s so published in said newspaper proper and not in
any supp lemen t thereof, and that first publication of said notice as
aforesaid, was on th e 29 th day of ~J~a~n~u=a,_,.ry __ 1 9 .9....9._,
and the last , on the 29th day of January 1999 '
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Subsc rib ed and sworn to before me, thi s
Augus t 25 , 1999
Mr. Mark Bean
Garfield County
BALLARD
PETROLEUM LLC
Building and Planning Department
I 09 8 111 Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 8160 I
Subject: Benzel Water Disposal Facility
Annual Water Chemistry Analysis
In accordance with provisions of the Special U se Permit for the Benze l produced water
evaporation pit Ballard Petroleum LLC is submittin g the attached water chemistry
analysis for your review and r ecord s. As the new operators of the evaporation pit, we
were not aware of the timing requirement for s ubmittal of the analysis a nd we apologize
for be ing s lightly delinque nt in getting thi s analysi s to you.
Manager of Operations
Attachment
RECEIVED AUG 3 0 1999
845 12th S treet West • Billings, Montana 59102
p ho n e: 406 I 259-8790 • fo x: 40 6 I 259-3884
ENERGY LABORATORIES, INC.
P.O. BOX 30916 • 1120 SOUTH 27TH STREET• BILLINGS, MT 59107-0916 •PHONE (406) 252-6325
FAX (406) 252·6069 • 1-800-735-4489 •E-MAIL ell@energylab.com
Com an : Ballard Petroleum
Field:
County:
Lab ID : 99-55452-1
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Iron
Barium
Strontium
SUM+
Total Dissolved Solids
79:0
5,450.0
636.0
32.0
nd
nd
nd
6,197.0
Total Solids, NaO equivalents
Olloride as NaO
237.06
31.74
2.63
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nd
nd
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15,000 mg/I
14,223 mg/I
13,583 mg/I
Date:
Location:
Formation:
Sulfate
Chloride
Carbonate
Bicarbonate
Hydroxide
SUM-
pH. s.u.
Ionic Strength
Accuracy
08/12/99
77.0
8,240.0 232.42
o.o 0.00
1,010.0 16.56
0.0 0.00
9,327.0 :':): +••·?~(i!§~··· :·····
7.30 s.u.
0.28 µ.
-5.73 Sigma
Calcium Hardness as CaC03 1,588.0 mg/I Specific Gravity N/A measured
Magnesium Hardness as CaC03 132.0 mg/I Specific Gravity 1.011 calculated
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Sulfate Reducing Bacteria nd
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Mg
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NaO 12,636
Ca(HC03)z 1,342
Ca02 753
Mg Oz 125
CaS04 109
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NOTE: nd indicates not determined
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'BALLARD
1/12/99
Garfield County
Building and Planning D epartment
Attention: Mark Bean
109 8th Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE: Re so lution No. 96-21
Gentlemen:
PETROLEUM LLC
Ballard Petroleum LLC (Ball a rd) has entered into an agreement with Snyder Oil Corporation
(Snyder) whereby Ballard is acquiring a ll of Snyder's oil and gas interests in the Grass Mesa,
Hunter Mesa and Divide Creek Unit's all or a portion of which lie within Garfield Co unty .
As a part of the acquisition, Ballard is acquiring the Benzel Water Di sposal Facility located in
the SWNE of Section 26, Township 6 South, Range 93 West. The construction and operation of
this water di sposal facility was authorized under Resolution No. 96-21 adopted by the Board of
Co unty Commissioners of Garfield County effective April 16, 1996.
The Be nzel Water Disposal Facility has been in continuos operation fo r the p ast 2+ years with
Snyder as operator of the facility. The transfer of operations and r espo nsibility from Snyder t o
Ballard will be seamless. Ballard will continue the practices and pro ced ures establi s hed by
Snyder for the continued operation of the Benzel Water Disposal Facility. It is Ballard's
inte ntion to remain in compliance with all 14 items set out in the April 16, 1996 Reso luti o n.
The e nclosed Application Specia l Use Permit, with back-up documentation, ha s been complied
per your in structions. Should you have a ny questions or require additional inform ation please
call me at (406) 259-8790, ext. 220.
enclosures
Application -Special Use Permit
Reso lution #96-21
Updated adjacent owners map
Check# 7021
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Very truly yours,
oeOwen, CPL
Senior Landman
Ba ll ard Petroleum LLC
845 12 th S treet West • Billi n gs, Monta n a 5910 2
phon e: 406 I 259-8790 • fax: 406 I 259-3884