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Home My WebLink About3.0 Correspondence( December 11, 2007 Garfield County Building & Planning Department Attention: Fred Jarman 108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 c Marathon Oil Company 7 43 Horizon Court Suite 220 Grand Junction, CO 81506 DEL 1 .., 2007 Subject: Conditions of Approval for Special Use Permits for Communications Facilities on Lands Owned by Berry Petroleum Company; Chevron USA, Inc.; and Puckett Land Company Dear Fred: This letter provides documentation regarding a few of the specific Conditions of Approval (COAs) placed on the subject Special Use Permits (SUPs) approved by the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) during the hearing held on December 10, 2007. Specifically, COAs 6, 8, 9 and 10 are addressed below. COA 6: It is assumed that this condition was satisfied during the BOCC hearing . COA 8: As I testified to the BOCC during the hearing, Marathon will make these towers available to other users for co-location of equipment as long as there is adequate space available on the tower and the proposed equipment will not interfere with Marathon's communications equipment. A map providing the GPS location of and the area served by each tower is enclosed with this letter. Note that the service area for each tower is highly dependent upon terrain, and the ability of each tower to serve a specific geographic area requires that there be line-of-sight between the tower and the area to be served. COA 9: Each tower location will be subject to the requirements of Marathon's weed management program. A copy of this program is enclosed with this letter. COA 10: The generators procured for each of these tower locations will be equipped with a flame arrestor and the area immediately surrounding each generator will be kept free of vegetation to reduce fire hazard. These facilities are also covered by Marathon's • • A. Stoodt to F. Jannan December 11, 2007 Page2 ( ( Emergency Response Plan, enclosed, and the enclosed map provides the GPS coordinate of each tower. In anticipation that the information provided above satisfies each of these COAs, Marathon requests that these SUPs be issued at your earliest convenience. It is imperative to the safety of Marathon's operations that these towers be constructed and operational in the very near future. If you have any questions, please contact me at 970-245-5223, ext. 2225. Sincerely, 4-/~ Amy Staadt Planning and Construction Supervisor Enclosures -1. 2. 3. Map providing GPS coordinates and service area for towers Marathon's Weed Management Plan Marathon's Emergency Response Plan ( ~ Approximate Service Area (varies with line-of-sight) .A. Tower Locations (NAD 83 latitude, longitude) County Roads Garden Gulch Road s o••ico::1!.m::.---=2==::13--•4Mlles ( LOCATION MAP AND SERVICE AREA COMMUNICATION TOWERS MARATHON OIL CO SPECIAL USE PERMrr GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO REVISIOtl DATE: 1V111117 ~ llE\llSIOtl NUMBER DI o-.!IY' OD -OVEOllY, OD CORDILLERAN =r •~• ·~·~ ,,. ... "" ·. •. ( ( NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR MARATHON OIL COMPANY GARFIELD COUNTY, CO. Prepared by PaUer & Girard, Inc. August, 2007 INTRODUCTION: This plan is intended to be used as a guide for the management of Garfield County and State of Colorado designated noxious weeds on land leased, owned or managed by Marathon Oil Company in Garfield County, Colorado. Priority will be given to eradication of Garfield County designated noxious weeds. {See attached list). A Noxious Weed Inventory of will be performed on each proposed construction site as they are submitted to Garfield County for approval. The results, including a map of any infestations will accompany this document. Site specific control measures will also be included. This Weed Management Plan will emphasize prevention and early detection of noxious weeds which may occur on disturbed areas. I. Inventory and Mapping A visual inspection of the proposed project will be performed prior to the approval process. A map of the area will be included. The area will be re-inspected annually and if found, new weed infestations will be added to the map using OPS coordinates. II. Prevention One of the best ways to prevent noxious weed from becoming established is to re- vegetate all newly disturbed areas with competitive species of plants as soon after disturbance as feasible. Seed mixtures for revegetation will be designated by Marathon Oil Company with the assistance of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or Colorado State University Cooperative Exstension Note: The recommended seed mixtures should be applied with a broadcast seeder followed by harrowing with a sharp-toothed harrow to achieve a cover depth of 1/4 to 2 inches. Drill seeding and/or hydroseeding may be utilized in some areas. If mulch is used it should be Certified weed-free straw or hay or packaged hydro mulch. Revegetation projects will be evaluated one year after completion for effectiveness. ( ( TREA 1MENT RECOMMENDATIONS: BIENNIALS Bull thistle: Spray with Tordon 22 K herbicide at 1 pint per acre when plant is in the rosette stage of growth, increase rate to 1 Y2 pints when plant has bolted. Musk thistle: Same as Bull thistle. Houodstongue: Spray with Tordon 22k herbicide al 1 VJ pints per acre in the rosette stage of growth. Common mullein: Spray with Escort or Telar herbicide at 1 ounce per acre prior to bloom. Add a quality surfactant. Or spray with Tordon 22K at I pint per acre when plant is in rosette stage. Common burdock: Spray with Redeem herbicide at 2 quarts per acre in rosette or in early bolt stage of growth. ANNUALS Russian thistle: Spray with 2,4-D 4 lb. Amine at 2 quarts per acre in early spring. Add a high quality surfactant. Or spray with Roundup at 2 quarts per acre in early spring. Kochia : Same us Russian thistle. PERENNIALS Canada thistle: Spray with Tordon 22K herbicide at 1 quart per acre when plant is in bud to bloom stage of growth or during fall regrowth. BAREGROUND TREATMENTS: Spray designated areas with a preemergent herbicide such as Sahara DG at l 0 pounds per acre plus Roundup at 2 quarts per acre in early spring prior to normal periods of rainfall. ( ( I. PUMPING STATION The proposed Pwnping Station is located just west of Parachute Creek and just north of Williams Grand Valley Gas Plant. Existing vegetation on the site includes Big sagebrush, Rabbitbrush and Wheatgrasses on the undisturbed portion. Areas which have been previously disturbed are inhabited with annual weeds such as Russian thistle and Sunflower spp. A noxious weed inventory was conducted on August 1, 2007 by Paller & Girard, Inc. The only noxious weed detected was Musk thistle (Carduus nutans). The infestation is less than 25 plants in size and will be sprayed with an appropriate herbicide prior to construction. This site will be monitored for re-infestation and follow-up treatments will be performed as necessary. Existing vegetation at Pumping Station site. ( c Il. ROCK QUARRY The proposed Rock Quarry site is located at N39 33569', W108 09.884'. Existing vegetation this site features Big sagebrush, Oak, serviceberry, Snowberry, needlegrasses and Lupine. A noxious weed inventory was conducted on August 1, 2007 by Peller & Girard, Inc. No noxious weeds were discovered on this site. After construction of the quarry, the site will be re-inventoried and mapped . If any noxious weeds are discovered, they will be treated with and appropriate herbicide. Existing vegetation at the proposed Rock Quarry Site. c ( N,OOO"Ot.6t