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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0 Permit1111 M. NMI* iWilitIVICKCIOTIII, 11111 Receptiontt: 730867 081 5/2007 02:04:18 PM Jean Piberico 1 of 1 Rea Fee :$0.00 Doc Fee:0.00 GPRFIELD COUNTY CO ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT for Chevron U.S.A., Inc. [Chevron Piceance Basin Pipeline] In accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, and Resolution No. 2005 - 53 of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, State of Colorado, the Director of the Building and Planning Department hereby authorizes, by Administrative Permit, the following activity: The construction of an 8.1 mile, 30 -inch natural gas pipeline, scrapper/launcher facility, and delivery facility located approximately 12.5 miles north of the Town of DeBeque, Colorado. The Administrative Permit is issued subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A (attached hereto), and shall be valid only during compliance with such conditions and other applicable provisions of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution, Subdivision Regulations, Building Code, and other regulations of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado. BUILDING Aii3�:1 ING DEPARTMENT, G Director OLORADO -C-Co Jax�r Exhibit A Chevron Piceance Basin 30 -inch Pipeline Conditionals of Approval 1. Any equipment used in construction or operation of a pipeline must comply with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rules and Regulations, Section 802, Noise Abatement. Additionally, all power sources used in pipeline operations shall have electric motors or muffled internal combustion engines. 2. Pipeline operations shall be located in a manner to minimize their visual impact and disturbance of the land surface. Facilities shall be painted in a uniform, non - contrasting, non -reflective color, to blend with the adjacent landscape. Right-of- way shall be located in existing disturbed areas unless safety or visual concerns or other adverse surface impacts clearly dictate otherwise. 3. All access and oversize or overweight vehicle permits shall be obtained from the County Road & Bridge Department prior to beginning operation. Any new roads or intensified driveway accesses created as a result of the pipeline construction, intended to be permanent for maintenance and repair operations shall be placed behind a locked gate or other barriers preventing use by recreational vehicles. Any gates or barriers need to be consistent with the surface owner's preferences. 4. All accesses to Cr. 211 not currently permitted must obtain an access permit from the County Road & Bridge Department prior to beginning operation. All permanent driveway accesses will require a stop sign at the entrance to Cr. 211. Permitted temporary driveway accesses will be removed and reclaimed when construction of this project is completed. 5. All vehicles working within Garfield County Right of Ways will be licensed and registered in the State of Colorado. All vehicles hauling equipment and materials for the pipeline construction will abide by Garfield County Road & Bridge Departments oversize/overweight regulations. All vehicles requiring an oversize/overweight permit will send a letter showing proof that they can operate under a known bond holder on file with Garfield County Road & Bridge Department before a permit will be issued. 6. Please summit a renewed stormwater permit. The Applicant shall provide a final stormwater management plan which reflects the most recent CDPHE General Construction Stormwater Permit changes. 7. Please submit a new SPCC Plan which contains local and State of Colorado contacts and information. 8. Any proposed waste disposal or treatment facilities shall comply with all requirements of the County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 9. The Applicant shall cut and treat the tamarisk with the right-of-ways prior to construction activities. Please submit records documenting the removal of the tamarisk to the Garfield County Building and Planning Department and the Garfield County Vegetation Management, POB 426, Rifle, CO 81650. Approval by the Garfield County Vegetation Management is required prior to issuance of the pipeline permit. 10. The Applicant shall conduct a resurvey of this pipeline corridor for threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant species prior to construction activities. Please submit the resurvey report to the Garfield County Building and Planning Department and the Garfield County Vegetation Management, POB 426, Rifle, CO 81650. Approval by the Garfield County Vegetation Management is required prior to issuance of the pipeline permit 11. The Applicant shall provide the County with a revegetation security for fee lands in the amount of $275,750 for 110.3 acres disturbed prior to issuance of the pipeline permit. Additionally, the Applicant shall submit the original tags from each seed bag. The seed mix in the Plan shall match the seed mix used in the field. Seed mix containing yellow sweet clover (Melilotus offcinalis) or annual yellow sweetclover (M. indicus) shall not be used. The amount of seed specified to be planted in the Plan shall match the quantity of seed used in the field. The security shall be held by Garfield County until vegetation has been successfully reestablished according to the Reclamation Standards in the Garfield County Weed Management Plan. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact the County, upon successful revegetation establishment, to request an inspection for security release consideration. 12. Garfield County has not received all required permits for this pipeline plan. The Applicant shall submit all permits as they are obtained. These permits shall be submitted to the Garfield County Building and Planning Department prior to issuance of the pipeline permit. 13. Streams are proposed to be crossed without permits obtained. Permitting with the US Army Corp of Engineers may require revisions to the proposed alignment depending on stream and wetland impacts. The applicant shall submit evidence acceptable to the Garfield County Building and Planning Department as to whether the stream crossing require an Army Corps of Engineers permit prior to issuance of the pipeline permit. 14. The Applicant shall provide the County with a digital alignment of the pipeline once constructed in a format readable to the County. 15. In no case shall an operator engage in activities which impact Federal or State threatened and endangered species. 16. Air contaminant emissions shall be in compliance with the applicable permit and control provisions of the Colorado Air Quality Control Program, Title 25, Resolution 7, C.R.S. 17. All operations shall comply with all applicable Federal and State Public Health and Environment, Noise, and Air and Water Quality Control standards. 18. Any proposed waste disposal or treatment facilities shall comply with all requirements of the County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 19. Should an abandoned pipeline be removed, it will be subject to the original revegetation and weed management requirements in the original application. The conditions of approval must be satisfied before a permit may be issued for this application. Do not hesitate to contact this office if you have any questions.