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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPermit1111 ri.Fljlirlig IIrgUihdiilti'fklanMIKIH� 11111 Reception#: 746578 04/16/2009 09:12:49 RM Jean R1berico 1 of 4 Rec Fee:$0.00 Doc Fee:0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CO ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT Issued to Bill Barrett Corporation for the "Bailey Compressor Station & East Lateral 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 4.5 miles of a 20 -inch natural gas gathering pipeline (low pressure), 6 -inch natural gas gathering pipeline (high pressure), 8 -inch produced water line, and compressor station to include a maximum of 6 compressors located 3 miles south of Silt in Sections 22, 27, 26, 25, T6S, R92 W. 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 AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO Director, Fred A. Jarm.s AICP IIIIh'iiF'tilih.'AN! ii4ih'ifqhfiii4itliiilNN 1111 Reception#: 746578 04/16/2008 09:12:49 AM Jean Alberico 2 of 4 Rep Fee:$0.00 Doc Fee:0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CO Exhibit A 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. Al! 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 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. 5. The Applicant shall provide the County with a digital alignment of the pipeline once constructed in a format readable to the County Geographic Information System (GIS) analyst. 6. In no case shall an operator engage in activities which impact Federal or State threatened and endangered species. 7. 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. 8. All operations shall comply with all applicable Federal and State Public Health and Environment, Noise, and Air and Water Quality Control standards. ■111h''&F1ilhrieJ,MN,«V!SJ II'M+a;11 11 1 Receptionll: 746578 04/16/2008 09:12:49 AM Jean Alberico 3 of 4 Rec Fee:$0.00 Doc Fee:0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CO 9. Any proposed waste disposal or treatment facilities shall comply with all requirements of the County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 10. Should an abandoned pipeline be removed, it will be subject to the original revegetation and weed management requirements in the original application. 11. There will be no entrances to any County roads for the project and the only impact to the County mad system will be during the construction of the pipeline project. 12. Any portable toilet to be used on site at the compressor station shall not be visible from any public right-of-way. 13. That the Applicant satisfy the comments from the County Vegetation Director as follows: A. Regarding noxious weeds: A survey and weed management plan has been provided. The applicant's consultant has recommended that weed control be performed prior to ground disturbing activities. Staff agrees with this and would like to see treatment application records provided before construction starts, weather permitting. B. Regarding revegetation, the revegetation plan and site reclamation plan are acceptable. Staff does request that the applicant make the seed tags available to Garfield County upon completion of the reseeding efforts. Staff recommends a revegetation security. The applicant needs to quantify the amount of surface disturbance for both the compressor station and the lateral pipeline located on private lands. Once this information is provided an amount for the security will be established. This may be in the form of a letter of credit, if deemed appropriate by the County Attorney's Office, or the funds by may be deposited with the County Treasurer. 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. 14. That the Applicant satisfies the Mountain Cross Engineering comments as follows; C. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact the County, upon successful revegetation establishment, to request an inspection for bond release consideration. D. The applicant proposes that the low pressure pipelines will not be pressure tested, stating that, "These pipelines will be run at low pressures well below the bursting pressures and yield strengths of the pipelines." However, the primary reason for pressure testing pipes is to determine 1111 Llifh'frh1ZI! W'" !111161,1111.1114 11 III Reception#: 746578 04/16/2008 09:12:49 RM Jean Rlberico 4 of 4 Rec Fee:$0.00 Doc Fee:0.00 GRRFIELD COUNTY CO construction integrity, if the newly constructed pipeline has any leaks. More justification needs to be provided by the applicant showing that leaking pipelines will have no adverse effects or these lines should also be pressure tested. E. The compressor pad shows an office building. The application does not discuss the office or any provisions necessary for sewer and water facilities. F. The grading plan shows the compressor at the bottom of a drainage with a ditch along the west side. This ditch and the culvert beneath the entrance should be engineered to verify adequate capacity. G. Permitting is in various stages of completion. Copies of permits should be provided to Garfield County as they are obtained. H. The proposed pipeline crosses various drainage ways shown on the USGS map provided. These streams are proposed to be crossed under a Nationwide permit. Only one of these is discussed within the application, "... a small dry drainage located on Richard Gieske's property..." The cumulative total disturbance of crossing these other drainages, and possibly wetlands, may require permitting with the US Army Corp of Engineers. The applicant should verify that these other crossings will not require permitting. L Whether or not any of the jurisdictional drainages also have mapped floodplains is not discussed. Garfield County flood plain permits may be required. 15. That only 6 compressors shall be allowed to be installed at the compressor station. 16. That the Applicant obtains and provides the County with the BLM 299 permit for the 321 foot section of pipeline corridor.