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LAND USE CHANGE PERMIT
for
Encana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc.
[The Encana-Liberty Pipeline Gathering System}
In accordance with and pursuant to Article IX of the Garfield County Unified Land Use
Resolution of 2008, as amended, the Director of the Building and Planning Department
hereby authorizes, by Administrative Review, the following activity:
Natural Gas Gathering System including the construction of 3.6 miles of
natural gas lines, 4.45 miles of water lines, 3.6 miles of liquid lines, 2
miles of3-phase lines, 3.1 miles of gas lift pipelines and 1.8 miles offrac
lines. There will be 3 pipelines serving each well:
);-A pipeline for deliveringfrac fluids to the well;
);-A pipeline delivering lift gas to the well in order to air-lift water
out of the well; and
> A 3-phase pipeline that will transport a mixture of the raw gas,
condensate and water to the Central Delivery Point
This Administrative Land Use Change Pennit 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 Unified Land Use
Resolution of 2008, as amended, Building Code, and other regulations of the Board of
County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado.
BUILDING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Fred A. Jarman, AIC
Building & Planning D
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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, 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 ar visual concerns or other
adverse surface impacts clearly dictate otherwise.
3. All 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.
4. Alf 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 {Gl5)
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 complionce with the applicable permit and
control provisions of the Colorado Air Quality Control Program, Title 25, Resolution 7,
C.R.S.
8. Alf operations shall comply with all applicable Federal and State Public Health and
Environment, Noise, and Air and Water Quality Control standards.
9. Any praposed 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.
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11. That the Applicant satisfy the comments from the Caunty Vegetation Director as
follows:
A. The applicant shall treat all inventoried noxious weeds adjacent to the project
area prior to revegetation activities using the information of weed locations
provided by the mapping that will be done during the growing season. Please
forward a copy of the application records to:
1. Garfield County Vegetation Management
2. POB426
3. Rifle CO 81650
B. Prior to delivery to the site, all equipment shall be cleaned of soils remaining
from previous construction sites which may be contaminated with noxious
weeds and ensure that vehicles and equipment are free of soil and debris that
are capable of transporting noxious weed seeds, roots or rhizomes.
C. The applicant has quantified the surface area to be disturbed as 87 acres. A
security in the amount of $217,500 {87 x $2500} shall be tendered to the
Garfield County Building & Planning Department prior to the issuance of the
Land Use Change Permit. This 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.
D. Regarding revegetation, the applicant shall provide the Vegetation
Management Department with the original tags from each seed bag. The
seed mix in the Plan shall match the seed mix used in the field. Do not use a
seed mix containing yellow sweet clover (Me/ilotus offcinalis) or annual
yellow sweetc/over {M. indicus).
E. Any straw or hay bales used in erosion control shall be certified weed free.
12. The Applicant shall adhere to the requirements/ recommendations contained in the
Wildife Management Plan for the North Parachute Ranch.
13. This conditional approval covers the pipelines and compressor station. It does not
include approval of the "Central Delivery Point" facility. That facility requires a
separate review application by Garfield County in a Limited Impact Review
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application for "Compressor/ Pipeline Pump Station not subject to Article IX Review"
as required by the County Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008, as amended
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