HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.0 Comments from Steve AnthonyMEMORANDUM
To: Fred Jarman
From: Steve Anthony
Re: Comments on the Encana Grass Mesa Water Storage Pond
Date: July 7, 2004
Thanks for the opportunity to comment on this project. My comments are as follows:
1. Noxious Weeds
A. Inventory and mapping -The applicant needs to map and inventory the property for the
County Listed Noxious Weeds.
B. Weed Management -The applicant has provided a weed management plan for the
inventoried noxious weeds. Weed management should occur prior to soil disturbance.
2. Revegetation
The Landscaping and Reclamation Plan doesn't go into detail about future reseeding.
Also, it appears that the applicant has already placed a pipeline in to the pond.
Is this a permitted part of the project?
It is requested that the applicant provide
A. Plant material list
B. Planting schedule
C. Revegetation Security
It is recommended that the applicant provide a security in the amount of $5000. this is a
projected estimate of revegetation costs 10-20 years from now. This estimate is based on a
surface area disturbance of 1.5 acres. This estimate does not include the area disturbed by the
pipeline.
3. Soil Plan
The Revegetation Guidelines of the Garfield County Weed Management Plan also request that the
applicant provide a Soil Management Plan that includes:
Provisions for salvaging on-site topsoil.
A timetable for eliminating topsoil and/or aggregate piles.
A plan that provides for soil cover if any disturbances or stockpiles will sit exposed for a
period of 90 days or more.
The Reclamation Plan provided by the applicant doesn't address this.
4. Mosquito Management
This project has the potential to create additional mosquito habitat in the County. Staff requests
that the applicant shall provide a Mosquito Management Plan that will address how they intend to
monitor and manage this site for mosquitoes.
Please feel free to contact me at 625-8601.