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All documents referenced in the following NTC Responses
have been incorporated into the appropriate sections of
the application.
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July 14, 2017
Glenn Hartmann
Garfield County Community Development
108 8th Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
ghartmann@garfield-county.com
Re: PDPA-05-17-8550 BMC A Pipeline
Ursa Operating Company
Dear Glenn:
Thank you for your completeness review of Ursa Operating Company's (Ursa) Phase II Special
Use Permit Applications within the Battlement Mesa PUD. This letter serves Ursa's response to
your NTC letter dated June 29, 2017.
1. Battlement Mesa Partners LLC needs to authorize Ursa to represent them.
Response: A Letter of Authority from Eric Schmela representing Battlement Mesa Land
Investments and Battlement Mesa Partners is included in this submittal. Also included is
the recorded Statement of Authority for Ursa.
2. The Statement of Authority for the Battlement Mesa Metro District needs to be revised to
include the pipeline development as the current statement is limited to authority for the
road agreement.
Response: Ursa is working with Battlement Mesa Metropolitan District on this item. It
will be submitted to Garfield County as soon as it is received by Ursa.
3. Current easements to the site are temporary and terminable. The Application needs to
address permanent legal access to the site.
4. Response: Permanent legal access is granted by Battlement Mesa Land Investments
in the original Surface Use Agreement paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 2 along with the
Exhibits in the original SUA and the Third Amendment to the SUA which were included
in the original submittal. The language in the Battlement Mesa Metropolitan District is
their standard language and provides access to the well pad as long as it is in use.
5. The Geologic Hazards Report identifies slopes and expansive soils as an issue for the
site. The report needs to include site specific engineering recommendations for the
proposed pipeline. The report needs to address cut and fill areas, slope stability, and
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potential for impacts due to ground water. The report also needs to update sections on
proximity to the flood plain.
Response: The Geologic Hazards Report has been updated to include site specific
information addressing the cut and fill areas, slope stability, and potential for impacts
due to ground water. The proximity to the flood plain information has been updated
showing that this site is not within the Colorado River floodplain. Site specific
engineering recommendations are addressed in the Geotechnical and Drainage Reports
which will be submitted at a later date.
6. Copies of the Ursa Pipeline Operational procedures/protocol related to safety and
monitoring need to be provided (similar to previous pipeline applications).
Response: Included in this submittal are Ursa's Water Transfer Integrity procedures
and Pipeline Corrosion Monitoring procedures.
7. Relationship of the site to the Parachute Watershed Protection District needs to be
provided.
Response: Per conversation with the Town of Parachute, the BMC A Pipeline is
outside Parachute's Watershed Protection District boundary.
8. The LUMA comments and responses need to be included in the Application.
Response: The LUMA comments and Ursa's responses are included with this
submittal.
Sincerely,
Tilda Evans
Assistant Planner
Attachments:
cc:
1 a — Eric Schmela Letter of Authority
1 b — Ursa recorded Statement of Authority
5 — Revised Geologic Hazards Report
6a — Water Transfer Integrity Procedures
6b — Pipeline Corrosion Monitoring Procedures
8 — LUMA Comments
Ursa Operating Company
Eric Schmela, Battlement Mesa Company
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July 27, 2017
Glenn Hartmann
Garfield County Community Development
108 8th Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
ghartmann@garfield-county.com
Re: PDPA-05-17-8550 BMC A Pipeline
Ursa Operating Company
Dear Glenn:
Thank you for your completeness review of Ursa Operating Company's (Ursa) Phase II Special
Use Permit Applications within the Battlement Mesa PUD. This letter provides the remainder of
the requested submittals in response to your NTC letter dated June 29, 2017.
2. The Statement of Authority for the Battlement Mesa Metro District needs to be revised to
include the pipeline development as the current statement is limited to authority for the
road agreement.
Response: Copies of the recorded Statement of Authority and Easement from
Battlement Mesa Metropolitan District are included with this submittal.
4. The Geologic Hazards Report identifies slopes and expansive soils as an issue for the
site. The report needs to include site specific engineering recommendations for the
proposed pipeline. The report needs to address cut and fill areas, slope stability, and
potential for impacts due to ground water. The report also needs to update sections on
proximity to the flood plain.
Response: The site-specific engineering recommendations requested are included in
the Geotechnical Report and letter included in this submittal.
Please let us know if you have any further questions or document needs.
Sincerely,
Tilda Evans
Assistant Planner
Attachments: 2a — Statement of Authority from Battlement Mesa Metro District
2b — Pipeline Easement and Right -of -Way
4 — Geotechnical Letter and Report from SGM
cc: Ursa Operating Company
Eric Schmela, Battlement Mesa Company
760 Horizon Drive, Suite 102 TEL 970.263.7800
Grand Junction, CO 81506
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