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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNEW BELGIUM BREWERY - OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 1-95C - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGDid ®® 8 receive ® o written notification • ... .: 1 ®�® M VA ®�MM MMM ®®®®® ®�®S� ®® ®M®M® ®®®®� ®®�s®� MM®�� 11. Will the new water treatment facility be landscaped? A. Yes. We do not have a landscape plan at this time but landscaping will be provided. 12. What about the odor from the fermentation process? A. At the present time, we do not brew enough beer to invest in a system that captures the CO2 that is the byproduct of the brewing process. We are considering such a system when our volume increases and such a system makes economic sense. The CO2 capture systems are used to put carbonation back into the beer. 13. What about the rail spur? A. We are exploring the possibility of extending a rail spur from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks, across the City's Streets Facility, to serve the brewery with bulk delivery capability. This is a long term concept with the feasibility just being investigated. We would have to work very closely with the City in order to make this happen. equipment. The bubble will not leak. This type of facility has been tested in Europe over a period of about 25 years and found to not have a negative impact on nearby towns and villages. This process is an energy -conserving measure that is considered very progressive in the industry. Keep in mind that methane is lighter than air. It will not settle in low spots. You can see methane vents commonly used at landfills. 6. Could you explain a little bit more about the chemical treatment process? A. The water that is used in the brewing process contains an amount of organic material that is causing some difficulty at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant Number Two (Drake Road). The City requires industrial customers to "pre -treat" this water prior to discharge into the sanitary sewer system. The proposed facility will use an anaerobic process (no oxygen) to break down the organic material. The chemicals used in this process include hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. These materials will be stored in separate building in accordance with the hazardous material requirements of the Poudre Fire Authority. After treatment, water will be pumped back into the brewery to be used in the steam generation process. Water not needed for steam generation will be discharged to the City's plant. 7. What is the quantity of chemicals stored and how will they be stored? A. The chemicals will be stored in 1,000 gallon tanks. There will be secondary containment in case of tank leakage. A leak detection system will be required so both the primary and secondary containment system can be monitored. Poudre Fire Authority will also require a security system and an automatic fire sprinkler system. 8. Will there be any chlorine or bleach? A. No. 9. We live in Andersonville and are concerned about traffic on Lemay. Will there be a signal at Lemay/Buckingham intersection? A. This is an arterial/collector intersection. As such, a signal will be installed when warranted by traffic volume, accident history, or safety. It is not anticipated that the water treatment facility will trigger a signal. 10. What about all the limestone that has been deposited on the property? I remember past efforts to remove it resulted in dust problems. A. We would like to bury it. We realize the potential dust problems. The Larimer County Health Department requires we obtain a Fugitive Dust permit prior to any disturbance. A. We are aware of the City's new floodplain regulations. To the best of our knowledge, Buckingham is located within the 100-year floodplain where residential properties are treated more strictly. This is because homes are considered to be "critical facilities" where people live, sleep, and occupy on a 24- hour basis. The New Belgium property is not in the 100-year floodplain, rather we are in the 500-year floodplain. Industrial properties in the 500-year floodplain are deemed by the regulations to not be as critical to life and safety in the case of a flood. The proposed chemical storage facility, however, is considered "critical" and must be elevated above the level of the 500-year flood. 2. We are concerned about trucks and traffic on Buckingham. A. We understand your concerns. The future expansion plans do three things to help keep down truck traffic on Buckingham. First, we plan on re -locating all truck docks and deliveries to the north side of the facility, as far away from Buckingham as possible. Second, we have moved future potential access roads that do intersect with Buckingham as far east as possible. This will help the neighborhood. Third, we are exploring taking delivery of raw materials via a rail spur that would come in from the north. This will alleviate the need for material to be delivered by truck. 3. We are concerned about rented semi -trailers being used as temporary storage. A. We agree. One of the reasons for the expansion plan is to provide permanent storage areas for grain and other materials. It is not our long term plan to store materials in semi -trailers. 4. What is the time frame for the expansion? A. We would like to proceed immediately with plans for the water treatment facility. This is our most urgent concern. The actual brewery expansion could happen in the next one to five years. 5. We don't want parking to spill over into our neighborhood. A. We plan on providing extra parking for the new employees associated with the brewery expansion. We also do not want our employees parking in the neighborhood. 5. What about the methane that is produced? Will this create a foul odor? Will this be safe? A. The methane is a byproduct of the water treatment process. It will be captured by the "bubble" which is designed to expand and contract along with the volume of methane produced. The methane will not be released to atmosphere but be pumped back into the brewery and used as a fuel source for mechanical NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: New Belgium Brewery Overall Development Plan DATE: April 18, 2001 APPLICANT: New Belgium Brewery CONSULTANT: Angie Milewski, BHA Design Fred Roberts, Neenan Company PLANNER: Ted Shepard POUDRE FIRE: Ron Gonzales The meeting began with a description of the proposed project. New Belgium has purchased the vacant land east of the existing brewery, north of Buckingham, all the way to Lemay Avenue. This area is 43 acres in size. This area is identified as future expansion and is the subject of the Overall Development Plan. Within this area, on a 6.99 acre parcel, there is a proposal to construct a facility to treat the water that has been used in the brewing process. This water must be treated before it can be discharged into the public sanitary sewer system and the City of Fort Collins Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is necessary due to the high levels of organic material. The treatment facility would consist of a structure and a series of water treatment ponds. One of the ponds would be covered by a plastic bubble and surrounded by a landscaped earthen berm. Chemicals used in the treatment process would be stored in a secured building. As planned, most of the treated water will be pumped back to the brewery to be used in steam generation. Also, the methane byproduct of the treatment process will also be captured and pumped back into the brewery to be used as an energy source for equipment. Also planned, on about ten acres, is a community building. This building would front on Buckingham between Second and Third Street and would be used for meetings, conferences for community groups and non-profit agencies as well as other events. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS We are concerned about the overall impact on the Buckingham neighborhood. We are concerned that the City's new floodplain regulations for the 100-year floodplain are more restrictive on our residential properties than on industrial properties. This does not seem fair. You get to expand your brewery but we can't build new homes and adding onto to our homes would require a variance from the Water Board.