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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1041 - FCLWD TRILBY WATER TANK FEEDER LINE PRE-APPLICATION - - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - Responses Ally Utility Consulting, LLC | Fort Collins, Colorado | c.matkins@allyutility.com | (970) 217-0736 August 7, 2024 Todd Sullivan Development Review Coordinator City of Fort Collins Development Review Center 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 RE: Trilby Water Storage Tank Expansion Project Mr. Sullivan, On behalf of the Fort Collins – Loveland Water District, I am submitting this letter and its attachments for your consideration of a 1041 Regulations Area & Activity Review for FONSI Determination. Included in this submission are the Submittal Checklist and Guide; a completed Development Reivew Application; a written Project Information and Design Narrative; an Ecological Characterization Study; and Prairie Dog Management Plan. Based on previous coordination in January of this year with Kirk Longstein, some requirements for the 1041 submittal have been waived or reduced. This is reflected in the Checklist and Guide. Also, based on coordination with Sharon Appell, the following responses are respectfully submitted for your review in response to the City of Fort Collins’ July 26, 2024 Preapplication Review comments. Comment 1: Acknowledged. Comment 2: Development Review Application is complete and signed. The requirement for “Applicant Agreement to Pay the Costs of Third-Party Consultants” has been waived and is therefore not included. Comment 3: Acknowledged. Comment 4: Acknowledged: this letter is submitted for this response requirement. Comment 5: This is a small project, and files for this submittal are being submitted electronically. One overall PDF file is being submitted which includes all components in a report and appendix format: “2024.8.7-CFC_1041_FONSI_Application.pdf”. This file meets the 150 MG maximum file size and can be circulated to all City departments to present the reviewers with a complete package. In addition, this application has been separated into smaller files and renamed to meet the City’s naming convention for the components that may need to routed to various City Departments for review. The intent of this approach is to provide the City Reviewer with the most flexibility in routing and evaluating this proposal, considering the complexity of the review process. Comment 6: Acknowledged. All submitted PDFs have been optimized. Comment 7: Acknowledged. Comment 8: The FCLWD has issued a check for $25,000 to be submitted at the appropriate time. Todd Sullivan, City of Fort Collins August 7, 2024 Page 2 of 2 Ally Utility Consulting, LLC | Fort Collins, Colorado | c.matkins@allyutility.com | (970) 217-0736 Comment 9: Acknowledged. Thank you for working with us to submit this today (Wednesday) at 2:00 PM, a little later than the stipulated noon deadline. Comment 10: Acknowledged. Comment 11: Acknowledged. Comment 12: Exhibit 2 (Area and Activity Map) has been updated to illustrate the two City Natural Areas by name, and to show property/parcel lines and numbers for all parcels adjacent to the project LOD. Comment 13: “Project Information and Design Narrative” has been updated to consider all potential temporary and permanent impacts for each alternative; a list of anticipated permits and their status; and a map from COEnviroScreen for Disproportionately Impacted Communities. The report has also been expanded to address the seven (7) common review criteria per LUC 6.27.6.5 and how the preferred alternative meets the criteria’s evaluation of no significant impacts. Comment 14: The “Ecological Characterization Study” has been updated to reflect additional verification and analysis of the City of Fort Collins’ Natural Habitat and Features Map as well as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife High Priority Habitat Map. Comment 15: After reviewing the March 26, 2024 response letter from the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, we have confirmed that while two prior surveys have been located in the area, zero sites were identified as outlined in the Ecological Characterization Study: Coordination with the Colorado State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) was conducted in March/April 2024 to determine if any previously recorded cultural resource sites exist within 0.5-mile of the proposed impact area. According to the SHPO, two cultural resource surveys had previously been conducted in this search area. However, due to the confidential nature of recorded cultural resource data, the locations of these surveys were not provided. No recorded cultural resource sites or areas were identified in the areas that were surveyed, or anywhere within 0.5-mile of the study area. Therefore, the project would have no effect on recorded cultural resource sites. In the event a paleontological or archeological site is discovered during construction of the project, all construction activities would cease and the SHPO would be contacted to determine how to proceed. The correspondence letter from the SHPO and information on the two previous cultural resource surveys are attached in Appendix E. Comment 16: The “Project Information and Design Narrative” has been updated to acknowledge the City’s requirement for construction window limited to between September 1 and March 31 to avoid direct impacts to avian resources in the area. A prairie dog management plan has also been developed and included. Recent discussions with City staff have also waived the requirements to ensure permanent preventative measures for recolonization of this LOD. Comment 17: Acknowledged. Comment 18: Additional language has been added. Todd Sullivan, City of Fort Collins August 7, 2024 Page 3 of 3 Ally Utility Consulting, LLC | Fort Collins, Colorado | c.matkins@allyutility.com | (970) 217-0736 Comment 19: Additional language has been added to the “Project Information and Design Narrative” to ensure this concern is fully addressed through the ground water discharge permit system as administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this submittal. Please contact me if I can be of further assistance. Sincerely, Chris Matkins, P.E.