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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE AS PART OF THE CHEROKEE PIPELINE PROJECT
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Summary and Background Information:
Public Service Company is proposing to construct the Cherokee Natural Gas Pipeline Project, an approximately 34-mile long, 24-inch diameter steel natural gas transmission pipeline. The proposed project would be constructed between a new gas metering facility in Fort Lupton (Fort Lupton facility) and the Cherokee Generating Station (Cherokee Station) north of Denver in unincorporated Adams County, Colorado.
The project area for the natural gas pipeline was defined based on the location of the pipeline endpoints. The routing process consisted of an opportunities and constraints analysis, route refinement, preferred and alternative route selection, and public outreach. The input received during the public outreach was used to broaden or narrow the scope of the evaluation criteria by Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) in the opportunities and constraints and comparative analysis.
The proposed pipeline route through Commerce City is significant at approximately 12 miles in length. This length is due to the unique shape of Commerce City, the location of the Wildlife Refuge, and the end point terminus. Permanent right-of-way (ROW) that would be required for the proposed project is 50 feet (25 feet on each side of the pipeline). An additional 50 feet of temporary ROW would be required for pipeline construction. These numbers seem to be standard and customary for pipeline projects of this nature. After construction, no new permanent buildings or structures will be allowed directly over the pipeline. Roadways, sidewalks, trails, grasses, and shrubs will all be allowed over the pipeline.
The proposed pipeline route crosses the Commerce City Agricultural District (AG), Light Intensity Industrial District (I-1), Medium Intensity Industrial District (I-2), Heavy Intensity Industrial District (I...
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