Public Hearing: Docket SI-17-0002 North St. Vrain Pipeline Relocation

Description

Public Hearing: Docket SI-17-0002 North St. Vrain Pipeline Relocation; The City of Longmont proposes to construct the North St. Vrain Pipeline (NSVP) Relocation in Boulder County. The NSVP is an important, large-diameter water pipeline that delivers raw water from Longmont Dam, located on North St. Vrain Creek, to the City’s Nelson-Flanders Water Treatment Plant (WTP). The pipe section proposed for relocation is located northwest of the Town of Lyons and extends from North Pond to the Town of Lyons boundary west of US 36. The NSVP would be relocated away from North St. Vrain Creek to a location within Apple Valley Road. Within unincorporated Boulder County, the length of the pipeline to be relocated is approximately 3,000 feet. Another 1,500 feet of pipe to be relocated is in the Town of Lyons and not under the jurisdiction of Boulder County. A total of approximately 4.6 acres would be impacted by construction of the project, which is in the Rural Residential and Agricultural Zoning Districts. The pipe section proposed for relocation is northwest of the Town of Lyons and extends from North Pond (1197 Apple Valley Road) to west of US 36, in Section 13, T3N, R71W.
ACTION REQUESTED: Decision