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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Mining (topsoil)

Open topsoil mining on 131.894 acres.

Under reviewUse by special review · USR25-00130

For
Mining, oil and gas
Acres
132
Where it is in Weld County, and close up. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where it stands

  1. Oct. 2Under review when the Herald began following itUnder Review

What it says

Use by Special Review for Open Mining (topsoil) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District

In Weld County's words and the applicant's, as filed.

The site

Type of use
Mining

What the agencies said25

The county sends a case to the agencies it touches. Each one's response, as the county records it:

AgencyResponseDate
Development Review—
OGED—
Sheriffs OfficeNo ConcernsJune 30, 2025
Emergency Management Office—
CDOTComments with ConditionsJuly 3, 2025
Division of Wildlife - NorthAdvisory CommentsJuly 23, 2025
Division of Water Resources—
Colorado Geological SurveyAdvisory CommentsJuly 22, 2025
Colorado Historical Society—
Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety—
SeveranceNo ConcernsJuly 1, 2025
Windsor—
Greeley—
Windsor/Severance F-17No ConcernsJune 30, 2025
School District RE-4—
North Weld County Water District—
Northern Colorado Water ConservancyNo ConcernsJuly 21, 2025
1301 W. 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001—
PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO / XCEL ENERGYComments with ConditionsJuly 17, 2025
TALLGRASS—
DCP MIDSTREAMAdvisory CommentsJuly 1, 2025
SUNCOR ENERGY—
POUDRE VALLEY REA—
NOBLE ENERGY (CHEVRON)—
Greeley Conservation DistrictRecommend DenialJuly 18, 2025

The case's record at Weld County. A proposal is a plan filed for review, and it may change or be withdrawn before anything is built.