2015-02-12_REPORT - M1983194

• Permit No: M1983194
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 2/12/2015
• Doc Name: Annual Fee, Report, and Map
• From: Natural Soda, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

AA Natural Soda, LLC 2014 Project Status Report & Annual Plan of Development
1.0 Introduction and Project Summary
Natural Soda, Inc. formally changed its operating name to Natural Soda, LLC (NS) in
January of 2015. This 2014 Project Status Report and Annual Plan of Development is
' submitted to fulfill the requirements of BLM sodium leases, COC- 00118326, COC-
00118327, COC- 0119986, and COC -37474 as stated in Federal Regulations 43 CFR,
Subpart 3591 and 3592 and project Record of Decision dated January 20, 1987. This
' report is also submitted to the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety
(DRMS) to meet the requirements for an Annual Report per State permit number M-
1983 -194, and in part to meet the requirements contained in the EPA UIC Class III Area
Permits: C030358 -00000 and C032169- 00000.
This report summarizes NS 2014 process operations, production activities, reclamation
status, geotechnical and environmental monitoring results, as well as, the status of all
surface facilities and wells. Proposed operations for 2015 will be described in this
report, including drilling the 15H production pair, 17H production pair, conversion of the
' 90 -1 well into an A- Groove Monitor Well, and bring the WSW -3 and WSW -4 water
supply wells online in 2015.
2.0 Description of Project Area
2.1 Location and Regional Setting
' The four NS sodium leases are located in the Piceance Creek Basin in Rio Blanco
County in northwestern Colorado (Figures 1 and 2). The sodium leases are located
primarily between the Yellow Creek and Piceance Creek drainages, approximately 41
miles from Meeker, Colorado and 53 miles from Rifle, Colorado. The climate is semi-
arid with annual precipitation averaging 12 -14 inches. Precipitation generally occurs as
snow from November to March and as rain during the remainder of the year. The
' vegetation is predominantly Pinyon pine, sagebrush, Utah juniper, western wheatgrass,
and needle thread grass. The total area contained within the four sodium leases is
8,379 acres more or less. The principle area of operation is located in and around
Section 26, T1 S, R98W, 6t" Principal Meridian. Figure 1 shows the NS leases and
regional map setting. Figure 2 shows sodium leases within the Piceance Creek Basin.
Figure 3 and Figure 4 show the NS well locations, and proposed well locations.
DAUB & ASSOCIATES. INC. ` 1 January 2015
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