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Planning commission approves 49-acre-foot freshwater pond for oil operations on Sunhagen property
Summary
The Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a 49-acre-foot freshwater holding pond on land owned by Donald Sunhagen to supply water for nearby oil-well operations; neighbors raised flood and reclamation concerns and the board requested insurer information before the county commission review.
The Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit to construct a freshwater holding pond on land owned by Donald Sunhagen, a planning staff member said, after public concerns about drainage and reclamation. The permit covers a pond with an estimated storage volume of about 49 acre-feet to support nearby oil-well operations.
The pond will be located in the north half of the northeast and the northeast of the northwest of Section 23, Township 158 North, Range 96 West (South Meadow Township) on a 121-acre agricultural parcel, planning staff said. Proposed dimensions presented to the commission were roughly 500 feet by 419 feet with a maximum depth of 15 feet; the applicant said the pond will be lined, have a maximum slope of 3:1 and be surrounded…
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