ATTACHMENTS A- E 
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Subject: Thank you lor allo'Ning our anondance 

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les!ie@welse.us (les!ie@v.-eise.us) 

usa.d<>'IOro:ISlale.eo.us; curtis.ta:patoOstate.co.us; 

mbarren@olrexpertisecololado.com; bl!Pe.stantonanlou@gazette.com; tom.ronn® state.co.us: 

Tuesday, Sep4ember 29, 2015 2:02PM 

Hi Usa M d Curt, 

Thank you again for allowing Maureen and I t.o obser:e thia morning' a meeting \\ith CSU re: monitoring and mode

compare not~. and \\ill tet you know if we h&V(!: any issue• that"'"' would 1ike clarified. 

'l'he bfggesl concern of mine from the meeting was Lhtt(6voryonehl th~ {from hot"'"h ~tltlolf'AP:CD-and C.St{L

he aa\.<1 W>dec:!riil.Uh£Jn'jjl,Wi>gJ;OOduill<l]lnd ma<NJ!vaU.nllleJj> )!.I>U,.I>y P'tfs,!lonru Orm• Wlllf!!:i!Jl:n

I'm still \'et')' unclear how .e modeUng conducted to dale rhat both indePcn en y &fiO..\:s· si\;ere VfoJatio

readily dlomioscd. I am still hopeful th.,.. mocleling analyses can be lli••en the proper review IIIey \\'8I'T3111, and Ili

Martin Ora.ke plant is property designated aa Non-Attainment of NAAQS based on these objective studiet. 

'l'hank you o.gain for your consideru.cion to out' request that the public be better Jllforrned and I'OJ't of the process Q

impacl lO h.uman and emrironmental health. 

Sc.st, 

Leslie 

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. ..!..>i'TE Fll.£D: Oc'lober 26.101 ~ 4..-48 PM 

AFFIDA VlT OF WILLIAM C. AWS~"G UHnl8oBS8F71 

CAS1•. NUMBER! lOISCVJli74 

I, William C. Allison V, do hereby stata that I am presently employed as 

Dirn<:tor of the Air Pollution Control D1vision \the Division"') or the Colorado 

Department or Public Health and Environment. As Director, my respontlibilitio• 

!DClude manalllnl! the day to day opennious or the Division. To this end I serve as a 

custodian of ~rds for the Division. I have pcr.onally reviewed the documeniS 

identified below, which are responsive to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 

Request submitted by Leslie Weise and received by the Division on August 24, 2015 

(the CORA request). The Department alll!Crts the deliberative process privilege for 

the following: 

1. An email dated 8112/2013 from Chuck Machovec to Doris Jung. This 

email is part of aD e·mail striug that also includes an e-mail dated 

51812013 from Rosendo Majano to Chuck Macbovcc and Doris Jung, and 

an e-mail dated 5/812013 from Chuck Machovec to Ro6cndo Majano and 

Doris Jung, an e-mail dated 819/2013 from Chuck Machovec to Doris Jung. 

Those two earlier emails were previously provided in response to the 

CORA request. The 8/1212013 email reflects internal conwrsation.< and 

recommendations regarding Sierra Club modeling and meteorological 

data for S02 emissions for the Martin Drake Power Plant. 

2. E-mail string cousisting of soveral emails from 8/12/2013 to 811812013 

between Curtis Taipale, Chuck Machovec, Garry Kaufman, Doris J ung. 

Lisa Devore and Gordon Pierce. These emails also reflect internal 

co.oversation.r;, recommendations and opinions rcgartUng the review of 

Sierra Club modeling for S02 emissions for the Martin Drake .Power 

Plant. 

These documents arc identified in the included deliberative process privilege 

log and are withheld on the grounds that their release would result in substantial 

injury to the public be<:nuse it would limit the Division's abiliry to internally seek 

and provide uninhibited opinions, thereby impeding the Division in the performance 

of its duties. 

DONE AND SIGNED this3.f"day ofScptemhor, 2015. 

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_ §'!_ljscribed and sworn before me io the County of Denver, Stat@ of Colorado, this 

~day ofScpLembcr, 2015. r ~ . 

My commission expires: 

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(or S02 emiuiOI\1 

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<dorb~~tt co.vs> - discus loa 

Garry Kaufman res,ardlng S;trrn 

<g.anlson.kaufmrul@;state.co uP Club Modeling 

Ltsa Devore for S02 tJ;is&!OIK 

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The •Itt! I~ Deat lho I."(JnftUCIX'C or Monanncut aOO FOtlnlj.in ~ wind r\lloC lllllhe ~plant to~ 

limtlllll'r.o the \rinct I'O!IC-tlt the airport fur di.fferCl'll roa!IOOS. AI the liirpon tbe up :tnd ~$lope wiftds arc dOYtll by 

121c: Wgbc:r :cnU (Mollu."nCQl Hill)~ Q)e nQrtb oftbc attpOrt. There~ m \~cy wiNk ~lc 10 the wind$ 

hal Moot...,... Creek. Tbc apiopl....adsa the •IIPOnac> OOftlt • tk slope otMoe..-c~ H.t'U:!c~ 

up&lope Vlm.k at lhe JIO"';-er pl2:tlt will \"II'}' &om ~ 1ltQC'Ifl up MOCNmatt Ctttt tO lhc west oon!l.....,., up Fouccairl 

Crcc.k Th~ is bceMI•e P•kti Peak is di.n:dly wt!U ohbc Pov.~r PI "''IJ'W~tllll! hi! 1M>pe: flows w1lt owt power 

the up6iopc OQw lll Mool,l11lel)l Cre'Ck. 8CCt;~ll$ll: the air Bowing dmN~t Fount~i:n Ct'1Xk 001.11<1 be: consldef'tlbly colder 

tNII tho: a::r io Mofunml Cnd: ibtn oould be li.Mol when it 0\>Ct shoe~~ M~ CNC:It. 3i viQg the pOo'II'Cr plN:It :J 

~'CSldP'«bOII wke • M<w " • Oect~ WC*kl hl:'fC ai¥CD it ;1 ~ now 

ln 1ht: llltpOR will h:ave a greatCf hqucncy of sumtlint due to fewer c:onvective ll'P'l douds thaothl: powtt p{;u)f and 

it! the wintc:r wbt:to the~ c loud CO\'er will lul b! at tht powes pbr.t. Thtt~ lwo c\-tnts will prOO:uoe 

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• Modeling & Meteorological Data 

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, Oiv~ assessed availabl&meteowlogfc;al dat~t(~}ln{)c-t~er 2

- &laiYcMd'flo available representative 'met' data for Drake (incl

Colorado Springs airport) 

- Datasets received from stakeholders use airport met data 

- Division working with CSU to gather representative met data 

- Multiple sites examined 

- Suitable site selected 

- CSU committed to one site • 30 meter tower with SODAR 

- One year of met data to be collected 

- Approximately 6 months to develop and finalize modeling D 

- Final modeling analysis to be complete in 2017 0 

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October 15, 2015 

Colorado DepL of Public H..-.lth and Environment 

Attn: Re<;ords Mooager VIA ELfCTRONTC JIIAI!. ONLY 

4300 Cherry C~k DriveSoutb B-215 

Denver, CO 8024~1530 

fte-: Open Records Act Request 

Pursuont to the Colorndo Open Records Act \CORA"), Coto. REv. STAT.§§ 24-72-201 

ecseq., I hereby request a copy orrtasonableopport\lnlty to inspect the following records: 

All communications, applicadons, correspondence, analyses, $tudles, emails and 

reports generated by andf<>r oonducted for APCO by, for orwitb Cc>lorado Springs 

Utilities in re:vi~w of the modeling of sulfur dioxide emi$sions in tbe Colorado 

Spri~ area. performed in adv.nce of tbe.£!'k>_!?d0 Air~ Cc>ntrol 

Commission meeting toda tMc. 

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etandl!t<!.l 

I hereby request an opporn1nlty to inspect all r.-cot4s C electronic. written. or otherwise) 

tbat full withln the above-described Qtegories.. We request a reasonable oppol'tUnity to 

inspect all wrlncn documents related to lbesesubjects.anduding but not lunited to repOrts~ 

con-esponden~. rne-mor.tnd<l. el«tron.ic mail messages. and handwritttn noteS. If you 

determine that portions of any rtcords covered by this request are exempt from disdosure .. 

please separ.lte the exempt portions from the nonexempt portions and provide u.s with 

access to tho nonexempt portions. Bearing in mind that. exceptions to the Open Records Act 

should be narrowly construed, Freedom Newspapersv. Tollefson. 961 P.2d 1150 (Colo.App. 

1998). ple:ase provide me with :a specific description of any record or portion oftbe record 

you determine to be exemp<;. alona with a panirularized dcseription ofthelep bases f<>r 

"'itbholdong '~ COlA REv. STAT.§ 24-72-204(4). 

Relcn.sc o r the records sought by this CORA request wi.ll serve the public lnterest by 

substantially contributing to the public's unde('Standing ofCOPH£ and the Color.ldoSprings 

Utilities' policies related to emissions reductions and resource planning. 1 will make any 

infonnation received in response tO chis CORA request a.vail01ble to mcm~rs of the public. 

Therefore. I h~re:by request a w3Jver of any fees for dds CORA request. Jf thls request is 

denied. please do not incur any expense in e-xcess o( SSO without rec:efvang spedfic 

authorization from me in advance. lnsof:Jr as I am not seeking photocop1es or the above 
Colomdo Dcpl of Public Health •nd Enviroo.meru 

Attn: Public Rc11iew Spccia1ist 

Re: Coioraclo Open ~ Act Rcqocsl 

Oclob<T 15,2015 

Pa&e2of2 

rncords ;:1t this time. please do not indudt pholOCOpyill£ C0$1$ in your estimate of ~y costs 

that you believe shoulc.l be charged to me. 

J look forward to your prompt r<Sponse as required by Jaw. Please feel 1\tt to call 

me. Leslie Weise. ;,st 303.523.00 l6, lf you have any que$tions. Th.-J.nk you very much for your 

assistance. 

Sincerely yours., 

fl.e.<lie Weise/ 

Monument CO