Evaporation ponds
Active synthetically lined evaporation ponds certified to Section 17 requirements, with floating covers on the ponds that need them to cut emissions and control odor.
Facility
Seven miles from De Beque.
Greenleaf's central position in the basin is the reason the all-in number works. Here's what's on the ground, and how to get a truck to the gate.
On site
What's built here.
Injection well
A Class I injection well regulated by the U.S. EPA under the Underground Injection Control program — not a Class II well limited to oil and gas produced water. That distinction is the reason Greenleaf can take industrial and non-E&P waters a Class II site has to turn away.
Tank service area
Desander, oil/water separator, recovered oil storage, and injection feed tanks, set in a lined revetment sized for more than 110% of the largest tank.
Wet solids processing area
De-emulsification, mixing, separation, and press/dry equipment, with a tank farm for recovered oil and water. Certified in 2016.
Section 3 landfill cells
Certified cells P5 and P4, each with liner, leachate collection, truck unload pad, and a contact wastewater pond. Additional capacity is planned on neighboring property.
Stormwater control system
Certified in 2017. Designed for a 24-hour/25-year storm event, with capacity to manage a 24-hour/100-year event.
Financial assurance
A trust account funds closure and post-closure — one of the reasons producer liability stays limited.
Environmental monitoring
Groundwater, soil, and water mass-balance monitoring under a CDPHE-approved Sitewide Monitoring Plan, with daily and weekly inspections of active areas.
Oversight
Permits and regulators
The Mesa Facility is a commercial waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility operating on 129.68 acres under a Mesa County Certificate of Designation and Conditional Use Permit.
- CDPHE — HMWMD. Primary regulator for activities inside the CD boundary, under 6 CCR 1007-2 and C.R.S. §§ 30-20-109(1.5) and 30-20-103.
- CDPHE — APCD. Air permits 15ME0440 (solid waste) and 02ME0577 (wastewater).
- U.S. EPA. Regulates the Class I injection well under the Underground Injection Control program. The well is permitted and bonded for plugging, abandonment, and surface remediation at closure.
- Mesa County. Certificate of Designation and Conditional Use Permit.
The current Engineering Design and Operations Plan was submitted to CDPHE in December 2024 as part of the required five-year review. Expected remaining facility life is 30 years or more.
Coverage
Service area
Greenleaf sits in the middle of the Piceance Basin on Colorado's Western Slope, which makes it the short haul for most of the region.
That is where most loads come from — but it is not a boundary. Waste is regularly delivered from well outside the basin, and from out of state, when the economics or the permitting work in a generator's favour. If you are weighing a longer haul against a facility that cannot take your stream, call us before you rule it out.
129.68
Acres
5,580 ft
Elevation AMSL
Getting here
Directions for haulers
15655 45 1/2 Road
De Beque, CO 81630
The facility sits approximately seven miles south of De Beque along 45 1/2 Road. Trucks reach it from either I-70 or C-330/C-65 via 45 1/2 Road, then take a gravel access road roughly 1,100 feet south to the office and shop, where personnel direct you to the right unload area.
- Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
- Before you roll: Have your manifest and approved waste profile with you.
- First load? Call ahead so we can characterize the stream and set you up in the system.
- Dispatch line: 970-283-8992