The moratorium might be lifted after a public hearing scheduled for April 13.
Commissioners thought the moratorium necessary âto allow Larimer County reasonable time to revise their oil and gas regulations, for the safety, health and welfare of residents in Larimer County,â according to a news release.
Lesli Ellis, Community Development Director, said âwe havenât had any applications in the past year or so, so thereâs no current or pending applications affected by the moratorium.â
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission website shows nine drilling permit applications were filed Feb. 17 by Magpie Operating Inc., but Larimer county officials said via email âthey are for drilling wells on an approved PAD site (Bunker 8). These are permits that the moratorium will not affect.â That site is near Loveland.