New rules that could require oil and gas operators in Colorado to post financial security for property damage, environmental cleanup, closure and reclamation of well sites will be the subject of comments before the Colorado…
The new statewide code requires oil and gas companies to conduct leak detection and repair inspections more frequently on any Colorado facilities within 1,000 feet of homes and schools in disproportionately impacted communities. The new rule also requires an increase in overall inspections for low-producing wells.
Operators of Garfield County’s gas production sites must begin to bolster safety measures, a new statewide rule adopted Friday by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission says.
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Budget impacts due to the ongoing downturn in the natural gas industry are driving Garfield County’s policy directives for 2021, with an eye toward diversifying the county’s economic base.
County commissioners recently adopted their “Directives and Action Plan” for the year, giving weight both to the realities of running a county with fewer revenues and looking to some new areas for economic development potential.
The county this year made across-the-board budget cuts of 5%, including eliminating 18 jobs through attrition and cutting programs such as the Sheriff’s Office animal control division and the Youth Conservation Corps outdoor projects summer employment program.