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Citizen group protests proposed Battlement Mesa gas wells

Elizabeth Stewart-Severy/Aspen Public Radio News

The group Battlement Concerned Citizens is opposing a proposal for a new well pad and wastewater injection well in their community. Colorado regulations require that oil and gas development is a minimum of 500 feet away from homes and buildings. This proposal has wells within 500 feet of several homes. Ursa Resources has asked the state for a variance.

Dave Devanney, chair of Battlement Concerned Citizens, testified in front of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Monday. He asked the commission to deny the request for exemption from the setback rule. The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment has said it also does not support the proposal.

Today is the last day to submit public comments regarding the well pad; the state is expected to make a decision this spring.

 

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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