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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

GarCo approves injection well zone in Battlement Mesa

Elizabeth Stewart-Severy/Aspen Public Radio News

Garfield County commissioners voted Monday to rezone part of a residential neighborhood in Battlement Mesa to allow for an injection well.

The developer Battlement Mesa Partners requested the rezoning to allow for easier disposal of wastewater from fracking operations. The company, Ursa Resources, is developing natural gas wells in Battlement Mesa.

The change applies to a 22-acre area near the wastewater treatment plant.

Commissioners expressed concern about allowing an injection well into the neighborhood but approved the zoning change on a 2-1 vote. Ursa will have to file an application for a special permit if the company seeks to construct the actual well.

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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