A multiwell oil and gas project proposed for a drought-ridden Denver suburb would require 4.4 trillion gallons of water — enough to fill 6,679 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC asked state regulators on April 28 for permission to drill 164 wells in Colorado’s third largest city, where residents are facing water restrictions prompted by declining reservoir levels. Lakes that the Denver suburb of Aurora relies on are only 63% full. Some residents are using dish water to sustain their plants.
