Unique Colorado environmental rules are being put to the test as residents who live near one of the nation’s most polluted industrial sites in suburban Denver are fighting a proposal to drill for oil and gas under a reservoir that stores their drinking water.
An attorney hired by homeowners has filed a motion with state regulators asking that residents receive as much time during hearings in front of state regulators to rebut the 156-well plan as the operator, Civitas Resources Inc., is given to show it merits approval. The Energy & Carbon Management Commission will consider whether to grant that request at a July 30 hearing.
