In a packed meeting Tuesday night, Arapahoe County leaders are deciding how close is too close for an oil and gas well to the Aurora Reservoir.
Following hours of public comment Tuesday night, county commissioners adopted new regulations to address health and safety near oil and gas operations.
A county spokesperson said the new regulations decided Tuesday night will only apply to new applications, not existing wells in Arapahoe County.An organization called Save the Aurora Reservoir organized local residents to lobby county leaders for stricter regulations. “The county needs to establish distances of one mile not from reservoirs only but where people live, and where the county plans on future developments – with no loopholes,” a resident named Dennis said. “Why is this important? Because those chronic low levels of exposure over long periods of time cause health problems. The mix of oil and gas where people live just don’t work. Especially the impact on young children and people with some sort of health issues.
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