Boulder County starts work on new oil, gas rules
Boulder County has begun work on new oil and gas regulations after the Colorado legislature passed a law giving local governments authority over the location of new wells.
The county commissioners said Tuesday they decided against imposing a drilling moratorium while the rules are revised because no drilling applications are pending.
But Commissioner Elise Jones said a moratorium could be enacted if the county receives a drilling application before the rules are complete.
Commissioners haven’t said what the new county rules would look like. Officials said it will take time to draw them up and refine them, and some would depend on how state regulators rewrite their rules in the next few months.
In addition to giving local governments new authority, the state law makes public safety and the environment the top priority of regulators.
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