{"id":3600,"date":"2013-09-14T14:59:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T21:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbertcounty.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/14\/delay-confuse-obfuscate\/"},"modified":"2013-09-14T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T21:59:15","slug":"delay-confuse-obfuscate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbertcounty.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/delay-confuse-obfuscate\/","title":{"rendered":"delay, confuse, obfuscate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several of the below issues have already been effectively adjudicated negatively in the first round of failed regs that conflicted with COGCC rules.\u00a0 Persistence in their inclusion reveals a purpose to delay oil &amp; gas development by any means until leases run out on operators.<\/p>\n<p>Enough with the oil &amp; gas zoning edit committee sideshow.<\/p>\n<p>RE:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"fcg\"><span class=\"fwb\" data-ft=\"{\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ecogig?ref=stream&amp;hc_location=timeline\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=395868157091029&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22timeline%22%7D\">Ecogig<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1_n fsm fwn fcg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ecogig\/posts\/663740173637158\" class=\"uiLinkSubtle\"><abbr title=\"Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:07am\" data-utime=\"1379178433\" class=\"timestamp livetimestamp\">4 hours ago<\/abbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\">Elbert County Oil and Gas Regulations\/MOUs Update<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"> September 14, 2013<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\">  The county commissioners continue to undermine public input.  The  commissioners and the Director of Community and Development Services  have held meetings to rewrite the regulations in secret venues; public  participation was denied.  There is supposed to be an \u2018editing  committee\u2019 meeting at the administrative building this Tuesday<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">,  the 17th, at 6:30 pm.  The CDC director is going to present her  rewritten regulations and ask to send them to the Planning Commission  (their meeting will be held on the 26th).<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> If you can attend, stress the importance of:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> 1. No open pits should be used for fluid storage in the county.   Only closed loop systems can be used in the county.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> 2. No flow back or produced water should be spread on open land or roads.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">  3. All residents, and other resources, should be used to determine if  there are abandoned wells in the vicinity of new exploration.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> 4. Vapor recovery systems, to minimize escaping gas, must be required.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> 5. Increased setbacks from homes and public places must be required.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> 6. Extensive baseline water well testing (and continued testing) is imperative.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">  7. Elbert County should allow green frack fluid only.  (This may be a  \u2018sore point\u2019 and ultimately against State regulations (but will  certainly help protect our water, for which the County does have a right  to ask.))<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ft=\"{\" class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> Commissioner Schlegel has told us that he does not have  to rule by \u2018committee\u2019; he wants to run us over for his own personal  gain.  Commissioner Rowland follows suit<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several of the below issues have already been effectively adjudicated negatively in the first round of failed regs that conflicted with COGCC rules.\u00a0 Persistence in their inclusion reveals a purpose to delay oil &amp; gas development by any means until leases run out on operators. Enough with the oil &amp; gas zoning edit committee sideshow. 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