Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
404 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
2 CCR 404-1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 804 - NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR CLASS II UIC WELL APPLICATIONS

Universal Citation: 2 CO Code Regs 404-1 ยง 804

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

a. Injection Well Public Notice and Comment.

(1) When the Director determines that a proposed injection permit application is complete, the Director will publish a notice of the proposed injection permit application in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area where the injection Well(s) is (are) located, and also publish notice on the Commission's website. The Director will simultaneously provide notice to the Division of Water Resources.

(2) The notice will briefly describe the proposed injection permit application and include legal location, proposed Injection Zone, depth of injection, and other relevant information.

(3) The comment period for the proposed injection permit application will begin on the date that notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation, and will end 30 days after the date of such publication.

(4) During the public comment period, any interested person may electronically submit comments about the proposed injection permit application to the Commission.

(5) During the public comment period, any interested person may submit a written protest. For any proposed injection permit application that is not associated with a Form 2A or Oil and Gas Development Plan application, such a protest will also request a Commission hearing about the proposed injection permit application pursuant to Rule 503.g.(10). Such protests will be evaluated pursuant to Rule 804.b.

b. Evaluation of Written Requests for Public Hearing. Pursuant to Rule 507.a, written requests for public hearing before the Commission by a person who may be directly and adversely affected or aggrieved by the authorization of the proposed injection permit application will be reviewed and evaluated by the Commission. Written protests will specifically provide information about:

(1) Possible conflicts between the Injection Zone's proposed injection use and present or future use as a source of drinking water, agricultural water, or as a source of hydrocarbon production;

(2) How proposed operations at the Class II UIC Well site are not protective of potential and current sources of drinking water or agricultural water;

(3) How the proposed Class II UIC Well is not protective of applicable Colorado water quality standards or public health, safety, welfare, the environment, or wildlife resources; or

(4) How the application will not protect against adverse environmental impacts on any air, water, soil, or biological resource.

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