Oil and Gas Development
April 11, 2008--Senate passed 'produced water' act (Fort Collins Now)
The Senate has passed a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., that could allow for the recovery of usable water
April 8, 2008--Experts study effects of energy boom on water sources in the West (Aspen Times)
More than a year after the deadline, federal officials are starting work on a study exploring some of the effects of
April 1, 2008--Energy rules aim to protect water supplies (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
Oil and gas drilling in and around municipal watersheds and other public water supplies would be prohibited under a series of highly anticipated energy regulations
January 16, 2008--Oil industry looking at additional Colorado reservoirs to store water (U.S. Water News)
No one has ever rowed a boat across Stillwater Reservoir. Or caught a fish at Fourteenmile Reservoir. Or stood on the beach of Roan Creek Reservoir.
January 9, 2008--Evaporation ponds more dangerous than previously believed (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)
An environmental organization says state data about oil and gas company wastewater ponds in western Colorado shows the ponds are "posing greater risks to human health than previously tho
