WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23, 2023
VOLUME 135 | ISSUE 16
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STRICT REGULATIONS Arapahoe County continues to look at and changing oil and gas regulations.
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County restricts oil, gas developments
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After approving several amendments to its oil and gas facility regulations in October, the Arapahoe
County Board of County Commissioners recently adopted several more new rules — making its regulations some of the most stringent in the state. The new oil and gas facility regu-
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lations, approved in a 3-2 vote on Nov. 14, extend the distance oil and gas operations can be to homes and other occupied structures. SEE REGULATIONS, P10
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