COGCC 2008 Rulemaking

COGCC 2008 Rulemaking - Major Overhaul of Oil & Gas Rules

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), and the Department of Wildlife (DOW) along with many interested parties have been actively involved in an intensive rulemaking process since August of 2007. 

There have been many opportunities for formal comments on the State's proposed draft and clarifications, many hours of stakeholder meetings, and a formal hearing process that ended on July 30, 2008 with parties' final submissions.  The State has issued proposed draft rules, as well as many clarifications of these rules that contain changes to the original.  These proposed rules and the clarifications can be viewed at http://cogcc.state.co.us/ 

OGAP has been integrally involved every step of the way focusing on the provisions in the rules that pertain to public health and the environment.  To view OGAP et al. and other prehearing and rebuttal statements-click here.

The Commission will begin deliberations on the rules in late August and is expected to go through September.

Get Involved!

Contact your Colorado state representatives and tell them you support strong rules to protect the public health, environment, and wildlife.

Check back to this OGAP page for updates, or go to the COGCC rulemaking website page.

UPDATE:

The Colorado Directors of Environmental Health have written the COGCC in support of the rules they adopted in December 2008. Read the letter written by President Richard Thompson here.