Community members in southeast Aurora had the opportunity to present their case to the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Thursday night regarding an oil and gas drilling well proposed by Civitas, which is planned to be built near the Aurora Reservoir.
It’s part of the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan. A group of oil and gas drilling sites is set to be built in the area.
The ECMC holds these public meetings for every well proposal to give the community a chance to voice their opinion, and the southeast Aurora community certainly took them up on the offer Thursday night. Nearly 400 people showed up to speak their mind.
Save the Aurora Reservoir, or STAR, has been fighting the project for five years. They are made up of neighbors from neighborhoods near the Aurora Reservoir. After failing to stop the Lowry Ranch CAP, they have now turned their focus toward stopping or moving each individual well. Thursday night, they were speaking out against sunlight long the well that will be nearest the reservoir and their homes
One of those neighbors was David Anderson. He’s a research scientist and says he worries about the health effects of emissions and potential pollution in the reservoir…