The most recent spike is being identified as a possible “Raw Natural Gas Leak.” On July 11th, a short VOC spike at Soaring Eagle park was detected around 7:45 PM by Boulder AIR. These findings were also confirmed and supported by similar data captured by AJAX sensors. This plume was characterized as being “very rich in methane and VOC’s”…
Today, District Court Judge Kiesnowki, Jr. dissolved the Temporary Restraining Order granted to Extraction Oil and Gas on Friday, March 27th, citing that it was “improvidently granted” and that it is not “yet ripe for adjudication because the Broomfield Board of Health had not yet enacted an emergency ordinance or public health order.” The Judge also ruled on the…
On Friday, March 27th, Extraction Oil and Gas obtained a Temporary Restraining Order by District Court Judge Robert W. Kiesnowski Jr. The restraining order prohibits Broomfield from “issuing any order directing Extraction to halt or suspend operations due to COVID-19 or other health-related concerns as developed at the Broomfield Board of Health, March 25, 2020, special meeting,” according to…
Five City Council Members Vote to Proceed, Five City Members and Mayor Vote to Delay Until Tuesday By Jennifer D, Broomfield Concerned The City and County of Broomfield met as the Broomfield Board of Health on Wednesday evening, March 25, to address the ramifications of the Covid-19 public health emergency and Extraction’s plans for flowback, beginning in April. The…
UPDATE: This vote passed unanimously at the 1/28/2020 City Council meeting. Broomfield City Council will be taking a vote at the Council Meeting tonight for funding for “completion of a modeling study and for costs associated with adding three stationary monitoring stations” to support the City and County of Broomfield’s noise ordinance which was passed unanimously on January 14….
Broomfield Concerned has recently become aware of an exchange between the city of Broomfield and Extraction Oil and Gas. Below is a summary of some of those key documents as well as links to them. As always, reach out to your city council representatives with feedback (council@broomfieldcitycouncil.org). Part 1: Extraction Responds to the City’s Notification of a Breach with…
In today’s news, Colorado Rising requests a halt on new oil and gas development. Much of this case is based on the legal framework of Wildgrass mineral owners, organized under the banner of Wildgrass Oil and Gas Committee. “Nonprofit Colorado Rising asks district court judge to halt new oil and gas development until rulemaking is complete.” by Saja Hindi,…
By Becky McLeod At a very full May 14 Study Session, Broomfield’s City Council heard their first quarterly baseline report from Ajax Analytics representative Brent Buck and Dr. Arsineh Hecobian from Colorado State University. This first air quality monitoring program presentation was the result of the City’s August 2018 contract with Ajax at a cost of $1.1 million dollars…
Several important topics were discussed at the April 23rd City Council meeting. Discussion of the proposed Jefferson Parkway lasted over three hours with 24 speakers coming from communities outside Broomfield. The proposal for the Jefferson Parkway locates this highway on the eastern border of the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility. The general consensus from citizen speakers was that…
By Becky McLeod Senate Bill 19-181, entitled “Protect Public Welfare Oil And Gas Operations,” has passed a total of three Senate hearings including the Transportation & Energy Committee, the Finance Committee and the Appropriations Committee, along with Senate floor votes completed on March 13. As of March 29, it has passed through three House committee hearings including the House…
