Civitas gets green light for oil and gas plan near Aurora Reservoir

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission approved a proposal that allows Civitas Resources to move forward with its plan to put more than 150 new oil and gas wells on 32,000 acres near the Aurora Reservoir.

The vote was 3-1. Commissioner John Messner voted against approval.

The Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan in Arapahoe County was met with great pushback from residents in the area.

"It was a little bit concerning, a little bit shocking," said Kevin Chan with Save the Aurora Reservoir, or STAR for short.

The group is concerned about environmental impacts and the proximity to a water source and a Superfund site. Chan said the plan is insufficient.

"It did not address the cumulative impacts or the comprehensiveness of whatever is going to happen in Lowry Ranch," he said.

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