Last week, the Colorado State Land Board put a hold on the fight between energy interests and clean water supporters in South Park. However, communities in the Denver Metro Area will learn more about energy’s potential impact on their water at an event on February 19th.
According to the Colorado Wildlife Federation press release, clean water supporters successfully halted the leases for drilling by the El Paso Corporation (see previous article), due to the sensitivity to wildlife and insuring clean water for 1.5 million residents in the Denver Metro Area.
In addition, Phil Doe, a board member with Be the Change USA, told the land board, “That under the present scenario, as we understand it, that almost 5,000 acre feet of water would be needed to frack 300 wells (300 wells x 5,000,000 gallons per well).”
He added, “They needed to see both Gasland and Split-Estate, and then judge for themselves.”
Speaking of that, it appears as if clean water supporters have won out temporarily. The energy versus water issue is only on hold for further environmental study. Thereby, this gives the public an opportunity to learn even more about this issue. Fracking may not only have negative impacts on wildlife, fishing, but impacts the 1.5 million people who rely on the clean watershed for their drinking water on the Front Range.
Be the Change USA will be having an event on Saturday, February 19th called “Fracking and Our Water”. It will be held at Mi Casa located at 360 Acoma in Denver from 12:30-5:00 PM. The event will include speaker Wes Wilson, who worked for the Environmental Protection Agency and was a whistle blower on fracking practices. This will follow with the Denver Mayoral Candidate’s panel; they will be answering questions on this issue. The event will continue with a Colorado legislator’s panel, which will address how natural resources can be protected. The event will end with a preview of the documentary Gasland addressing fracking issues and water.
If you register for the event by February 16th, you can receive $5 off your ticket, regularly $15 per person.
According to Colorado Wildlife Federation, Matt Garrington, a program advocate for Environment Colorado, stated, “It’s absolutely critical that we protect our drinking water. There are simply too many unknowns about the risks of full scale development in the South Park Basin.”
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If you live in Colorado, the issue of gas extraction through the use of Fracking will affect the quality of the water you drink. Don't let the Halliburton's of this world destroy our most precious resource for a chance at quick profits. There are other cleaner, safer alternatives.
If you live in Colorado, the issue of gas extraction through the use of Fracking will affect the quality of the water you drink. Don't let the Halliburton's of this world destroy our most precious resource for a chance at quick profits. There are other cleaner, safer alternatives.
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