Stormwater Permitting for Small Oil and Gas Construction Activities Garland Anderson May 10, 2005
REPRESENTING Grand Valley Citizens Alliance High Country Citizens Alliance San Juan Citizens Alliance Western Colorado Congress Western Slope Water Network Western Organization of Resource Councils Colorado Trout Unlimited
>18,500 MEMBERS in 8 STATES Colorado New Mexico Idaho Montana North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Wyoming
STORMWATER DISCHARGE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ISOLATED EXIST FROM NEW MEXICO TO NORTH DAKOTA CAUSE DEGRADATION OF THE NATION’S WATERWAYS AND WATER SUPPLIES SHIFT COST BURDENS FROM PRODUCERS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
San Juan County, New Mexico August 2004
San Miguel County, Colorado February 18, 2005
Garfield County, Colorado 9/26/04
Sublette County, Wyoming July 2004
Little Missouri Grasslands, North Dakota 2/24/05
San Juan County, New Mexico August 2004
Garfield County, Colorado
Conclusion Construction of roads and drilling pads can be harmful to water quality. Oil and gas construction activities must not be exempted from clean water protections.